A modern beauty mogul travels back to ancient times and lands in an imperial entertainment house. Using her heaven-defying makeup-and-disguise skills, she buys her freedom, then is coaxed and tricked by a cunning prince into heading to the capital. On the way, she rescues Shen Mingzhu, a wealthy young lady from the capital whose family has fallen into misfortune, and the two form a sisterhood. They dream of becoming carefree little rich women together, but are unexpectedly dragged into court power struggles. Business wars and conspiracies come at them one after another, and with delicate hands and crimson makeup, they stir up storms across the capital.