A man and a woman use borrowed identities: a poor scholar and a princess. The scholar agrees to break off an engagement for the House of Sutton. He expects to play the villain, but discovers the other party is also an imposter. Under false identities, they battle wits, and their act turns into real feelings. After the scholar becomes Top Scholar, the Emperor decrees a marriage. As he worries how to refuse, he sees the bride is the princess, giving him a sly smile!