In this Ming-dynasty retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Ailin and Meilin are left dependent on the wealthy Jiang clan after their father's death.
Nineteen-year-old Ailin knows a strategic marriage could save her family, but her heart already belongs to Enze, a poor, gentle scholar whose relatives refuse their union.
She hides that love while she tries to strengthen her dowry and stand on her own, even as events pull them further apart.
Meilin urges her sister to fight for desire, believing feelings should be spoken aloud, and she pursues a charming playwright while clashing with Captain Bai, a frustratingly handsome and gruff army officer who stirs unexpected emotion.
Loyal to each other yet divided on restraint and passion, the sisters must balance duty and longing if they are to claim happiness of their own.
