New Princess Returning Pearl
Zi Wei, an illegitimate child of Qianlong Emperor makes her way to the capital where she meets Xiao Yan Zi. The
two girls become sworn sisters and Xiao Yan Zi promises to help Zi Wei find her father, Qianlong Emperor. Xiao
Yan Zi decides to sneak into the mountain where the Emperor hunts, but Zi Wei is weak and she is unable to
get across the mountain, so she asks Xiao Yan Zi to tell the Emperor her story. On her way, Xiao Yan Zi gets
shot and is unable to tell the Emperor her story, so the Emperor mistakes her for the princess and Xiao Yan Zi is
proclaimed princess because Qianlong thinks she is his long-lost daughter. Meanwhile, Zi Wei is falling for Er
Kang, a minister and private guard of the king. While in the palace, Xiao Yan Zi has caught the eye of her
brother’, Yong Qi, who is the fifth prince and the court artist, Benjamin. Although he’s engaged to Princess Xing
Rong, Yong Qi finds himself drawn toward Xiao Yan Zi. The group makes a plan to get Zi Wei acknowledged as
the true princess while keeping Xiao Yan Zi’s head safe from the guillotine. Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei’s antics in the
palace attract attention from everyone, the emperor, the empress, the doting concubines, as well as the stern
dowager empress and her confidante, Princess Qing Er.
Status: Completed
Airs: 2011