The Architect – Liu Nian, Yu Xuanchen
The Architect is a historical romance short drama, starring Liu Nian and Yu Xuanchen.
The story follows Shen Changning, the daughter of a shipping merchant, whose family is massacred and she is thrown into the river on her wedding night. Miraculously reborn as a dance girl named "Xiyan" in the mansion of Governor Pei Yu, she carries the deep-seated hatred of her family’s unjust demise. Using her beauty as bait and her wit as a shield, she meticulously plots her revenge, determined to uncover the truth behind the wrongful persecution of the Shen family.
Details
English Title: The Architect
Chinese Title: 掌命
Genre: Historical, Romance
Episodes: 30
Duration: 15 min.
Director: Yin Ze
Screenwriter: Chen Xingxing
Released Date: 2025-12-10
Broadcast Website: WeTV
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Synopsis
On her wedding night, Shen Changning, the daughter of a shipping magnate, witnesses the massacre of her family and is thrown into the river. Miraculously reborn as "Xiyan," a dance girl in the mansion of the powerful Governor Pei Yu, she carries the deep-seated hatred of a blood feud. Using her beauty as bait and her wit as a shield, she plots meticulously, determined to uncover the truth behind the wrongful persecution of the Shen family.
She engages in a battle of wits and wills with Governor Pei Yu, the very official in charge of investigating the case, a man of immense authority. Unbeknownst to her, Pei Yu has long seen through her disguise but chooses to protect her in secret, willingly becoming the sharp blade of her vengeance.
Just as the perpetrators connected to the Shen family case are brought to justice one by one and the wrongful conviction seems on the verge of being overturned, Xiyan discovers undercurrents swirling beneath the surface. The forces involved are deeply intertwined, their roots complex, and it appears even Pei Yu cannot fully control the situation. Both she and Pei Yu, along with those close to them, are already deeply embroiled in the vortex of power schemes, their fates once again facing a crushing tide.
In the end, they lay their hearts bare and join hands to set an earth-shattering trap. No matter how illustrious the mastermind behind the scenes or how cruel the truth, they are resolved to play this game of revenge together, to personally redraw the lines of victory and defeat, and to seize back their own destiny and justice with their own hands.
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