A Luxurious Courtyard

Li Shiyun lives in the Li household, where concubines are indulged and the principal wife neglected. After her mother dies, her stepmother treats her harshly at every turn. To survive, Li Shiyun has no choice but to use the dowry her mother left behind to go into business.

After years of hard work, she manages to make a living for herself and her younger sister in the Li household through her own efforts.

After coming of age, a promise forces her to marry into the Marquis's household. But there she faces a pampered and arrogant concubine, a mother-in-law who makes things difficult for her, and a cold husband. She has no choice but to enter the household struggle and fight for her own survival.