One-sentence summary: Liu Yuru witnessed the entire Gu family being killed in a dream, witnessed the playboy Gu Jiusi kneeling down in humiliation to save his mother, and asked the heroine for help before mother and son committed suicide. When she woke up from the dream, she was deeply worried about her fate.
1. Desire: To rewrite the tragedy of the Gu family's destruction and save Gu Jiusi's mother and son
2. Obstacles: power struggle in troubled times, Liang Wang's rebellion, Wang family's deliberate attempt to frame the Gu family
3. Action: watch the disaster in the dark and silently remember the key figures and cause and effect
4. Conflict: One's own strength vs. The chaos of the court, predicting tragedy and being unable to intervene
5. Emotions: sadness, heart-wrenching, heavy-hearted
6. Drama: 16 Sacrifice (the whole Gu family suffers in vain), 19 Ups and downs (a distinguished family is overthrown in one day)
7. Overt line: The disaster in the Gu family on a rainy night at the execution ground; Hidden line: The dynasty is in turmoil, and the powerful officials are plotting to ensnare them.
Value: Watching the tragedy → Determined to change fate against fate
