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Casts: Paul Chun, Nancy Sit, Ng Wai Kwok, Christine Ng, etc.
Length: 21 episodes
Genre: Period Drama
Producer: Tong Kei Ming
Scriptwriters: Chan Kam Ling & Suen Ho Ho
Synopsis:
A rich family is ruled by lust
A hymn is mourned over by feuds
Sheung's Silver Chamber - the largest jewel company in Foshan, Guangdong Province China - is facing serious financial difficulties. In order to obtain a loan from Shum's family, Sheung Hang (Paul Chui Pui), owner of the Chamber, together with his primary wife, Choi Siu Dip (Nancy Sit Ka Yin), plot to arrange marriage between Sheung Wan (Ng Wai Kwok), Hang's younger brother, and Shum Wing Tung (Winnie Yeung Yuen Yee), daughter of Shum's family. Fueled by hatred, Ching Sau Hang (Christine Ng Wing Mei), Wan's lover, marries Hang and ironically becomes Wan's sister-in-law. Wan falls out with Hang and opts to live abroad and disconnects from his family. After leaving home for some years, Wan does not return home until the occasion to celebrate his father's birthday. Tension between the two brothers comes to a head when Hang is reluctant to pay ransom to save the youngest son of Wan. Wan is determined to disconnect completely from his family ever since.
Since Wan's return, Sau Hang suffers from her husband's neglect and gets framed for causing the fourth concubine Fei Fei's (Nancy Wu Ting Yan) miscarriage. Hatred leads her to commit acts that revenge. She seeks to subvert Sheung's family by luring Kwan. Intentionally, she unveils Chau Guk (Shirley Yeung Sze Kei), the maid in the family, is Hang's illegitimate daughter. The dark age of a once-prominent family begins...
Credits: Astro On Demand
Weekly Ratings:
Episodes 01-05: 29 points
Episodes 06-10: 29 points
Episodes 11-15: 31 points
Episodes 16-21: 34 points