The Legend of Mi Yue ( chinese : 羋月傳 ; pinyin : Mǐ Yuè Zhuàn ; Wade–Giles : Mi3 Yüeh4 Chuan4 ) is a 2015 chinese television series directed by Zheng Xiaolong and based on Jiang Shengnan ‘s eponymous historic novel. It stars Sun Li in the style character of Mi Yue. The series aired 2 episodes day by day on Beijing television and Dragon television from 30 November 2015 to 9 January 2016. [ 1 ]

outline [edit ]

This is a narrative about the tortuous life of Mi Yue, the first stateswoman and Queen Dowager ( taiwanese : 太后 ; pinyin : tàihòu ) in China ‘s history. Mi Yue was a young princess who lived in the Kingdom of Chu during the Warring States period. Her childhood was not passive, after witnessing her mother falling into the schemes of the Queen of Chu. Yet, she was on estimable relations with her sister, Mi Shu and her beget, King Wei. She was finally sent to Qin as a concubine as depart of her sister ‘s dowry, separating her from Huang Xie, her inaugural sleep together. Mi Yue gains the favor of King Ying Si and gives parturition to a son named Ying Ji. This leads to the jealousy of Mi Shu, Wei Yan, the queen, and other concubines. After King Ying Si passes away, Ying Dang becomes his successor. Mi Yue is sent as an ambassador ( banishment ) to the State of Yan with her son Ying Ji. however, King Ying Dang suddenly dies after lifting weights, leaving Qin in a state of chaos where Ying Si ‘s sons are battling for the enthrone. Mi Yue enlists the aid of the “ peasant ” Yiqu army, successfully returning to Qin, suppressing political revolts and instates her son Ying Ji on the throne.

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  • Sun Li as Mi Yue[2]
    • “Princess (born from concubine) Yue of the Chu State” (楚國月(庶)公主)→”Consort Mi” (羋八子)→”Mother of the Qin State” (秦國質子之母)→”Princess Consort of Yiqu” (義渠王妃)→”Queen Dowager Xuan of Qin” (秦宣太后)
      • Liu Chutian as 4/5-years-old Mi Yue
      • Li Jing’er as 7/8-years-old Mi Yue
      • Chai Wei as 12/3-years-old Mi Yue
    • Most favourite daughter of King Wei of Chu from Consort Xiang. Talented and highly perceptive, she was persecuted by the Queen of Chu since child due to Tang Mei’s prophecy. After his death, she was rushed to the cemetery to guard her father’s spirit and later return to the palace when grew up. She initially love and agree married Huang Xie, but for the sake of her half sister, Mi Shu’s dowry, she instead married Ying Si and bore him Ying Ji. After Ying Si’s death, she went to the State of Yan as a hostage along with her son and must suffered a lot. After Ying Dang’s death, she married the King of Yiqu and with the help from their peoples, she installs her son as the new king and proclaimed herself as the Queen Dowager while later bore him Ying Fu.
