A newborn girl with ties to the royal family is taken into hiding and leads a life of poverty. However, after she grows up, the strings of her fate get entwined with her long-forgotten roots and threaten to upend her present.

Hua and Uncle Jiu argue, leading to a search for medical help when Jiu faints; Chen Yu decides to visit Yaolingzhuang for medicine and meets Lin Mantang. Lin gives him two pills for the Seventh Prince and they explore Yaoling Village together.

Hua Buqi jumps off a cliff with the pot but is saved by Lotus Robe Knight; Uncle Jiu passes away; Buqi protects herself and Ah Luang from assassins.

Hua Buqi returns to the broken house and hears someone inside. She assumes they are thieves from the previous night at Yaoling Manor; Dansha teaches Buqi the basic etiquette of being a noble family member.

Mo Ruofei waits for Lin Mantang; Chen Yu requests to bring Hua Buqi back to the palace; Lin Mantang arrives in Yaoling Village with flowers and meets Mo Ruofei, confirming Hua Buqi's identity.

After being injured, Mo Ruofi returns to Mo Mansion and Hua Buqi joins him; Madam Mo is shocked by Hua Buqi's resemblance to Xue Fei; at the Seventh Prince's Mansion, Chen Yu delivers the Rejuvenation Pill before retiring to his room.