In order to consolidate his power, Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty married Xiao, the daughter of his aunt Princess Gao, as his concubine for Prince Li Song. In Dezong's later years, he often wanted to change the throne. Princess Gao spent a lot of money to win over the courtiers to consolidate the status of the prince, and presented Chen Wushang, a kabuki dancer in the palace, to Dezong in the hope that Wushang would be lucky and help the prince mediate. Unexpectedly, Dezong had already figured out Princess Gao's intention, and just arranged Wushang in the inner workshop without summoning her again.
Dezong was worried that Prince Li Song would not lose his power, so he decided to fry his wings, and targeted Princess Gao. He imprisoned her for her affair with Li Wan and the crime of witch nightmare, and forced the prince to divorce Concubine Xiao. The prince refused to divorce Concubine Xiao, so Concubine Xiao chose to die to save the prince. Soon, Princess Gao was also imprisoned until her death, and the princess and the princess were purged. At that time, Wu Chang fell in love with Du Ting, a guard of the Forbidden Army, and was pregnant. Du Ting decided to secretly send her out of the palace, but at the last moment he pushed Wu Chang into the water and attempted to drown her for the sake of her future.
Wu Shang survived the catastrophe and lived in Runzhou. From then on, she became anonymous and settled in Runzhou Jiaofangsi, where she gave birth to her daughter Du Qiu. Du Qiu gradually grew up to be an outstanding kabuki performer, and unexpectedly met Cui Shanzhen, a scholar from Hangzhou. The two fell in love at first sight, but they could not stay together due to the disparity in status. In order to keep her daughter away from right and wrong, Wu Shang decided to send Du Qiu to Jinling Jiaofang. Unexpectedly, because of a game, Du Qiu accidentally met Li Qi, the governor of Zhenhai, and her ill-fated life began.