该剧从一个小小的售楼处展开。通过几位售楼小姐的工作和生活片断，探讨当代白领阶层在对待恋爱、事业、金钱和家庭等诸多方面的人生态度。可以说尉缭是这个时代最杰出的军事战略家，有他相助自然是如虎添翼。Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns.Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family.Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community.In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August?Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter (Les Miserables) who she is determined to help form a union with John.The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren (Safe, Hustle) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel, Leo Suter, (Victoria) to leave the East India Company and join him at Beecham House.Gregory Fitoussi (Mr Selfridge, Spiral) plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence.Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge) is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards (Endeavour) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House?"Mice belong to rodents. It is indeed their natural nature to be good at digging holes and drilling the ground, but how efficient is it to use this skill to avoid fire on the spot?" I still couldn't believe it, so I continued to ask.其实杨长帆更愿意叫它手持火枪。同里馄饨店长大的女孩张果果，是镇上的送餐小妹。果果虽然没有很高的学历，但她热情、爽朗的性格赢得了邻里们的喜爱。众人不知道的是，果果本是著名的苏绣工坊金缕馆主人家的女儿，因一场意外阴差阳错地在同里长大。果果对刺绣有着独特的天赋，虽然一度被王爱玉反对，但她凭借坚持和刻苦，获得了众人的认可，并有机会进入金缕馆学习。果果感恩带大自己的王爱玉，故而将王爱玉的亲生女儿张雨欣一并视作自己的亲人。未料，雨欣偶然间成为果果亲生母亲徐卉婕的徒弟，她将留学海外学到的设计理念融入到刺绣中，成为了果果强劲的对手。在两人共同追求梦想的道路上，分别与一对兄弟李云恺、李云哲擦出爱的火花。在名利面前，雨欣迷失自我，而果果任凭挫折打磨，依然不改学习刺绣的初心。最终，果果用善良之心唤醒了所有人的良知，自己也在刺绣上成就了一番作为。性感美丽的雪莉·达灵顿（安娜·法瑞丝 Anna Faris 饰）曾是一名隶属于《花花公子》旗下的兔女郎，在27岁之前，她过着奢华无忧的快乐生活。然而就在27岁生日的第二天，她却被老板扫地出门。无所依靠且别无所长，雪梨漫无目的四处游走，偶然加入了由莫娜（凯特·戴琳斯 Kat Dennings 饰）、娜塔丽（艾玛·斯通 Emma Stone 饰）等女孩组成的女子联谊会Zeta Alpha Zeta，这些女孩穿着老土、性格怪异，在学校内其他团体的眼里如同怪胎。雪梨的到来有如一支催化剂，她利用自己丰富的经验帮助女孩们改变造型，打造吸引男性眼球的外形和气质，原本无人问津的女孩开始受到追捧，而雪梨也收获了属于自己的爱情……
