Lin Yuetang, the widowed wife of the third branch's third household, has mourned her husband, Lu Mingxuan, for three years. After her mother-in-law secretly drugs her, she accidentally spends a night with the head of the family and becomes pregnant. When Lu Mingxuan returns after faking his death, he mistakes her for an unfaithful wife. Bringing his lover to the ancestral hall, he subjects Yuetang to violence and humiliation. Even after her mother-in-law discovers the truth and tries to stop him, she cannot prevent the abuse. Just as things reach their breaking point, the head of the family arrives with his people, setting off a turbulent love story.