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Two young men looking for a better life enter the royal palace in the midst of a tumultuous political era of the late Qing Dynasty. Chun Er, a poor peasant boy, and Liang Wen Xiu, who grew up in a wealthy household, find their fates are tied together in unexpected ways. The two young men and Chun Er’s younger sister, Ling Er, travel to the Forbidden City together to look for a better future. Based on the popular novel Sokyu no Subaru by Asada Jiro.
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2010-07-31
S1E28 — Episode 28
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Yuko Tanaka
Empress Dowager Cixi
Zhou Yiwei
Liang Wenxiu
Yin Tao
Madame Zhang
Yu Shaoqun
Li Chunyun
Zhang Bo
Emperor Guangxu
Zhao Liying
Ling'er
Kan Qingzi
Young Empress Dowager Cixi
Jiang Yiyi
Young Ling'er
Wang Heyu
Young Li Chunyun
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