Original Title: 蜀锦人家
Author: Zhuang Zhuang
Raw Link: Shu Jin Ren Jia
Male Lead: Zheng Ye Cheng, Jing Chao
Female Lead: Tan Song Yun
“So the Emperor and his ladies all want to wear our Sichuan brocade robes?
No problem! We offer exclusive, limited-edition pieces, and we’ll even embroider His Majesty’s personal label on them.
What’s that? The Emperor’s short on cash? Oh, that’s fine—we can just scrape off some dragon scales and chop off some dragon claws to sell to the village chief’s nephew’s wife in Gedang Village. She loves that nouveau riche gold anyway.
ROAR: No money, no deal! And I don’t care if your noble lord tries to sweet-talk us! Tell him if he keeps asking, we’ll confiscate those two copper coins he hides in his boots!”
The Literary Romance
Ji Yingying feels she dyes not mere silk, but dreams of myriad colors. In her dreams there is only one man, and these dreams are woven for him alone.
Yet he only wants the silk she dyes to weave his own dreams.
Ji Yingying refuses to turn away, not from lingering attachment. Turning one’s back is for lovers—she wants to witness his dreams shatter with her own eyes.
Yang Jingyuan is the quintessential young master of privilege. Born into wealth and blessed with handsome looks, his greatest achievement was merely staying on his feet while those he fought lay sprawled on the ground, earning the admiration of fellow young masters. But when he encountered Ji Yingying, his proud heart began its descent from the clouds. He fell until he was covered in mud, only to have her contemptuously step on him. Yang Jingyuan was furious: he swore he would make Ji Yingying look up to him. Then he would extend his hand and magnanimously declare, “This young master pardons you.”
Ji Yingying, the spirited maiden of Sichuan, comes from an illustrious family of brocade makers. Gifted in the art of dyeing since childhood, she possesses both wit and wisdom. When this fierce Sichuan lady meets the privileged young master of the Tang Dynasty, no one believes their match will succeed. Yet reality proves that those who appear consistent aren’t necessarily good people, while those who seem frivolous aren’t necessarily incapable of deep devotion.
The Ji family holds an esteemed position among brocade merchants, attracting many who plot against them from the shadows. Together, Ji Yingying and Yang Jingyuan battle through numerous challenges, ultimately taking the Ji family’s Sichuan brocade to unprecedented heights while discovering true love along the way.
