Shen Qingzhu, a dowry maid from a humble background, relies on her excellent medical skills and extraordinary strategies to secretly assist Xie Wuyuan, a down-and-out scholar who has a bloody feud. After ten years of forbearance, she helped him go from a poor student to the chief minister of the government, just to stay together in peace. However, in order to consolidate his power, Xie Wuyuan not only wanted to marry a noble girl, but also gave her to his political opponents as a concubine in exchange for information.
Shen Qingzhu was so desperate that he set up a huge fire on the night of his wedding to create the illusion that "no bones were left" and the golden cicada escaped from its shell.
Three years later, the famous doctor from Jiangnan, the "Sage with Plain Hands", became famous. Xie Wuyuan was touring the south of the Yangtze River when he came across the face that he thought about day and night. The once aloof and powerful minister had red eyes in public and knelt in front of the medicine house with trembling knees, begging her to look at him again. This is an ultimate sadomasochistic story that begins with exploitation and ends with regret. The female protagonist sobers up and pursues her career, while the male protagonist humbles herself and seeks reconciliation.
