Legend of Lu Zhen
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| Also known as | Female Prime Minister |
| Genre |
Historical fiction Romance |
| Based on | Female Prime Minister |
| Written by | Zhang Wei |
| Directed by | Li Huizhu Zheng Wei'en Liang Guoguan |
| Starring |
Zhao Liying Chen Xiao Kimi Qiao Yang Rong Tang Yixin Maggie Cheung |
| Opening theme | "Cherish" by Li Yuchun |
| Ending theme | "Mood" by Zanilia Zhao and Chen Xiao |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 59 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Yu Zheng Mu Xiaohui |
| Location(s) | Hengdian World Studios |
| Production company(s) |
Perfect World Hunan Broadcasting System Yu Zheng Studio |
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| Original network | Hunan Television |
| First shown in | China |
| Original release | May 5 – May 29, 2013 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陸貞傳奇 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 陆贞传奇 | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lùzhēn Chuánqí |
Legend of Lu Zhen or Female Prime Minister (Chinese: 陆贞传奇) is a 2013 Chinese historical romance television series. Directed by Li Huizhu, Zheng Wei'en and Liang Guoguan and produced by Yu Zheng and Mu Xiaohui, the series stars Zhao Liying and Chen Xiao. It was first broadcast on 5 May 2013 in China and subsequently broadcast in other Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan.
The story centers on the rise of Lu Zhen (Zhao Liying) from a mere lady-in-waiting to becoming prime minister during the Northern Qi dynasty.
Lu Zhen was the elder ambitious daughter of the Lu family, who successfully ran the family porcelain business, much to her father's delight and her stepmother's jealousy. Afraid of Lu Zhen taking much of the family asset upon her impending marriage, her stepmother schemed to poison her father and attempted to frame Zhen for the murder. When Lu Zhen was acquitted, her stepmother arranged her to marry off as a concubine so that she could seize the family asset. Lu Zhen fled and was saved by Prince Gao Zhan (Chen Xiao), who would become the love of her life. Gao Zhan faced the same family problem; when his father died, Empress Lou usurped his succession to the throne so that her own son and Gao Zhan's half-brother, Prince Yan (Kimi Qiao) would become emperor. Through Gao Zhan's connection, Lu Zhen entered the palace to become a maid, with the aim to rise to sixth rank female official so that she could appeal to the supreme court to re-investigate her father's murder. Amidst the constant scheming from Prince Zhan and Empress Lou in the fight to claim the throne, Lu Zhen managed to gain the emperor's support and rise through the ranks with her hard work, intelligence, and luck. She then helped Prince Gao Zhan claim his rightful throne, but could not be his empress due to certain circumstances. Emperor Zhan instead conferred her the title of prime minister, which is the highest position in the court so that she could best exercise her talent and aid him in ruling the country.
This television series shot the scene in Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang.
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