This is a Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio world that is, and is not, quite what it seems. The empress dowager rules from behind the curtain, still in her prime, yet the court is in turmoil and demons and ghosts are appearing everywhere. A storm sweeping across Great Zhou is brewing.
When Yang Yan opened his eyes, he was dismayed to discover that his father had disappeared while transporting silk. The family was saddled with a huge debt of fifty thousand taels of silver, creditors were lining up at the door, the Bureau of Weaving was demanding its goods, and his fiancée's family wanted to break off the engagement while still trying to come out looking righteous.
As the only man in the family, he ought to step up. But... how was he supposed to get through a hellish start?
