The Qianlong Dynasty was turbulent, and the game within the harem's red walls had always been closely connected with the turmoil in the previous court. Niu Hulu Jingxian entered the palace as the daughter of a guilty minister, and relied on medical skills and strategies to make every move, but could not escape the fate of being involved in the whirlpool of power. The dignified and solemn Queen Uranara hides the art of checks and balances, the ambitious Concubine Suwanguarjiashu holds the secret of poisonous arts, the weak and dodder-like Concubine Fucha Rong hides a sensitive and suspicious mind, and the humble Wei Jialingwei struggles between attachment and awakening - the women in the palace fight for the glory of the family or for their own obsession, fighting between love and power.
Above the court, the party struggle between Zhang Tingyu and Ortai intensified. The military achievements in quelling the rebellion went hand in hand with the undercurrent of corruption, and a mutiny conspiracy quietly grew. When the harem's poisonous plot implicates Zhongliang of the previous dynasty, and when the secret message of the embroidered seal breaks the jade seal theft case, Jingxian single-handedly deals with all forces, protects Zhongliang and detects the conspiracy amidst the light and shadow of swords. From noble lady Xian to noble concubine Xi, she experienced ups and downs of honor and disgrace, and finally gained a moment of peace in the harem and court with her "Qing Yan" heart. The red walls are towering and the secrets are buried deep. This game of love, hate and family and country has finally come to a silent end in the annals of history.
Purpose: 1. Humanity's choices under the power game: Using the struggle between the concubines of the later dynasties and the officials of the former dynasty as a carrier, it explores whether people in the whirlpool of desire should abandon their conscience for the sake of family honor and personal ambition, or stick to the moral bottom line, and depict the pull and persistence of human nature between desire and conscience.
2. The symbiotic checks and balances of the harem and the court: Revealing that the harem is by no means a private domain for women to compete for favor, but an extended battlefield for the power of the previous dynasty. The rise and fall of the concubines and the rise and fall of the family are closely linked to the party struggles in the court, highlighting the complex linkage of the power network in the feudal era.
3. The search for the ideal of "Qing Yan": Taking the growth trajectory of Niu Hulu Jingxian as the core, and using her process from being forced to get involved in disputes to actively breaking the situation and promoting the stability of the court, it expresses the yearning for the ideal order of "the government is harmonious and the palace is clear", implying the ultimate pursuit of peace and justice.
4. The awakening of women under the shackles of feudalism: It depicts the survival of women of different classes in the deep palace. Whether it is Jing Xian's decision-making, Wei Jia and Ling Wei's sudden awakening, or Xu Jia and Wan Qing's active escape from the world, they all show the awakening awareness of women to break through the shackles of fate and seek self-worth.
