خلاصه داستان : در دهه 1920 چین، سونگلیان 19 ساله صیغه یک ارباب قدرتمند می‌شود و مجبور می‌شود برای امتیازات به دست آمده با سه همسر او رقابت کند.

China in the 1920s. After her father's death, 19 year old Songlian is forced to marry the much older lord of a powerful family. With three wives already, each living in a separate house within the great castle, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained. This competition gets out of hand.