Beauty at War
金枝慾孽貳
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About
In order to air her grievances towards her elder sister Lady Yue-Yuet, Lady Shun Yuen-Sau spreads rumours of Yue-Yuet in the palace. The ambitious nursing mother Seung-Ling tries to collect evidence against the rumours in exchange for money from others. She soon becomes a trusted follower and a close friend of Lady Yue-Yuet. Meanwhile, the arrival of famous actors Ko Lau-Fei and Wan Tsau-Yin captures the heart of every woman in the palace including the lonely Yuen-Sau, and unintentionally fuels the power struggle between the three ladies in the palace.
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Season 1
Episode 1
During the reign of Emperor JIAQING, the decline of the Qing Empire occurs after the continuation of an era of prosperity in the reigns of Emperors KANGXI, YONGZHENG and QIANLONG. Soon after Emperor JIAQING brings along his Empress RUI away to his summer resort in Rehe, an undercurrent of tension starts lurking in the imperial harem. NIOHURU YUE-YUET, who gave birth to Prince MIN-YU, has won the Emperor's favor, however, she is also targeted by the rumors. Based on the hearsay, she is a wicked woman, which is not only a hot topic during those after dinner chats but also draws attention of bigwigs in the palace. BUYAMUCI BA-CHA, who makes a living by collecting evidence against the rumors in exchange for money from others, tries to probe into it for profit.… ...
Episode 2
LAU-FEI refuses to attend the banquet arranged by Master KIU – the son of a businessman, instead he indulges in gambling, and even pays the gambling debt for a man called LUK PING. LAU-FEI once got into trouble during his performance in the KIU's Residence while trying to seduce a songstress, YUEN-CHING there. As a result his boss, KUK-SANG, has no choice but to bring his son-in-law WAN TSAU-YIN, who is also LAU-FEI's partner, to attend the banquet in his stead. CHUN-LAM, under the influence of the flute music echoing in the Forbidden City nightly, embroiders clothing for the imperial guard – her unrequited love-object, but she gets a strong telling-off from SEUNG-LING. TSAU-YIN does not mind to socialize or even clean up problems for LAU-FEI, however, his wife YING-KAM is entangled into a dilemma due to LAU-FEI's love affair. What's more, she has been unwillingly receiving the letters from YUEN-CHING on behalf of LAU-FEI.… ...
Episode 3
SEUNG-LING knows that Prince MIN-YU has made good progress in playing Go, which is a great comfort to her. CHUN-LAM reports that TUNG-SHING has caught the flautist and the palace maid. She suspects the two were meeting on the sly at the gate tower. The flautist turns out to be the demoted fortune-teller TUNG KAT-HOI, also MUK-DO-YEE was caught in that spot. TUNG-SHING dares not to do anything to MUK-DO-YEE for fear of her position, so he has to give KAT-HOI a thrashing to vent his anger. KAT-HOI is advised by the former Imperial Astronomer TUNG HUNG-NGAI that MUK-DO-YEE is his Lady Luck, so he takes every opportunity to entangle her. Lady YUEN-SAU's handmaiden YEUK-KWAI is approaching 25 and ready to leave the palace, so she is eager to find her successor. However, in view of the slow-witted little maid YAU-HEUNG, Lady YUEN-SAU is advised to find a more quick-witted replacement for serving her.… ...
Episode 4
With NAM-MUNG reporting that the whole troupe has been reserved by the beggars, who are hired by Master KIU, the troupe members are scheming to sever their ties with the Cheung Wo Troupe. LAU-FEI goes to relax at a Manchu young man HA-TO's residence, where he gets to know Eunuch MA SUN-MUN from the palace. TSAU-YIN returns to the troupe, unexpectedly, seeing SUN-MUN alone there in the reserved theatre. Ahead of that, SUN-MUN has already taught Master KIU a lesson. SEUNG-LING plays Go with Prince MIN-XIN, who is so happy that he also reveals to SEUNG-LING that he is worrying about his fifth brother's condition. CHI-HEEN reports to Lady YUE-YUET that Prince MIN-YU's skin rash has been soothed, though he is still running a fever. Prince MIN-YU's gums suddenly start bleeding and it just won't stop, therefore, CHI-HEEN performs acupuncture to stop the gums from bleeding in spite of violating the prohibition.… ...
Episode 5
With NAM-MUNG reporting that the whole troupe has been reserved by the beggars, who are hired by Master KIU, the troupe members are scheming to sever their ties with the Cheung Wo Troupe. LAU-FEI goes to relax at a Manchu young man HA-TO's residence, where he gets to know Eunuch MA SUN-MUN from the palace. TSAU-YIN returns to the troupe, unexpectedly, seeing SUN-MUN alone there in the reserved theatre. Ahead of that, SUN-MUN has already taught Master KIU a lesson. SEUNG-LING plays Go with Prince MIN-XIN, who is so happy that he also reveals to SEUNG-LING that he is worrying about his fifth brother's condition. CHI-HEEN reports to Lady YUE-YUET that Prince MIN-YU's skin rash has been soothed, though he is still running a fever. Prince MIN-YU's gums suddenly start bleeding and it just won't stop, therefore, CHI-HEEN performs acupuncture to stop the gums from bleeding in spite of violating the prohibition.… ...
