

The Lament of Autumn
In the turbulent era of the Republic of China, student Ye Pingjun takes a job at a Western Hunan meeting house to fund her mother’s medical care. However, she's unexpectedly caught in the crossfire of an assassination attempt against the powerful Yu family’s fifth son, Yu Changxuan, and ends up accused of a crime she didn’t commit. Pingjun strikes a bold bargain: if Changxuan cannot identify the true culprit within ten days, he must clear her name. What begins as a high-stakes investigation quickly evolves into a calculated courtship as Changxuan maneuvers to win her heart while hiding a complex web of secrets. Will their blossoming romance survive the encroaching shadows of war, or will the secrets of their past pull them apart?
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Seasons

1.The Ten-Day Pact
7.012-10-202646 minIn 1919, northern warlord Cheng Jun sets his sights on the presidency and courts military backing from Sujing's three cities. Hoping to secure his own future, Yu Zhongquan, who con...

2.New Plan
7.012-10-202648 minYe Pingjun starts working at the Yuchun Troupe. The troupe leader reminds Ye Pingjun not to offend Yu Changxuan.

3.Secret Execution
12-10-202649 minYu Changxuan admits his defeat to Ye Pingjun after a ten-day bet. Not only did he release her, but he also gave her some silver dollars. Ye Pingjun can't contain her sorrow and rag...

4.Birthday Party
12-10-202646 minYu Changxuan and Gu Ruitong plan to hijack Mou Linsen and Tao Xili's smuggled weapons with the help of the Cheng Army.

5.His True Intentions
13-10-202649 minYu Changxuan learns that Ye Pingjun caught a chill and developed a fever while on the boat. Though he claims not to care, he shows up at her door with a basket of nourishing tonics...

6.Half a Jade Pendant
13-10-202649 minTao Xili abducts Ye Pingjun and whips her in a warehouse outside the city to vent his anger. She stubbornly refuses to admit any wrongdoing, but during the struggle, she spots half...

7.Chunfeng Theater Troupe Sealed Off
14-10-202647 minChunfeng Theater Troupe is suddenly sealed off. Ye Pingjun instinctively assumes that it was Yu Changxuan's revenge. Ye Pingjun begs him and weighs the pros and cons for him, but Y...

8.Rival
14-10-202647 minJiang Xueting joins the Yu Army as a translator after being hired by Yu Changxuan. Li Boren notices that Yu Changxuan already knew that Jiang Xueting is Ye Pingjun's boyfriend. He...

9.Stealing Confidential Files
15-10-202648 minJiang Xueting sneaks into the archives during his overtime shift. He manages to steal a list of the names of deceased individuals from the mining incident. That is why Jiang Xuetin...

10.Building the Arsenal
15-10-202645 minYu Changxuan reveals the plans he has been plotting all along within the army, building Yu Army's own arsenal on Changping Mountain, but his plan is rejected by the old generals.

11.The Yu Army in Crisis
16-10-202648 minAn article exposing how Feng Sanli forced soldiers to work in a mine where they died in a disaster sparks outrage across Nanhuai, plunging the Yu Army into scandal.

12.Reforming the Army
16-10-202650 minOn his deathbed, the limping soldier reveals the whereabouts of the stolen goods. When Yu Changxuan rushes to the scene, he finds that the gold has already been moved, leading him...

13.Divide
17-10-202645 minGu Ruitong leads his troops in storming through the door and takes Jiang Xueting into custody on charges of stealing military secrets and defecting to the enemy.

14.Unrequited Love
18-10-202645 minYu Changxuan confronts Jiang Xueting in prison, questioning how he can truly care for Ye Pingjun while secretly working as a spy and still planning to marry her.

15.Safe and Sound
19-10-202645 minAt Fengtai, Ye Pingjun refuses to eat for three days, her high fever showing no sign of breaking. Yu Changxuan stays by her side, eventually resorting to threats against Jiang Xuet...

16.Expedition Day
20-10-202646 minYe Pingjun returns home. Li Boren chases her into the alley. He tells her about the things Yu Changxuan had done for her. Ye Pingjun is at a loss for words.

17.Jiang Xueting is Released from Prison
20-10-202649 minAfter Jiang Xueting is released from prison, Ye Pingjun feels heartbroken seeing how haggard he looks. However, Jiang Xueting presses her for answers about what really happened bet...

18.A Triumphant Return
21-10-202650 minOn the battlefield, Yu Changxuan watches his comrades fall and prepares to go down fighting, but Gu Ruitong and Kuang Bingwen arrive with reinforcements and rescue him.

