An immortal maiden secretly descends to the mortal realm, unable to resist its allure. The Queen Mother finds out and casts her down into the human world, where she becomes mortal and begins a life of suffering. Her parents die when she is twelve, and everyone sees her as a harbinger of disaster. No one likes her. At last, fortune seems to turn when Bihua meets the wife of the Prince of Shuozhou. Taking pity on her, the lady brings her into the manor. Bihua thinks this will be a fresh start, but her hardships are far from over. The maids are domineering, the young ladies are arrogant, and before long she is battered and bruised. With no one to confide in, she can only keep her pain to herself. The prince’s son, Murong Bai, has suffered from illness for years, and no doctor has been able to cure him. One day, while admiring the lotus flowers in the back garden, he happens to catch her eye, and everything begins...
