Chen Hongyuan, the Marquis of Dingyuan, led his entire family in a bloody battle on the battlefield to ensure peace on the border with the loyalty of his entire clan.
The traitors in the DPRK falsely accused Dingyuan Hou of colluding with foreign enemies to rebel, causing this family of loyal and loyal people to suffer unjust injustice and suffer the disaster of annihilation.
Chen Yu'er, the youngest daughter of Marquis Dingyuan, escaped thanks to the cover of her wet nurse, Grandma Sun. Ten years later, she disguised herself as a man and entered the "Moxiang Pavilion", the largest library in Beijing, to look for evidence to clear her family's grievances. She is smart but ignorant of worldly affairs. She is alone in the whirlpool of intrigues and struggles every step of the way.
Cui Moyan, the eldest son of the Cui family, the head of the four major families, and the son of the Right Prime Minister of the DPRK. On the surface, he is as gentle as jade, but on the inside he is extremely deep and his methods are sharp. When he discovered Chen Yuer's true identity, he was both surprised and thoughtful.
In the court, the game between the four major families and the imperial power became increasingly fierce. The Li family controls the military and wants to help the prince ascend to the throne; the Cui family controls the civil service system and secretly contacts other families to protect themselves; the Wang family and the Yang family each have their own agendas, and the situation is complicated and turbulent. As Chen Yuer finds out the truth, she and Cui Moyan are involved in a power storm that is far beyond imagination. Between the righteousness of the family and their personal emotions, at the crossroads of revenge and redemption, how will they choose? In the maze of power intrigues, Cui Moyan became the regent, assisted the new emperor in ascending the throne, and implemented a series of reforms; Chen Yuer rehabilitated the family and established Zhonglie Academy to inherit the family spirit. The four major families and the imperial power finally reached a delicate balance.
Purpose: To show behind the power game, people's common pursuit of a harmonious society and a just order, and how love and trust can become a ray of light in a dark age.