剧集讲述了苏氏布商家的赘婿宁毅,帮助妻子苏檀儿一起搞事业,玩转武朝商界,成为江宁首富的故事;宁毅面对家事、国事、天下事,都勇往直前,从一个无人在意的小小赘婿,成长为真正为天下立心,为生民立命,顺应时代,也改变了时代的大人物。The drama tells a story where Ning Yi, a matrilocal son-in-law of a cloth merchant, embarks on a journey in Wu Dynasty and helps his wife, Su Tan'er, run family business and finally become the richest in Jiangning.