Two young men looking for a better life enter the royal palace in the midst of a tumultuous political era of the late Qing Dynasty. Chun Er, a poor peasant boy, and Liang Wen Xiu, who grew up in a wealthy household, find their fates are tied together in unexpected ways. The two young men and Chun Er’s younger sister, Ling Er, travel to the Forbidden City together to look for a better future. Based on the popular novel Sokyu no Subaru by Asada Jiro.
1 season · 28 episodes
S1 E1The Forbidden City
Jan 2, 201040 min
Wen Xiu, Chun Er, and Ling Er go to the Forbidden City
Mother and Child
Jan 9, 201040 min
"Political Tutelage"
Apprenticeship
Jan 16, 201040 min
Chun Er studies the eunuch ways
Selection of the Empress
Jan 23, 201040 min
Emperor Guang Xu chooses a wife
To the Imperial Court
Jan 30, 201040 min
Chun Er performs at the Imperial Court
The Emperor's Favorite
Feb 13, 201040 min
Wen Xiu becomes the Emperor's favorite court minister.
