Yuan Ying, Grand Xia War Department Master, protects Juno Thorne, his late wife's sister. Juno, forced into arranged marriage, marries Yuan Ying. Matriarch Thorne and Crystal belittle him. Zeke Harrison covets Juno, uses a project to force marriage. Yuan Ying, president of the Black Flag Group, secures the project. Selene Sterling with a marriage contract tries to break it. Tianjun Ying, young master of the Ying Family, heads to Azure Province for a confrontation between the brothers.