Asian Drama

In Song Dynasty, the market was bustling. Zhou Yao was 16 year-old, she liked to disguise herself as a man, sneaked into the largest market in the Capital City which was run by her father Zhou Zihai and had some fun. Because of the family background of her mother Liu Erniang, Zhou Yao seemed to have a special talent and interest in wrestling. However, the situation of market was complicated, with her second uncle and her father fighting for power and wealth, which cost Zhou Yao her parents' life and her home in a big fire. Then her second uncle Zhou Zishan "confiscated" all the property of Zhou's family. And her second uncle used the so-called excuse that Zhou Yao's mother used to be in a "brothel" and called her mother as a stigma for their whole family to throw her out of the house. Then something weird happened, Zhou Yao, a young lady who was obsessed with wrestling, was involved in a strange case and became the main suspect. But through relentless efforts, she found the person behind the killing and finally found her Mr. Right.

In trying to help the young miss marry her fiance, the "maid" Yue Ziyuan finds that she's the one who has fallen in love with Yang Xiao. Along the way, the two join hands with righteous individuals from the pugilistic world. Yue Ziyuan of Shenwei Escort is under orders to protect Bai Yinruo, the youngest daughter of the Bai family up until her wedding day. By chance, Yue Ziyuan discovers that Bai Yinruo's fiance is none other than Yang Xiao. In order for Yang Xiao to marry Bai Yinruo, Yue Ziyuan has no choice but to agree to cooperate with Yang Xiao to embark on a "dangerous journey" to reviving the merchant roads. They also work together to investigate the murder of their parents.

Adapted from the novel "I Can't Afford This Maid" (这个丫环我是用不起了) by Yun Jiu (云九).