The heroine Ye Rouran (Taoyao) was originally a talented dance star in the 21st century. After her accidental death, she was transported to the home of Ye Quanchen, a third-rank official in the Shang Dynasty. She later became the only survivor of the Ye family's massacre. She was rescued from the ordeal by Shang Yi, the eldest son of Prince Rui, who was on his way back to Beijing. She was raised carefully and ostensibly arranged to be adopted by the Minister of Household Affairs as an adopted daughter. In fact, she was trained to be a "Ya Ji" who specializes in collecting intelligence and having sex with the powerful in the court. In order to avenge the annihilation of his family, he endured humiliation and heavy burdens for many years and established his own intelligence network "Sky Eye". During a mission, he met the sixth prince, who was also a "poor man", and they joined hands to fight against the court's pursuers and fell in love with each other. But as fate would have it, the two men who were passionate about her were both the executioners who caused the tragedy that year.
