In Breaking the Willow, tells the story of two Chinese women, of different dynasty & society, their personal link to a bejeweled Phoenix Tierra. Cui, a woman of humble background, who divorce her husband to marry again for comfort, who dreams her husband will gain title and bring the official Phoenix Tierra to honor her. One day her dream come true but is too late. Hsiao Yu, a beautiful songstress from a royal decent of the past dynasty, meets the First Scholar and falls in love. The day after their wedding, the husband is called for the frontier. The fallen Princess wears her Phoenix Tierra to bid him fare well poetry.

This is a tragic story that has been circulating for a long time. Influenced by the deep-rooted feudal ethics, Du Liniang (played by Zhang Jiqing), the daughter of the Nan'an prefect, has been following the feudal ethics of her parents for 16 years, abiding by her daughter's duties and not leaving her boudoir. After nightfall, a dream god came to knock on her soul, guiding her to meet and fall in love with the dashing son Liu Mengmei (played by Wang Hengkai). But when she woke up, it was just a dream, and Du Liniang was desolate in every way,