Episode 1

In the Liu Mansion in Luoyang, a grand wedding was being held. However, the bride He Weifang, the daughter of a merchant, did not receive the courtesy she deserved.Although the society of the Tang Dynasty generally despised businessmen, the way the Liu family welcomed the bride was still surprising: the wedding team quietly walked through the backyard, and the house was deserted. Not even the groom Liu Chang came out to greet the bride.Instead of welcoming the bride, the servants were busy counting the gold and silver belongings.Although Mrs. Liu later explained why the wedding was so low-key, the bride did not care and still went to the main hall on time to complete the ceremony.However, when the auspicious hour of dusk arrived, the groom Liu Chang was helped to salute drunkenly, obviously dissatisfied with the marriage.

As Liu Chang's first wife, He Weifang was supposed to live in a spacious and bright main house, but instead she was arranged in a remote courtyard.In the dead of night, Liu Chang finally showed up and spoke harshly to He Weifang, his words full of contempt and contempt for her.However, He Weifang did not take this to heart because her mother's condition had improved with the Liu family's tribute medicine.Maid Yulu is worried that life in the future will be full of hardships, but who can predict the future?

In the spring of the next year, the mistress took a fancy to the jade pendant on Yulu's body and wanted to keep it for herself, so she took it away in the name of keeping it.At the same time, she also hinted that He Weifang used money to establish relationships with Liu Chang, who was about to take the provincial examination.This seems to be to promote emotional communication between husband and wife, but in fact it is a coveting of the He family's wealth.When He Weifang raised the matter with Liu Chang according to the wife's wishes, he was rejected, which made him even more disgusted with her.The hostess took the opportunity to absolve Liu Chang of responsibility, pushing He Weifang to the forefront.

Faced with the mistress's difficulties and demands, He Weifang could not refuse and had to agree.When she went to Fuyun Temple to pray for blessings, the hostess deliberately made it difficult for her to wear new clothes or eat meat.However, He Weifang did not take this to heart.While the mistress forced her to kneel down for five hours, she took the opportunity to sneak out and find Uncle Lin, who used to work in the He family.Uncle Lin took great care of her and provided her with water, snacks and other items.She also gave money to Uncle Lin and asked him to take Jiuer to see a doctor.

After Uncle Lin was accidentally injured, He Weifang took the initiative to help him carry the flowers to the Zutian Master Hall.In the palace, she deliberately prayed to deal with the villain and accidentally discovered a man who was pretending to be a ghost - the flower and bird envoy Jiang Changyang.Jiang Changyang came to Liu Mansion this time to accompany the county owner Li Youzhen to meet his old lover. He found Liu Mansion very interesting because he heard He Weifang's prayer for Liu Chang.At the same time, Liu Shen poached the precious peonies in He Weifang's courtyard in order to prepare for the flower feast. As a result, these flowers were dying and He Weifang had to take care of them personally.