Drama: Family turmoil, treachery, and treason threaten to destroy a 10th century royal Chinese monarchy.
PLOT:
It's the early 10th century of China's Tang Dynasty and The Emperor (CHOW YUN-FAT) and his second son Prince Jai (JAY CHOU) have returned, following Jai's long absence, to the palace on the eve of the chrysanthemum festival. While the Empress (GONG LI) is happy to see her son, she's far less so regarding her husband. That's not only due to their marriage being a loveless one, but also because she's carrying on a secret love affair with his son from a previous marriage, Crown Prince Wan (LIU YE). However, Wan is also having a fling with Chan (LI MAN), the daughter of the Imperial Doctor (NI DAHONG) who's slowly but surely poisoning the Empress' daily medicine following the Emperor's orders.
While the Empress may seem doomed, Prince Jai -- who's unaware of the poisoning -- is concerned about her well-being, unlike young Prince Yu (QIN JUNJIE) who's jealous of being third in line for the thrown. When the Imperial Doctor's Wife (CHEN JIN) -- who has a past ax to grind with the Emperor -- informs the Empress of the plot to kill her, that sets into motion a series of events that threaten to undermine the monarchy as well as the lives of the entire royal family
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