Yangzhou Remnant Dream

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, merchants gathered in Yangzhou City, and the salt merchants were the most prosperous in the world, but they also gave birth to a deformed social product called "thin horse". Xiaodie, who comes from a poor family, was sold into a horse racing stable by her mother who was hungry and cold since childhood with a meager amount of money. From then on, she embarked on the road of involuntary training. She had to study piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, tea ceremony and flower art every day, and learned the art of flattery. She was polished by strict rules and beatings into a "treasure" that fit the aesthetics of salt merchants and other powerful people. Lin Gensheng was a handyman in the palace of salt merchant Wang Qinian. He was honest, upright and diligent. Because he traveled in and out of Yangzhou all year round, he was accustomed to the warmth and warmth of the city and the luxury of the rich and powerful. By chance, he met Xiaodie in the back garden of the Wang Mansion, who was being punished by the steward. Seeing that she had a timid face but clear eyes, he felt pity in his heart. Xiaodie was also moved by the sincerity and concern in Gensheng's eyes, and the two hearts at the bottom of the family quietly came closer. After that, the two met secretly through various gaps, and their love gradually deepened. From the initial mutual comfort, it developed into an unforgettable love, igniting the desire for freedom in a repressive environment.