Ye Xian is the daughter of a scholar who has two wives. When her mother and then her father die, Ye Xian is forced to become a lowly servant and work for her father's other wife (Ye Xian's stepmother) and her stepmother's daughter. Despite living a life burdened with chores and housework, she finds solace when she ends up befriending a beautiful fish in the pond. The fish is the reincarnation of her mother, who now watches out for her.