Song Liangyin, the daughter of the Prime Minister, is spoiled and willful, yet fiercely protective of those she loves and deeply devoted to her family. To ensure her family line continues, she takes the initiative to choose Lan Wuyu, a cold and aloof court minister. After becoming pregnant, she leaves the capital with her child. Four years later, she returns with her child, only to discover that her family home has fallen into someone else's hands. Meanwhile, the man she once bid a hurried farewell to has long since held her dear in his heart. While she busies herself protecting her family, raising her child, and finding a way out, he carefully arranges one thoughtful gesture after another, making a place for both her and her child in his life. Thus begins a sweet romance in which the child comes before marriage.