Wen Nian, the Grand Tutor's legitimate daughter, has a father fixated on climbing the ranks and has been secretly mistreated by her stepmother, Madam Jiang, since childhood.
After she happens to save a princess, she finally gets her chance to turn her fortunes around.
But her stepmother takes the princess's gift and gives it to her own daughter, Wen Xin.
After entering the palace as a study companion, she has the support of the Crown Prince, Fu Beichen, and his sister, Princess Fu Zhaohua.
She tears away her stepmother's mask of benevolence, piece by piece, and vows to clean up the mess inside the Grand Tutor's residence.
