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.
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Episode 1
Wen Xiu, Chun Er, and Ling Er go to the Forbidden City
Episode 2
"Political Tutelage"
Episode 3
Chun Er studies the eunuch ways
Episode 4
Emperor Guang Xu chooses a wife
Episode 5
Chun Er performs at the Imperial Court
Episode 6
Wen Xiu becomes the Emperor's favorite court minister.
Episode 7
The Beiyang Navy and a Japanese plot
Episode 8
Empress Ci Xi, Chun Er and the Dragon Jade
Episode 9
He defines love.
Episode 10
He gets married.
Episode 11
Chun Er meets with foreigners
Episode 12
W.X. and Consort Zhen individual political agenda.
Episode 13
War is upon the Qing dynasty
Episode 14
The Qing dynasty celebrates a New Year
Episode 15
Court ministers conspire to assassinate one of their own
Episode 16
Political reforms are rising tensions in the Qing dynasty
Episode 17
The Empress faces difficult decisions
Episode 18
Wen Xiu and Chun Er have different opinions about the Empress.
Episode 19
A crisis grows in the political scene of the Qing Dynasty
Episode 20
The Emperor worries about his trip to Tan'jing
Episode 21
Wen Xiu plots to overthrow the Empress
Episode 22
Power hangs in the balance
Episode 23
He goes into hiding.
Episode 24
The King begs for mercy
Episode 25
Chun Er and W.X. find new beginnings
Episode 26
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Episode 27
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Episode 28
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