Before returning to his hometown, Wang Daren, the official minister of the Ming Dynasty, left his youngest son Wang Jinlong in Beijing to finish his unfinished studies, and urged Wang Ding, the housekeeper, to take back tens of thousands of taels of silver lent many years ago. Jinlong took a fancy to Miss Su San, who is very beautiful in Yichun Courtyard of Rouge Hutong. Although Miss Susan is down and out, she is kind-hearted and is by no means a selfish person. Jinlong and Miss Su San made a private life, and made a gold medal engraved with "Yutangchun" for Su San. The procuress took a fancy to the money in Jinlong's hand. As a result, it didn't take long for Wang Ding to squander his thirty-two thousand pieces of silver. Without money, the procuress began to drive Jinlong away. Susan is kind-hearted and tries her best to stop her, but in spite of this, Jinlong is bullied by the madam, and she is also involved. On the way to burn incense in Lvzu Temple, the lady left Jinlong in the downtown area and became a night watchman living in Guan Gong Temple. During Jinlong's stay in Wang Guan Temple, it was Brother Xiaojin who sold melon seeds in the restaurant and the doorman of Yichun Hospital who helped Jinlong meet Susan again. Susan and Jinlong put on a play, and exchanged a whole box of stones for money and the trust of the procuress. At night, they swept away the valuables they had bought and went back to Nanjing to study hard. From Juren to Jinshi, they are all the eighth in the gold list. They are ordered by the punishments to stay behind and choose officials to take office. After Jinlong left Yichun Hospital, Susan was cheated by the pimp and sold to a wealthy businessman named Shen Hong in Shanxi. After Shen was murdered by his wife Pi Shi and the adulterer, the county magistrate took bribes, and Su Sanfan was falsely accused of being a scapegoat and sent to death row. Later, Jinlong became an official and returned to Shanxi to inspect and rehabilitate Su San's unjust case. However, after Jinlong brought Susan back to Nanjing, she was unanimously opposed by her parents. Just when Susan saw through the world of mortals and decided to cut her hair for the future of Jinlong, Jinlong resolutely gave up his official position and stayed with his beloved Susan for life.