Having lived as a hostage in Jin since childhood, Princess Hongluan gives Yelu Junxiong her pledge to be his wife. However, her ship is sunk by pirates on the way back to Song(China’s territory). In the water, Hongluan is mistaken as Ni Xiudian, who tries to drown herself to avoid the marriage arranged by her father Ni Sian. Hongluan is saved by Ni Sian, but has lost her memory. Later, Sian marries her to Shang Quanxiao in his daughter’s place. Madame Shang despises Hongluan, but Quanxiao, out of pity, accommodates her.

Junxiong, being the champion in the imperial examination for military officers, bumps into Hongluan at Minister Shang’s mansion. However, he is wrongly regarded as a flirtatious man and expelled by Minister Shang. One night, Prince Di, brother of Hongluan, comes to order Sian to translate a letter from Jin. Trying to fudge on it but in vain, Sian has Princess Hongluan disguised as a man and read the letter. Prince Di is impressed and decides to marry his sister (Xiudian) to Hongluan.

On the wedding night, the two girls each give birth to a baby. Madame Shang has no choice but to say that she is the mother of the newborns. That night, under the order from Prince Di, Junxiong tries to investigate the strange case, but his true identity is revealed. Facing punishment from Prince Di, the desperate Junxiong sings “The Barbarian’s Song” which revives Hongluan’s memory and unexpectedly leads to the reunion of the Ni’s family. Finally, happiness befalls the two pairs of lovers after so much distress.

Scholar He Wenxiu sells his drawings for his living, it is barely enough for his living, but he is happy as he has a lovely wife, Wang Lanying. The landlord Zhang Tang wants Wenxiu’s wife, so one day he sets Wenxiu up to be sent into the army, and to make sure he won’t come back the landlord also attempts to bride the escort Wang Ding to stab Wenxiu in the back.

Wang Ding is disgusted by what Zhang Tang did and would like to help Wenxiu. While Wenxiu is sent to army, Zhang Tang makes his move and forces Lanying to marry him, Lanying masks her attempt to kill him with a false promise and it ends in a failed assassination.

Three years has gone by. Wenxiu scores top in the imperial examination and finally comes back, while knowing nothing of the forced marriage, for her beloved wife Wenxiu.

With all that happened, will the two still be able to be together