Modern top scorer Talia Zhao time-travels into Aidan Shaw, poor scholar. He resolves to protect his family. Framed by the Clan Chief, who tries to force his sister to become a concubine, Aidan Shaw makes a pact to become the Top Scorer, with help from Vera Sterling. He becomes a Triple Crown Scorer, investigates corruption, overturns Sterling family case, and punishes the Clan Chief. Using modern knowledge, he becomes a virtuous official.
