Floating in Troubled Times

Beijing at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. Phoenix Girl, a brothel girl who possesses the magic whip skill, although she is from a humble background, has a strong temperament and is beautiful. The conditions for getting married are not about gold and silver, but about martial arts. Countless people came to compete for beauties, but they all ended in failure. Such a spectacular scene was seen by one person, and he fell in love instantly. This person is Li Hongzhang's son from a closed family, who returned from studying in England to start Westernization, and is now married to his husband - Tuofang. Regardless of the objections of his mentor Li Hongzhang and his family, Tuo Fang went to the competition in a foreign dress and sword, but was whipped to the point of being left naked by the Phoenix Girl. However, he was not discouraged and went downstairs to Phoenix Girl again in a suit and sang Schubert's serenade in foreign languages ​​in an attempt to win Phoenix Girl's approval. Although Phoenix Girl didn't show up, she had a good impression of her... When they competed again in martial arts one day, Phoenix Girl intentionally exposed her flaws, causing Tiao Fang to win... Tiao Fang married Phoenix Girl and returned home... Not long after their wedding, Tiao Fang was appointed by Li Hongzhang to be sent to England as a mission, and was not allowed to bring his family with him. Tiao Fang and Phoenix Girl said goodbye in tears. Who would have thought that the separation between the present and the past would become forever. This result turned out to be the plan of the seemingly amiable Tuo Fang. After the Phoenix girl gave birth to a daughter, she poisoned the Phoenix girl to death and claimed that the girl was hers... Tuo Fang was deeply saddened when he heard that the Phoenix girl had passed away. After returning to China for a year to report on my work, I took my daughter to the UK.