Liang Xiao, a modern young man, traveled through time and became an orphan in the wronged prince's mansion. After encountering Mu Qinxue, the daughter of Dingguo Hou under the pseudonym Lin Duan, he quickly broke his engagement with the daughter of Zhenyuan Hou, who disliked poverty and loved wealth. Unable to become an official because of his status as a criminal, Liang Xiao went into business to save the country. He studied the method of making sugar and seized the market with his unique craftsmanship. He also wrote poems at the Prime Minister's Poetry Society to express his ambition. His talent and knowledge were appreciated by important officials in the court, and he was canonized as a first-class imperial merchant by the empress.