Parting With Autumn

A year after the death of the Prefect of Langzhou's wife, turmoil began to stir in the rear courtyard of the prefect's residence.

The Old Madam was naturally eager to bring a new mistress into Ninghui Pavilion. The second branch worried that the household authority they'd only just secured would be taken away. The servants feared the conflict above them would drag them into it, while maids with secret crushes hoped to seize the chance to secure a place for themselves. As a result, undercurrents began to swirl through Ninghui Pavilion, once so peaceful and quiet.

Qin Qiu's father was the steward of the prefect's residence's front courtyard, and her mother was a senior stewardess in the rear courtyard. Qin Qiu entered the household to inherit the family trade, dreaming of becoming a senior stewardess and earning two taels of silver a month. But when turmoil erupted, even she, who had always kept away from trouble and protected herself by staying out of it, was swept up in the conflict...

Theme: Everything fades to dust in the end; only the green mountains remain unchanged