In the third year of the Xuande reign, the Ming Dynasty ended the Annam War. After ten years of military campaigns in the southern frontier, King Mu S[Expand All]
In the third year of the Xuande reign, the Ming Dynasty ended the Annam War. After ten years of military campaigns in the southern frontier, King Mu Sheng of Dingyuan returned to the capital with five thousand ironclad soldiers to receive the emperor's bestowal. The upright Hailan offended the scholar Duan Xuan on the street. To prevent Duan Xuan from filing a lawsuit, Hailan kidnapped him. Xinxin, a maidservant who pretended to be Hailan and entered the palace, was betrothal to Zhu Xianzheng, the crown Prince of Duole, by the emperor, bringing a huge crisis to the Mu family. Hailan and Duan Xuan, Xinxin and Zhu Xianzheng are developing feelings for each other, and in the midst of numerous changes, they have played out two misaligned love stories. In the end, the kind-hearted scholar Duan Xuan lost his eyesight while protecting Hailan. To avoid involving Hailan and the King of Dingyuan, Duan Xuan took on everything alone and led a quiet life in seclusion. Eventually, Hailan found Duan Xuan's whereabouts and the lovers were united.[Collapse]