Since the discovery of symmetric helical interactions in the spin-orbit coupled single-band Hubbard model by Moriya and Kaplan, Shekhtman, Entin, Aharony et al. have successfully used this non-negligible symmetric helical exchange interaction to explain the weak ferromagnetism of La ₂CuO ₄. By using the non-Markovian quantum state diffusion method, the quantum discord of non-Markovian dynamics in the spin chain system that has Kaplan–Shekhtman–Entin-Wohlman–Aharony interactions and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions is studied. The effects of Kaplan–Shekhtman–Entin-Wohlman–Aharony interaction on the quantum discord under different external magnetic fields at zero and finite temperatures are discussed. The results show that the quantum discord in the system can be increased via the increasing of Kaplan–Shekhtman–Entin-Wohlman–Aharony interaction in the case of zero or uniform magnetic field, while the case is opposite under the nonuniform magnetic field. More importantly, the ideal discord state can be obtained by modulating the uniform magnetic field and Kaplan–Shekhtman–Entin-Wohlman–Aharony interaction. Moreover, the Markovian case and the effect of temperature on the quantum discord are also discussed, respectively.