Introduction:
When Shen Qingci, a 21st century cultural relic restorer, held the gilt butterfly brooch, she had no idea that it would be her key to traveling through centuries. In Shanghai during the Republic of China, the moment the third young lady of the Shen family was pushed into the lotus pond by her aunt, the gears of history began to reverse——
From a "disaster" who was abandoned by her family to a business wizard who turned the tide, she turned the tide with her modern business thinking and stunned Shanghai with her cheongsam design. However, when she uncovered a century-old family secret, she was involved in the Japanese conspiracy. The affectionateness of the gentle scholar Gu Yanzhi, the wildness of the youngest advocate Xiao Chuan, and the belief of underground party member Lu Chengyu, three completely different emotional bonds, have all become her double-edged swords in troubled times.
The gunshots of the May 30th Movement, the smoke of the anti-Japanese battlefield, and the choices made on the eve of liberation, she transformed in blood and fire: to protect national capital, she launched a silk strangulation war with Japanese businessmen; to save the country, she opened the Shen family's century-old arsenal; for the faith in her heart, she changed her cheongsam into a military uniform, and moved from the deep house compound to the secret front.
When the first ray of sunshine of New China shines on Shanghai Beach, the woman who drowned has become the "Madame Butterfly" who frightened the enemies. In troubled times, roses bloom with thorns; bloody dawns finally see the light - and the legend belonging to Shen Qingci has just been written into the yellowed title page of history.
Purpose: A female epic blooming in troubled times - saving the country through business war, protecting the family with wisdom, and writing about the awakening and responsibility of the time traveler in the torrent of history.