The begonia in Shangyang Palace has been blooming for seven years.
She was an orphan left by a general who died in battle. She was entrusted by the emperor to the queen and grew up under the palace wall.
She is a little princess who refuses to speak. She can only put begonia petals into her sister's palm.
In the seventh year, the flowers did not bloom. The palace has changed.
A traitor disguised as a man broke into the palace with strangers——
For a book. A book that has been guarded by the royal family for generations and contains secrets.
When Ah Ling led Ah Sui out of the secret passage, Shangyang Palace had been burned to ashes.
"My name will be Qingdai from now on."
Ah Sui nodded and called her Qingyue from then on.
They walked into Baoyuefang, into the music library, and into the ten-year silence.
One is in the light.
Qing Dai learns the piano, plays the flute, and shows her face.
She uses her music to set up the chess game and her identity to lure the snake out of its hole.
Everyone thought she was just a musician who did not sell herself.
One is in the dark.
Qingyue practices martial arts, does not speak, and has no name.
She hides her edge with murderous intent and clears obstacles with her blade.
No one knew she existed - until the moment the sword was unsheathed.
Ten years later, when the palace door opened again——
The people who grew crabapples back then are no longer here.
But the debtor is still there.
It's time for that book to be returned to its original owner.
Intention: hibernation and return, inheritance and protection.