BEYOND THE REALM OF CONSCIENCE 宫心计

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Language : Cantonese, Chinese
Subtitle : Chinese

Episodes 1-33

Starring:
Charmaine Sheh (佘诗曼)
Tavia Yeung (杨怡)
Moses Chan (陈豪)
Kevin Cheng (郑嘉颖)
Michelle Yim (米雪)
Susanna Kwan (关菊英)
Selena Li (李诗韵)
Mary Hon (韩马利)

Synopsis:

Imperial Household Bureau is responsible for managing and directing all household services to the Emperor and the Imperial family in Tong Dynasty. It is comprised of four departments, namely Jewels, Attire, Food and Furnishings. LAU SAM HO (Charmaine Sheh) and YIU KAM LING (Tavia Yeung) are introduced into the bureau in their tender age and brought up in the disciplines of the palace. The two girls are diligent. YUEN TSUI WAN (Susanna Kwan), Head of the Jewels, and CHUNG SUET HA (Michelle Yim), Head of the Attire, are both very fond of HO for she is a kind-hearted young girl. Soon, they start fighting for the fellowship of HO.

HO always remembers her mother's words left to her before she passed away, that she was told, 'Doing good deeds, Speaking good words, Showing goodwill'. She lives her life of being gracious and kind-hearted in the palace. On the other hand, LING believes her survival in palace is achieved through cruel and calculating tactics. She cheats and schemes her way to the top and finally becomes the concubine. Though she realizes that HO has fallen in love with the chess master KO HIN YEUNG (Kevin Cheng), her jealousy still arouses by HO's attraction to the Emperor LEE YI (Moses Chan). Fearing that she is losing power, she ruthlessly makes up a false allegation against HO for murdering the Empress (Mary Hon) and condemns her to death. No matter how clever she is to scheme, things do not go the way she planned. By using a strong comparison of the two distinctive characters, HO and LING, the message of the drama is that "benevolence" is the only way to gain final victory.

故事发生在唐朝晚年，宪宗驾崩，郭贵妃，即后来的郭太皇太后（谢雪心 饰）拥立其子李宥为皇帝，是为穆宗。刘三好的父亲因为支持宪宗二子李挥为皇帝，被穆宗秋后算账，一生从军塞外，不得回城。刘三好的母亲江采琼（田蕊妮 饰），刘三好（佘诗曼 饰）和家中小婢女姚金铃（杨怡 饰）被逼入宫一生为奴。刘三好被编入由钟雪霞（米雪 饰）管理的司制，负责掌管刺绣。而姚金铃则被编入由袁翠云（关菊英 饰）管理的司珍，负责掌管首饰。

二十年后，刘三好儿时在宫中的好友，穆 宗十三弟李怡（陈豪 饰）被拥立为皇帝，是为宣宗，姚金铃借着刘三好和宣宗的友好关系加以亲近，最终如愿以偿，被封为丽妃。刚巧因为管理司设的胡素恩（吕珊 饰）不明死去，刘三好被尚宫蔡仲屏（程可为 饰）安排管理司珍，袁翠云则被调入管理司设。自从姚金铃当上妃子后，她用尽手段对付与她为敌的人，当中包括与她的关系决裂的刘三好和贵妃万宝贤（李诗韵 饰）。刘三好因为受不了姚金铃为了当妃子而不择手段加以害人，决定于昔日姐妹姚金铃决裂。与此同时，宣宗的近身侍卫高显扬（郑嘉颖 饰）也爱上了刘三好，令刘三好徘徊在宣宗和高显扬之间。后来，刘三好被封为华妃，而姚金铃则被封为皇后。然而，姚金铃却不因此而满足，她始终觉得宣宗心目 中最爱的是刘三好。于是，姚金铃决定去除昔日金兰姐妹刘三好。姚金铃向宣宗打小报告，揭发高显扬和刘三好有奸情……