Love and harmony reign in the family of Count Petrovsky. The only thing that darkens the happiness of Elena and Vladimir is the absence of children. The Countess leaves for the waters to be treated for infertility. With impatience and hope, she prepares to meet her husband. But at home, severe disappointment awaits her... She finds her husband in bed with a serf girl. Which, moreover, is pregnant by the count...To be able to not only collect the fragments of happiness that was shattered, but also turn the situation to her advantage - not every woman is capable of this.