Separated the night they'd planned to elope, Yunxiang was rescued by an enemy of the imperial family, Fang Tianyu.
Yunxiang thinks Liangyu has perished and tries to kill Tianyu for revenge, but ends up on death row.
Unbeknownst to him, his son with Yunxiang, Shen Zikang, has grown up and become a police captain dead set on capturing Liangyu.
Grown up, Kaixin makes a sudden decision in order to help her mother repay her gambling debts, which is to marry a rich eunuch.
At the same time, Kaixin's mother reunites with her husband, who happens to be a wealthy government official.