

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.
Zhou Ying

Shen Xingyi

Hu Yongmei

Du Mingli

Wu Weiwen

Wu Yi

Wu Pin

Qian Hong

Zhou Laosi

Shen Sihai

Liu Wan'er

Tu Erdan

Shen Yuesheng

Wu Ze

Wang Shijun

Wu Yu

Wu Weiwu

Unknown Role

Old Madame Shen

Lady Zheng

Wu Weiquan

Wu Weishuang

Empress Dowager Cixi

沈夫人

Unknown Role

Hu Zhicun

老德子

Chun Xin

Jiang Fu Qi

Unknown Role
