The heroine, Feng Jiuyou, transmigrated into the body of the Princess Consort of Prince Xuan’s residence in the Kingdom of Xuannan. Her predecessor was unloved by the prince and framed by his favored concubine, so she was banished to a ramshackle corner of the estate. From then on, she endured abuse from cruel servants and schemes from the favored concubine, while the prince ignored her, until she died.
The heroine refuses to play by the rules, leaving the favored consort unable to counter her and repeatedly thwarted. When the prince steps in to defend his beloved, the heroine takes him on too. In the process, the prince gradually falls for her, and his pursuit of his wife begins.