The story takes place during the Song Dynasty. Minglan (played by Zhao Liying), the daughter of Sheng Hong, the magistrate of Yangzhou, is a smart and lovely girl. Unfortunately, her mother is a concubine, so she is hated by her stepmother and her minions. Minglan obeyed her mother's dying instructions, restrained her edge, and relied on the protection 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 nobleman in her life. The departure of her mother did not make Minglan safe from now on. Even with the care of the old lady, the Sheng Mansion was still full of open guns and hidden arrows, threatening her safety at any time. In this process, Minglan was like a phoenix rising from the ashes, bearing humiliation and burdens, step by step through the many tests of life, and using her own strength to pursue justice in the world and her own happiness... This film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Guan Xinzheluan.