The young widow Cui E lost her husband two months ago and is now heavily pregnant. Fortunately, the villagers look after her, and she just manages to get by.
Then, one rainy night, she comes across a woman who is also carrying a child.
When spring comes the following year, both women give birth. The other woman is frail and dies, leaving behind two baby girls who cry for milk.
A fortune-teller declares that one of the girls is of noble birth and will enjoy a smooth life, while the other is fated to suffer. Her destiny is extremely turbulent, and she is doomed to endure hardship and misery.
Eight years later, both girls have grown into lovely little dolls, and the wheels of fate begin to turn. But in this vast world, the future is always uncertain. Can the sisters find a glimmer of hope amid these troubled times?
Theme: Is my fate mine to control, not Heaven's?
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