Prince Zhu Zhanji of the Great Ming travels incognito. Passing through Liu Family Village, he hears that the villagers have erected a monument to thank the government for wiping out a nearby band of horse bandits. However, he unexpectedly discovers that the steward of Tuqiao Village has been secretly stirring up hostility between the two villages, hoping to exploit the situation for personal gain. Keeping his composure, the prince summons the steward privately under the pretext of having a sore throat. Just a few words are enough to expose the man's lies. Even more astonishingly, the steward appears to have powerful connections among the capital's nobility, while the prince's second elder brother and sister-in-law also seem entangled in this hidden conflict. After exposing the conspiracy in front of everyone, the prince believes everything is under control, unaware that an even greater scheme targeting him personally has only just begun.