"Frost Flower Tomb" mainly focuses on the love between Yanshuang and Mu Youdi.
Theme type: Danmei (men dressing up as women)
Era background: At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, warlords were fighting, the party was fighting against dissidents, assassinations were surging, and the entire society was in turmoil.
Chu Chenshuang, also known as Yanshuang, is a male, a side descendant of Dorobele in the late Qing Dynasty. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he named himself Chu Chenshuang. He advocated reform. After the uprising failed, he was captured and imprisoned. He was later rescued, changed his name and became a killer supported by a warlord.
Mu Youdi, male, is the son of a theater troupe leader. In order to avoid being drafted into the battlefield, he disguised himself as a woman since childhood and was raised as a woman. He has a beautiful appearance and is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and music. He is especially good at playing the flute. He has been careful to hide his identity as a man.
Purpose: The decision of repaying kindness and revenge, the choice between lover and benefactor, the protection of family and country