After the Qiao family's fortunes in Jinling City take a turn for the worse, their eldest son follows his grandfather's dying wish and sits for the imperial examinations, hoping to bring glory to his family. But his luck is poor: as soon as he arrives in the city, he loses his travel money. At the innkeeper's suggestion, he goes to rest at an old mansion. From that moment on, past and present, life and death, and the cycle of reincarnation all turn upside down, upending his peaceful life! He thought he would go to the capital, fulfill his grandfather's last wish, and then live life as he pleased. Little did he know he would become entangled with a man. He cannot escape, and his heart slowly falls for him. But in the end, is the person he loves really the person he thinks he knows?