Following the interlocking stratagems they had laid, Wang Yun betrothed his step daughter Diao Chan to Lv Bu, then, to sow discord between the two, presented the girl to Dong Zhou as a concubine. Lv Bu was furious, and each time he met Diao Chan, the latterfeigned a sad tearful look. One day, while Dong Chan was in court, Lv Bu rushed back to Dong Zhuo's residence to see the girl. In the Fengyi Pavilion the girl said to him with a desperate look, "I have prolonged my life in disgrace simply so I could have a final meeting with you and let you know my feelings. Ishould have waited upon you but unfortunately Dong Zhuo took me by force. We can only meet in the next life…" So saying she meant to throw herself into the lotus pool. Lv Bu hurriedly held her back and swore, "How can I be a man if I fail to marry you?"

Suddenly aware of Lv Bu's absence, Dong Zhuo, suspicious, rushed back to his residence to see Diao Chan was nowhere. The service maids told him the girl and Lv Bu were in the back garden. Dong Zhuo rushed there and at the sight of the two, roared with anger. Lv Bu fled. When Dong Zhuo got back to his bedroom he saw Diao Chan's face was tearful. Being demanded for an answer, the girl said, "I was enjoying flowers in the back garden when Lv Bu stole in to take my liberty. I tried to escape but he drove me to the pavilion with his lance…" Before long the interlocking stratagems worked out-Dong Zhuo was killed by Lv Bu.

故事简介：东汉末年司徒王允家的歌妓秦氏在一个风雨交加的夜晚被推出家门，风雨中秦氏生下一女取名罗馥，当晚被过路人辛福救回家中，将母女二人收养，当剧照时朝廷腐败，董卓专权，辛福一家人在一次围剿黄巾军中惨遭杀害，只剩下小儿辛延年在梅嫂的庇护下生还。罗馥与辛延年一起长大，青梅竹马，日夜相伴。二十年后，罗馥长成一位美若天仙，倾国倾城的女子，与辛延年热恋。同窗好友李儒也爱恋着罗馥。李、辛二人进京赶考，并同时被朝延录用，角而为了独占罗馥，李儒设计陷害辛延年入狱。并以此取得了丞相董卓的欢心，将自己的独生女儿婉娥嫁给了李儒。做了上门女婿的李儒回家省亲，父亲得知自己的独生子作了董贼的上门女婿。无颜见人，悬梁自尽了，李儒找到罗馥告诉她辛延年因辱骂朝延被打入死牢。叫她死了这份心，老老实实跟他，秦夫人怀疑其中有诈，派梅嫂同罗馥一同去京城打探虚实，临行前秦夫人给女儿带了一封信，叫她危难时找王允。原来秦氏二十年前为王允家一歌妓，深得王允喜欢，与其私通，怀孕中被王母赶出家门。当王允回家找秦氏时，王母告诉儿子秦氏走了……不知去向，二十年来王允一直念着她，陷入苦口婆心的相思之中。二十年后，当罗馥拿着夫人的信来的王允面前，王允惊呆了，他觉得她像一个人，但又不敢认，信中说这是秦氏的外甥女儿，王允当即收为义女，改中为貂蝉。王允早有除董卓之心，为民除害，但恐董卓身边有义子吕布，吕乃盖世英雄，只能智取不能强攻。王允深知董、吕二人乃好色之徒，故与曹操商议，制定连环计，利用貂蝉的美貌离间董、吕父子互相残杀，最后终于吕布之手了除掉了董卓。董卓一死，辛延获救，李儒也被吕布杀死。但当辛延年找到貂蝉想重归旧情时，貂蝉即永不见他，告诉他“你的罗馥已死，站在你面前的是貂蝉……是吕布的妻子，”辛延年无力跟吕布相争，便投奔曹操去了。吕布被曹操活捉，处死于白门楼，貂蝉离开沛县回到家乡。此时秦夫人找到王允来要女儿，并告诉他貂蝉是王允的亲生女儿，王允后悔莫及，痛不欲生，秦夫人一气之下杀死了王允。