Rescuing the Heart of the Zither

In the most rigidly stratified dynasty, everyone strictly observed the rules of class. But a natural disaster freed Jin Yi from the shackles of convention. Separated from her parents by death and unable to find her relatives, she ended up wandering Yong'an Street, the most prosperous quarter of the capital, living on alms.

She had never received a conventional education and remained in a state of utter innocence. No one had told her about rules or the chasm between the classes. Then one day, she suddenly saw a ray of sunlight that pierced her heart. What would she choose?

The court, seemingly calm on the surface, was already rife with undercurrents. Political change was beginning to unfold in the darkness, and little by little, it became entangled with her life. How would she respond?

Misfortune and splendor, commoners and nobles, ideals and reality, peace and war: conflicts and collisions abound. Where will the whirlpool of the times sweep her? And how will she struggle within it?