What can a group of idealists do to stop rampant political corruption during the Ming Dynasty? When the Eastern Depot Minister, Wei Zhong Xian, comes into power, he sends Ye Hong Ying, a trained killer, to go after Gu Ren Yuan and the activists of the Donglin Academy for being part of a movement to end his influence over the Emperor. Yang Dong Qing is a dancer who also involved and on the run. With the help of Ma Shang Fei and Hua Yi, Dong Qing helps Ren Yuan escape from Hong Ying’s dangerous clutches. But a series of events convinces Hong Ying that Ren Yuan and their new allies are on the right side of the law and decides to join them to overthrow his evil lord. Can they succeed in restoring justice to the land?

The new Gong tells of a new love story set in the times of Yongzheng. Lian’er asked her father to let her into the palace so that she could meet the seventeenth prince, Yunli. The two fall in love and originally planned to marry. But, when Yunli’s teacher Alinga lands in trouble, Yunli has no choice but to marry Alinga’s daughter to save him. A heartbroken Lian’er does her best to protect herself in the palace, desperately dreaming of being able to leave the palace and live an ordinary life. She did not expect to become a piece in a power play, used by those with power and betrayed a girl she had once thought of as a sister. Alliances are made, debts are formed, and just as Lian’er is about to go under, she accidentally attracts the fancy of Yongzheng and becomes one of his consorts. Suddenly, everything becomes so complicated – if she stops now, she will be hurt; but she fears losing herself if she continues. She chooses to believe in the light, and to trust that her perseverance will see her through this storm.

Lok Tin Yau has always dreamed of becoming a firefighter. Sum Pik Yiu and Tin Yau are good friends but Tin Yau later falls for Pik Yiu after he helps her. But she has to give her feelings up for him when his childhood friend comes to Hong Kong from Japan. Lok Hew Fung, Lok Tin Yau, and Ng Dai Heng are best friends who join and become firefighters. This drama is about the lives of firefighters and the situations that they deal with everyday

Ms. Hua, a hardworking migrant who runs a hot-pot restaurant in Beijing, wants to get a registered permanent residence of Beijing for her son. Otherwise, her son can't study in the local school. Marriage brokerage sets up a date for her and a fitness instructor Mr. Liu, a local single man who can help her with that. But he also needs Ms. Hua's help because he wants money to restart his business. Therefore, they start a contract marriage because they both need something from each other. The couple find out that according to the laws and regulations, Mr. Liu has to own a property in order to get a registered permanent residence of Beijing for Ms. Hua's son. After getting to know Mr. Liu, Ms. Hua transfers the ownership of her house to him. Mr. Liu starts his business again. Unfortunately, he is in debt that he decides to get a divorce with Ms. Hua to save her trouble. But Ms. Hua has made up her mind to help him go through difficulties. Later, Ms. Hua's son finds about everything and doesn't want his mom to sacrifice her happiness for him. So Hua and Liu get a divorce. On the day Mr. Liu gets the repayment from his business and gives it to Ms. Hua, they decide to restart a life together with no contract.

During Republican times, the story features the Zhaotong Young River Knife with Xiao Heng leading the troop against the Yunnan Japanese.

Nagasaki in the 1950s: The wealthy Sano family falls on hard times and has to move from their mansion to a tenement house. Oldest son Masahi (a fifth year student) is worried he has to give up playing violin, but the adults reassure him.