Episode 6
All the theatrical restaurants in Beijing City refuse to let the Cheung Wo Troupe perform for fear of MA SUN-MUN's power. In order to make a living, KUK-SANG agrees to train the eunuchs of the Forbidden City in response to the invitation of the Theatrical Office, but LAU-FEI does not agree with it. All the senior members of the Cheung Wo Troupe envy another red-hot troupe, Kam Hing Troupe, for their ostentatious extravagance, plus their leading actor Master CHU demonstrates a more skillful performance than LAU-FEI does. SUN-MUN uses the excuse of handing back the embroidery to see SEUNG-LING, who instead sneers at him. SEUNG-LING, on behalf of YEE-HO, returns the Sutra to SU-LAN, persuading her to help Lady YUE-YUET, but SU-LAN adopts a strong attitude towards the matter, refusing to do so. While providing tactics to Lady YUE-YUET, SEUNG-LING states that CHI-HEEN is the key point to alleviate the rumor.… ...
Episode 7
Although SUN-MUN tries every possible means to make things difficult for LAU-FEI, LAU-FEI puts up with them one by one. During the night, when LAU-FEI accompanies SUN-MUN to have a drink, SUN-MUN sends a teenage prostitute TSZ-KUEN to serve LAU-FEI, who then hears about the most shocking experience of SUN-MUN. CHI-HEEN returns to the palace to serve as an Imperial Physician, he even promises to work for Lady YUE-YUET for the sake of Prince MIN-YU's health. Lady WAN gives birth to the sixth prince successfully. SU-LAN verifies that three newly recruited people are not SUN-MUN's errand-men. When Lady YUEN-SAU practices paper-cutting to kill time, YEUK-KWAI warns her not to make any romantic patterns, otherwise, she will be lectured by Lady YUNG. As such, Lady YUEN-SAU cuts the paper into pieces, which happen to be blown into KAT-HOI's hands.… ...
Episode 8
Although SUN-MUN tries every possible means to make things difficult for LAU-FEI, LAU-FEI puts up with them one by one. During the night, when LAU-FEI accompanies SUN-MUN to have a drink, SUN-MUN sends a teenage prostitute TSZ-KUEN to serve LAU-FEI, who then hears about the most shocking experience of SUN-MUN. CHI-HEEN returns to the palace to serve as an Imperial Physician, he even promises to work for Lady YUE-YUET for the sake of Prince MIN-YU's health. Lady WAN gives birth to the sixth prince successfully. SU-LAN verifies that three newly recruited people are not SUN-MUN's errand-men. When Lady YUEN-SAU practices paper-cutting to kill time, YEUK-KWAI warns her not to make any romantic patterns, otherwise, she will be lectured by Lady YUNG. As such, Lady YUEN-SAU cuts the paper into pieces, which happen to be blown into KAT-HOI's hands.… ...
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About Beauty at War
In order to air her grievances towards her elder sister Lady Yue-Yuet, Lady Shun Yuen-Sau spreads rumours of Yue-Yuet in the palace. The ambitious nursing mother Seung-Ling tries to collect evidence against the rumours in exchange for money from others. She soon becomes a trusted follower and a close friend of Lady Yue-Yuet. Meanwhile, the arrival of famous actors Ko Lau-Fei and Wan Tsau-Yin captures the heart of every woman in the palace including the lonely Yuen-Sau, and unintentionally fuels the power struggle between the three ladies in the palace. Across 1 season and 30 episodes, originally airing on TVB Jade.
Beauty at War Cast and Characters
The cast features Sheren Tang Shui-Man (as Yue-Yuet), Christine Ng Wing-Mei (as Shun Yuen-Sau), Ada Choi Siu-Fan (as Seung-Ling), Moses Chan Ho (as Ko Lau-Fei), and Eddie Kwan Lai-Kit (as Wan Tsau-Yin). Their performances are a major reason Beauty at War has built such a passionate audience.
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Beauty at War has 30 episodes across 1 season. All episodes are available to stream right here on Bowood.TV.
Is Beauty at War good? What's the rating?
Beauty at War holds a 8.0/10 rating based on 3 reviews — genuinely excellent.
Who is in the cast of Beauty at War?
The main cast includes Sheren Tang Shui-Man, Christine Ng Wing-Mei, Ada Choi Siu-Fan, and Moses Chan Ho, plus a strong supporting ensemble.
Is Beauty at War available in CN?
Yes — Beauty at War was originally produced in CN and that's the version you'll stream here on Bowood.TV. English subtitles are provided when available.
When was Beauty at War released?
Beauty at War first aired in 2013.
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What is Beauty at War about?
In order to air her grievances towards her elder sister Lady Yue-Yuet, Lady Shun Yuen-Sau spreads rumours of Yue-Yuet in the palace. The ambitious nursing mother Seung-Ling tries to collect evidence against the rumours in exchange for money from others. She soon becomes a trusted follower and a close friend of Lady… It belongs to the Drama genre.
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When was Beauty at War first released?
Beauty at War first premiered on April 22, 2013 (2013). The series has since concluded its run.
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