In the Great Zheng Dynasty, Shen Wanqing, the granddaughter of the Shen family's primary lineage, brought a million-tael dowry to support her humble husband, Pei Yanzhou, in becoming an imperial merchant. Ten years of dedication were repaid with her husband secretly keeping a mistress, misappropriating her dowry, and planning to divorce her. Enduring in silence, Shen Wanqing gathered a full set of evidence, made a public rupture at her mother-in-law's birthday banquet to successfully divorce, and reclaimed her dowry assets. She pacified the internal chaos of the Shen family, founded the Shen Firm, and became the first female chamber of commerce president in the capital. Successively confronting corrupt merchant Xue Chongshan and corrupt officials, she ferreted out the mastermind behind the scenes, Prince Jing. The first season concludes as Shen Wanqing rejects Prince Jing's coercion and enticement, welcoming a massive crisis in the game between power and commerce.