War and Beauty — Season 1, Episode 7: Episode 7
Drama • 46 min • 1 season, 30 episodes • ★ 9.2/10
Episode synopsis
SIN’s grandmother is expected to visit SIN in the Palace but fails to show up eventually, which has disappointed SIN a bit. MO tries to get a better job by bribing his supervisor CHO CHUN-NAM, but in vain. This irks SONG beyond measure as all their money has been wasted for nothing. Knowing that SIN has not yet recovered from the death of SO-YING, MO tries to give her a few words of comfort. He believes that his future is in his hands, so he is not going to be as passive as SIN. YUE tries her very best to look as attractive as she used to be. YING gives YEUNG a big treat but WAH is afraid that this will cause gossip among their colleagues. To avoid any possible trouble, YEUNG returns all the presents and money to YING. Despite this, YING manages to persuade YEUNG to keep her secret. SHUN learns from YEUNG that KEI has died of disease when in exile. SHUN is so sad and breaks down in tears……
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.