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  • Story of Kunning Palace

    #1

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Bai Lu, Zhang Linghe
    Jiang Xuening once struggled hard to become a queen, only to be driven to suicide in a palace mutiny. Now, Jiang Xuening's dream is to get away from power and take charge of her own life. But by chance she enters the palace as a companion, becoming a student of the imperial teacher Xie Wei, and meets Xue Shu, the niece of Empress Dowager Xue, who enters the palace at the same time. Jiang Xuening is taught by Xie Wei, while secretly plotting to stop Yan Lin from the event "Blood Crown Ceremony". Through Jiang Xuening and Xie Wei's planning, the lives of the Yan family are saved. After the Ritual, Jiang Xuening inadvertently involves herself in the government's plan to eradicate the Pingnan Lord's rebellious party. She goes into the enemy's camp with Zhang Zhe, and at a critical moment, Jiang Xuening defends Zhang Zhe with her body, but they are unable to be together in the end. When an enemy country, Dayue, invades the country, Princess Shen Zhiyi resolutely embarks on marriage to seek peace. In order to save her friend Shen Zhiyi, Jiang Xuening accompanies Xie Wei north to invade Da Yue. In the midst of many crises, Xie Wei protects Jiang Xuening even to the extent of hurting himself, and they gradually develop a love for each other. However, a bigger conspiracy gradually emerges, which points to the truth of the Pingnan Lord incident 20 years ago. In the end, Jiang Xuening and Xie Wei work together to uncover the truth, and Jiang Xuening uses her love to change Xie Wei, and they finally get together.
  • Love You Seven Times

    #2

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Yang Chaoyue, Ding Yuxi
    Xiao Xiangzi was originally a cloud, but was immortalized by the Immortal Matchmaker and worked in his Pavilion. Chu Kong was a disciple of the Immortal Mao Ri. He had ever mistakenly entered the matchmaker’s pavilion and been taken as a bad guy. He also broke Xiao Xiangzi’s fan, so they quarreled and accidentally messed up the red line, resulting in the three worlds of marriage chaos. The Heavenly Emperor punished them to go through seven lives of love before they can return to heaven, the story also began from then on!
  • An Ancient Love Song

    #3

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Zhang Yaqin, Guo Jianan
    Shen Buyan, a modern-day bestselling author of history, time-travels to meet Lu Yuan, a "Demon Empress" who has left her bad legacy in history.
  • The Trust

    #4

    Historical, Fantasy, Romance
    Song Yanfei, Zhang Haowei
    Emperor Wenzhi, Xiao Jinyun, and Empress Xu Yu, a daughter of a general’s family swapped bodies due to an accident. During the period of playing as each other, they gradually understand each other and learn love and trust, resolving misunderstandings and crises.
  • Empress Won't Go To Court

    #5

    Historical, Romance, Fantasy
    Ke Ying, Qian Zhe
    Modern girl Gu Jinyan accidentally travels to ancient times and switches souls with the Emperor, despite being the Empress herself! After using the Emperor's body in various ways and engaging in unexpected palace conflicts, the Emperor and Empress, who initially despised each other, must work together to find a way to switch back. This leads to hilarious bickering and acting both inside and outside the court. As a result, the Empress, who is ignorant of politics, faces difficulties in the court, while the Emperor, who resides in the palace, sees the true colors of his lover from a different perspective...
  • Unchained Love

    #6

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Dylan Wang, Yukee Chen, Peter Ho
    During the period of Longhua, Xiao Duo, a eunuch in charge of the imperial court, planned a palace mutiny with Lord Fu to help him ascend to the throne. Bu Yinlou, who should have been buried, was saved by Xiao Duo because the emperor was interested in her and was later placed in Xiao’s house. They got along with each other day by day and gradually developed affection, but due to their status, they had to hide their feelings. Xiao Duo went to Jiangnan to supervise a silk trade with a foreign country. Bu Yinlou accompanied him to visit her relatives in the south. During the trip, they fell in love and finally revealed their feelings, but there were many obstacles ahead. Xiao Duo’s true identity, the threat of the Lord Nanyuan, and the suppression of the Emperor, a small mistake will lead to a deadly disaster. Bu Yinlou decided to sacrifice herself and entered the palace. Xiao Duo misunderstood her. They had to hide their emotion. What will their fate be?
  • Palace of Devotion

    #7

    Historical, Political
    Liu Tao, Vic Chou
    The “Golden Box Alliance” left behind during the time of Zhao Kuangyin triggers the battle for imperial power in the Song court. Liu E (Liu Tao), an orphan girl from Shu Land, falls in love with the third prince Zhao Heng (Zhou Yumin) during the war. They go through the rebellion of the King of Qin, the three sons take over the power, the battle of Stillwater, and finally come to the end of their suffering. Liu E is a talented and respectful person who is trusted by Zhao Heng. Zhao Heng loses several sons one after another, the succession of the throne is imminent. The ministers and clans in the dynasty are fighting with each other for their own interests, or secretly allied. The Song dynasty is facing an unprecedented crisis. At the time of Zhao Heng’s death, Emperor Renzong is young and weak. Liu E, in order to fulfill the wishes of Zhao Heng, takes charge of the dynasty behind the curtain closed, puts an end to the party disputes, builts water conservancy, establishes welfare, properly resolves the disputes and anxiety of the neighboring ethnic groups, and boldly employes new talents such as Fan Zhongyan, Yanshu, and Su Xun. This lays a solid foundation for the reign of Emperor Renzong for more than forty years after Emperor Renzong came to power.
  • Queen Dugu

