It tells the story of how Shen Qingyao, a concubine, relied on her wisdom and forbearance to grow from a weak woman who was bullied to a powerful woman who controls her own destiny in a deep and dangerous compound. She and the eldest son Lu Jingyuan met and fell in love amidst family disputes and power struggles, and together they uncovered the conspiracy hidden behind the family, and finally won love and freedom. At the same time, it is interspersed with the fateful entanglements of other characters, showing the survival dilemma and yearning for a better life of women in feudal society.
