War and Beauty — Season 1, Episode 23: Episode 23
Drama • 46 min • 1 season, 30 episodes • ★ 9.2/10
Episode synopsis
SIN manages to keep YING away from JIAQING. In the meantime, she disguises herself as YING and goes to see JIAQING, which infuriates him beyond measure. Unexpectedly, within just a few seconds, SIN manages to stun the Emperor with her glib tongue and quick wit. YING is outraged to discover that SIN has betrayed her while SHUN is glad to see them fall out. YEUNG encourages FAU to get out of prostitution and would like to offer her financial support so that she can lead a simple life in her hometown. FAU is so upset by him and decides to end their relationship. SIN is honored as “Gui-ren”. As instructed by JIAQING, SHUN comes to deliver a present to YING as a kind of comfort. SHUN mocks YING for having been deceived by SIN and YEUNG, and goes on to reveal that the portrait of YING and her mother is actually drawn by YEUNG. TIN reminds SHUN to beware of SIN……
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.