Only the Fragrance Remains the Same

In the troubled times of Daliang, power schemes are like chess. Young Master Yu Lin was originally the gentle and generous eldest son of Daliang, but due to his father's jealousy, he was demoted to the frontier and "committed suicide" under the power of the imperial court. After resurrecting from the dead, he hid in Youtaizhuang, Changle County, struggling to survive, but his fate unexpectedly intertwined with the smart and courageous Gu Ruxiang. Gu Ruxiang was originally just the arrogant daughter of the owner of the Gu family, but because her family was in crisis, she was forced to outsmart corrupt officials and deal with the dangers between the rebels and the court. And the people around Gu Ruxiang are the variables with hidden murderous intentions in this troubled chess game: The teacher Xu Jingfeng, under the appearance of being upright and upright, is the crown prince of Wei who bears the hatred of the country's subjugation. His ambition to restore the country may drag Gu Ruxiang into the abyss at any time; Rebel leader Xin Fanghe, the iron-blooded and domineering "overlord of the world", only believes in "the winner is king" throughout his life, but he has complicated emotions in the face of Gu Ruxiang's tenacity and wisdom; Shen Heguang, a reclusive scholar, has no hope of power but is forced to fight for it. In his calm and aloofness, his entanglement with Gu Ruxiang is as dangerous as a blade. When the fate of the family and the country, the chess game of power, and love and hate are intertwined, Gu Ruxiang is both a chess piece and a chess player in this troubled world. To protect or to destroy? The ending of this troubled world will eventually be rewritten because of her. It fell into mud and was crushed into dust, but only the fragrance remained the same. Intention: In the chaotic times of Daliang, everyone is pushed to the chessboard by fate, either becoming an abandoned piece or becoming a chess player. As a woman in troubled times, Gu Ruxiang was originally just a pearl in the family, but was forced to step forward due to family crisis and world turmoil. She grew up step by step in the entanglement of love and hate and the game of power, and shouldered the burden of protecting the family and making her own choices. Her wisdom and resilience not only allowed her to survive in the cracks of greed and ambition, but also made her a key figure in rewriting the chess game in troubled times. Through Prince Yu Lin's struggle for loyalty, Xu Jingfeng's ambition to restore the country, Xin Fanghe's iron-blooded dominance, Shen Heguang's forbearance to survive, and the description of the complex emotions between Gu Ruxiang and them, the story explores personal destiny, feelings about family and country, and human choices in troubled times. In troubled times, everyone must find their own answers between love and hate, loyalty and betrayal, life and death, and ultimately reveal that although fate is like a chess piece, the real chess player is the one who is not afraid of wind and waves and dares to break the game.