How Can Knots Be Untied?

Du Chongshan, owner of the Baisheng Money House in the provincial capital of Jiangnan, is poisoned to death in his own home. Overcome with grief, his wife is unable to cope, and with his young son still a child, his only unmarried daughter, Du Ruo, takes over the family business. Just then, the Baisheng Money House is hit by a financial crisis. A year earlier, Prefect Zhang Gongzhi had become involved in the salt trade and borrowed 100,000 taels of silver from the money house in his own name. The prefect's involvement in the salt trade, a serious violation of Ming dynasty regulations, makes Du Chongshan's death all the more mysterious. Wan Qingchen, the young manager of the Baisheng Money House and steward of the Du household, is Du Chongshan's adopted son and trusted aide. He does everything he can for Du Ruo. The newly appointed imperial graduate Chen Jiarong is Du Ruo's soulmate and the one she loves. Su Muyu is a major client of the Baisheng Money House who falls for Du Ruo at first sight, loving her with the devoted affection of an older brother or father. A long-planned murder, several ill-fated romances that begin and end in heartbreak. After countless twists and turns, Du Ruo holds in her hands the confession of the one who has loved her all along: “The flowers are blooming along the road. Take your time coming home.” And so she finds her way to the place where love awaits.