吏部尚书李廷甫（钱妙花 饰）五十寿辰之际，四方宾朋齐来贺寿。席间好友之子王玉林（陈少春 饰）仪表不俗、才华横溢，李尚书爱之切切，遂将爱女李秀英（金采凤 饰）玉林，不日成亲。好一对郎才女貌的天仙绝配，羡煞旁人，却独独气坏一个，这便是秀英的表兄顾文友（魏凤娟 饰）。顾贪恋表妹容貌而不可得，于是在媒婆的诡计安排下，于新婚之夜撇下藏有碧玉簪的情书一封，企图拆散王李两家的联姻。玉林偶见书信，阅毕断定秀英是一败德之女。自此之后，他拒绝与秀英合房，还千方百计设法休妻。 　　可怜秀英这饱读诗书的大家闺秀，蒙受天大的不白之冤……

明朝吏部尚书 李廷甫 将女儿秀英许配翰林王裕之子玉林。秀英的表兄顾文友因求婚不成，便买通孙媒婆向秀英借得玉簪一支，连同伪造的情书，在秀英成婚之日，暗置于新房之中，玉林果然中计，疑秀英不贞，备加冷落和凌辱。廷甫闻女被虐，赶往王府责问，玉林方出示情书、玉簪，遂使真相大白。然秀英已被折磨成疾。

许婉若带弟投姨母被拒，谢羡予收留。表面清风霁月的谢家大公子，私下逼她牺牲自己。为求生，她x身。谢羡予视她为囊中之物欲纳为妾，她却时刻想逃离谢府牢笼。

许婉若带弟投姨母被拒，谢羡予收留。表面清风霁月的谢家大公子，私下逼她牺牲自己。为求生，她x身。谢羡予视她为囊中之物欲纳为妾，她却时刻想逃离谢府牢笼。

姜映晚本钟情容时箐，却因裴砚忱执着追求陷入两难。 经多次冲突、误会，在裴砚忧保护下她认清对其感情。 可容时箐再度现身，让这段感情面临更多挑战。

姜映晚本钟情容时箐，却因裴砚忱执着追求陷入两难。 经多次冲突、误会，在裴砚忧保护下她认清对其感情。 可容时箐再度现身，让这段感情面临更多挑战。

家徒四壁的困境，将年仅十岁的“我”推入了深深的绝望。为了生计，父亲竟将我的姐姐，那个善良懂事的姐姐，以十两银子的代价卖去了锦昌侯府，充当他人的妾室。姐姐面对哭泣的母亲，磕了三个响头，便头也不回地踏上了命运的未知旅途。她深知，若不如此，家中还有个妹妹，可能会真的被活活饿死。我撕心裂肺地追赶，直到马车的踪影消失在视线尽头，才哽咽着回到家。母亲倚着墙角暗自垂泪，而父亲却已沉醉在卖女儿换来的酒意中，他非但没有丝毫愧疚，反而辱骂母亲不识时务。在他眼中，姐姐能够被侯府看中，简直是“八辈子积攒的造化”，未来将过上锦衣玉食的生活，与他们这些“乡巴佬”天壤之别。

Walter Williams (Brian Donlevy) is a take-charge captain of industry who has worked his way up in a San Francisco steel company from a position as a sheet metal worker. He loves his wife Irene (Helen Walker) very much and they have planned a vacation drive together. Irene cancels at the last minute claiming a toothache, but asks that Walter drive her cousin Jim Torrance (Tony Barrett) as far as Illinois. Walter agrees and he and Jim take off together but later Jim knocks Walter unconscious and takes the car only to be hit himself by a truck and killed, his body burned beyond recognition. Walter comes to and suffering a concussion and deep confusion from feeling betrayed by Irene hides out in a small Midwest town until guilt and peer pressure force him to go back to San Francisco and tell his story to the Police. But by the time Walter returns to San Francisco a clever detective Lieutenant Quincy (Charles Coburn) has uncovered some facts about Irene and her cousin' Jim. The police have been holding Irene for the murder of her husband Walter but release her considering that Walter was hiding out because he had killed Jim. Along the way to uncovering the truth in Court Walter realizes some hard fact about what he holds valuable and the trust he has put in those around him.

Walter Williams (Brian Donlevy) is a take-charge captain of industry who has worked his way up in a San Francisco steel company from a position as a sheet metal worker. He loves his wife Irene (Helen Walker) very much and they have planned a vacation drive together. Irene cancels at the last minute claiming a toothache, but asks that Walter drive her cousin Jim Torrance (Tony Barrett) as far as Illinois. Walter agrees and he and Jim take off together but later Jim knocks Walter unconscious and takes the car only to be hit himself by a truck and killed, his body burned beyond recognition. Walter comes to and suffering a concussion and deep confusion from feeling betrayed by Irene hides out in a small Midwest town until guilt and peer pressure force him to go back to San Francisco and tell his story to the Police. But by the time Walter returns to San Francisco a clever detective Lieutenant Quincy (Charles Coburn) has uncovered some facts about Irene and her cousin' Jim. The police have been holding Irene for the murder of her husband Walter but release her considering that Walter was hiding out because he had killed Jim. Along the way to uncovering the truth in Court Walter realizes some hard fact about what he holds valuable and the trust he has put in those around him.

重生前秉持嫁鸡随鸡嫁狗随狗的思想，为夫家奉献一切，却被假死丈夫和小三害死，死之前知道自己一直被利用，亲弟弟还是因为丈夫死去，导致自己跟父母疏离，侯府所有人都参与谋害她，彻底清醒想要报复。重生后利用自己重生前知道的消息，提前布局，利用自己能利用的一切(包括男主严暮)达成自己的目的，一开始只是因为筹码不够，利用自己跟小金妃长得像，让严暮选择帮自己，后因为各种纠葛跟严暮牵扯越深，才发现严暮一直心悦的都是她，小金妃才是那个替身。利用她跟柳云湘长相相似，得到了严暮的帮助，一步一步往上爬。女主逼迫假死丈夫现身，戳破他和小三之间的感情后和离离开侯府，男主追上女主，两人he。