Beauty at War — Season 1, Episode 18: Episode 18
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 30 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Ever since he returned from Rehe, TSAU-YIN has had a meteoric rise as he found favor with the Emperor. SUN-MUN proposes dealing with LAU-FEI on behalf of TSAU-YIN, so that TSAU-YIN can devote all his effort to the opera composition for the Emperor. During cleaning up, KAT-HOI picks up Lady YUEN-SAU's pearl hairpin and hides it secretly, gaining Lady YUEN-SAU's confidence. As SEUNG-LING is about to leave the palace, MUK-DO-YEE gives her some silk cloths as well as money. While indicating that BA-CHA's effort over the years will soon go in vain, SUN-MUN grasps the chance to propose pairing up with MUK-DO-YEE, which is more convenient than forcefully keeping SEUNG-LING in the palace. BA-CHA reveals to Lady YUE-YUET privately that he and SEUNG-LING's three children died young half a year ago. Knowing this, Lady YUE-YUET urges BA-CHA to keep it a secret.… ...
About Beauty at War
In order to air her grievances towards her elder sister Lady Yue-Yuet, Lady Shun Yuen-Sau spreads rumours of Yue-Yuet in the palace. The ambitious nursing mother Seung-Ling tries to collect evidence against the rumours in exchange for money from others. She soon becomes a trusted follower and a close friend of Lady Yue-Yuet. Meanwhile, the arrival of famous actors Ko Lau-Fei and Wan Tsau-Yin captures the heart of every woman in the palace including the lonely Yuen-Sau, and unintentionally fuels the power struggle between the three ladies in the palace.