the drama followed the story of Zhen Huan, one of the Emporer's concubines. she was selected together with her sister to join the palace. she started out being innocent, but gradually learnt through the hard way to fend for herself when she got caught up in the schemes between the Empress and the rest of the concubines. through deceit she finally became the new Empress, but drew suspicions to her loyalty.
despite the vast amount of characters, they each managed to stand out and make us hate or love them individually. and other than the stunning costumes and visuals, the twists and turns of the story was absolutely engaging! it had a serious and historical feel to it, and still came out as an addictive romance. the drama was one highly enjoyable show that focused on the Emperor's concubines like it was cursed.
some backgrounds on the drama:
- episodes: 76
- director: 郑晓龙
- released: 2011
- casts: 孙俪, 陈建斌, 蔡少芬, 刘雪华, 李天柱, 李东学, 蒋欣, 斓曦, 陶昕然, 张晓龙
- language: Mandarin
- genre: Drama
Hi Levian, how are you?
ReplyDeleteI never really fancy Chinese soaps or shows but I have seen a few before. More with storyline like this might interest me more to know some part of history in a way.