该剧讲述1948年至1980年发生在淮河岸边、念恩桥两岸的感人故事。剧中，刘涛饰演的男主角“耿长和”是解放军猛虎团红三连的连长，在战争年代，面对炸毁念恩桥的军事命令，却因考虑到两岸劳苦人民生息问题而拒绝服从上级安排，从而导致经历了一系列的艰难坎坷。
戴东官（欧阳震华 饰）经营着又父亲用毕生精力创建的酒楼，自称拥有“皇帝舌”的戴东官尝尽了天下的美食，用心打理酒楼的生意。一天他遇到了一个声称要为父报仇的小小（陈妙瑛 饰），小小竟然出卖东官使东官不得不逃到了北京。不久小小得知东官是无辜后，主动前往认错，两人冰释前嫌。 东官有一好友勉良（郭晋安 饰）为了考取功名而日夜苦读，幸好有翠花（梁艺龄 饰）周到照顾，当他与翠花成婚后也成功高中，但没想到勉良竟与昔日爱人倩容（张慧仪 饰）旧情复燃，翠花忍气吞声顾全丈夫声明，却被倩容的贪念毁了勉良的前途。 另一方面，东官成为了宫廷的御厨，但却受到了小小师兄的陷害。此时东官的红颜知己心茹（陈松伶 饰）怀有了皇帝（江华 饰）的孩子，害怕太后不愿接受，皇帝逼东官迎娶心茹。早已与小小结成伉俪的东官，面对爱吃醋的老婆小小，不止如何是好。不知情的小小甚至要告至公堂。
余二两为救妻治病偷了好友老疤积蓄，老疤追债致使对方妻子意外死亡。过失杀人的老疤受到了法律的惩罚，其女儿阳馨误以为余二两全家伤害了父亲老疤。至此，阳馨心里暗藏仇恨并开启了一场复仇与赎罪的真心话杀机游戏。
Fearless and playful, she acts on instinct; both avenging angel and a bit of a shit stirrer; deeply empathetic and blunt to the point of rudeness. And with a deeply irreverent sense of humor to boot. Other than the fact her husband died a few years ago, very few people know much about Alexa or why she left the force, rendering this woman a mystery in and of herself. And Alexa can't resist a mystery, so when former colleague and long-time friend Detective Inspector Kieran Hussey asks her to "consult" on his trickier cases, she seems reluctant. But in truth, she can't resist. Joining Alexa to solve the unsolvable is the bubbly, sarcastic, ambitious and grounded, Madison. A true extrovert, Madison works as a Data Analyst for the Police and is on hand at Alexa's call to do what she does best. Written by ten press release
