Episode 3

PO, HO and the rest of the candidates gather at the examination centre for the recruitment test, which will be invigilated by Imperial Guard Superintendent PO CHAI. PO manages to reach the final, but is said to have failed to finish the designated tasks within a specific time frame. Imperial Noble Consort MAN-KWAN is busy working on her embroideries, with which she hopes to win the Emperor’s attention and later his affection. Not long after, Lady KIN-CHING, wife of Prince KUNG, comes to see KWAN, asking the Imperial Noble Consort to teach her how to play the matouqin, a musical instrument originated in Mongolia. Having overheard KWAN playing the matouqin, Emperor HONG HEI gets so annoyed that he rushes inside and gives her a terrible telling-off. The Emperor decides to send CHUEN to Yangzhou to investigate the dispute between the Manchurians and Han Chinese.… ...