Bought for fifty taels of silver as a bride to bring good fortune, she is only allowed to enter through the western side gate in her bridal sedan. A basin of foot-washing water is dumped over her head as the entire courtyard bursts into laughter. Liu Sanniang wipes her face, then turns around and slams the basin onto the gatekeeper's head. In the middle of the street, she unfolds her marriage certificate and reveals the red seal: the legitimate wife of the Shen family's eldest grandson. From that day on, the woman who was bought into the household begins settling its accounts, one by one.