Shen Qingxiu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, was trapped in the quagmire of a deep house since she was a child. Her biological mother was a master of embroidery, but she died in resentment. Her embroidery records were burned by her legitimate mother, and her lifelong skills were coveted. She had been treated harshly all year round and was reduced to a stepping stone for a concubine. She was forced to take over the dangerous labor of tribute embroidery and almost died in the desperate situation of the weaving bureau. After five years of forbearing and giving in, in exchange for killing everyone in the house, she broke out of the cage and escaped on a cold night. She gave up her false reputation as the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, relied on her lost Su embroidery skills, made a living by holding needles, and stood against the wind.
The mist and rain in Pingjiang River hide the mountains and rivers in needles. Living in the market, she uses plants and trees as dyes and silk threads as muscles and bones. She has different colors on both sides, views of the mountains and rivers, and her peerless needlework amazes the south of the Yangtze River. She is an orphan girl who set up a stall by the river and worked hard step by step to gain a foothold. The road ahead is full of wind and rain. The vicious aunt and concubine are pressing forward step by step, spreading rumors and smearing her, stealing embroidery samples, and harming her at every step. Business opponents are maliciously suppressing and plagiarizing her, trying to cut off her livelihood at every step.
In a desperate situation, she made a contract and met Xiao Yanzhi, a powerful official who was hiding in the south of the Yangtze River. He is taciturn and possesses power, sees through her tenacity and character, and protects her to flourish every step of the way; Gu Yunzhou, a gentle doctor, waits tenderly and is the only glimmer of light in her young and gloomy years. He protects her with dignity and makes her perfect every year.
Marriage first, love later, the ultimate pull, the two-way rush to no end. Shen Qingxiu broke away from the shackles of ethics and education, cut off the shackles of origin, gathered a group of women from the lower class, formed an alliance, established embroidery workshops, opened schools, passed on intangible cultural heritage, and embroidered the beauty of the mountains and rivers with every stitch. She broke into house fights, fought in the business world, and was involved in the turmoil of the court. She eventually became a master of embroidery. She stayed with Xiao Yanzhi for many years, and with the smallest stitches, she walked out of the eternal eternity of women.