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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

许乘月与男友陈叙言相恋三年，以为他是穷小子，为支持他打三份工。母亲患癌需六万手术费，她向陈叙言讨债却被无情拒绝，秦娇娇更火上浇油。母亲不堪打击跳楼身亡，许乘月彻底崩溃，与陈叙言决裂。原来陈叙言是豪门继承人，一直隐瞒身份“考验”她。得知真相后，他悔恨万分，意识到自己害死了许母。 许乘月返乡后，与青梅竹马顾文谦重逢。顾文谦一直暗恋她，如今坚定追求。许乘月决定重启人生，凭古画修复专长进入顾文谦的美术馆工作。两人渐生情愫，而陈叙言只能远望她的新生，悔不当初。