Beauty at War

During the reign of Emperor JIAQING, the decline of the Qing Empire occurs after the continuation of an era of prosperity in the reigns of Emperors KANGXI, YONGZHENG and QIANLONG. Soon after Emperor JIAQING brings along his Empress RUI aw…

LAU-FEI refuses to attend the banquet arranged by Master KIU – the son of a businessman, instead he indulges in gambling, and even pays the gambling debt for a man called LUK PING. LAU-FEI once got into trouble during his performance in t…

SEUNG-LING knows that Prince MIN-YU has made good progress in playing Go, which is a great comfort to her. CHUN-LAM reports that TUNG-SHING has caught the flautist and the palace maid. She suspects the two were meeting on the sly at the …

With NAM-MUNG reporting that the whole troupe has been reserved by the beggars, who are hired by Master KIU, the troupe members are scheming to sever their ties with the Cheung Wo Troupe. LAU-FEI goes to relax at a Manchu young man HA-TO'…

With NAM-MUNG reporting that the whole troupe has been reserved by the beggars, who are hired by Master KIU, the troupe members are scheming to sever their ties with the Cheung Wo Troupe. LAU-FEI goes to relax at a Manchu young man HA-TO'…

All the theatrical restaurants in Beijing City refuse to let the Cheung Wo Troupe perform for fear of MA SUN-MUN's power. In order to make a living, KUK-SANG agrees to train the eunuchs of the Forbidden City in response to the invitation …

Although SUN-MUN tries every possible means to make things difficult for LAU-FEI, LAU-FEI puts up with them one by one. During the night, when LAU-FEI accompanies SUN-MUN to have a drink, SUN-MUN sends a teenage prostitute TSZ-KUEN to ser…

Although SUN-MUN tries every possible means to make things difficult for LAU-FEI, LAU-FEI puts up with them one by one. During the night, when LAU-FEI accompanies SUN-MUN to have a drink, SUN-MUN sends a teenage prostitute TSZ-KUEN to ser…

Lady YUE-YUET takes a rare opportunity to visit Prince MIN-YU, but she leaves empty-handed as Prince MIN-YU is indulged in scrolls. SUN-MUN receives a lot of gratuity in reward for having successfully arranged the performance, so he sends…

While taking care of his father, KAT-HOI finds out there is some paper in the cake box, from which he extrapolates that his real Lady Luck is the imperial consort he met in the Chang Yin Pavilion. SUN-MUN fails to arrange the Theatrical O…

SO GOONG GOONG goes to the Attending Office, asking them a favor for young eunuch LUK-HEI, who wants to assist LAU-FEI during his training. He is taunted by SUN-MUN instead, as such the two have a falling-out. Being in the grip of the ru…

SEUNG-LING applies to leave the palace to visit her children, so YEE-HO informs SU-LAN to relay Lady YUE-YUET’s approval, yet SU-LAN fails to do so. Upon SEUNG-LING’s return, SU-LAN spots that there is a letter in her hand. SEUNG-LING, wi…

The gift that the Cheung Wo Troupe sends to SEUNG-LING in return is the portrait of DU LINIANG of "Peony Pavilion" shown at the Chang Yin Pavilion. Having come round to everything, Lady YUEN-SAU believes that she can be set free as long a…

The issue of YEUK-KWAI going insane and walking around in the palace has come to a boil, so Lady YUE-YUET plans to send her out of the palace early, but is forestalled by Lady YUNG. All of a sudden, Prince MIN-YU has a high fever with sym…

Lady YUEN-SAU dresses up nicely and makes an appearance, but she is accused by Lady SHUK and Lady KUNG of offending the standard of propriety. Unexpectedly, Lady YUEN-SAU fights back arrogantly, indicating that the imperial harem is now u…

Ever since Prince MIN-YU and Lady YUNG died, there have been rumors about a ghost haunting in the palace. Following the death of Lady YUNG, Lady YUEN-SAU gets off the hook from any obligations and is free to meet up with Lady YUE-YUET any…

As SEUNG-LING is leaving the palace soon, HA-TO casts doubts upon BA-CHA’s capability of gathering intelligence. In response to this, BA-CHA says there is still MUK-DO-YEE. Lady YUE-YUET tells SEUNG-LING frankly that she no longer believ…

Ever since he returned from Rehe, TSAU-YIN has had a meteoric rise as he found favor with the Emperor. SUN-MUN proposes dealing with LAU-FEI on behalf of TSAU-YIN, so that TSAU-YIN can devote all his effort to the opera composition for th…

Having been preordained by the Emperor to manage the troupe in the imperial harem, TSAU-YIN takes the chance to taunt LAU-FEI. Lady YUE-YUET asks BA-CHA to call upon her in the palace, confronting him with SEUNG-LING face-to-face. Withou…

When Lady YUEN-SAU travels around in the imperial garden with Lady YUE-YUET, she mentions about a rumor from a palace maid that someone is scheming something. Knowing that Lady YUEN-SAU is targeting her, Lady YUE-YUET refuses to talk abo…

SEUNG-LING returns to the palace with regard to MUK-DO-YEE's marriage, and the two finally mend fences between them, developing a genuine mother-daughter relationship. Lady YUE-YUET meets SEUNG-LING, shirking all the responsibility of arr…

SUN-MUN pesters all eunuchs of the Attending Office to drink with him, and becomes so deadly drunk. On his way back to his bedroom, he runs into KAT-HOI, intending to vent his anger on him. On the contrary, KAT-HOI not only gives him a g…

SUN-MUN pesters all eunuchs of the Attending Office to drink with him, and becomes so deadly drunk. On his way back to his bedroom, he runs into KAT-HOI, intending to vent his anger on him. On the contrary, KAT-HOI not only gives him a g…

LAU-FEI invites SEUNG-LING to gather at the Shu Fang Study after performing in the Double Seventh Festival, however, his invitation letter is modified by Lady YUE-YUET. During the night of the Double Seventh Festival, Lady YUE-YUET sudden…

LUK-HEI urges LAU-FEI to write back to SEUNG-LING so as not to make her worry. At last LAU-FEI issues a letter himself. NAM-MUNG suddenly sees YING-KAM smoking tobacco despite being pregnant, so he cannot refrain from persuading her to s…

Having learnt that LAU-FEI was attacked outside the palace, SEUNG-LING approaches MUK-DO-YEE to inquire about his injuries. The palace servants place the books in sunlight when the sky is clear and bright, during which the paper umbrella …

CHI-HEEN worries about KAT-HOI for knowing too many secrets of Lady YUEN-SAU. After hearing this, surprisingly, KAT-HOI dashes out of the house and picks up some charcoal to burn in his own hands. His act of self-mutilation touches Lady …

TSAU-YIN returns home and finds YING-KAM is missing. Thinking it was LAU-FEI who accosted his wife, TSAU-YIN dashes back to the troupe to question him. There he gets to know that YING-KAM is suffering from anxiety. LAU GOONG GOONG, who …

SEUNG-LING continues to show her gloomy face in front of Lady YUE-YUET so as to make her fall into trap. Apart from indicating that LAU-FEI begins shifting his feeling towards Lady YUE-YUET, SEUNG-LING also discloses to Lady YUE-YUET that…

SEUNG-LING continues to show her gloomy face in front of Lady YUE-YUET so as to make her fall into trap. Apart from indicating that LAU-FEI begins shifting his feeling towards Lady YUE-YUET, SEUNG-LING also discloses to Lady YUE-YUET that…