It mainly talks about Wu Zetian's 80th birthday. A "green peony" bloomed in the imperial garden, which was regarded as auspicious. Her daughter, Princess Taiping, wanted to succeed Wu Zetian as the empress, so she wanted to use the blooming green peonies to please her mother Wu Zetian. She issued an imperial edict and secretly summoned green forest warriors to seize the throne. Hua Bilian, the daughter of Hua Zhenfang, a robber in floods and droughts, fell in love with Luo Hongxun and asked someone to propose to her. However, Luo refused because he already had a wife, so Hua Bilian was reluctant to let go. There is also Badger who likes Hua Bilian and is deeply jealous of Luo. Suanzaoling Luo Hongxun accidentally assassinated Bajie, and Sijie Village owner Yu Qian saved him. Finally, Baluo made peace and Hualuo got married.
