Yun Shuwan travels from Qingzhou to the capital, where she becomes entangled in conflicts among the powerful. Caught in a web of complications, she endures contempt and mistreatment, while her younger brother is framed and trapped in a desperate predicament. To protect her family, Yun Shuwan must plan every move carefully and maneuver among competing forces, witnessing the fickleness of human nature and the hypocrisy of the world. After countless upheavals finally settle, the loves and hatreds of the past become nothing more than memories. She declines every tie that binds her to the capital, puts aside all disputes and entanglements, and resolutely bids farewell to the prosperous metropolis. She sets out for the Qingzhou she longs for, seeking only to live as an ordinary person in peace.