The story takes place during the Song Dynasty.Minglan (played by Zhao Liying), the daughter of Yangzhou Tong magistrate Sheng Hong, is very sweet, smart and pleasant. Unfortunately, her mother is a side wife, so she is hated by her aunt and her minions.Minglan obeyed her mother's dying instructions, curbed her sharpness, and took refuge under the wings of Mrs. Sheng.

During this period, she and Gu Tingye (played by Feng Shaofeng), the second son of Ningyuan Houfu, went from strangers to acquaintances, and the latter became a rare noble person in her life.Her mother's departure did not make Minglan peaceful. Even with the care of the old lady, the Sheng Mansion was still full of open and secret arrows, threatening her safety at any time.

In this process, Minglan is like a phoenix rising from the flames, enduring humiliation and burden, step by step passing through many tests in life, using her own power to pursue justice in the world and her own happiness...