[Machine Translation] Total production cost: 9.6 billion yen! Over 16.5 billion views! The best of court historical dramas has finally arrived! The film features a splendid cast including China's 4 greatest actresses, Jo Shun and top actor Wallace Huang! A gorgeous and authentic courtly love-hate drama depicting the sad yet beautiful life of an empress who lived proudly in a palace full of intrigues and love for one and only one thing! DVD-SET Volume 1. --In the year -1735, when the Qing Emperor Qianlong ascends to the throne, his concubine Ruyi, who has been in love with him since she was a child, is appointed as his consort. However, Ruyi becomes embroiled in a power struggle between the Empress Dowager, who has been at odds with her aunt, and the empress and the queen's concubines over the emperor's favor. The Ch'ien-lung Emperor protects her, and Ruyi uses her own wisdom to overcome the difficulties they face, supporting each other. Then, a series of murders of princes occur in quick succession! Ruyi is falsely accused of the crime and sent to the palace of the cold. In the midst of the palace, where traps and intrigues are set one after another, Ruyi is supported by the love of the Ch'ien-lung Emperor, and she finally manages to rise to the position of Empress. However, a dark cloud begins to hang over their love...? Contains episodes 1-12. Leaflet (4 pages) enclosed.