Shen Tinghe, the least favored ninth princess of the Great Xia Empire, fakes her death to escape a political marriage and leaves for a distant border city under a new name, Yu Tinghe. By chance, she unlocks a mysterious spiritual farming space. Using the medicinal herbs and ingredients grown there, she opens a pastry shop and a medical clinic, winning the people's hearts with her remarkable medical skills and delicious pastries. As she overcomes the jealousy of rival businesses and a series of sinister conspiracies, she meets the young general Song Zhaoye. They grow to admire and trust each other, join forces to fight a devastating drought and expose conspiracies at court, and ultimately retire to Huai City, where she finally lives a life of her own.