This series consists of four chapters: Liancheng, The Heroine, Xin Shisi Niang, and Huan Niang. Through the legendary fates of several extraordinary women, it tells four poignant and moving fantasy stories. Liancheng tells the poignant love story between Liancheng (played by Fan Wenfang), a descendant of a scholarly family, and the poor scholar Qiao Sheng (played by Nicky Wu); The Heroine tells the love-hate relationship between the Heroine (played by Lin Jiayu) and Gu Xiangru (played by Daniel Chan); Xin Shisi Niang tells a touching love story between the fox fairy Xin Shisi Niang (played by Liu Shishi) and the mortal Feng Sheng (played by TAE); Huan Niang tells the tragic story of the rich lady Zhao Huan Niang (played by Sun Li) and the popular young actor Wen Ruchun (played by Pan Yueming) who decided to commit suicide together because their parents disagreed. The 38-episode costume love TV series "Strange Women of Liao Zhai" is based on the classic novel "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and is performed by Wu Qilong, Fann Wong, Qu Ying, Pan Yueming, Sun Li, Daniel Chan, Liu Shishi, TAE, Li Qian and others.