  • Liu Tao as Mi Shu
    • “Princess (born from queen) Shu of the Chu State” (楚國姝(嫡)公主)→”Queen of the Qin State” (秦國王后)→”Queen Huiwen of Qin” (秦惠文后)
      • Li Nini as 6-years-old Mi Shu
      • Hao Yilin as 8-years-old Mi Shu
    • Daughter of King Wei of Chu from his queen and the full sister of Mi Huai. She initially a gentle and kind girl who maintained Miyue everywhere and matched her and Huang Xie when they were still in the Chu Palace. She fell in love with King Ying Si at first sight and later married him as she wished, but fell out of favor due to her negligence and later gave birth to Ying Dang. Since Mi Yue and Wei Yan were increasingly favored by him, she got jealous and tried every means to deal with Mi Yue’s birth mother and son, their sister relationship then broke down in order to protect herself. After Ying Si’s death, she send Mi Yue and her son to the State of Yan as a hostage while she arrange for manpower to harm them. After her son’s, she tried to help her grandson Ying Zhuang ascend the throne, but failed and placed under house arrest by Mi Yue own, spent the rest of her life in Qingliang Hall (清涼殿).
  • Ma Su as Wei Yan
    • “Madame Wei” (魏夫人)
    • A woman who came from the State of Wei, sister of Wei Zhang and aunt of Wei Yi. Ambitious, sinister and cunning, she wants to become the Queen of Qin and hopes that her son will become the next King while she repeatedly targeting Mi Yue and Mi Shu. She later died at Yongcheng.
  • Alex Fong as Ying Si
    • “King of Qin” (秦王)→”King Huiwen of Qin” (秦惠文王)
    • Good strategy, farsighted, compassionate to ministers, he was the generation of a sage king with the ambition to swallow the world. He is in love with Mi Yue and becomes the father of Ying Ji, Ying Dang, and Ying Hua.
  • Huang Xuan as Huang Xie
    • “Lord Chunsen, the Prince of the Chu State” (楚公子 春申君)
      • Gu Haofeng as 10-years-old Huang Xie
      • Ding Nan as 15/6-years-old Huang Xie
    • Qu Yuan’s disciple who is loyal to his motherland. He is Mi Yue’s first love and childhood sweetheart who accidentally fell off the cliff to save her when they gonna elope and from then, he lost his memory. He always accompany Crown Prince Mi Heng and then help him ascends the throne.
  • Gao Yunxiang as Zhai Li / Di Li
    • “King of Yiqu” (義渠王)→”Lord of Yiqu” (義渠君)
    • The ruler of Yiqu and Mi Yue’s remarried husband after Ying Si’s death, also the father of Ying Fu. His title later changed into “Lord” (Jūn) after return to the State of Qin. For his lifelong love towards Mi Yue, he is willing to bear the pain of witchcraft for her. When the conflict between Yiqu and Qin gradually deepened, he then left the Qin Palace and with Huwei’s help, he led troops into the Palace, but was shot to death by Meng Yu with an arrow.

