Introduction to the plot of the TV series "Qinghe Elegy", episode by episode, full series conclusion:
The treatment of women has changed greatly over time, but one thing remains constant: women are forever trapped by matters of the heart. This was true a hundred years ago, and it is still true today. Is being a woman a sin, a destiny, or the root cause of love and hatred?
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Ji and Tong families in Qinghe Town had new grudges and old hatreds due to the issue of the chaste widow memorial archway. A young and beautiful girl named Fang Jin was forced to marry into the Tong family to accompany a groom who was nine years younger than her, as per the "command of her parents." Soon after, the young groom died in an accident, and Fang Jin was again forced by the head of the Tong clan, Tong Shanqun, to remain a widow and uphold her chastity in hopes of receiving the chaste widow memorial archway, bringing glory to his ancestors.