Main actors: Ruby Lin, Zhao Hongfei
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Plot Introduction:
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestral hall of the Xie family in Linyuan, Huizhou Prefecture, symbolized the unity of the clan and the harmony between brothers. Xie Zhiqing, the eldest grandson of the former Xie family, and Xie Zhi Cheng, the eldest grandson of the latter Xie family, held their wedding ceremonies together in the ancestral hall. In the midst of the commotion, the temple gate suddenly collapsed, injuring Xie Zhiquing of the former Xie family, casting an ominous shadow over the hearts of the two Xie clans celebrating the joyous occasion. The heavy burden of managing the household fell prematurely on the shoulders of twenty-something countrywoman Xiuyun; her younger brother Zhi Xiang had developed an extreme dependence on her due to illness; Yufen, who had been brought back for violating the clan rules, was to be punished with "drowning"; after being away for eight years, her husband Zhiqing returned with a stunning concubine and a toddler son; Zhi Xiang passed the imperial examination; the scholar lost his mind; Yufen disguised as a man joined the opera troupe; and Zhiqing encountered misfortune at the peak of his business success. In the blink of an eye, twenty years passed, and the genealogy of the Xie family, which the scholar grandfather had spent more than ten years compiling, was finally completed. Just as the former Xie clan rejoiced, the seventy-year-old Third Uncle gathered the Xie clan to criticize the new genealogy, leading to an unprecedented quarrel between the two Xie clans. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen sacrificed himself for his country, and the Manchu cavalry crossed the Shanhai Pass.
The bloodthirsty young men of the two Xie clans wanted to kill Zhi Xiang to rid the clan of a traitor. An unprecedented grand sacrificial ceremony became the most sorrowful farewell of the Xie clan to their ancestors. A huge fire burned down the Ti Rang Tang, which was founded by the brothers of the first generation of the two Xie clans, sending off an era of loyalty, simplicity, and respect, and also burying a gradually rewritten historical truth... The ancestral hall is the sacred place of the family. And in the era of male dominance and female subordination, the ancestral hall was also a forbidden place for women. However, our story about the ancestral hall begins, develops, and ultimately leads to an unpredictable conclusion centered around a woman.