During the Republic of China, there was a castle-like Chen Mansion in a town. The rich man Chen Zuoqian already has his wife Yuru, his second wife Zhuo Yun and his third wife Mei Shan. Song Lian, a 19-year-old female college student, was forced to drop out of school due to a change in her family to marry into the Chen residence, becoming the fourth concubine of Mr. Chen. According to the rules of Chen's house, when Mr. Chen wants to spend the night at his aunt's house, a big red lantern will be hung high in front of the aunt's room; The red lanterns were wrapped in black cloth and hung high to show that they were no longer favored. As soon as the young and beautiful Song Lian entered the Chen Mansion, she became involved in several rooms, and the maid Yan'er, who dreamed of becoming a concubine, was also hostile to her. Song Lian, who gradually fell out of favor, pretended to be pregnant in order to gain power, so that the "everlasting light" was hung in front of her door. But Yan'er discovered the truth when she was washing her clothes, and secretly informed her second aunt, Tai Zhuoyun, Songlian was "blocked". Soon after, Songlian caught the handle of Yan'er's possession of the old lantern and exposed the matter. Yan'er knelt on the snow but refused to admit her mistake, and eventually died. Yan'er's death caused Song Lian to be in a trance and become increasingly depressed, and she often used alcohol to drown her sorrows. After getting drunk once, she inadvertently broke the secret of her third concubine Mei Shan's fornication with Dr. Gao. Mei Shan was then hanged in the corner house of the Chen Mansion. Song Lian collapsed and became a lunatic. In the spring of the following year, the Chen residence welcomed the fifth concubine. Song Lian, who had gone mad, was wandering in the Chen residence in a schoolgirl outfit.
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