By the Jinming Pool in Kyoto, Chang'an, deep inside the royal family of the Yongjia Marquis Mansion, a grand chess game related to the rise and fall of the family is quietly taking place.
The arrogant and rebellious eldest son Jiang Dongyu returns from business, but is scorned by his family. He is in the same boat as his stepmother Mrs. Zheng and his third brother Jiang Nanqiao.
Jiang Nanqiao joined the army at a young age and was brave and good at fighting. However, he was imprisoned for falsely discussing the crown prince. Behind his back was a ruthless chess game laid by his eldest brother to seize the throne.
The second son, Jiang Xijun, is diligent and progressive but is repeatedly suppressed. The fourth son, Jiang Beiyu, uses his sick body as a shield to see through people's hearts. The fifth son, Jiang Beiqi, uses his idle style to hide his secrets...
Among the beautiful flowers in the backyard of the deep house, the eldest young lady Xia Chenyue is gentle and virtuous; the second young lady Wen Ruyin is smart and capable; Qiu Rongyun, the daughter of Zhongshu Ling, and Jiang Nanqiao became friends because of polo, and their love is deep...
——They were all forced to get involved in the overt and covert struggle for the position of the heir apparent of the Jiang family.
When Jiang Dongyu plotted to frame his elders to avenge his birth mother, when Jiang Nanqiao struggled between friendship, love, family affection and power, when Mrs. Zheng planned for her parents and children step by step, everyone in the Hou Mansion became pawns on the chessboard.
Brothers and sisters kill each other, relatives kill each other.
The disaster started from Xiao Qiang, and the love and hatred continued.
The intrigues of the court and the family are intertwined, the gap between etiquette and law is difficult to bridge, and a game surrounding the succession of the title gradually unfolds. Who can win the final game of this giant chess game? Is he the eldest son who dominates the business world, or the third son with an iron-blooded military spirit?
When love, hate, grudges and power are intertwined, how many deadly edges are hidden in the beautiful flowers in the back house?
——Who can break out in this chaos, and who will become the victim of the Machiavellian game?
Jiang Feng remained the same, and the bloody chessboard fell.
Purpose: Anti-power conspiracy