Perish in the Name of Love

PRINCESS CHEUNG PING of the late Ming Dynasty is a bright endearing child, and has always been the favorite of her father EMPEROR CHING and the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is a great lover of operas and plays. When she discovers that he…

PING is sad to find that her pet, which is a dog given to her by HIN, has died. HIN tries his best to console her, and the two of them decide to secretly bury the dog somewhere near the temple. Along the way they hear CHAN scream in agony.…

ZHOU is accused of plotting a frame-up against TIN. ZHOU and her oldest daughter CHIU YAN are therefore locked up in a secret room in the palace. PING insists on staying with her mother and her sister. PING bids farewell to HIN, and before…

HING has a little misunderstanding with a girl, and PING is innocently involved in the conflict. PING has mistakenly given HING the shoes which YAN plans to wear on the day of the audition. PING goes to see HING hoping to get the shoes bac…

PING is curious about HIN’s identity. PING, who needs help from YAN to get more information about HIN’s background, has left the arsenal without permission to meet her sister. For this matter, she is dismissed by her supervisor. PING think…

The royal doctor SHUM BUN has been thrown into despair since the deaths of his son and grandson. He is so heartbroken that he tries to take his life. He claims that he is being punished for framing ZHOU and PING, which frightens TIN enormo…

HIN asks PING about her identity, but gets no answer. PING sneaks out of the arsenal trying to avoid HIN. But as soon as she steps outside, she is assaulted by a hitman. Luckily HIN has arrived in time to rescue her. HIN and PING shelter i…

YAN has accidentally destroyed TIN’s flowers, which leads herself into great trouble. PING offers to bear the blame for YAN, and the Queen Mother gives PING a good dressing-down. ZHOU looks after SHEUNG who has tuberculosis, which annoys Y…

HIN has got a letter from PING, and urges HING to leave the palace to meet MO. HING, however, insists on staying in the palace, which infuriates MO. HOI tries to make things difficult for PING, but in vain. He finally allows PING to make d…

HING expresses his love for PING but is rejected. When he gets aware that HIN is going to break off his engagement to HAN so as to get back to PING, HING flies into a rage and gives HIN a punch. HAN is looking at them from afar, and feels …

As instructed by CHING, HIN leads the princes and princesses to the frontier for the installation of cannons. There HIN has also given the princes and princesses some military training. The Queen Mother has fixed a date for the wedding of …

HIN wants to elope with PING but PING refuses, as she thinks it is too cruel to HAN. PING has prepared a present for HIN and HAN. HAN is grateful to PING, not only for the present, but also for her decision to withdraw from the relationshi…

YAN continues to act innocent, and begs CHING and the Queen Mother to forgive ZHOU. YAN sees ZHOU in the prison. She tries to cover up her selfishness by claiming that she has a compelling reason for what she has done. ZHOU believes so. CH…

TIN tries to seduce CHING, and CHING begins to give in to his sexual urges. ZHOU reminds him of the problems that may be caused by excessive sexual activity and asks him to keep a close eye on his health. CHING, however, does not listen to…

HIN and HAN will have their wedding very soon. HING and PING plan to arrange a farewell dinner for HIN and HAN, and PING suggests buying a present for the couple. HAN has stolen CHAI’s letter and is going to give it to PING. On her way, sh…

LUN has led 3,000 soldiers into the capital city without informing CHING, which infuriates CHING beyond measure. But since LUN has such great military power, CHING dares not say a word against him. CHING holds a reception for LUN and his s…

PING writes a letter to HIN asking him to give up on her, but HIN refuses. CHING is to choose his son-in-law. PING has selected three candidates who later on have to take a test set by CHING. HIN points out that their country will sooner o…

YAN makes up a story to try to convince CHING that PING was once in love with LUN. CHING does not believe her and makes it clear to her that she has to marry LUN no matter what. HIN goes to confide in PING before he sets off to the battlef…

HIN has shot KIK with the cannon. KIK falls from the horse’s back and gets injured. CHING is thrilled by the news. CHING endorses HIN’s strategy but the ministers point out that the government cannot afford the cost. CHING is shocked yet p…

CHING questions CHIU and comes to realize the soldiers have been suffering. PING says that it is still not too late to turn it around. CHING then decides to take up the fundraising challenge, and invites CHOW HING and TAI to return to the …

ZHOU now has the power and authority to make decisions. Immediately she has TIN and TIN’s followers arrested. TIN is punished by being whipped. She thinks it is not fair to her and keeps on cursing ZHOU. KIK is seriously ill but insists on…

TIN and YUE convince YUEN to take part in the beauty pageant that is held in the palace so that she may be chosen as CHING’s concubine. YUEN, however, shows no interest and turns them down. KWEI goes to meet CHING and he is appreciated for…

On the street HING sees PING fall down in a faint. He is very worried about PING but just dares not get near her, because he does not want the Manchurian officials around him to get aware of her identity. Later HING has found PING among a …

CHING is furious when he finds that YUEN has had an affair with KWEI. KWEI begs CHING to let YUEN go but CHING needs him to defeat SHING first. TIN gets aware of YUEN’s affair with KWEI and manages to make it known to the public. The Queen…

LUK insists that it is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and offers to help HING arrange a big wedding. CHING has won support from his people, and has recovered the land that he once lost. But the rumor about KWEI and YUEN has put CHING in a ver…

CHING gets furious as he finds that PING has married HING and that HING and all workers of his arsenal have already surrendered to the Manchurians. MO discovers that PING and HING never sleep together. To convince MO of their relationship,…

The Ming forces have detained LUK for questioning, and what really concerns HIN is whether PING has married HING. PING knows that the arsenal is running out of food and water, and therefore asks the workers to return to their hometowns. HI…

LUN claims that he will not send his soldiers to the capital city unless CHING promises to relinquish ZHOU’s crown, to let YUE and YUE’s comrades resume their posts as Ministers in the Ming government, and to break off PING’s engagement to…

YUE has kidnapped YUEN, but he resorts to a stratagem to make others believe that YUEN has died already. YAN pretends to be sick and asks HING to send her to LUN’s camp. HING falls into her trap and is tortured almost to the point of death…

YAN meets YUN on the way. Since YAN is badly in need of money to buy medicines for HIN, she decides to reveal the whereabouts of YUN to get a reward. HIN supposes PING is dead and is so depressed. YAN then gives him a few words of consolat…

PING suspects that there are some goings-on behind YAN. She follows YAN and is astonished to find that YAN has betrayed her country. FAT has found sufficient evidence to charge YAN. FOOK and LUN grab this chance to sow discord, and ZHOU dr…

YAN compels HIN to stay with her overnight so that they can have a nice talk. HIN has not yet returned and the ministers urge CHIU to make a decision. CHIU panics and is too confused to make up his mind. YAN needs PING to see her. HIN know…