After returning to the capital from Liaodong, Shen Yanqiu faces the malicious schemes of Madam Liu, the woman her father, Shen Huaian, intends to marry as his second wife. Calmly investigating the matter, she exposes the fact that Madam Liu already has a husband elsewhere and drives her out of the Shen residence. Next, she uses an iron fist to bring her eldest brother, Shen Yanzhou, to his senses after he becomes infatuated with women from the music houses. She also helps her timid eldest sister, Shen Yanlan, who is caught up in a broken engagement scandal, by letting her hear firsthand the insults spoken by her fiancé, Zhou Jin, ultimately helping her decisively break off the engagement. With thunderous determination, Shen Yanqiu puts the household in order and leads her father and siblings in rebuilding the family's values.