Shen Wenhe is the male protagonist, a concubine-born son of the Shen family in the Daqing Kingdom. He is about to marry a girl he has never met, an arrangement made by his legal mother, Madam Shen. After accidentally smearing his blood on a jade bracelet left by his concubine mother, he begins dreaming of a modern girl, Bai Nianqing, watching her life events and developing feelings for her. He is responsible, kind, and aware of his difficult position in the family due to his mother's status as a former maid. He discovers that his new bride is the girl from his dreams, which shocks and excites him. Shen Wenhe deals with his sisters-in-law and legitimate sister after the bride faints upon hearing she will be sent away, and he shows concern for his wife's well-being.
