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Joy of Life

In the twilight years of Eastern Jin, Liu Yu usurps the throne to become the founding emperor of the Liu Song dynasty. Consort Ye’s newborn son is the only royalty to survive the bloody purge, and is adopted by the Imperial Secretariat Fan Jian.

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Ruoyun Zhang
Fan Xian
Yu Tian
Wang Qinian
Daoming Chen
The Emperor of Qing

Season 2 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #2.1

48 mins

In order to sneak into the capital and get his cared ones out of the control of Li Chengze who was the second prince, Fan Xian faked his own death with the help of Yan Bingyun, Wang Qinian and Brother Leng. After receiving the message, Emperor, Chen Pingping, Fan Jian, Yan Ruohai and Li Chengze all noticed something wrong and questioned the reliability of it. Chen knew that it was a felony to deceive the emperor, therefore he decided to make Fan Xian's death well-known in the capital. Li Chengze, who was always trying to get rid of Fan Xian, believed there was another plan against him hidden under Fan Xian's fake death. Meanwhile, Fan Xian and Wang Qinian sneaked into the capital. To lay low, They stayed at the mansion of Wangs. There, Fan Xian met Mrs. Wang and Wang Ba, the daughter of Wang Qinian.

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Awards

  • 2019 - Jury Award - Quality TV Actor of the Year - winner
  • 2019 - Jury Award - TV Series of the Year - winner
  • 2020 - Academy TV Award - Best Actor/Actress - nominated
  • 2020 - Magnolia Award - Best Adapted Screenplay for a Television Series - winner

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