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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藉 藉 Jí mat, pad; rely on; pretext ∼HSK 3
人心 人心 rén xīn popular feeling; the will of the people ∼HSK 3
典 典 diǎn law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture ∼HSK 3
之上 之上 zhī shàng above ∼HSK 3
龙头铡 龍頭鍘 lóng tóu zhá lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor ∼HSK 3
亲笔 親筆 qīn bǐ in one's own handwriting ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
死囚 死囚 sǐ qiú prisoner that awaits execution; convict sentenced to death; someone on death row ∼HSK 3
人世 人世 rén shì the world; this world; the world of the living ∼HSK 3
诸 諸 Zhū various, all, these; surname ∼HSK 3
乱说 亂說 luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks ∼HSK 3
链 鏈 liàn chain, wire, cable; chain, shack ∼HSK 3
邦 邦 bāng nation, country, state ∼HSK 3
请教 請教 qǐng jiào to ask for guidance; to consult HSK 3
从前 從前 cóng qián previously; formerly; once upon a time HSK 3
整整 整整 zhěng zhěng whole; full HSK 3
观看 觀看 guān kàn to watch; to view HSK 3
应当 應當 yīng dāng should; ought to HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
上来 上來 shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
能不能 能不能 néng bùnéng Can you HSK 3
看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be HSK 3
富 富 fù rich; abundant; wealthy HSK 3
当初 當初 dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
福 福 fú good fortune; happiness; luck HSK 3
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
眼前 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present HSK 3
念 唸 niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
男子 男子 nán zǐ a man; a male HSK 3
亲自 親自 qīn zì personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
自从 自從 zì cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
恐怕 恐怕 kǒng pà fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
游 遊 yóu to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel HSK 3
桥 橋 qiáo bridge HSK 3
紧急 緊急 jǐn jí urgent; emergency HSK 3
领 領 lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
不必 不必 bù bì need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
防 防 fáng to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent HSK 3
任 任 rèn to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) HSK 3
升 升 shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 HSK 3
退 退 tuì to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline HSK 3
旧 舊 jiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) HSK 3
修 修 xiū to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) HSK 3
板 板 bǎn board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious HSK 3
千万 千萬 qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
断 斷 duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
压 壓 yā to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure HSK 3
胜 勝 shèng victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) HSK 3
保 保 Bǎo Bulgaria; Bulgarian; abbr. for 保加利亚 HSK 3