簡介：旗人(ren)貴族后裔——蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)家道(dao)中落，身世飄(piao)零，和(he)族親(qin)旗人(ren)破落子弟洪爺相依為命(ming)。蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)好不容易在瑞王府(fu)站(zhan)落腳跟(gen)，瑞王府(fu)卻被軍(jun)閥抄家，王爺自盡，只(zhi)給(gei)了(le)蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)一個(ge)水(shui)(shui)仙(xian)(xian)盆(pen)留個(ge)念(nian)想(xiang)(xiang)。蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)答應了(le)車夫生(sheng)子的求婚，可生(sheng)子卻在婚禮(li)當天(tian)被敗兵挾裹出(chu)城。生(sheng)子的結義兄弟天(tian)和(he)代生(sheng)子娶了(le)蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)。蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)與天(tian)和(he)相愛(ai)了(le)，他們在困苦生(sheng)活中相守。蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)心高，想(xiang)(xiang)讓(rang)天(tian)和(he)過(guo)好日子，她(ta)借錢(qian)做生(sheng)意(yi)賠了(le)，為了(le)還(huan)債，蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)只(zhi)得拿出(chu)王爺臨死前贈她(ta)的水(shui)(shui)仙(xian)(xian)盆(pen)賣掉。沒想(xiang)(xiang)到(dao)(dao)這個(ge)水(shui)(shui)仙(xian)(xian)盆(pen)引起了(le)古(gu)玩屆(jie)的轟(hong)動。蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)找到(dao)(dao)懂行的洪爺幫忙，洪爺帶著天(tian)和(he)裝富人(ren)賣水(shui)(shui)仙(xian)(xian)盆(pen)。蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)在寒冷(leng)中憧憬著有(you)錢(qian)了(le)就能跟(gen)天(tian)和(he)幸福(fu)地相守，可天(tian)和(he)卻漸漸習慣了(le)過(guo)有(you)錢(qian)人(ren)的日子，還(huan)和(he)戲子假戲真(zhen)做，對蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)越來(lai)越冷(leng)漠。等意(yi)識到(dao)(dao)到(dao)(dao)天(tian)和(he)變了(le)，蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)這才醒悟(wu)過(guo)來(lai)，卻為時已晚(wan)，天(tian)和(he)已經回不了(le)頭了(le)。蓮(lian)花(hua)(hua)(hua)一槍打破了(le)水(shui)(shui)仙(xian)(xian)盆(pen)，天(tian)和(he)瘋了(le)……