Zhou Ying is sold to the powerful Shen family by her foster father, yet successfully escapes by sneaking into merchant Wu Ping’s palanquin. The Wu family agreed to take her in after witnessing her remarkable business acumen, and she ends up marrying Wu Ping. The drama will chronicle the life of the Qing Dynasty's richest female merchant, and her struggles to keep the Wu family business afloat during the last years of the Qing Dynasty. Shen Xingyi is a happy-go-lucky young sir who has never known hardship in his life. After meeting Zhou Ying, he eventually decides to change his ways and becomes a mature noble who is willing to protect his country and family from disaster. He has a seemingly unrequited love for Zhou Ying.
as Zhou Ying
as Shen Xingyi
as Hu Yongmei
as Du Mingli
as Wu Weiwen
as Wu Yi
as Wu Pin
as Qian Hong
as Zhou Laosi
as Shen Sihai
as Liu Wan'er
as Tu Erdan
as Shen Yuesheng
as Wu Ze
as Wang Shijun
as Wu Yu
as Wu Weiwu
as Old Madame Shen
as Lady Zheng
as Wu Weiquan
as Wu Weishuang
as Empress Dowager Cixi
as 沈夫人
as Hu Zhicun
as 老德子
as Chun Xin
as Jiang Fu Qi
as Qin Dapeng
