Jiang Ning, a modern woman who died after a car accident while arguing with her parents over financial support for her younger brother, transmigrates into the body of a sixteen-year-old girl in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The original Jiang Ning was the daughter of a hunter who died saving her future father-in-law, Zhuang Dalang, and was promised in marriage to his son, Zhuang Yunqing. However, Zhuang Yunqing has fallen for Liu Xueying, the academy head's daughter, and his family plots to break off the engagement and eliminate Jiang Ning to avoid scandal. On the day of the confrontation, Jiang Ning is nearly run over by a carriage driven by Liu Xueying's servants but is saved by Lu Huaian, a reclusive scholar known as an ill-omened person due to his adoptive parents' deaths. During the chaos, Jiang Ning is pushed into Lu Huaian's arms, and he is subsequently attacked, sustaining a broken leg and internal injuries. Jiang Ning returns home to find the Zhuang family demanding the engagement be broken, having already planned her death. Instead of submitting, she confronts them publicly, exposing Zhuang Yunqing's infidelity and their murder attempt. She reclaims her betrothal document, tears it up, and declares the engagement null, taking the ten taels of silver compensation as payment for her father's life. The village head, concerned about rumors affecting the village's reputation, arranges for Jiang Ning to marry Lu Huaian to restore honor. Despite Lu Huaian's initial hostility and reluctance, he agrees to the marriage to avoid further trouble. Jiang Ning discovers she possesses a spatial ability with spiritual spring water that heals her body and enhances her strength. She also learns that Lu Huaian's house is burned down the night after their marriage, suggesting his enemies are active. Throughout these events, Jiang Ning navigates her oppressive family dynamics, asserting her independence and using her newfound abilities to protect herself while uncovering the deeper conspiracies against her and Lu Huaian.
