Against the Current (review)

The Story Shen Jia Lan, the eldest granddaughter of Grand Secretary Shen, is betrothed to Lin Jin Qi, the eldest grandson of the Minister of Personnel. But when turmoil strikes the imperial court, her grandfather is accused of treason and her entire family is massacred. Jia Lan is secretly saved by Xu Wan Quan and his wife, who give her the identity of their recently deceased daughter. Now living as Xu Lan Xiang, she becomes a low-ranking maid in the very household her adoptive family serves, the Lin household, where her former betrothed is the master. Armed only with her intelligence, she must navigate a treacherous household, guard her true identity, and rise above class barriers to reclaim her own destiny. The Characters Xu Lan Xiang / Shen Jia Lan (played by Tan Songyun): The eldest granddaughter of a high official wiped out by a false treason charge, now living under a dead servant’s identity as a maid in the Lin household. Lin Jin Qi (played by Liu Xueyi): The eldest grandson of…