After the loss of life of Normal Franco, the Leguineche household leaves their property of Los Tejadillos, the place they've remained for many years in voluntary exile, with the aim of returning to Madrid to actively take part within the social occasions of the aristocracy and to get nearer to the closest circle of the Spanish monarch. The obsession of the outdated marquis is centered on getting in contact with probably the most illustrious surnames, to ascend socially and to renew the pomp and courtly life that his household misplaced a very long time in the past. To this finish, he decides to maneuver into an outdated palace he owns, positioned within the middle of the capital, however not earlier than overcoming the difficulties posed by his spouse, who deeply hates each her husband and her son. To regain management of the palace, the Marquis of Leguineche tries to handicap his spouse, arguing an incurable psychological sickness, after which undertake a reform of the place with a view to adapt it to aristocratic life.