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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阁 閣 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet ∼HSK 4
有罪 有罪 yǒu zuì guilty ∼HSK 4
昨夜 昨夜 zuó yè last night ∼HSK 4
偶 偶 ǒu accidentally, coincidently; an idol ∼HSK 4
害死 害死 hài sǐ to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
未便 未便 wèi biàn not in a position to ∼HSK 4
察 察 Chá examine, investigate; notice ∼HSK 4
多言 多言 duō yán wordy; talkative ∼HSK 4
私 私 sī private, personal; secret ∼HSK 4
相安无事 相安無事 xiāng ān wú shì (idiom) to live together in harmony ∼HSK 4
宽宥 寬宥 kuān yòu to pardon; to forgive ∼HSK 4
梦中 夢中 mèng zhōng in a dream ∼HSK 4
恐 恐 kǒng fear; fearful, apprehensive ∼HSK 4
放宽 放寬 fàng kuān to relax (a rule); to ease (restrictions); to extend (a time limit); to let out (a garment); to expand; to broaden ∼HSK 4
应接 應接 yìng jiē to attend to; to deal with ∼HSK 4
居首 居首 jū shǒu leading; in first place; top of the list ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
泰 泰 Tài great, exalted, superior; big ∼HSK 4
万民 萬民 wàn mín all the people ∼HSK 4
警 警 jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
休怪 休怪 xiū guài don't blame (sb) ∼HSK 4
正法 正法 zhèng fǎ to execute; the law ∼HSK 4
问安 問安 wèn ān to pay one's respects; to give regards to ∼HSK 4
谋 謀 móu plan, scheme; strategem ∼HSK 4
叵测 叵測 pǒ cè unfathomable; unpredictable; treacherous ∼HSK 4
暗算 暗算 àn suàn to plot against ∼HSK 4
伦 倫 lún normal human relationships ∼HSK 4
究 究 jiū examine, investigate ∼HSK 4
何干 何干 hé gān what business? ∼HSK 4
特来 特來 tè lái to come with a specific purpose in mind ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
对质 對質 duì zhì to confront (in court etc); confrontation ∼HSK 4
极品 極品 jí pǐn best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities ∼HSK 4
明察 明察 míng chá to note clearly; to perceive ∼HSK 4
疑心 疑心 yí xīn suspicion; to suspect ∼HSK 4
自古 自古 zì gǔ (since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial ∼HSK 4
片面 片面 piàn miàn unilateral; one-sided HSK 4
家务 家務 jiā wù household duties; housework HSK 4
列入 列入 liè rù to include on a list HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower; fresh flowers HSK 4
鲜 鮮 xiān fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
泪 淚 lèi tears HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
弯 彎 wān to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
着急 著急 zháo jí to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
男女 男女 nán nǚ male-female; male and female HSK 4