Elena Wade, a teacher, transmigrates into the disfavored daughter of the Minister of Justice Manor. She is forced into a substitute wedding to Zane Chase, Lord of the Earl of Yuan Yang Manor, becoming a widow with his unruly stepson Jasper Chase. Jasper provokes her. Elena asserts her authority. Earl Chase the Elder grants her household management. Elena reorganizes the household, disciplines her stepson. The stepson softens and matures.