故事发生在1798年的法国凡尔赛宫，革命的热潮席卷了整个国家，居住在宫中的王公贵族们成为了革命者们攻击的对象。为了保命，很多人决定逃跑，可是皇后玛丽（黛安·克鲁格 Diane Kruger 饰）却无法放下她高贵的尊严。长久以来，波利内公爵夫人（维吉妮·拉朵嫣 Virginie Ledoyen 饰）和玛丽皇后保持了暧昧而又亲密的关系，而这一次，保全波利内公爵夫人的性命则成为了玛丽皇后首当其冲需要解决的问题。 西朵妮（蕾雅·赛杜 Léa Seydoux 饰）只是一介小小侍女，但她对玛丽皇后的忠臣和爱慕是任何人都无法相比的，即使到了这个紧要关头，她依然希望能够守在玛丽皇后的身边，为她卖命。于是，西朵妮顺理成章的成为了玛丽皇后手中的棋子，而她并不知道，自己将要面临的是怎样的命运。
凯瑟琳·斯洛珀（奥利维娅·德·哈维兰 饰）是一位腼腆而相貌平常的女孩子，因她将从父母那继承一大笔钱，而被野心勃勃的莫里斯·汤森（蒙哥马利·克利夫特 饰）欺骗。最后，明智的她通过试探识穿了这个骗子的鬼把戏，她的心情也终趋平静。通过这部影片我们看到了极其微妙但又有所克制的爱情——一种基本上消除了情感因素的，讲求实际的爱情。影片中每个场景在细节上都很准确，构思精巧，富有文学性。
Despite being born with low status, Luo Shiyiniang is extremely assertive and believes that a woman's vision should not be limited to the household. She hopes to rely on her embroidery skills as a ticket to freedom. However, the once-esteemed Luo family is in a state of decline. Hoping to save the clan through a marriage alliance, Shiyiniang is selected to become the wife of Yongping Duke and great general Xu Lingyi. Things were not easy for Shiyiniang due to the Xu family's biases towards her. Nonetheless, she manages to win their trust through her optimism and sincerity. Xu Lingyi also becomes attracted to Shiyiniang's various beautiful qualities such that husband and wife find love after marriage.
A story that follows Xie Xiaoni, the daughter of a silk merchant who loses her family due to a conspiracy. Determined to stand on her own, she works on improving her skills to make a name for herself. Along the way, she finds love in Ouyang Ziyu. As the daughter of the Xie clan, Xie Xiaoni spend her life preparing to succeed the family business to become a female merchant. However, the Xie clan falls to ruin after being framed by their rival, the Su clan. Xie Xiaoni survives and vows to clear their name and revive the Xie clan. She enters the Jiangnan Yunjin manor under the pseudonym Nichang to learn embroidery skills. Years of training allows her to gain a foothold in the industry. However, the Su clan becomes aware of her intentions and attempts to silence her for good. Ouyang Ziyu who has been in love with Nichang steps up to help her.
There are two women - one a childhood sweetheart and the other a proper wife - both are natural enemies yet they work together to promulgate the art of weaving. Set during the Qing Dynasty, the weaving industry of Gusu dominates the industry with its embroideries often sent to the palace as court tributes. The Ren family of Suzhou has perfected the style of weaving passed down from their ancestors for generations. The master of the house, Ren Xue Tang, has a gentle personality. On the contrary, his wife Shen Cui Xi is headstrong. With a personality like the thunder and the winds, she is swift and decisive. Under her management, the Ren family flourished and its craftsmanship grew in recognition so much that she has become known as the mother of the house. Ren Xue Yang unexpectedly gets into an accident while trying to track down smugglers.
Dom Chinea works with a team of business and craft experts to help a group of budding entrepreneurs make a living from their crafting hobby.
