Ruan Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of Ruan Jin, the Second Chancellor of Xia Tu, grew up under her father's strict education. She excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was also an exceptional singer and dancer. She was strikingly beautiful, too. She thought she would spend her whole life surrounded by wealth and splendor, but after an encounter with Chu Song, the master of Medicine King Valley, she came to see that the world held more than royal power and riches. Countless common people struggled to make ends meet, and countless more fell ill without receiving treatment. In that moment, she understood how difficult life was for ordinary people. This sparked a deep interest in medicine, and after much dogged pleading, Jiang Yan finally agreed to take her as a disciple. Having mastered medicine, Ruan Nanzhi thought she could travel the world and save innocent people, just like her master. But the customs of the era did not allow women to show themselves in public. Only then did she truly understand how hard life was for women in a society that privileged men over women. In time, Ruan Nanzhi joins forces with Su Muyun, a princess from a foreign land, to conquer the realm, break the degrading customs that put men above women, and become the first woman to love another woman in history.
Theme: Even today, many people are prejudiced against women, believing they should not attract attention and ought to stay quietly at home as housewives. In addition, power gives rise to many injustices. This story aims to speak up for women and others in vulnerable positions.
