In early winter, Zhuang Hanyan, the third daughter of the Zhuang family, fainted in front of the Zhuang family's house with wounds all over her body. Fu Yunxi, the Vice Minister of Judicial Review, comes and questions about the situation. This man, Fu Yunxi, is indeed the future husband of Zhuang Hanyan. Their marriage was decided by their parents before birth.

Fu Yunxi sees through Zhuang Hanyan's disguise and purpose. Zhuang Hanyan notices the threat brought by Fu Yunxi, so she sends her friend Chai Jing to investigate him secretly.

Taoist Duan pushed Zhuang Hanyan into a desperate situation. Zhuang Hanyan did not panic, but pressed on step by step, forcing Taoist Duan to admit his crime of framing the innocent.

Chai Jing went to kill Fu Yunxi, but he managed to escape. Chai Jing then set fire to Fu's residence.

Zhuang Yushan saw Zhuang Hanyan talking to Fu Yunxi late at night, and her jealousy grew even stronger. She sent someone to find the bedding of a smallpox patient, hoping to infect Zhuang Hanyan with smallpox.

Zhuang Hanyan wanted to find out her mother's secret, so she agreed to stay in the Zhuang Resdence to collect information for Fu Yunxi.

Ruan Xiwen was confined to Jianjia Chamber, and Zhuang Hanyan came to protect her mother. Ruan Xiwen was moved, but still pretended to be indifferent.

Zhou Ruyin and her son were jealous of Zhuang Hanyan's popularity in Yinan Guild Hall, so they planned a rally for Zhuang Yuchi.

Zhou Ruyin colluded with Yang Ping and conspired to reopen the old case of Zhang Youchang and his wife in Danzhou.

Zhuang Hanyan regained her freedom, but could not find any trace of Chai Jing.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, officials enter the palace to meet the emperor, but Zhuang Shiyang and the twelve officials were detained in the palace.

Zhuang Hanyan is determined to resolve the crisis of the Zhuang family. She convinced everyone in the family, confronts Yuwen Changan, and asks for the truth.

Zhuang Hanyan ventured into prison to meet Zhuang Shiyang, and learned that the mystery of the secret passage might be related to the missing Prince Wu Youzhi.

Zhuang Hanyan sees through her father's hypocrisy. She volunteers to take over the management of the Zhuang family in order to consolidate the family's status.

At the Lantern Festival, Zhuang Yushan was drunk and untied a mad horse. Zhuang Hanyan tried to tame the mad horse, and Fu Yunxi rushed in to help.

Ruan Xiwen hopes to decide on Zhuang Hanyan's marriage before she leaves the Zhuang family. Zhuang Hanyan tries to find out Fu Yunxi's true thoughts.

Zhuang Hanyan doubts whether Fu Yunxi is reliable. After careful consideration, she puts forward conditions to Fu Yunxi.

After learning of Fu Yunxi's deception, Zhuang Hanyan was furious and decided to leave the capital with her mother.

Zhuang Hanyan understood Fu Yunxi's difficulties and decided to marry him. The two vowed to uncover Zhuang Shiyang's true identity.

Zhuang Hanyan is not welcomed in the Fu's Residence, and is subject to attacks and rumors.

Fu Yunxi and Zhuang Hanyan discovered that Deng Chan was in love with a poor scholar Cheng Lei, but Deng Chan was already engaged to another man. Fu Yunxi and Zhuang Hanyan noticed something is hidden behind their love.

In order to gain Official Yao's trust, Zhuang Hanyan decided to help rescue his daughter Yao Wangshu.

Zhuang Hanyan asked for Noble Consort Miao's help to remove the heavy military protection for Zhuang Shiyang. She pointed a hairpin towards Noble Consort Miao and threatened her to make a promise.

Zhuang Hanyan realized Zhuang Shiyang's conspiracy and decided to enter the Palace alone to break the situation. She secretly left a divorce letter to protect the Fu family.

Zhuang Hanyan wanted to find out the secret of Zhuang Shiyang's mistake from her grandmother, Wei. So she returned to the Zhuang Residence to attend Wei's birthday banquet.

Zhuang Shiyang sold Zhou Ruyin to a slave trader. On the road, Zhou Ruyin met a killer sent by Zhuang Shiyang, and Zhuang Hanyan rushed to rescue her.

Fu Yunxi was poisoned and in a critical condition. He revealed his secret to Zhuang Hanyan, and told her to give up on saving him.

The culprit who poisoned Fu Yunxi was indeed Zhuang Shiyang. Zhuang Shiyang threatened Fu Yunxi with the prescription and asked him to spare his life.

Fu Yunxi insisted on entering the Palace to expose the truth. Zhuang Hanyan rushed back to the capital to stop him, but was chased by Duke Qi's men on the way.

Zhuang Hanyan successfully prepared an antidote based on the prescription provided by Zhuang Shiyang. Fu Yunxi's condition became stable, but the toxin could not be eradicated.