Agricultural master's degree holder Xiang Xiaofan time-travels to become Consort Xiang of the Dajing dynasty. Because of cooking river snail rice noodles, she incurs the wrath of the emperor and is exiled to the barren island of Qiongzhou. Relying on her professional knowledge, she takes her maid to find water and build dams, defends against venomous insects and wild beasts, unites refugee fishermen and exiled people, and builds Fengming Island. On the island, they reclaim wasteland, make salt, and set up workshops. Life gradually gets better, but they encounter pirate harassment and local difficulties, accidentally discovering bronze fragments of the previous dynasty's navy. The capital is undercurrent-surging, conspiracies emerge frequently, the emperor's mind is unsettled, and he secretly investigates the truth. Foreign forces invade, the imperial carriage arrives, strange sounds burst forth in the cave, and various conflicts erupt. Season 1 ends.