Set in the Northern Song dynasty, the story revolves around Sheng Ming Lan (Zhao Li Ying), the unfavoured sixth daughter of an official. After being mistreated by her legal mother and bullied by her half-sisters, Ming Lan learns to hide her skills and true intentions, and ultimately succeeds in avenging her biological mother’s death. She meets Gu Ting Ye (Feng Shao Feng), who initially dislikes her but after witnessing her wits and intelligence, decides to help her. They eventually fall in love with each other. After Gu Ting Ye becomes a powerful official, he successfully makes Ming Lan his wife. As his wife, Ming Lan helps guard against his unpleasant relatives and purges the court of corrupt ministers.
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The Story of Ming Lan – 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦
Release Date: 2018-12-25
Main Cast: Zhao Li Ying, Feng Shao Feng
Genre: Costume & Period, Romance, Family
Network: Hunan TV
Episodes: 78 (TV version), 73 (DVD version)
Original Novel: Don’t You Know? The Green Should Be Plump and the Red Lean by Guan Xin Ze Luan
Trailers: Trailer (RAW)
Where to watch with subtitles: Viki

Year of Production: 2017
Production & Distribution Company: Daylight Entertainment
Producer: Hou Hong Liang
Director: Zhang Kai Zhou
Screenwriter: Zeng Lu, Wu Tong
Filming Location: Hengdian World Studios, Jiaxing, Xinchang, Wuxi

 

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