
Princess Vivian goes into hiding to escape a political marriage. She saves scholar Julian Shaw and finances his studies. After Julian becomes an Imperial Scholar, he ungratefully divorces her. Vivian writes her own letter of divorce and makes a comeback as a Tea Merchant. She foils the schemes of Julian Shaw and Isabelle Sullivan. After her true identity is exposed, she finds love with the King of the Northern Marches, Alistair Rhys. She becomes his Queen.