The Story of Minglan (2018)
- Directed by
- Zhang Kai Zhou
- Length
- 73 episodes
How it feels
A clever young woman in historical China hides her true feelings as she quietly schemes to get revenge for her mother's death. She falls in love with a nobleman who becomes her partner in her long-term plan.
slow-burntensemelancholicdeterminedromanticstrategicemotionally layeredpatient
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