Ling Yun, a cunning palace maid, rises through the imperial ranks to become the emperor’s favored consort, exposing the empress’s hidden corruption. But her ascent comes at a terrible cost, as she becomes ensnared in ruthless palace intrigues and a forbidden love that could destroy her. (Source: TMDb) Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 后宫凌云传
- Also Known As: 宮牆兩自知 , 宫墙两自知 , 後宮凌雲傳 , Gong Qiang Liang Zi Zhi , Hou Gong Ling Yun Chu An
- Director: Yang Shi Tao
- Genres: Historical, Romance
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Cast & Credits
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![Ke Ying in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama]( "Ke Ying in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama")
Ke YingLing YunMain Role -
![Brian Chang in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama]( "Brian Chang in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama")
Brian ChangWu Lin FuMain Role -
![Gu Zhi Yun in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama]( "Gu Zhi Yun in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama")
Gu Zhi YunZhao Lian ErSupport Role -
![Shen Zhi Yi in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama]( "Shen Zhi Yi in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama")
Shen Zhi YiConcubine WanSupport Role -
![Hao Ze Jia in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama]( "Hao Ze Jia in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama")
Hao Ze JiaConcubine JingSupport Role -
![Xing En Ran in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama]( "Xing En Ran in The Ascent of Ling Yun Chinese Drama")
Xing En RanAunt JiangSupport Role
Reviews
Should have ended at ep. 20
This one was entertaining and had some fun scheming going on. The villain was detestable enough for you to understand the FL motivation and root for her to win.However, the story goes off the rails after the main villain is dealt with. The introduction of another villain to now address the subplot of her brother with less than half of the episode time left felt rushed and unnecessary.
Had this ended at ep. 20, I would have rated it higher.
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Worth watching
Alright, let me tell you what I think. I love the Act 1 of this drama. You can actually see how she works in order to go up the ranks and also see how cunning she is. I love that. However, throughout Act 2 and Act 3, it suddenly got so boring and not fun anymore, especially towards the ending. I think this was when they tap into the storyline of ML and FL being siblings. When FL figure out that ML is her sibling that she’s been trying to find, since then on it was… agonizing to watch.Don’t get me wrong. It’s still fun. But not as much as the beginning where she was this fearless and cunning woman.
Another thing that kinda confuses me is the ML. He said that he likes her, not in a brotherly way (indicating that he likes LIKES her as a woman). But.. why? And when did that happen? They never really explain it to us and I don’t think I realize the point in the story when he falls for her. Is it a childhood crush thing? Or literally he fell for her the first time that he met her?
Oh and I’ve seen a lot of people don’t like the guys in this drama because they’re half bald. Tbh I didn’t really care about that. I even think the ML and emperor looks very good half bald ;).
Nonetheless this drama is still worth watching.
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