Shirayuki, despite her name meaning "snow white," is a happy, red-haired girl who works diligently as an apothecary at her herbal business in Tanbarun. Her existence is turned upside down when she is seen by Prince Raji, the bumbling prince of Tanbarun, who subsequently tries to force her to become his concubine. Shirayuki, unwilling to give up her freedom, cuts her long red hair and flees into the forest, where she is saved by Zen Wistalia, the second prince of a neighboring kingdom, and his two aides from Raji. Shirayuki sets her eyes on becoming the court herbalist of Zen's kingdom, Clarines, in the hopes of one day repaying her debt to the trio.