War and Beauty(2004)
Overview
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.
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Season 1
30 episodes • 2004
Season 1
30 episodes • 2004
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Aug 23, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Aug 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Aug 25, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Aug 26, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Aug 27, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Aug 30, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Aug 31, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Sep 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Episode 9 | Sep 2, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | Sep 3, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Episode 11 | Sep 6, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | Sep 7, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Episode 13 | Sep 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Episode 14 | Sep 9, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Episode 15 | Sep 10, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Episode 16 | Sep 13, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Episode 17 | Sep 14, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | Sep 15, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Episode 19 | Sep 16, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Episode 20 | Sep 17, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Episode 21 | Sep 20, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Episode 22 | Sep 21, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Episode 23 | Sep 22, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Episode 24 | Sep 23, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Episode 25 | Sep 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Episode 26 | Sep 27, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Episode 27 | Sep 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Episode 28 | Sep 29, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Episode 29 | Sep 30, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Episode 30 | Oct 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
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