A scholar heading to the capital for the civil service examinations was forced to entrust his daughter Duanyun to Granny Cai, a moneylender, as a child bride for her son. At the Cai household, Duanyun encountered one unexpected misfortune after another, until she was unjustly accused and executed.
Years later, her father was appointed to an official post and sent to inspect Chuzhou. His daughter appeared to him in a dream to plead her case. In the end, he cleared her name and restored her innocence.
