In the suffocating Korean court, even death is not allowed by one's own will. However, under the rafters, a dead body was found, which was the assistant maid-in-waiting Yueling (Xu Yingji) in the harem.
Qian Ling (Jin-hie Park), a female physician who examined the cause of death, found that Yue Ling was pregnant, but the corresponding records were completely gone. The supervisor Shanggong ordered all insiders to hide the relevant contents of the suicide of the maid-in-waiting, but Qian Ling thought that Yue Ling was not a suicide, so she decided to trace the incident to the end.
Qian Ling stumbled upon Yue Ling's love letter and concluded that it was decisive evidence. But she was suddenly attacked by others and the love letter was taken away. After the event, Qianling asked many maids, including those who saw this scene, but the maids didn't disclose anything as agreed.
On the other hand, in order to rectify the discipline of the ladies-in-waiting, the supervisor of Shanggong publicly severely punished the ladies-in-waiting with different behaviors, and prepared to find some ladies-in-waiting to take the fall for the murderer of Yue Ling. In order not to let innocent people suffer, Qian Ling was determined to find the real murderer, and at this time she discovered amazing secrets.
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Behind-the-scenes tidbits:
This film is the first film directed by Jin Meiting.
This film is the first one in Korea with the theme of ladies-in-waiting.
At the time of filming, another TV series "War of Money" starring Park Jin-hee also entered the filming period. The film was filmed in the ancient city of Fuan in Jeonbuk, South Korea, while the location of the TV series was in the neighborhood of Seoul, so she traveled back and forth almost every day for three months and slept in the car.
Jin-hie Park revealed that although it was not the first time for her to shoot a horror film, the sharp contrast between the beautiful dance design and the gloomy atmosphere still made her feel scared when watching the full version of the film.
Jin-hie Park, who plays the woman of internal medicine, went to the doctor for advice before filming, and learned some skills of taking pulse and needling. In order to write the palace characters written by the ladies-in-waiting, I personally found a calligraphy teacher to learn calligraphy from.
Xu Yingji, who plays Yue Ling, practiced for several hours to play the role of hanging himself, and also lay on the cold ground for a long time to play the role of the corpse.