To save the woman he loves, the Marquis of the Hou Mansion leads all the men of his household in storming the execution ground. Before departing, he throws down thirteen bottles of poisoned wine and orders every woman in the mansion to die for the sake of preserving the family's reputation. Refusing to become sacrifices to someone else's love and loyalty, the women tear apart the coercion forcing them to die for their chastity, reclaim their dowries, and sign documents severing their marriages and returning to their birth families. Breaking free from the cage of the Hou Mansion and defying society's condemnation, they refuse to depend on men any longer. Each of the thirteen women finds her own path and fights with her own hands for a chance to live life on her own terms.