    #8

    Historical, Romance, Political
    Joe Chen, Chen Xiao
    Due to the persecution of her family by powerful ministers, Dugu Jialuo was always independent and strong from an early age. At the time, her husband, Yang Jian, had already shown great courage and success in battle. In the midst of the chaos, he ascended to the throne and established the Sui dynasty, unifying China and then developing the culture and economy. Dugu Jialuo and Yang Jian were honored as the "Two Leaders" and played an integral part in their success in creating the Sui dynasty. Dugu Jialuo and Yang Jian walked hand in hand through the storms of their lives, always loving and devoted to each other. She always urged Yang Jian to be diligent and to love the people, and whatever the circumstances of their lives, the couple maintained a diligent, thrifty, and simple family style, creating a good story of the harem life of ancient Chinese emperors.
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    #9

    Historical, Romance
    Wu Jinyan, Nie Yuan, Qin Lan
    In the sixth year of the Qianlong reign, a young girl Wei Yingluo entered the Forbidden City as a palace maid to seek the truth about her eldest sister’s death. After an investigation, Wei Yingluo confirmed that her sister’s death was related to the absurd prince Hong Zhou, and was determined to get justice. Empress Fucha, who was skilled in rituals and laws, worried that Wei Yingluo has gone astray and tried her best to give her warmth and help. Under the empress’ careful guidance, Wei Yingluo grew up to be a strong and upright court lady and put aside her grudges to live a serious life. The unfortunate death of the Empress makes Wei Yingluo misunderstand Emperor Qianlong, but they went from mutual hostility to understanding and supporting each other finally.
  • Legend of Yun Xi

    #10

    Historical, Romance, Wuxia
    Ju Jingyi, Zhang Zhehan
    As the daughter of an Imperial Doctor, Han Yunxi lost her mother at a young age and has gone through various trials and tribulations. But she still maintains a positive and optimistic attitude. She has a talent for medicine and is well versed in traditional healing arts, but suffers from jealousy and ostracism. By coincidence, Yunxi married Lord Qin, Long Feiye. From then on she was caught in the middle of a treacherous court struggle. With her excellent medical skills, wise mind, and kind heart, Han Yunxi managed to detoxify for the court ministers, helped Long Feiye to detect the traitor, relieved the people of the country from the scourge of plague, and successfully cured the Prince who was infected with a strange disease. Han Yunxi is not only loved by the people for her benevolent attitude as a healer, but also helps Long Feiye to break all kinds of schemes and tricks that are harmful to the country and the people, and quell the unrest of the Chu Family. After a series of life changes, Yun Shi’s medical skills became more exquisite and won the affection of the King of Qin. They were indifferent to fame and fortune and studied medicine together, and eventually left the hustle and bustle of the palace and lived a happy life without contention.
  • Detective Dee

    #11

    Historical, Suspense, Romance
    Ren Jialun, Adi Kan, Jiao Junyan
    During the reign of Emperor Gao Zong, Yan Liben came across Dee Renjie, who was unjustly imprisoned, and after helping him to escape, he discovered that he was a brilliant judge of cases. When the emperor sent him to investigate a case at the Ganye Temple, he decided to take Dee with him. At the temple, Dee solves a strange case, resolves a Buddhist disaster and befriends Wu Meiniang. Dee is so successful that he is sent by the emperor to Bingzhou, during which time he solves many strange cases and is known as a divine judge. When there is a case that a ghost soldier of the former dynasty kill someone, Dee went to check it out and found that it was related to the treasure of the former dynasty and the intention of Lord Pu Li Tai to rebel, but the evidence was destroyed and he could not continue. At this time, the Emperor summons Dee to return to Chang'an to investigate the murder of Wu Meiniang's own daughter and the framing of Empress Wang. Based on the clues provided by Wu Meiniang, Dee solved the case and found a treasure from the former dynasty in Li Tai's residence, which became the definitive proof that Lord Pu was planning a rebellion. Dee learned that the person who helped him solve the case was actually Wu Meiniang. He feelt that Wu Meiniang is unpredictable and her ambition is beyond his imagination. Soon afterwards, Emperor Gao Zong of the Tang Dynasty was struck down by illness and asks Wu Meiyang to attend court with him...
  • The Legend of Xiao Zhuang

    #12

    Historical, Romance, Drama
    Jing Tian, Geng Le, Nie Yuan
    The princess of Kerqin, Da Yu Er, dreamed of a life of eagle-like freedom on the grasslands with her beloved, but fate thrust her into the storms of history. Da Yu Er loved Duo Er Gun, but by mistake, she married Huang Tai Ji. She was destined to be the queen of the world, but she was also destined to experience the vicissitudes of the world. Throughout her life, she never faded from her love for Duo Er Gun, but she was also always mindful of her responsibilities. While favor and glory came one after another, she struggled painfully between politics and emotion. From Concubine Zhuang to Queen Mother to Grandma-empress, Da Yu ER lived through three dynasties in the early Qing Dynasty, assisted two generations of young masters, pushing the wheels of the times forward with her unique breadth of mind and vigor.
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