Entering the mansion: Xue Minglan went to her maternal ancestor Xue's mansion due to family changes. Because she was a merchant, she was regarded as a poor relative clinging to wealth and was looked down upon by the people in the mansion.
· Marriage: In order to cling to the rich and powerful, Mrs. Xue forced Xue Minglan to replace her seriously ill cousin and marry the rumored cold and violent Dingbei Hou Xie Yanzhi.
· Exploitation: Xie Yanzhi suspected that the Xue family was related to the munitions case that year, so he used a trick to marry her. In fact, he regarded her as a pawn in the investigation of the Xue family and was extremely indifferent to her.
· Breaking the situation: Xue Minglan, who is at the center of the whirlpool, relies on her ancestral weaving and dyeing skills to survive step by step in the internal struggle; Xie Yanzhi, during the secret confrontation, is attracted by her tenacity and intelligence, and gradually falls in love with her.
· Sincerity: When the truth emerged, the two finally went from scheming against each other to being honest with each other, and joined forces to smash the shocking conspiracy behind them. Xue Minglan also grew from a chess piece to the mistress of the Hou Mansion standing side by side with Xie Yanzhi.
