巍巍皇城，紫气东来。贾史王薛四大家族，尽享泼天财富，却不知富贵终有尽，屋子沉湎于纸醉金迷之中，不愿苏醒。在荣国府，含玉而生的公子哥贾宝玉（杨洋 饰）与好姐妹们无忧无虑地成长，吟诗作赋，猜谜烹肉，兼带诌些感时伤怀的矫情文字。他与妹妹林黛玉（蒋梦婕 饰）两小无猜，互有所属，然几番试探，倒惹得误会连连。繁花烂漫、歌舞升平的大观园，锁不住那心底的寂寞，护不住那嫩蕊芳沁，儿女情长何处寻，生离死别自悲吟，一任如花美眷为暴风雨摧残凋零，好一似食尽鸟投林，落得白茫茫大地真干净……
本片根据中国古典四大名著之一的《红楼梦》改编。

The series begins with the mother-less child, Lin Daiyu - whose beauty and intelligence surpasses all, moving into the family compound of her maternal grandmother in the capital. There, the child meets numerous relatives, one of whom is Jia Baoyu, her mother's nephew and male protagonist. Baoyu was born with a piece of jade in his mouth and, so, is treated like a fragile egg and spoiled by his grandmother. He often spends his time with his female cousins and maids instead of tending to his studies.