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state of Chu [edit ]

  • Winston Chao as King Wei of Chu
    • The ruler of the Chu State and father of Mi Huai, Mi Yin, Mi Shu, Mi Yue, Mi Rong. When he returned home gloriously after war, he learns from Mi Yue’s mouth that Consort Xiang was sent out of the palace after being framed by the Queen. He then gave the queen a death sentence when he was furious and later angry due to his son’s constant persuasion and died suddenly in the palace.
  • Jiang Hongbo as Queen Wei of Chu
    • Primary wife of King Wei, Mi Huai and Mi Shu’s biological mother who later given a death sentence.
  • Li Beilei as Dai Mao
    • A close-knit maid of Queen Wei who then followed Mi Shu to Qin State, guarding Mi Yue everywhere and was executed after framed Mi Yue to make she difficult for give birth.
  • Jiang Xin as Consort Ju
    • Formerly the “Princess of the Ju State” (莒國公主) who becomes the favourite consort of King Wei and foster mother of Mi Yue and Mi Rong. After the King’s death, she hanged herself to protect Mi Yue and Mi Rong from death.
  • Sun Qian as Lady Xiang
    • “Madame Xiang” (向夫人)→”Consort Xiang” (向妃)
    • A dowry of Consort Ju, she then becomes the biological mother of Mi Yue, Mi Rong and Wei Ran. She was framed by the Queen and sent out of the palace, then contaminated and discouraged by the country while gave birth into Wei Ran. She was taken back to the palace by the King, but knew that she would not live long after returning to there, so she set up a situation to frame the queen by put poisonous wine in the queen’s bottle and drank it by herself. When the King came, she told him that she was framed by the queen and died in anger.
  • Tian Yixi as Zhen Zhu, Mi Shu’s confidant.
  • Liu Zihe as Shan Hu, Mi Shu’s confidant who later committed suicide due to the killer bee incident.
  • Ren Han as Lü Luo, pure-hearted woman who becomes Mi Shu’s personal maid, but later beaten to death due to Mi Shu and King Ying Si.
  • Cao Zheng as Mi Huai
    • “Crown Prince of Chu” (楚太子)→”King of Chu” (楚王)→”King Huai of Chu” (楚怀王)
    • Legitimate son of King Wei, from Queen Wei and a brother of Mi Shu. Although knows that his mother hates Mi Yue, he still sometimes speaks for her.
  • Xu Fanxi as Mi Yin
    • “Princess (born from concubine) Yin of the Chu State” (楚國茵(庶)公主)→”Madame of Yan State” (燕國國相夫人)
      • Su Chenxi as 8-years-old Mi Yin
    • Daughter of King Wei and Princess Wei who later becomes the wife of Guo Kui. During Mi Yue’s stay in the Yan, she framed her many times before being poisoned by him own.
  • Yuan Zhibo as Zheng Xiu
    • “Queen Nan” (南后)
    • King Huai’s primary wife with a deep demeanor. She disagree with Queen Wei, knows that the queen hates Mi Yue which she deliberately help Mi Yue a lot.
  • Lu Ying as Lian’er, Queen Nan’s maid
  • He Dujuan as Lady Wei
    • “Beauty Wei” (魏美人)
    • Wei State-born woman who was given to King Huai. Due to Queen Nan’s jealousy, she is hidden at the remote Zhanghua Terrace (章華台). Gentle and simple, no scheming, good at dispelling depression, she is in good terms and befriends with Mi Yue. She didn’t listen to Mi Yue’s suggestion to guard against Queen Nan, but used the power of King Huai to cut off her nose and committed suicide.
  • Li Hongliang as Mi Rong
    • “Prince (born from concubine) of the Chu State” (楚國(庶)公子)→”Lord of Huayang” (華陽君)→”Lord of Xincheng” (新城君)
      • Li Qingyu as 2-years-old Mi Rong
      • Li Zekai as 7/8-years-old Mi Rong
      • Lou Zixuan as 11/2-years-old Mi Rong
    • Son of King Wei and Consort Xiang, also a younger brother of Mi Yue whom after her marriage to Qin, he stayed alone in Chu.
  • Su Hang as Mi Heng, son of King Huai
    • “Crown Prince of Chu” (楚太子)→”King of Chu” (楚王)
      • Wu Bolin as 13-years-old Mi Heng
      • Zhou Qi as 16-years-old Mi Heng
  • Liu Xinyu as the “Little Princess of Chu State” (楚国小公主)
  • Zu Feng as Qu Yuan, Prime minister of Chu.
  • Jiang Feng as Jin Shang
    • A greedy and despicable man who becomes the Prime minister of Chu. As one of Zheng Xiu’s confidant, he always opposed Qu Yuan.
  • Shi Yueling as a Female doctor
    • Bian Que’s disciple with superb medical skills and good heart, she once delivered Mi Yue and her son when he was born. She followed Mi Shu married and stayed live in Qin. After Ying Dang’s death, the political situation was still undecided, she then went up the mountain to collect medicine, but was killed by a rebellious army.
  • Zheng Yecheng as Song Yu, a poem writer of Chu.
  • Liu Yijun as Tang Mei
    • An astrologer who predicted the dominance theory, but Lady Xiang gave birth into a daughter, which King Wei dug out her eyes in anger. He later died to save Mi Yue.
  • Sun Shuaihang as Zhao Yang
  • Zhang Yujian as Tang Le
  • Liu Ziming as Young Master Feng
  • Xie Ziyi as Mi Qing

express of Qin [edit ]