19.Ye Pingjun's Arrest
21-10-202651 minYe Pingjun's play calling for a boycott of Japanese goods enrages a group of Japanese rōnin. After the crowd beats them up during the ensuing clash, the Japanese Chamber of Commerc...

20.Breaking Up
22-10-202652 minYe Pingjun accidentally discovers that the photo of Yu Changxuan with the Japanese man was taken out of context and deliberately fabricated by Jiang Xueting. Deeply disappointed in...

21.Never Letting Go
22-10-202652 minTao Xili has Ye Pingjun abducted and taken to the riverbank, where he tries to force her to kneel before him. To avenge his younger daughter, he orders his men to throw Ye Pingjun...

22.Watching Over Day and Night
23-10-202651 minWhen Ye Pingjun goes to pick up her mother, the wooden lodge is on fire. She rushes into the fire to save her, only to realize that her mother has run out of strength.

23.Amnesia
24-10-202651 minYe Pingjun finally wakes up, but she has no memory of Yu Changxuan.

24.Two Different Worlds
25-10-202651 minYe Pingjun is grateful for Yu Changxuan's care and devotion, but she still can't remember anything from the past and always feels as though she and Yu Changxuan belong to two diffe...

25.Kidnapping
26-10-202651 minLan Qing secretly instructs the coachman to take Ye Pingjun to a secluded spot, where Tong Chunhai's men abduct her.

26.Lan Qing's Past
26-10-202651 minAs Yu Changxuan and Ye Pingjun pack to move back to the Yu family home, he tells her about Lan Qing's history with his older brother, Yu Mingxuan.

27.The Mold
27-10-202651 minYu Changxuan sets up a sting operation to track down the mole in contact with Cai Fuhu and sets up surveillance at the Laifu Teahouse. On the day of the meeting, Kuang Bingwen show...

28.Medicinal Pillow
27-10-202651 minJin Xuan nearly miscarries due to an allergic reaction to the musk in the medicinal pillow. The pillow was handmade by Ye Ping Jun. Furious, Yu Zhong Quan seeks to punish her, but...

29.Paying for Her Father's Sins
28-10-202651 minNews breaks that Tao Xi Li may have played a part in Yu Ming Xuan's death. Yu Zhong Quan takes his anger out on Ye Ping Jun, locking her in the ancestral hall and forcing her to kn...

30.Fate Unknown
28-10-202650 minYu Chang Xuan visits the arsenal to oversee a test, but an explosion reduces the site to rubble. He and several others are buried in the wreckage, their fate unknown.

31.Sweet Days
29-10-202650 minOn the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the entire Yu family gathers at the Yu Residence. Yu Chang Xuan takes Ye Ping Jun on a nighttime stroll through the streets, buying her swe...

32.Lies
29-10-202647 minJiang Xue Ting reveals to Ye Ping Jun that Yu Chang Xuan threatened her with his own life and tells him the truth about her mother's death. Yu Chang Xuan admits to lying to Ye Ping...

33.Memories Resurface
30-10-202652 minYe Ping Jun goes to the hospital for a checkup and learns she has been pregnant for nearly two months. Overjoyed, she sets out for headquarters to tell Yu Chang Xuan, but on the wa...

34.Miscarriage
31-10-202652 minYe Ping Jun arrives in Siping Town, preparing to take a train south. Three thugs target and pester her. She falls while evading their grapple, causing her to suffer a miscarriage.

35.Unmasked
01-11-202651 minWhile Yu Chang Xuan is inspecting the front lines, he is ambushed by Colonel Lu. News of his death reaches Yu Residence. Kuang Bing Wen and Chen Wan Qiao finally show their true co...

36.A Marriage Alliance
01-11-202651 minWith the Yu Army losing ground, Yu Zhong Quan seeks help from the Jun family. They demand a marriage alliance in return. Facing the possible destruction of his army, he agrees to t...

37.Forced Compromise
01-11-202649 minYe Ping Jun gives birth to a boy. However, Jiang Xue Ting takes him away by force. Using his safety as a bargaining chip, he demands that Ye Ping Jun stop resisting. Ye Ping Jun is...

38.Falling Out
01-11-202650 minYu Chang Xuan finds out that his father has been going to the cemetery in the western suburbs and follows him. He sees his father erecting a tombstone for Ye Ping Jun. Yu Zhong Qua...

39.The Death of Jiang Xue Ting
01-11-202650 minBefore he dies, Jiang Xue Ting tells Ye Ping Jun that Little Yu is alive. He gives her a travel pass and urges her to leave quickly.

40.Fight to the Death
6.001-11-202650 minThe night before the battle, Yu Chang Xuan and Ye Ping Jun gaze at the starry sky together. Yu Chang Xuan promises to plant a maple tree with Little Yu and stay with him as he grow...
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