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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谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
承 承 Chéng inherit, receive; succeed ∼HSK 4
先王 先王 xiān wáng former sovereigns ∼HSK 4
大王 大王 dà wáng king; magnate; person having expert skill in something ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4
秦 秦 Qín surname Qin; Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor; short name for ∼HSK 4
宋 宋 Sòng Song dynasty; surname ∼HSK 4
火烧 火燒 huǒ shāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake ∼HSK 4
申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc); complaint; appeal ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent; guileless; not guilty (of crime) ∼HSK 4
粮 糧 liáng food, grain, provisions ∼HSK 4
寒 寒 hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
彩 彩 cǎi hue, color; variegated colors ∼HSK 4
烧死 燒死 shāo sǐ to burn to death ∼HSK 4
怎么会 怎麼會 zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
从何 從何 cóng hé whence?; where from? ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
雅 雅 yǎ elegant, graceful, refined ∼HSK 4
无处 無處 wú chù nowhere ∼HSK 4
辛 辛 Xīn bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem ∼HSK 4
宣 宣 Xuān declare, announce, proclaim ∼HSK 4
冠 冠 Guàn cap, crown, headgear ∼HSK 4
犯人 犯人 fàn rén convict; prisoner; criminal ∼HSK 4
发落 發落 fā luò to deal with (an offender) ∼HSK 4
居官 居官 jū guān to secure a position; to take an official appointment ∼HSK 4
毕 畢 Bì end, finish, conclude; completed ∼HSK 4
刁民 刁民 diāo mín (derogatory) unruly people ∼HSK 4
直呼 直呼 zhí hū to say straightforwardly ∼HSK 4
怎么能 怎麼能 zěn yāo néng how could one ∼HSK 4
拒 拒 jù ward off with hand, defend ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
安安 安安 ān ān (Tw) (Internet slang) Greetings! ∼HSK 4
预卜 預卜 yù bǔ to foretell; to predict ∼HSK 4
尤 尤 Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
氏 氏 shì clan, family; mister ∼HSK 4
疑 疑 yí doubt, question, suspect ∼HSK 4
全无 全無 quán wú none; completely without ∼HSK 4
本应 本應 běn yīng should have; ought to have ∼HSK 4
含泪 含淚 hán lèi tearful; tearfully ∼HSK 4
脉 脈 mài blood vessels, veins, arteries ∼HSK 4
血统 血統 xuè tǒng blood relationship; lineage; parentage ∼HSK 4
自个儿 自個兒 zì gě r (dialect) oneself; by oneself ∼HSK 4
顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back; to answer back ∼HSK 4
无意中 無意中 wú yì zhōng accidentally; unintentionally; unexpectedly ∼HSK 4
非但 非但 fēi dàn not only ∼HSK 4
狠狠 狠狠 hěn hěn resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly ∼HSK 4
禁 禁 jīn restrict, prohibit, forbid ∼HSK 4
森严 森嚴 sēn yán strict; rigid; tight (security) ∼HSK 4
自有 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc) ∼HSK 4