Shen Weiwan was the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion who had committed a crime. An accident during the Lantern Festival three years ago made her fall in love with Xie Jinghan, who was young but cold at the time.
Three years later, he became the powerful and decisive chief minister of the dynasty, while she became the daughter of a criminal who was avoided by the courtiers. At the Shangyuan Palace Banquet, a cold plum blossom hairpin was given by an imperial edict, which suddenly awakened the dusty memory - it was the token she left behind back then, but now it has become the favor bestowed upon him by the emperor.
He turned a blind eye to her, his eyes dark and unreadable when he rubbed his hairpin with his fingertips; she kept a distance from him, but when she caught a glimpse of him interacting with others, her heart felt like needles pricking her heart.
There are undercurrents of intrigue in the court, and old cases of the Shen family are full of doubts. In order to protect her, he can only pretend to be deaf and mute and deliberately distance himself; in order to avoid trouble, she can only bury her secret love deeply and pretend to be cold.
The gentle protection of King Shun, the pressing pressure of political opponents, and the life and death of the family all entangled the two people in the whirlpool of fate.
"Xie Jinghan, we are separated by clouds and mud, and we are separated by a sea of blood." Her eyes were red, and she cried blood every word.
He clenched the hosta in his palm tightly, his throat tightened, but he could only say: "Miss Shen, respect yourself."
But no one knew that her portrait was hidden under the official documents of the cold-faced chief minister; by the candlelight in the study late at night, he rubbed the hosta over and over again and silently recited her name.
A sadomasochism that began with misunderstanding and trapped in power, a deep and unspoken love deep in the heart. When the truth came to light and the turmoil in the court subsided, he lost his coldness and chased her with red eyes: "Wei Wan, have you been waiting for me for a long time? This time, I will chase you."
It turns out that all the things we can't help ourselves are because we have no choice; all the deliberate alienation is the ultimate preference.
Purpose: Overcoming the differences between clouds and mud and the sea of blood and doubts, the sadomasochism of two-way secret love finally ushered in redemption and perfection in the truth.