  • Cai Wenyan as Lady Ying
  • Xiao Hui as Lady of Tang
  • Tao Hui as Lady Guo
  • Yin Xu as Lady of Wey
  • Wei Yi as Lady of Wei
  • Lan Xi as Lady Fan
  • Xu Baihui as Lady Mengzhao
  • Liu Yihong as Lady Jing
  • Song Jialun as Ying Ji
  • Chi Jia as Ying Hua
  • Liu Ziming as Ying Feng
  • Bao Luojun as Ying Hui
  • Chen Weichen as Ying Zhuang
  • Xue Yongyu as Ying Tong
  • Ba Tu as King Wu of Qin
  • Ma Sichun as Wei Yi
  • Zhu Yilong as King Zhaoxiang of Qin
  • Sun Yi as Mi Yao
  • Xu Luyang as Ying Zhu
  • Shi Jingming as Shang Yang
  • Zhao Lixin as Zhang Yi
  • Gong Zheng as Yong Rui
  • Jin Tiefeng as Gan Mao
  • Cao Weiyu as Gongsun Yan
  • Li Junfeng as Sima Cuo
  • Sun Boyang as Meng Ao
  • Zhang Junhan as Wei Ran
  • Zeng Hongchang as Bai Qi
  • Li Hongliang as Mi Rong
  • Xu Wenguang as Mu Jian
  • An Xiaoge as Mu Xin
  • Liu Tingzuo as Feng Jia
  • Shi Chunling as Zhi
  • Li Beilei as Daimao
  • Tian Yixi as Zhenzhu
  • Liu Zihe as Shanhu
  • Li Junyi as Kui
  • Chen Chuyue as Xiang’er
  • Chen Yu as Hui’er

Yiqu peoples [edit ]

  • Hai Zi as Hu Wei
    • Zhai Li’s number one subordinate with a fierce and impulsive demeanor, but is very loyal to him. He was once saving Zhai Li and close to him as a brother.
  • Kong Qingsan as an Old witch
    • The old member of Yiqu who knows sacrificial rituals, can divination, understand ghosts and gods, and is respected by the whole peoples of Yiqu. He is Zhai Li’s military adviser.

state of Yan [edit ]

  • Mao Junjie as Meng Ying
    • “Queen Yi of Yan” (燕易王后), former Princess of Qin State who married with King Yi of Yan.
  • … as King Zhao of Yan, son of Meng Ying.
  • Niu Baojun as Guo Kui, Minister of Yan State who becomes the husband of Mi Yin.
  • Yu Siqiong as Ling’er, Mi Yin’s maid who helped Mi Yue privately many times and later exposed Mi Yin’s evil deeds.
  • Yang Kun as Wu Po, an enthusiastic for helping others, introducing her work and Zhen Sao’s residence to Mi Yue.
  • Yang Kaichun as Zhen Sao, a woman in Yan state’s West City who later killed in a dispute between officers and soldiers sent by Mi Yin to frame Mi Yue.

Others [edit ]

  • Zhang Xiaoheng as Su Qin, Prime Minister of the Six States and lover of Meng Ying.
  • Qiao Han as Su Dai, younger brother of Su Qin.
  • Li Jiao as the fake Mi Shu, a cooking girl.
  • Dong Danjun as a Beekeeper who once helped Huang Xie when he is amnesia.
  • Jiang Wenli as the Beekeeper’s wife
  • Ta La as King Nan of Zhou, last ruler of Eastern Zhou who is weak and sick.
  • Tan Yang as Lin Xiangru, Prime Minister of the Zhao state.
  • Xiao Yating as Mei’er

production [edit ]

Filming started on September 6, 2014 and ended on 29 January 2015. [ 3 ] The television series took place in Inner Mongolia, Zhuzhou, Beijing Expo Park, Xiangshan, and Hengdian World Studios. [ 4 ]

soundtrack [edit ]

Mainland Chinese
No. Title Lyrics Music Singer Length
1. “Full Moon (满月)” ( Opening root )

Chen Tao Wang Bei Chen Sisi  
2. “Beauty Is a Dream (伊人如梦)” ( Pre-credit ) He Qiling A Kun Henry Huo  
3. “West Wind (西风)” ( Ending root ) Chen Tao Wang Bei Alu Azhuo  

reception [edit ]

The series initially attract attention due to its harbinger, Empresses in the Palace, which is besides directed by Zheng Xiaolong and stars Sun Li. During its broadcast, it attained gamey ratings and over 20 billion views on-line. however, the series did not receive the lapp critical applaud and entirely has a Douban score of 5.5/10. Viewers feel that the plot of Mi Yue, which involves court intrigue between queens and concubines, was no longer newly. The series has besides been criticized for historical inaccuracies, plat ( inconsistency and slow pace ) and production quality. [ 5 ]

controversy [edit ]

