[Clever legitimate daughter vs. difficult ruler]
The Shen family is confiscated, and only one daughter escapes. The orphaned Shen Qingwu is later sold, then meets Lin Ye, who takes her back to the Lin residence. The two secretly fall in love.
Later, the Lin family is implicated in conspiring with the Third Prince. All male family members over the age of ten are exiled, their property is confiscated, and the women of the Lin family are forced to leave their home. In this crisis, the eldest daughter, Lin Yun, takes charge, steadies everyone, and earns their approval. She begins managing the household on behalf of her grandmother.
After her third aunt’s family secretly provides aid, they have enough capital to go into business. Lin Yun first leads the family in making a living by selling sugar paintings. Then, using her wit, she persuades a tavern owner to go into business with them, selling pastries, rouge, and medicinal herbs. Their reputation soon spreads, and their business grows bigger and bigger. They attract plenty of enemies, but Lin Yun deftly deals with them all.
One day, while gathering herbs in the mountains, she helps the Crown Prince evade his pursuers and saves him. During their escape, he unfortunately slips down a slope and injures his head. Seeing that he is handsome and doesn’t seem like a bad person, Lin Yun takes him home to treat him. When the male lead wakes up a few days later, he has lost his memory. Seeing that her household lacks men to protect them, the female lead keeps him around to teach the children and do odd jobs. The male lead becomes her simple, devoted loyal dog, serving her as a slave and attendant.
As they spend time together, their feelings grow. Later, the Crown Prince regains his memory and immediately investigates the case in which the Shen family was falsely accused. He gathers evidence of Prince Su’s crimes, determined to clear the Shen family’s name.
Beautiful, the story is very detailed