Floating Embers of Chang'an

In the autumn of the fourteenth year of Tianbao, beneath Chang'an's splendor, dark currents were stirring. Kang Ana, a Sogdian girl, entered Chang'an with a caravan for the first time, entrusted with delivering a birchwood medicine case hiding a secret. She crossed paths with Shen Wan, a hundred-entertainments performer burdened by an old family case, and fate quietly tied them together. She came to the aid of Wang Ajiang, an embroidery stallkeeper in the Western Market, and the two became acquainted. Cui Lingyi, a nobleman's daughter living deep in Renren Ward, secretly engages in business and is determined to escape the fate of a clan-arranged marriage. Four women slowly meet in the bustling imperial capital, supporting one another through thick and thin. With the An Lushan Rebellion drawing near, where will their fates lead?

Theme: Individual clarity and perseverance beneath the illusions of a flourishing age