采薇（娄艺潇饰）原本和白家大少爷乾枫（钱咏辰饰）是一对恋人，两人定亲后，乾枫外出经商，却在一场意外中遇难。采薇还没正式过门就守了寡。白家二少奶奶马馥芳（萱萱饰）嫉妒采薇，一直容不下她，而二少爷乾笙却一直默默喜欢着采薇。后来采薇惨遭马馥芳的陷害，无奈之下只能嫁给乾笙做妾。婚后，乾笙一直对采薇宠爱有加，这让正室马馥芳妒火中烧，而乾笙的另一房小妾在采薇过门后就已经失宠，为了争宠，她们二人处处排挤针对采薇。无论面对多少困难，采薇都坚强地面对，她凭借智慧化解妻妾之间的矛盾，并且在朝夕相处中爱上了乾笙。就在这个时候，白乾枫竟然平安归来，但是采薇已经嫁给自己的亲弟弟，他心有不甘，在马馥芳的利用下，处处为难采薇。后来白家被人暗算，倾家荡产，采薇带领庭院里的女人们支撑着整个家

Cai Wei (played by Lou Yixiao) and Qian Feng (played by Qian Yongchen), the young master of the Bai family, were originally lovers. Feng went out to do business, but died in an accident. Caiwei became a widow before she formally entered the family. Ma Fufang (played by Xuanxuan), the second young lady of the Bai family, is jealous of Caiwei and has always been unable to tolerate her, while the second young master Gan Sheng has always silently liked Caiwei. Later, Caiwei was tragically framed by Ma Fufang, and had no choice but to marry Gan Sheng as a concubine. After marriage, Gan Sheng has been doting on Cai Wei all the time, which makes Ma Fufang, the main wife, jealous, and Gan Sheng's other concubine has fallen out of favor after Cai Wei got married. Wei. No matter how many difficulties she faced, Caiwei faced it with tenacity. She used her wisdom to resolve the conflicts between wives and concubines, and fell in love with Gan Sheng while getting along day and night. At this moment, Bai Ganfeng returned safely, but Caiwei was already married to his own younger brother, so he was unwilling, and under Ma Fufang's use, he made it difficult for Caiwei everywhere. Later, the Bai family was plotted against and went bankrupt. Caiwei led the women in the courtyard to support the whole family