Being the lady-in-waiting to the Qiao family's second daughter Qiao Man, Wei Zhao finds herself tangled between helping her Lady with her marriage with the Lord of Wei and solving her own problems with one of his generals, Wei Xiao.
Bound by destiny across centuries, Wei Shao-the powerful heir of China's richest family-and Xiao Qiao-an orphan whose beauty hides quiet resilience-are drawn together once more in modern Shanghai.