War and Beauty — Season 1, Episode 15: Episode 15
Drama • 46 min • 1 season, 30 episodes • ★ 9.2/10
Episode synopsis
YING is reluctant to hurt herself, and YUE shows complete contempt for her. YING puts the blame on YEUNG and urges him to compensate her for the loss of the money. YING who doesn’t want her mother to worry asks SIN to deliver a letter to her, which is unfortunately discovered by SHIM. SHIM tries to grab the letter from MO, but in vain. The two of them soon fall into a quarrel. SHIM gets stung by a venomous insect. MO offers to suck the poison from her wound and brings her to the royal physician for urgent treatment. SHIM is so impressed by his thoughtfulness and starts to fall in love with him. YEUNG passes on to SHUN the note that CHUN sent her. Having read the note, SHUN becomes so depressed. YEUNG understands how she feels and sends her some presents accordingly. SHUN gets deeply touched by his concern. SIN is not able to deliver letters for YING, which irks YING utterly. YEUNG learns from SIN what problems YING is experiencing……
About War and Beauty
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid On-Seen. They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician Sun Bak Yeung and a trooper Kong-Wu. Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.