The talented Chen Huaisu was killed by Crown Prince Xiao Cong in her previous life. Reborn on the night of the palace banquet, she recommends Qinghe, the maid who stole her poetry, fulfilling Xiao Cong's obsession with marrying a servant. She refuses the crown prince's marriage proposal and marries Grand Tutor Fu Yunmiao instead. On their wedding day, Xiao Cong blocks the bridal sedan and is publicly humiliated. Qinghe assassinates Xiao Cong, and they die together, leaving Xiao Cong to become a beggar. Chen Huaisu safely gives birth to a child and ultimately spends her life with Fu Yunmiao.