After her mother dies and her father grows cold toward her, Luo Xingchen falls from her lofty position as the second young lady of the Minister of Revenue’s household and becomes a pitiful outcast.
Eight years later, the legitimate daughter returns, radiating brilliance. She beats her stepmother and tears into her scheming stepsister. In her world, there is no such thing as putting up with it!
Caught up in the conflicts of the martial world and the turmoil of the court, she is drawn into the struggle for dominion over the land. Only he devotes himself to protecting her, never leaving her side.
She spends eight years growing stronger, and he spends those same eight years waiting. Together, they find their way back to each other and become husband and wife.