Pei Jingxu, an imperial merchant’s daughter, is reborn. Her past death was plotted by her death-faked husband Rong Xuanzhou and Bai Shutong, his comrade’s alleged widow. To alter fate, she approaches Rong Jianxue, her late husband’s elder brother — a seemingly pious Buddhist yet ruthless Crown Tutor overseeing justice. She schemes and wins his heart. Rong Xuanzhou and Bai Shutong return early, igniting revenge. With Rong Jianxue’s aid, she exposes Bai Shutong’s imperial fraud. Both lose their titles. Bai Shutong’s last assassination attempt ends with her death by Rong Jianxue’s hand. The truth unfolds: he saved her in her last life. They vow love under the Eternal Life Tree.
