Mr. Qiao's son, Qiao Risheng, fled from the capital with his lover Zhou Xuelian to avoid a marriage with a gege (Miss) from the Prince Wang's mansion.
Qiao Risheng's mother, Xin Fang, envied the wealth of the Wang family and had secretly conspired with the Wang family's chief manager, Qin Rui, to use Qiao Risheng as a stepping stone to enter the Wang family and further seize its century-old business - the Prince had purchased a large residence in Huizhou six years ago. Introduction to the plot of the Siheyuan.