The Story of the Golden Lock

The story takes place at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. The innocent girl Cao Qiqiao (played by Liu Xin) falls in love with the well-born third young master of the Jiang family, Ji Ze (played by Shao Feng). However, the relationship between the two people who are not from the right family is destined to not blossom. In order to be able to stay by Ji Ze's side, Cao Qiqiao accepted the marriage arranged by his brother and married Ji Ze's seriously ill brother Zhongze. This made Ji Ze, who did not know the truth, feel very disappointed in Cao Qiqiao. After Cao Qiqiao's marriage, Ji Ze lived in pain all day long and could only rely on a dissolute life to relieve the anger and loneliness in his heart. One day, Cao Qiqiao went to the brothel to look for Ji Ze. The two had a relationship, and Cao Qiqiao became pregnant with Ji Ze's child. There were a lot of rumors about this child. In order to protect Cao Qiqiao, Zhongze firmly claimed that the child in her belly was his own.