房成是清源堂名医谷风所雇佣的管家,谷风的儿子在一场意外之中溺水身亡,谷老太将过错怪罪到了房成的身上,令后者大为不满。为了报复谷家,房成将自己和姘头何秀所生的女儿蔷薇同房家的千金小姐忍冬掉包了。就这样,私生女蔷薇成为了谷家的掌上明珠,过上了衣食无忧的生活,而忍冬则由何秀抚养,生长在赤贫的环境之中。 一晃眼多年过去,忍冬和蔷薇都出落成为了亭亭玉立的少女。在机缘巧合之下,忍冬以学徒的身份重新回到了清源堂,在那里,她邂逅了名为韩冲的男子。蔷薇一直爱慕着正定,但正定渐渐被忍冬的聪慧和勇敢所吸引,令蔷薇对忍冬十分憎恶。The son of the famous doctor Gu Feng in Qingyuantang pharmacy was accidentally drowned and Gu Feng's mother blamed his death on their butler, Fang Cheng. Fang Cheng felt grudged, as his bastard Qiang Wei with his mistress named He Xiu has nowhere to foster her.