Remaining Dreams in Deep House

Mr. Dong has great wealth but not many children. He is nearly 60 years old and has no children. In order to continue the line of heirs, they took concubines and gave birth to children. In order to save her younger brother, 18-year-old Wanqing was forced to marry into the Dong family. On her wedding day, she was unexpectedly whipped in public by her husband, starting a repressive life in the house. Master Dong died of illness, and Wanqing raised her young son Zetang and took charge of the family alone, becoming the target of public criticism. His younger brother colluded with his subordinates, bribed the government, and falsely accused Wanqing of adultery. The youngest son, Zetang, who was not a direct descendant, wanted to seize the family property, and Wanqing was wrongly imprisoned. The county magistrate was extracting money like crazy, and the Dong family exhausted all their wealth. There is no hope of redress. Xia Mingyuan designed to rescue Wanqing mother and son. In the county magistrate's court, the truth was revealed. Wanqing took charge of Zhongfu, relying on wisdom, resilience and integrity to rectify the business, resolve the crisis, and prop up the declining Dong family. His son Zetang was kidnapped, and bandits ganged up to rob the Dong family. Wanqing was not afraid in the face of danger, freed the kidnappers and forced them to retreat. She helped disaster victims, adopted orphans, and accumulated good fortune. While Zetang was taking the imperial examination, he met Zhang Chun, and the two became sworn brothers and became life-and-death friends. The two parties agreed to marry each other, but Zhang Chun was arrested for joining the Revolutionary Party. When his brother was killed, Zetang rescued his wife and daughter and fulfilled the engagement under pressure, but it caused a tragedy for the next generation. Dong Jingye was eager to get rid of the shackles of his feudal family and escaped from marriage on his wedding night. When she was studying in Beijing, she met Gu Yan by chance. The two fell in love and made a private marriage. Just when the future was bright, he was escorted back to his hometown by his father and uncle to get married. After learning that his beloved left the country with hatred, he became depressed, took drugs and drank alcohol, and left his wife and posthumous child behind. He died of depression before the age of 30. The final decline of the Dong family mansion is not only a tragedy for a family, but also a tragedy for an era.