Chinese Mini-Drama 2023
Yes Her Majesty (Chinese Mini-Drama Review & Summary)
- Genre: Historical Costume Drama Fiction, Amnesia, Romance
- Release Date: 31 January 2023
- Origin: China
- Mini-Cdrama: 20 Episodes (10 minutes each)
Cast
- Smile Hu as Li Shi Hao
- Cheng Yu Feng as Yue Li Zheng
- Zhang Dong Zi as Lan Ruo [Li Shi Hao’s maid]
- Lai Xi Long as Kong Gu [Yue Li Zheng’s aide]
- Pan Yi Fei as Zhou Jie
- Wang Xin Fang as Lord Liu [Court Minister]
- Zhuang Xia Bo as Xiao Bai Chuan
- Liu Yi Lin as An Xin [Eunuch]
Episodes 1- 2
It is really watchable. The male lead is so handsome.
Anyway, Li Shi Hao was suffering from amnesia after falling into the pond. She was rescued by Yue Li Zheng.
Li Shi Hao was told that she was in a coma for three days. When she woke she did not know that she was the Empress and Yue Li Zheng was her Prince Consort.
Somehow, Li Shi Hao does not trust her Prince Consort because he was too boyband handsome.
But then she was asked who she was to sleep that night. Li Shi Hao got excited in finding out that she has a harem. So she called the first one but he was the Prince Consort. Same with the next man and the next man and the next.
Lan Ruo, her maid, told her that the Empress decided not to have other lovers but she and the Royal Highness were playful so the different name which when put together is an anagram of Royal Highness.
In frustration, she decided to take in male lovers so she held an audition. They were all gorgeous but they seemed to have something wrong with them.
That night, an assassin sneaked into the Empress’ room and would have killed her if the Royal Highness did not turn up and stopped the dagger’s blade from reaching her with his bare hand.
Episodes 3- 4
The Royal Highness was very manly when not in front of the Empress.
The Ministers are griping that the Empress had stopped holding morning court.
The Empress learned about it and was determined to show them that she was the boss.
The Royal Highness did everything he could to prevent her from going.
Later on, she asked him the reason why.
The Royal Highness said that he was trying to prevent the ministers from finding out that she was a fake.
Episodes 5 – 6
It was explained to the Empress that the ministers did not know that she was a woman. It turned out that about a year ago an official decide to rebel and caused the death of the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
She was the only one left but being a patriarchial society, they would expect a male royal to rule over them.
So in connivance with General Li, they made her the Crown Prince who became the Emperor. She conducts her morning court behind a curtain and her announcements are passed on by her eunuch.
Episodes 7 – 8
It was the Empress’ birthday. The Royal Highness baked her a cake. When the Empress tasted it, it did not taste like it was made from Jinning Rice flour. They investigated and found that the Palace was being supplied with substandard rice, Their supplier was the influential Zhou clan who was likely to rebel.
Episodes 9 – 10
The Vassal King Zhou did everything to find out who the Emperor is.
He even trespassed while the Empress was changing clothes. But as always, The Royal Highness was there to save the day,
The Empress and the Royal Highness finally consummated their relationship.
Episodes 11 – 12
It turned out that the Royal Highness was the real emperor. He was just indulging the empress who woke up from a coma thinking she was the Emperor.
Episodes 13 -14
The Empress was so upset from being patronised and being allowed to think that she was the Emperor.
The Emperor tried everything to persuade her to forgive him but she was not interested until another girl came into the scene.
The girl was sent by Zhou Jie as a concubine to the Emperor.
The Emperor used the girl to make the Empress jealous. It did not work at first but when she found out that the girl’s secret love was actually the Emperor, she changed her mind and agreed to make up.
Episodes 15 -16
Zhou Jie refused to be thwarted. So he spread rumours that the Empress had been interfering with the court circulars.
So during the next court meeting, the ministers begged the Emperor to dismiss the Empress.
The Emperor blatantly refused to be dictated to.
He was investigating Zhou Jie’s issue in a brothel when the Empress turned up.
He had to quickly explained to her what was going on before she had them busted.
They heard what Zhou Jie was planning. It was also mentioned that General Li was on the verge of joining their league.
Episodes 17 -18
The Empress worriedly asked the Emperor if General Li, her father was a traitor.
The Emperor ordered Kong Gu to investigate General Li.
The Empress found out about it and got upset with the Emperor reminding him that her father had been so loyal to him for so many years.
The Emperor told her that he was aware of that. However, as and Emperor, he had to investigate if it concerns national security.
Kong Gu found some incriminating evidence at General Li’s house.
Genaral Li was put under house arrest.
There were skirmishes along the borders so the Emperor had to lead the army himself as he was missing a general.
The Empress refused to forgive the Emperor so when it was time for him to go, she refused to see him.
Still, the Empress continued blaming the Emperor for being an ingrate to her father.
Kong Gu could not take it anymore and told the Empress that she was such a selfish bitch.
The Emperor put General Li under house arrest because he did not want him to go to war because he was getting old. The Emperor did not want to worry the Empress about her father so when Zhou Jie talked about the General’s treason, the Emperor used it to confine the General to his house for his safety.
Kong Gu told the Empress that the Emperor did everything for her.
The Empress felt ashamed but it got worst when a court official reported that the Emperor had been assassinated.
The Empress fainted.
Episodes 19 -20
When the Empress woke up, she was told by the doctor that she was pregnant.
Kong Gu gave the Empress a letter from the Emperor entrusted to him. He said to give the letter to the Empress if something happens to him.
In the letter, the Emperor related that he fell in love with her since they were children when she saved him from his brothers who was bullying him.
The Emperor was the Fourth Prince, just the only amongst the nine princes not vying for the crown. It was only when General Li mentioned that an Emperor edict named Li Shi Hao to marry anyone of the princes to become the Empress that the Fourth Prince decided to fight for the throne. And the rest was history.
Anyway, the Emperor was not dead. He was just in time in returning to the palace and saved the Empress from Zhou Jie’s sword.
Zhou Jie and his army were arrested by General Li.
Later on, the Emperor was ecstatic to learn that he was going to be a father.