After an earthquake, modern-day college student Chen Xiao travels back in time to the fictional Great Zhou Dynasty. Born a poor peasant, he has a widowed mother, a virtuous wife, and a four-month-old pregnant child. Seeing his impoverished home, Chen Xiao decides to inherit his father's ambition and take the imperial examination, hoping to lead his family to prosperity...

Main characters: Chen Xiao, Zhou Yurou,