L'adaptation du roman de Tolstoï qui raconte le règne du Tsar Alexandre Ier et le triangle amoureux entre Natasha Rostova, Pierre Bezukhov et Andrei Bolkonsky.
Despite being born with low status, Luo Shiyiniang is extremely assertive and believes that a woman's vision should not be limited to the household. She hopes to rely on her embroidery skills as a ticket to freedom. However, the once-esteemed Luo family is in a state of decline. Hoping to save the clan through a marriage alliance, Shiyiniang is selected to become the wife of Yongping Duke and great general Xu Lingyi. Things were not easy for Shiyiniang due to the Xu family's biases towards her. Nonetheless, she manages to win their trust through her optimism and sincerity. Xu Lingyi also becomes attracted to Shiyiniang's various beautiful qualities such that husband and wife find love after marriage.
Londres, 1936. Le 165 Eaton Place, abandonné depuis le départ des Bellamy 6 ans auparavant, reprend vie grâce à l'arrivée des nouveaux propriétaires : Sir Hallam Holland, diplomate de haut-rang et sa femme Lady Agnès. Pour redonner tout son lustre à cette somptueuse demeure, Lady Agnès consulte Rose Buck, l'ancienne gouvernante des Bellamy, pour qu'elle recrute le personnel adéquat...