嫣公主（蔡卓妍飾）一心遠嫁番國當皇妃，怎知卻在漫漫的出嫁途中，與負責護送的程將軍（林峰飾）由最初互找麻煩，變成互生情愫。不顧愛情天地不容，二人交換身上的陪嫁明珠和家傳翡翠，以作訂情時，卻山賊來襲。混亂中，嫣失足墮崖，流落民間;程落入山賊手中，走進了賊窩，一對有情人失散，各有一段奇遇。

程被山賊女首領祝三娘（容祖儿飾）帶回山寨，卻誤打誤撞令破落山寨漸漸壯大，更因而令祝心生愛慕。程要離寨尋找公主，癡情的祝堅持相隨。

嫣大難不死，卻失去記憶，被說書人凌感開（王祖藍飾）所救，竟開始了夫唱婦隨的說書生活。

當程與嫣重遇，失憶的嫣已是個平民女子，還愛上了凌...

Princess Yan (played by Charlene Choi) is appointed to be the consort of the Fan State . During her journey to the Fan State she and her military escort, General Cheng (played by Raymond Lam), are constantly getting each other into trouble. Gradually, they fall in love.

Despite their forbidden love, Princess Yan and General Cheng exchange love tokens-a pearl from Yan's dowry and an emerald of Cheng's family heritage. When they are attacked by a lady brigand, Princess Yan falls down from a high cliff. Although she survives, she loses her memory and not knowing she is a princess, from that day lives her life as a commoner. General Cheng is kidnapped by the lady brigand and taken prisoner. Thus the lovers lose contact with each other and there starts their adventure.

General Cheng is taken to the brigand fortress by the lady brigand chieftain, Zhu Sanniang (played by Joey Yung). With General Cheng's knowledge and expertise the brigand fortress thrives. Zhu admires General Cheng and begins to feel affection for him.

When General Cheng leaves the brigand fortress in search of Princess Yan, Zhu's strong affection for General Cheng compels her to follow him.

When Princess Yan fell from the cliff and lost her memory, she was saved by storyteller Ling Gankai (played by Cho Lam Wong). Princess Yan is devoted to Ling and follows him everywhere.

When General Cheng finds Princess Yan living as a commoner, he discovers that not only has she lost her memory but that she has fallen in love with Ling...