Haitang's father is dead, leaving her buried in debt.
The creditor plans to sell her to a brothel.
Haitang has no choice but to try and save herself: she sells books, borrows money, and works without pay... but she still can't scrape together enough?
The Prince of Liang's residence posts a notice: cure the prince's illness and earn a thousand taels.
Haitang wastes no time in taking the job.
"Haitang, that Prince of Liang is practically a living corpse. How dare you try to treat him?"