Princess Yongning Shen Yuan holds the imperial phoenix crown left by her mother. Concubine Zhou attempts to borrow it with just a single copper coin to give her concubine-born daughter face at her wedding. Father Shen Chongyuan favors the concubine and her daughter, slaps Shen Yuan, and forcibly seizes her dowry. Heartbroken, Shen Yuan enters the palace and cries out her grievances to her uncle, the Emperor. The capital crime of overstepping bounds is exposed, the Shen family's title is stripped, and Concubine Zhou and her daughter, refusing to repent, cause another disaster, ultimately leading to the ruin of their family. Shen Yuan moves back to the Grand Princess's mansion, living alone guarding her mother's relics, finally finding peace and stability.