数年前，佛山最大的银楼之一“尚银楼”面临经营危机，银楼当家大少爷尚铿（秦沛 饰）与妻子小蝶（薛家燕 饰）一起苦苦相劝二少爷尚鋆（伍卫国 饰）与沈家小姐结婚，好取得沈家的贷款。当时二少爷已经有了一个谈婚论嫁的恋人秀杏（伍咏薇 饰），但为了家族，也只好忍痛与沈家小姐结婚，婚后到了法国生活。奸诈的尚铿看中了秀杏的美色，与小蝶一起用计将秀杏骗来与自己成了亲。可怜秀杏一直以为当年是尚鋆行礼前远走高飞，自己为保名节才与尚铿行礼。

　　秀杏嫁入尚家后，一直有丫鬟秋菊（杨思琦 饰）照料，深居简出、与世无争，即使面对霸道的二太太，也处处忍让。大太太小蝶其实所做一切都是为了顺从丈夫，她心地善良，所以也处处照顾秀杏，两人关系亲如姐妹。

　　一日，二少爷尚鋆携家眷一起回到了尚家探亲，从此原本平静的尚家便激起许多波浪。二少爷长期受到民主、人权的思想渲染，和思想守旧、自私自利的大少爷处处发生冲突，两人经常在争吵得面红耳赤。为了推翻大少爷的“封建统治”，二少爷决定留下来争夺尚银楼的当家之位。另一方面，秀杏终于得知了当年的真相，原本善良的她为了报复尚家，慢慢变得心狠手辣起来

Sheung's Silver Chamber, the largest jewel company in Foshan, Guangdong Province China, is facing serious financial difficulties. In order to obtain a loan from Shum’s family, Sheung Hang (Paul Chun), owner of the Chamber, together with his primary wife, Choi Siu-Tip (Nancy Sit Ka Yin), plot to arrange marriage between Sheung Wan (Ng Wai Kwok), Hang’s younger brother, and Shum Wing-Tung (Winnie Young), daughter of Shum’s family. Fueled by hatred, Ching Sau-Hang (Christine Ng), Wan’s lover, marries Hang and ironically becomes Wan’s sister-in-law. Wan falls out with Hang, and opts to live abroad and disconnects from his family.