The production team of the series sued Jiang Shengnan, a scriptwriter on the display, for violating her contract. Jiang had published her novel, a 7,000-character incision of The Legend of Mi Yue, on-line in August 2015 before the series aired. Jiang was dissatisfied with the output team for not recognizing her contributions to the appearance. The Beijing Chaoyang District Court ruled in privilege of the production team. This sparked a discussion about authors writing scripts for adaptations on screen in China. [ 6 ]

Ratings [edit ]

Broadcast date[7] Episode Dragon TV CSM50 ratings Beijing TV CSM50 ratings
Ratings (%) Audience share (%) Rank Ratings (%) Audience share (%) Rank
2015.11.30 1–2 1.56 4.16 2 1.726 4.60 1
2015.12.1 3–4 2.27 5.95 1 1.941 5.08 2
2015.12.2 5–6 1.954 5.13 1 1.951 5.13 2
2015.12.3 7–8 1.898 4.88 2 2.329 5.99 1
2015.12.4 9–10 2.123 5.48 2 2.193 5.66 1
2015.12.5 11–12 2.138 5.41 1 2.128 5.39 2
2015.12.6 13–14 2.192 5.68 2 2.209 5.73 1
2015.12.7 15–16 2.366 6.22 1 2.27 5.98 2
2015.12.8 17–18 2.424 6.31 2 2.544 6.60 1
2015.12.9 19–20 2.537 6.54 1 2.522 6.49 2
2015.12.10 21–22 2.667 6.96 1 2.524 6.57 2
2015.12.11 23–24 2.548 6.50 2 2.576 6.57 1
2015.12.12 25–26 2.478 6.40 2 2.72 7.04 1
2015.12.13 27–28 2.831 7.05 1 2.773 6.90 2
2015.12.14 29–30 2.821 7.21 1 2.533 6.46 2
2015.12.15 31–32 2.893 7.5 1 2.536 6.57 2
2015.12.16 33–34 2.708 6.99 1 2.474 6.37 2
2015.12.17 35–36 2.751 7.03 1 2.58 6.58 2
2015.12.18 37–38 2.794 7.19 1 2.565 6.6 2
2015.12.19 39–40 2.58 6.54 2 2.701 6.85 1
2015.12.20 41–42 2.919 7.28 1 2.805 6.99 2
2015.12.21 43–44 2.712 7.011 1 2.712 7.001 2
2015.12.22 45–46 2.94 7.59 1 2.83 7.29 2
2015.12.23 47–48 2.989 7.77 1 2.802 7.28 2
2015.12.24 49–50 2.718 7.21 1 2.686 7.12 2
2015.12.25 51–52 2.792 7.26 2 2.887 7.52 1
2015.12.26 53–54 2.862 7.27 2 2.994 7.48 1
2015.12.27 55–56 3.354 8.32 1 3.178 7.88 2
2015.12.28 57–58 3.363 8.75 1 3.083 8.01 2
2015.12.29 59–60 3.465 8.88 1 3.294 8.44 2
2015.12.30 61–62 3.395 8.82 1 3.367 8.74 2
2015.12.31 63–64 3.291 7.929 1 3.131 7.55 2
2016.1.1 65–66 3.353 8.63 2 3.417 8.8 1
2016.1.2 67–68 3.593 9.17 1 3.427 8.15 2
2016.1.3 69–70 3.741 9.31 2 3.747 9.34 1
2016.1.4 71–72 3.87 9.77 1 3.63 9.18 2
2016.1.5 73–74 3.739 9.42 1 3.597 9.07 2
2016.1.6 75–76 3.634 9.23 1 3.411 8.67 2
2016.1.7 77–78 3.607 9.27 1 3.46 8.9 2
2016.1.8 79–80 3.461 8.85 1 3.364 8.6 2
2016.1.9 81 3.303 8.47 1 3.213 8.23 2
Average ratings 2.867 7.36 – 2.809 7.21 –

Awards and nominations [edit ]

broadcast [edit ]

International broadcast

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