在钱塘开茶铺的赵盼儿惊闻未婚夫、新科探花欧阳旭要另娶当朝高官之女，不甘命运的她誓要上京讨个公道。在途中她遇到了出自权门但生性正直的皇城司指挥顾千帆，并卷入江南一场大案，两人不打不相识从而结缘。赵盼儿凭借智慧解救了被骗婚而惨遭虐待的“江南第一琵琶高手”宋引章与被苛刻家人逼得离家出走的豪爽厨娘孙三娘，三位姐妹从此结伴同行，终抵汴京，见识世间繁华。为了不被另攀高枝的欧阳旭从东京赶走，赵盼儿与宋引章、孙三娘一起历经艰辛，将小小茶坊一步步发展为汴京最大的酒楼，揭露了负心人的真面目，收获了各自的真挚感情和人生感悟，也为无数平凡女子推开了一扇平等救赎之门。
Zhao Pan'er, who opened a tea shop in Qiantang, Ouyang Xu went to Bianjing to rush for the exam.Finally received the news that her fiancé won Imperial examination third place in Bianjing, and he’ll wed daughter of a official.Ouyang Xu abandoned Zhao Pan'er for his career. Unwilling to accept her fate, she go to Bianjing want to justice. On the way, she met Gu Qianfan, an upright commander from Imperial City, they get involved in a big case in Jiangnan.Zhao Pan'er rescued Song Yinzhang, who was tricked into marriage and abused, and Sun Sanniang, a chef who was forced to leave home by her family, and the three sisters finally arrived in Bianjing. In order not to be driven away from Bianjing by Ouyang Xu, Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang went through a lot of hardships to develop a small teahouse into the largest restaurant in Bianjing, exposing the true face of the heartless man, and they have also opened a door of equal redemption for countless ordinary women.
Оуян Сюй, жених Чжао Паньэр, владелицы чайной в Ханчжоу, уехал в столицу на учебу, оставив невесту. Она едет в Пекин, чтобы добиваться справедливости. По дороге она спасает Сун Иньчжан, обманом выданную замуж, и Сунь Саннян, которая хочет совершить самоубийство из-за проблем в семье. Оуян Сюй прогоняет Чжао Паньэр, и тогда три подруги решают остаться в столице и зарабатывать своим трудом.
