A young woman is forced to marry an older man who runs a roadhouse saloon. She is constantly being raped by her husband, a drunken loutish brute. She harbors a young man wanted by the police in a murder case, and soon the fugitive and the young wife have a torrid affair as she continues to hide him from the authorities.

Life of Eunuchs and courtesans in the royal hinterland from an expert's point of view. Analyse of the life behind the scenes of the palace and detailed explanation of the life of the Chinese court!