Modern medical doctor Song Yuqing accidentally time-travels to the Northern Jin Dynasty. On her wedding night, she is misunderstood and humiliated by Prince Shen Hanmo, who forces her to drink child-preventing soup and abandons her in the cold courtyard for five years. During this time, Song Yuqing relies on her medical skills to give birth to and raise two daughters. She is only brought out of cold courtyard when Shen Hanmo needs her to attend the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. By then, Shen Hanmo is determined to marry his savior, Yun Shanshan, and coldly neglects Song Yuqing, allowing Yun Shanshan to bully her at every turn. Heartbroken, Song Yuqing eventually leaves with her two daughters. Filled with regret, Shen Hanmo embarks on a long and arduous journey to win back his wife.