Yr/TV Stn: 2011/Hunan TV
Cast:
Ruby Lin ~ Ma Fu Ya/Pan Yu
Yan Kuan ~ Meng Qi You
Wallace Huo ~ Liu Lian Cheng
Tony Yang ~ Liu Lian Xi
Hong Xiao Ling ~ Ma Xiang Yun
Kara Hui ~ Du Fei Hong
Synopsis: (from Sina)
在五代十国这个战祸连绵、杀戮成风的乱世，马馥雅身为楚国最受宠爱的公主，却是个妙手仁心，悬壶济世的医者。这个动荡的年代，所有人都在杀人，而馥雅一直在救人。因为仁德之心她得到了北汉皇帝连城的关注，更是在大殿上一支凤舞九天让连城惊为天人，当场便要求和亲，馥雅大胆拒婚，可事情远没有结束，就在当晚皇叔马义芳密谋造反，他亲手将匕首刺进了父皇的体内，父亲的鲜血迷溅了她的双眼，瞬间国破家亡的她立誓要复国，为父母报那血海深仇。 看一个手无缚鸡之力的女子要如何复国？看马馥雅如何在复国的历程中与蜀国、北汉两国储君孟祈佑、刘连城之间的情感纠葛、利益交换？看马馥雅如何遭受因嫉妒自己而费尽心机想要迫害自己的堂姐马湘云)的溃灭？看馥雅公主变身一代倾国倾城的倾世皇妃之峥嵘岁月......
Slacker's review:
Pardon me for the chinese synopsis. I don't have the time to translate. Hehe!
I haven't watched a Chinese drama for ages, and to get "hooked" by following the drama diligently is even harder. "Qing Shi" does not have a strong plot. In fact, the storyline is somewhat a "joke", even though it's fiction. Ma Fu Ya is too lucky. How cld someone "survived" so many times and became the important woman of the rulers in different states? I bet with her background, she shld have been "killed" long time ago...lolz!
I liked the drama's ending. It looks like an open ending, so you can decide who's alive or what. I chose the happy ending.
As much as I disliked the storyline, the main attraction of the drama is this Chinese actor, Yan Kuan. I did not know who is he prior to "Qing Shi". I like his eyes and facial expressions, and I liked his scenes with Ruby. Haha! Sorry Ruby, you're the lead but I can't take my eyes off him. Lolz!
Meng Qi You is actually a typical guy who seeked revenge by using people. However, he did not expect himself to fall for his "victim". I liked how he struggled to survive. At least it looked more real than Fu Ya's "always by chance survival".
Ruby's acting is not bad, but Fu Ya is flawed. I rather she was killed by the scriptwriter.
The support cast is mainly the TW gang.
Wallace and Xiao Ling are not new faces to me as they acted in TW idol dramas below. I thought both of them did so much better in this drama. Idol dramas did not gave them chances to act well.
Tony Yang's Lian Xi was mysterious, and Tony did pretty well to bring this character alive.
Kara Hui is very good with vicious empress roles. Stunning performance!
Many people criticised Ruby for her theme song. I agree that this song is not her best....ccld be better.
