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Inside the Forbidden City
CHINA · 1965

Inside the Forbidden City

Chang Cheh
imperial intrigue palace rivalry infanticide forbidden love succession crisis
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Synopsis

It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy with a cat and commands a servant named Kou Zhu to kill the baby. However, Kou Zhu ignores the order and gives the prince-to-be to the emperor's brother, a decis

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