A-Chou agrees to marry Lu Zhuo in Wei Rao's place, but she warns her mother about the Wei family. Meanwhile, the true heiress takes on the name Jundai.

After refusing to leave, the impostor Wei Rao makes a painful sacrifice to win Lu Zhuo's trust. Meanwhile, a calculated plot begins to unfold.

Wei Rao's maid helps her with a cover-up after Lu Zhuo nearly learns a lethal secret. A customary visit to the Wei family leads to a deadly setup.

After surviving a library fire, Wei Rao attempts to hide a secret letter. Lu Zhuo grows suspicious when he notices the calluses on her hands.

Wei Rao wins praise for organizing a grand birthday banquet. Meanwhile, danger circles her compound as Lu Zhuo hatches a secret scheme using butterflies.

While performing at the banquet, Wei Rao faces hidden threats from all sides, but her sharp wits turn a dangerous trap back on her enemies.

Driven by jealousy, Lu Zhuo makes a pact with Wei Rao. Meanwhile, Wei Rao's long-sought reunion with her brother draws dangerous attention from Han Liao.

A ruthless rival corners Wei Rao into a desperate bluff, leaving her dependent on a risky co-conspirator to keep her past safely buried.

Wei Rao turns an imperial order into a humiliation for Han Liao, but a symbolic act of defiance leaves her isolated when rebel soldiers strike.

Facing grave danger from court elites, Wei Rao receives crucial aid from Lu Zhuo, but a sudden imperial summons puts her secret in jeopardy.

Facing a deadly ultimatum from Consort Li, Wei Rao stalls for time while her rivals resort to murder and Han Liao incites civil unrest.

As Wei Rao's generosity earns favor across the capital, Han Liao turns violent against his wife. Lu Zhuo appoints new commanders to train the troops.

After uncovering dark secrets through a staged fire, Wei Rao exposes a household spy to the matriarch – sending her panicked rivals straight to Lady Guo.

Jundai's false testimony and forged relics turn the imperial court against Wei Rao, leaving her vulnerable when orders force Lu Zhuo to leave.

A chaotic banquet explodes into a storm of accusations, forcing long-buried lies into the open and leaving a devastated Wei Rao to face the fallout.

As dark fates claim her enemies, a cold confrontation with Consort Li leaves Wei Rao with one final demand — and an imperial grant of divorce.

Newly independent, Wei Rao takes in refugees while a desperate Han Liao seeks her favor, only for a family illness to reignite old household feuds.

Imperial schemes force a martial contest for Wei Rao's hand, driving an injured Lu Zhuo to fight Han Liao — but victory carries a tragic price.

Fueled by loss, a vengeful Wei Rao turns down a safe sanctuary, but mysterious deaths at the estate leave her household open to hostile rivals.

The Han family's hidden fortune comes to light as Wei Rao gains an unlikely ally. Han Liao frames her, but new evidence threatens to expose his crimes.

A royal exile throws the court into turmoil. Meanwhile, Wei Rao attends a grand banquet as evidence builds to expose a string of estate abductions.

Wei Rao uncovers a hidden courtyard of captives inside the estate. With Lu Zhuo creating a diversion, she leads a daring raid to set them free.