Ming Dynasty

Premise

Sun Ruo Wei entire family is killed on the orders of the Yongle Emperor in 1402, though she escapes death after being secretly adopted by Sun Zhong. Sun Ruo Wei becomes the concubine of crown prince Zhu Zhan Ji by chance, and continues to investigate the truth behind her family’s death.

However, Sun Ruo Wei decides to abandon her revenge plans after realizing how dangerous it would be to destabilize the court for her own personal goals. Touched by Zhu Zhan Ji’s kindness, Sun Ruo Wei resolves to become a virtuous empress who can support him in times of hardship. Unfortunately, Zhu Zhan Ji passes away after a decade on the throne, and Sun Ruo Wei is honored as Empress Dowager once her 7-year-old Zhu Qi Zhen ascends the throne.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Tang Wei as Sun Ruowei
• Zhu Yawen as Zhu Zhanji
• Deng Jiajia as Hu Shanxiang
• Qiao Zhenyu as Xu Bin
• Wang Xueqi as Zhu Di
• Zhang Yixing as Zhu Qizhen
• Yu Haoming as Zhu Gaoxu
• Liang Guanhua as Zhu Gaochi

Supporting cast

• Wu Yue as Zhang Yan
• Luan Yuanhui as Zhu Gaosui
• Sun Xiaoxiao as Consort Piao
• Shi Yueling as Hu Shangyi
• Baasanjav Mijid as 瓦剌也先
• Su Ke as 于谦
• Hou Yansong as 孙愚
• Tang Jianjun as 许有贞
• Rise Li as 朱祁钰
• Zhao Yingzi as 安贵妃
• Choenyi Tsering as 其木格
• Sun Yaoqi as 双喜

Episodes

This series spans 1 season with 64 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. IMDb
3. EpisodeTime Show Page