About
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid On-Seen. They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician Sun Bak Yeung and a trooper Kong-Wu. Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.
Cast
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee
as 苏完瓜尔佳·安茜
Charmaine Sheh Sze-Man
as 董佳·尔淳
Gigi Lai Chi
as 侯佳·玉莹
Sheren Tang Shui-Man
as 钮祜禄·如玥
Bowie Lam Bo-Yee
as 孙白飏
Moses Chan Ho
as 孔武
Jade Leung Tsang
as 纳兰·福雅
Rebecca Chan
as 钮祜禄氏
Maria Chen
as 宝婵
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
as 常永禄
Willie Wai Ga-Hung
as 陈爽
Chen Hung-Lieh
as 孙清华
Lo Hoi-Pang
as 徐万田
Felton Law Gwan-Joh
as 曹镇南、工头
朱婉仪
as 芷兰
Catherine Chau
as 白兰
June Chan Kei
as 郭络罗·淑宁
Iris Wong Yat-Tung
as 葆蕙
Renee Yan
as 明珠
Cheung Pui-Sai
as 娉婷
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Episode 1
Concubine CHAN tries but fails to sneak out of the Palace and Concubine YUE, on behalf of the Queen, decides to have her executed. CHAN keeps cursing the pregnant YUE until she draws her last breath. District Officer HUNG MO and his cousin CHAN SONG have been assigned to deliver the gifts for Emperor JIAQING back to the capital city. Along the way, they meet some members of the Tin Lee Sect who are trying to kidnap a group of xiu-nus – girls who are to attend the Imperial Concubine Selection in Peking (now known as Beijing). MO has mistakenly killed a man when he is trying to rescue SONG. The girls manage to persuade MO and SONG to escort them to the Palace. In order to break away from the Tin Lee Sect members, MO decides to leave the gifts aside. Xiu-nu YUKYING is a beautiful but arrogant young girl. She is on bad terms with everyone except for YEESHUN, another xiu-nu who once saved her life……
Episode 2
Royal Maid ON-SIN is shocked to discover that YING has got into CHAN’s room. She means to make a fool of YING so that YUE may let her off. YING blames SIN while SIN, as an experienced royal maid, teaches the girl a lesson about how to survive in the Palace. Like SHUN, xiu-nus YUEN-KEI and SHUK-NING are the adopted daughters of a eunuch TSU MAN-TIN. TIN sends them into the Palace hoping that they will help maintain his position. MO goes to gamble at a brothel and wins a lot of money. But his luck does not last. He loses everything eventually and gets severely beaten up. MO and SONG try to seek help from YING’s family, but in vain. They are therefore very disappointed. Imperial Physician SUEN CHING-WAH frowns when he is checking YUE’s pulse. YUE secretly summons another Imperial Physician SUEN PAK-YEUNG……
Episode 3
SIN will have to spend one more year in the Palace before she can return home. She has been very much looking forward to this day. MO and SONG are to renovate a hall of the Palace. SONG grumbles about the strict and complicated palace rules while MO has no feeling at all. YEUNG tries to cure YUE with acupuncture. TIN not only invites YEUNG to dinner but also gives him a great present. YEUNG is aware of his intention and reveals to him that YUE’s position is still strong. WAH is YEUNG’s father. YEUNG’s mother died some years ago and YEUNG believed that WAH was responsible for her death. Their relationship has broken down since then. WAH criticizes YEUNG for being too desperate for fame and success. He further points out that YEUNG should not have tried acupuncture which is strictly forbidden in the Palace. YEUNG refutes his allegations, leaving him unable to respond. YING twists her ankle while having the etiquette lessons……
Episode 4
TIN’s wife LIU SIK-CHUN goes to pray at a temple. When she gets back home, she is shocked to see TIN throwing antiques at the ground. TIN later explains to her why he did so. Not long after, TIN is taken away by central officials for questioning. YING tries to comfort SHUN, knowing that she has not yet given up finding her long lost sister. WAH claims he has revealed the secret that YEUNG has tried the forbidden treatment. He urges YEUNG to escape from the Palace as soon as possible, but YEUNG does not take his advice. An artisan falls down from the roof while renovating a hall. YEUNG knows the man is dead as soon as he sees the body, but MO assumes that he is simply reluctant to rescue the guy. After a check-up, YEUNG suggests YUE may require an early delivery. Suddenly, the Queen arrives to pay YUE a visit. YEUNG decides that YUE should have an early delivery of the baby……
