Director: Yang Wenjun

Starring: Luo Jin / Li Yitong / Huang Zhizhong / Zhang Zhijian / Nursery / Zheng Yecheng

First broadcast: 2019

Plot Summary:

　　Crown Prince Xiao Dingquan, having lost both his mother and sister in childhood, grew distant from his father. His early experiences left him with an intense yearning for familial bonds, driving him to cling desperately to the few loved ones still by his side. As for his father, Xiao Dingquan felt both reverence and fear—yearning for his approval yet dreading the humiliation of seeing his hopes dashed. Meanwhile, the Prince of Qi and his father-in-law, Grand Censor Li Bozhou, repeatedly sowed chaos, not only persecuting those Xiao Dingquan cherished but also deepening the rift between father and son. The Crown Prince’s tutor, Lu Shiyu, had once hoped that the upright scholar Lu Ying would succeed him as a steadfast pillar of support for the heir. Yet through a series of unforeseen twists, Lu Ying’s daughter, Lu Wenxi, happened to cross paths with the prince, and the two soon came to know and trust one another, secretly pledging their lives to each other. After one cherished confidant after another fell victim to treachery, Xiao Dingquan—shaped by Lu Shiyu’s Confucian ideals—resolved to wage an unyielding battle against the petty machinations of villains, guided by the noble principles of a gentleman who places the welfare of family and country above all else. In turn, following the calamity that befell her father and elder brother, Lu Wenxi transformed herself into a court lady of the Eastern Residence, quietly standing by Xiao Dingquan’s side. She aided him in unraveling the military‑horse scandal and the nursery‑rhyme case, ultimately helping to clear her father and brother’s names and bring the corrupt and treacherous to justice. Through their mutual cooperation, the bond between Xiao Dingquan and Lu Wenxi grew ever stronger. Two young souls, timid at first yet bold at heart, braved every peril and made countless sacrifices, walking hand in hand in pursuit of peace and stability for the realm.