管仲芳乃名醫之後,因故雙目失明,與侍婢楚雲流落桃花巷。仲芳邂逅秦孟瑜,二人成為知己。一日,孟瑜向仲芳求婚成功,但旋即因戰亂致兩人失散。仲芳被將軍秦叔亮帶走照顧。半年後,仲芳雙眼復明,與叔亮成婚,但尚未洞房,叔亮便被徵召出戰。原來孟瑜是叔亮之弟,他為了情人改嫁而佯病。楚雲知其心事,在她穿針引線下,讓仲芳以看病為名與孟瑜重聚。
叔亮因戰傷致殘,歸來之日,仲芳正好為孟瑜秘密生下一子。兒啼使眾人察覺,楚雲唯有為主頂罪。叔亮痛心家風敗壞,強行帶仲芳遷出。不久,叔亮知道了仲芳與孟瑜的私情,雖感悲憤,但想到自己不久於人世,遂成全兩人。最後仲芳回到孟瑜身邊,她更同意孟瑜收楚雲為妾。
Lovers’ Reunion
Guan Zhongfang is the daughter of a famous physician who has lost her eyesight in an accident. While living in poverty with her maid Chuyun at Peach Blossom Alley, Guan encounters Qin Mengyu and becomes bosom friends with the young man. After Guan accepts Mengyu’s proposal of marriage, the lovers lose touch with each other during the war. Guan is taken away and cared for by GeneralQin Shuliang.
Six months later, having regained her sight, the young lady marries Shuliang; however, Shuliang has to go to battlefield before their marriage is consummated.Mengyu turns out to be Shuliang’s younger brother;Mengyu has feigned illness so that his lover could marry his elder brother. Knowing the younger brother still loves Guan, the maid Chuyun helps Guan reunite with Mengyu.
A wound Shuliang receives during combat disables him. Guan gives birth, in secret, to Mengyu’s son on the day Shuliang returns. The household is alerted to the birth by the baby’s cries. To protect Guan, Chuyunclaims that the baby is hers. Lamenting the misfortunes of his family, elder brother Shuliang moves out, taking Guan with him.
Shuliang soon discovers the affair between Guan and his younger brother. Bitter as he is, he decides to allow Guan and Mengyu to get married because of his impending death. Finally, Guan returns to Mengyuand agrees that he can take Chuyun as his concubine.