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Riverside Code at Qingming Festival

Dargom Bes — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:53:55 +0000

During the Northern Song Dynasty, a bustling corner of Qu’er Alley in Bianliang City was home to the Zhao family, five individuals with wildly different personalities. Zhao Bu You, a low-ranking clerk, sought a simple life, while his wife, Wen Yue, aimed to buy land and secure their future. Despite frequent arguments, the family remained close. Their lives took a dramatic turn when they were drawn into the sensational Mei Ship case. (Source: Youku.tv)

~~ Adapted from the novel "Qing Ming Shang He Tu Mi Ma" (清明上河图密码) by Ye Wen Biao (冶文彪).

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A Dream of Splendor

Dargom Bes — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:56:37 +0000

Zhao Pan Er, is a smart and savvy teahouse owner in Qiantang, living alongside her two best friends Sun San Niang and Song Yin Zhang. When she finds out her fiancé left her for another woman of a high ranking officer after becoming an official in the Capital of Bian Jing, she refuses to give into her fate and decides to travel to the Capital in search for the truth. On her way there, she crosses paths with both of her best friends, whose lives she saves and they follow her onward.

Gu Qian Fan, is a commander in an elite Capital squadron nicknamed "Living Devil". He is setup by the very people he swears allegiance to and must find out the truth behind a nefarious scheme involving the imperial court. When he first meets Zhao Pan Er, they don’t see eye to eye, however this intelligent businesswoman has caught his attention and as they help each other, they get closer to their own goals.

Once arriving in the Capital, Zhao Pan Er, her two friends, and Gu Qian Fan must weather many storms together and apart but will their strength, care for one another, and sheer perseverance by relying on their own ability to make a small teahouse they opened into the largest and most successful restaurant in Bian Jing? And will they each get the love and happy ending they all so desperately deserve?

(Source: WeTV; edited by MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the opera "Zhao Pan Er Feng Yue Jiu Feng Chen" (赵盼儿风月救风尘) by Guan Han Qing (关汉卿)

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The Lady in Butcher’s House

Dargom Bes — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:11:31 +0000

Although Xu Qing Jia was orphaned at a young age, he studied hard and became the best in class talent. He marries Hu Jiao, the daughter of a butcher’s family. Hu Jiao does not know how to read and write but she has a cheerful and positive personality, taking care of everything in an orderly manner. Xu Qing Jia devoted himself to serving the people and forged ahead with reforms as a county magistrate. Their story unfolds in the Northern Song Dynasty as they work together in love, marriage, and helping the people defeat corrupt officials.

(Source: Douban, edited by AnastasiaWun at MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the novel “The Little Lady of the Butcher’s House” (屠户家的小娘子) by Lan Ai Cao (蓝艾草).

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