In the ninth year of the Yuanqi era of the Great Jing, the sky was stained red with blood.
At thirteen, Shen Qingyan, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, witnessed a shocking miscarriage of justice and watched her entire family be condemned, with her father and brothers killed. Amid the ruins, she took the name Pei Zhiwei. Under the protection of the General of the Nation's mansion, she lay low for four years, posing as a frail orphan and hiding her talents, all to find a chance to overturn the case.
A chance meeting at Tinglan Pavilion during the Shangyuan Festival's night of lanterns brought her fate together with that of Xie Jingchen, the cold and mysterious young master of the marquis's household. He seemed like a spoiled playboy, but secretly wielded considerable influence and was determined to uncover the truth about the old Shen family case. She was quiet and avoided the world, yet in every crisis, she subtly showed her sharpness.
The warmth between the General's children, the constant probing of the noble families' young heirs, and the undercurrents surging through the court all intertwined into a web, slowly pushing Pei Zhiwei, trapped within it, into the eye of the storm.
She stakes her life on her humble beginnings and enters the game with solitary courage.
She must clear the Shen family's name and protect the people she loves.
One day, she will no longer be a faint shadow hidden behind the lantern light. She will be Shen Qingyan, able to write the truth into the record and bring justice to the land.
This is a path of revenge, where a speck of dust shakes the winds of fate.
It is also a love bound by destiny, journeying from bloodshed to light, from patience to a life shared together.
Theme: From humble beginnings, seek justice; amid an unjust accusation, hold fast to your principles and your love.
