Xie Qingci, the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis's household, suffers constant mistreatment. Her courtyard is short on charcoal during the bitter winter, and the mistress of the household, Madam Wang, and the senior stewardess make her life miserable. By chance, she discovers the deed to a silk shop left behind by her birth mother. Following the clues, she gradually uncovers the secrets of her mother's long-hidden dowry. Everyone in the household has their own agenda: her arrogant legitimate elder sister and her two-faced cousin both scheme behind the scenes. As her coming-of-age ceremony draws nearer, a plot against her is already unfolding. With only scattered clues in hand, she resolves to reclaim everything that belongs to her mother and herself.
