The story follows Xie Shuying. As a child, her mother suffered her step‑mother Wang Ruoyao’s cruel betrayal. Deprived of her original features, she became sister Xie Zhaohua’s stand‑in. Using her talent, she helped win the Crown Prince’s favor, only to face constant schemes from the mother‑daughter pair. She plots secretly amid tangled court intrigues, striving for her rise to reclaim everything that was taken from her.