Diamond Aristocracy

This film (drama)Also known as钻石豪门，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2009Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin，Current Douban rating5.6(For reference only)。

In the early years of the Republic of China, in Linjiang County... This night, the auditorium was packed, with business magnates and local elites gathered to participate in a fundraising charity show for “building dikes and repairing dams.” The host was Yu Botao, the owner of a large flour mill, and the performance was by the well-known Peking opera actress “Xiao Juhua” and her troupe, the "Dajiangnan Theater." The performance was an unprecedented success and received widespread acclaim, successfully raising funds for the construction work. The county magistrate delivered a speech on behalf of the citizens, announcing that tonight's performance was Xiao Juhua’s farewell to the stage, as she would fully devote herself to being Yu Botao's wife from now on. After a chorus of gasps and sighs from the audience, everyone turned their envious eyes toward Yu Botao. Yu Botao took Xiao Juhua's hand and deeply bowed to the guests, indicating that she would begin teaching Peking opera in Linjiang for free, passing on the art to the local youth. The thunderous applause brought the evening to a peak, leaving a profound impression of the couple’s deep love in the hearts of their fellow townspeople. With such a charming wife, Yu Botao was naturally pleased; however, his affection for Xiao Juhua sparked jealousy in his second wife, Wang Cailing. Yu Botao's first wife, Xu Yunzhi, was cultured and sensible, and their marriage was arranged by matchmakers. After many years of marriage without children, Yu Botao married Wang Cailing, who came from a background in social circles. After entering the household, Wang Cailing quickly bore a son for Yu Botao, leading her to grow proud and domineering due to her son’s status. The third wife, Xiao Juhua, originally named Yao Kerin, married Yu Botao in order to repay her father's debts, believing that her transactional marriage would not bring happiness. Unexpectedly, Yu Botao's thoughtfulness and kindness made her fall in love with him, and the two lived in sweet happiness. With a new wife in place, Yu Botao neglected his old one, igniting Wang Cailing's jealousy. Not only did she slander Kerin in front of Yu's mother, but she also devised schemes to create the illusion of an unsavory relationship between Kerin and her senior brother, Ding Youmin. Initially, Yu Botao did not believe it, but under Cailing's incessant provocation and pressure from Yu's mother to maintain the family honor, he eventually imprisoned Kerin and Ding Youmin in the woodshed, awaiting daylight to be sent to the ancestral hall for public trial. Fearing her scheme would be uncovered, Cailing secretly freed Kerin and Ding Youmin that night, preparing a boat to send them away from Linjiang. Kerin, believing in her innocence, refused to leave, leading Ding Youmin to knock her unconscious in desperation. When Kerin awoke, she found herself in the cabin of a boat that was already leaving the dock, prompting her to instruct the boatman to turn back. Meanwhile, Yu Botao learned of their escape and brought Xu Yunzhi, Cailing, and several servants to search for them. Xu Yunzhi ordered the servants to swim and intercept the boat, while Cailing, feeling guilty, intentionally tried to stop them, leading to a clash between "Yu Botao" and "Yao Kerin." On the boat, Kerin, seeing the boatman refuse to turn back, shouted for help. Unexpectedly, the boatman, having been bribed by Cailing, set the boat on fire and jumped into the river to escape. With a thunderous sound, the entire boat erupted in flames, and under the raging inferno, Kerin and Ding Youmin vanished with the wreckage in the river. Six years later...