Episode 5
MO discovers that it is actually the crows that have broken the Guan Yin statue. SIN is resolved to reiterate SO-YING’s innocence. Eunuch NGOK LAW-LEI points out that crows are regarded highly by Manchurians as their mascots, implying that SO-YING has to take the blame alone. SIN feels so sad for not being able to help the girl. MO is also upset by SO-YING’s death. He means to shoot the crows to express his outrage about the injustice. YEUNG is sorry about the tragedy but all that he can do is to give MO a few words of consolation. WAH mocks YEUNG for being too servile to his superiors but deep down he is weeping over his son whom he thinks has reached the point of no return. YEUNG knows what WAH is worried about. He is so downcast that he goes to confide in his soul mate HEUNG FAU. The Emperor returns to the Palace and offers to see YUE and the baby princess. YUE is a little upset as she realizes the Emperor has lost interest in her……
Episode 6
YUE gives each girl a silk fan while KEI’s gift is the most valuable. This has irked NING greatly. In order to defeat her enemies, NING has swapped YING’s medicine for SHUN’s, thus further worsening their health. Many imperial concubines think highly of YEUNG and would like to consult him, which has kept him so busy. WAH wonders why YING has been sick for so long. He then asks YEUNG to have a check. YEUNG is surprised to hear that YING needs to have jujubes added to her medicine. Filled with curiosity, YEUNG decides to carry out an investigation. YUE has a meeting with YEUNG, during which she tries to find out from him whether someone has done YING harm. YEUNG, however, has not revealed anything. NING has a new plan in her head but SHUN stops her from going any further before TIN is released. NING not only refuses to listen to her but also tricks KEI into swapping SHUN’s medicine for YING’s. KEI is caught and SHUN is heartbroken……
Episode 7
SIN’s grandmother is expected to visit SIN in the Palace but fails to show up eventually, which has disappointed SIN a bit. MO tries to get a better job by bribing his supervisor CHO CHUN-NAM, but in vain. This irks SONG beyond measure as all their money has been wasted for nothing. Knowing that SIN has not yet recovered from the death of SO-YING, MO tries to give her a few words of comfort. He believes that his future is in his hands, so he is not going to be as passive as SIN. YUE tries her very best to look as attractive as she used to be. YING gives YEUNG a big treat but WAH is afraid that this will cause gossip among their colleagues. To avoid any possible trouble, YEUNG returns all the presents and money to YING. Despite this, YING manages to persuade YEUNG to keep her secret. SHUN learns from YEUNG that KEI has died of disease when in exile. SHUN is so sad and breaks down in tears……
Episode 8
YUE points out that YING’s fan has revealed the enormity of her ambition but YING, whose eyes are already filled with tears, insists that she has no intention of replacing YUE. YUE gives her some words of consolation, seeming to be quite keen to befriend her. YING’s mother arrives at the Palace to pay her a visit. There she gives YING the last pot of money. TIN is finally released. SHUN apologizes to TIN and asks for a chance to make it up to him. CHUN suspects SHUN has become addicted to drugs and she tells TIN about it straight away. NAM insists that MO’s handkerchief is stolen from the Palace. He decides to punish MO and SONG and beats them almost to death. Luckily WAH passes by and stops him in time. The Palace has caught fire. MO risks his life to protect the wooden tablets created in memory of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty. MO gets injured and YEUNG gives him the best treatment possible……
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