To repay a life-saving grace, chivalrous maiden Yan takes the place of the poisoned legitimate daughter Shen Nian and infiltrates the general’s mansion for revenge. She defeats the vicious concubine and her scheming daughter, then marries the neglected Fifth Prince Lu Zhi with half the family fortune. The two join forces, advancing steadily in court and on the battlefield. They eventually expose the general’s treasonous plot of colluding with enemies. Yan becomes Dayue’s first female general. Having avenged all wrongs, she retires to the south with Lu Zhi.
