Inside the Forbidden City

Inside the Forbidden City 1965

宋宫秘史 sòng gōng mì shǐ

It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy with a cat and commands a servant named Kou Zhu to kill the baby. However, Kou Zhu ignores the order and gives the prince-to-be to the emperor's brother, a decision which eventually leads to the boy being adopted by the emperor himself! But as fate would have it, to go along with his new son, the emperor has a new wife as well - Madame Liu! As this strange new family unit is being constructed, poor Li Zhenfei has been confined to the forbidden palace, condemned to never see or speak to her son, the prince. But destiny reunites her with her son, but will this family reunion be a happy one? And will Madame Liu finally be punished for her treachery?

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怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
鬼门关 鬼門關 guǐ mén guān the gates of hell ∼HSK 5
身孕 身孕 shēn yùn pregnancy; pregnant ∼HSK 5
迹 跡 jì traces, impressions, footprints ∼HSK 5
貍 貍 lí a fox-like animal ∼HSK 5
诳 誑 kuáng deceive, lie, delude, cheat ∼HSK 5
嫡 嫡 dí legal wife, child of legal wife ∼HSK 5
骨肉 骨肉 gǔ ròu blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood ∼HSK 5
昭 昭 zhāo bright, luminous; illustrious ∼HSK 5
皇家 皇家 huáng jiā imperial family ∼HSK 5
姑 姑 gū paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) ∼HSK 5
拜寿 拜壽 bài shòu congratulate an elderly person on his birthday; offer birthday felicitations ∼HSK 5
献上 獻上 xiàn shàng to offer (respectfully); to present ∼HSK 5
婴 嬰 yīng baby, infant; bother ∼HSK 5
婶 嬸 shěn wife of father's younger brother ∼HSK 5
颖 穎 yǐng rice tassel; sharp point; clever ∼HSK 5
慧 慧 huì bright, intelligent; intelligence ∼HSK 5
侄 侄 zhí nephew ∼HSK 5
册封 冊封 cè fēng to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title ∼HSK 5
掌 掌 zhǎng palm of hand, sole of foot, paw ∼HSK 5
欢娱 歡娛 huān yú to amuse; to divert; happy; joyful; pleasure; amusement ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
少管闲事 少管閒事 shǎo guǎn xián shì Mind your own business!; Don't interfere! ∼HSK 5
掌嘴 掌嘴 zhǎng zuǐ to slap ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
鞭子 鞭子 biān zi whip ∼HSK 5
宿 㝛 sù stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation ∼HSK 5
违 違 wéi disobey, violate, defy; be apart from ∼HSK 5
谗 讒 chán slander, defame, misrepresent ∼HSK 5
不忍 不忍 bù rěn cannot bear to ∼HSK 5
抱恨终天 抱恨終天 bào hèn - zhōng tiān (idiom) to harbor regrets for a lifetime ∼HSK 5
厉鬼 厲鬼 lì guǐ malicious spirit; devil ∼HSK 5
棺木 棺木 guān mù coffin ∼HSK 5
焚 焚 fén burn ∼HSK 5
义子 義子 yì zǐ adopted son ∼HSK 5
爪 爪 zhǎo claw, nail, talon; animal feet ∼HSK 5
珊瑚 珊瑚 shān hú coral ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
幻境 幻境 huàn jìng land of fantasy; fairyland ∼HSK 5
鉴 鑑 jiàn mirror, looking glass; reflect ∼HSK 5
声威 聲威 shēng wēi prestige; renown; influence ∼HSK 5
恭 恭 gōng respectful, polite, reverent ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
箫 簫 xiāo bamboo flute ∼HSK 5
纷 紛 fēn in disorder, scattered, tangled ∼HSK 5
紫气 紫氣 zǐ qì purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology) ∼HSK 5
禄 祿 lù blessing, happiness, prosperity ∼HSK 5
凌 凌 Líng pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat ∼HSK 5
逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered ∼HSK 5
宣示 宣示 xuān shì to vow; to pledge ∼HSK 5