Flowers Fall at the Frontier, the Phoenix Returns (56 episodes) - AllShorts
Emperor Qi Chengyun sends men to welcome his birth mother, Hua Fengling, back to the palace, intending to crown his beloved Xie Muyun as empress. Hua Fengling…
Emperor Qi Chengyun sends men to welcome his birth mother, Hua Fengling, back to the palace, intending to crown his beloved Xie Muyun as empress. Hua Fengling hand-embroiders a bridal gown as a congratulatory gift. The jealous Xie Muyun mistakes Hua Fengling for a rival courting the emperor's favor, drugs and imprisons her along with her guard Liuzhu, subjects them to humiliation, and even sentences her to public execution. Hua Fengling secretly sends word to her daughter Hua Muyu at the frontier, and the 300,000-strong Hua Family Army marches swiftly to the capital to protect the throne. Upon uncovering the truth, Qi Chengyun is enraged, while Empress Dowager Lü, who controls the imperial court, conspires secretly with the Xie family to seize power. Leading a mighty army, Hua Fengling enters the imperial palace; the palace guards defect, and the Lü and Xie factions are utterly wiped out. In the end, Lü Rou and Xie Muyun are brought to justice, the Hua family's wrongful accusations are cleared, and Liuzhu is crowned empress.