''Secret History of Princess Taiping'', also known as ''Taiping Gongzhu Mishi'', is a 2012 Chinese historical television series. The protagonist is the firstborn daughter (posthumously known as Princess Andingsi, who died in infancy according to history) of

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was List of rulers of China#Tang dynasty, Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her own right. She ruled as queen consort , empress consort th ...

, the only female emperor in Chinese history. However, in this television series, the princess survived, and when she grows up she impersonates her younger sister

Princess Taiping Princess Taiping (, lit. "Princess of Great Peace", personal name unknown, possibly Li Lingyue (李令月) (after 662 – 2 August 713) was a royal princess and prominent political figure of the Tang dynasty and her mother Wu Zetian's Zhou dyna ...

to take revenge on her mother and attempts to seize the throne for herself. Directed by Lee Hon-to and Zhou Min, the series starred three actresses — Alyssa Chia, Zheng Shuang and Lin Miaoke — as Princess Taiping, each playing the princess at a different stage of her life. It was first broadcast in mainland China on Hunan Satellite TV on 27 March 2012.

Plot

In 654, during the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

(then a concubine of Emperor Gaozong) murdered her firstborn daughter (posthumously known as Princess Andingsi) and pushed the blame to Empress Wang. The princess's wet nurse, Zhaoniang, discovers that the baby princess is still alive and smuggles her out of the palace. Zhaoniang and the young princess escape from the capital and venture further north into the desert regions. Several years later, the princess has grown up and she develops a romantic relationship with Axiena Simu, a young Tujue prince. At one point, Zhaoniang dies trying to protect the princess. The princess learns the truth about her origins. She decides to seek vengeance on her mother Wu Zetian, who has seized the Tang throne and currently rules as a female emperor. The princess collaborates with Axiena Simu to kidnap

, Wu Zetian's younger daughter. As the two princesses resemble each other in appearance, the older one impersonates her younger sister and returns to the palace, where she plots her revenge and schemes to take over her mother's place as the ruler of China.

Cast

* Alyssa Chia as

/ Princess Andingsi (young adult) ** Zheng Shuang as Princess Taiping / Princess Andingsi (teenage) ** Lin Miaoke as Princess Taiping / Princess Andingsi (child) ** Lan Yan as Empress Wang * Sun Yaoqi as Shangguan Wan'er (young adult), Wu Zetian's secretary ** Tu Liman as Shangguan Wan'er (middle age) * Liu Yuxin as

(young adult), the mother of the two princesses ** Li Xiang as Wu Zetian (middle age) * Xu Weilu as Wei Tuan'er, a servant of Wu Zetian * Yu Xintian as Princess Anle * Jiang Linjing as Empress Wei * Grace Yu as Zhaoniang * Zhang Han as Emperor Xuanzong * Zhu Zi as Xue Shao * Yuan Hong as Axiena Simu * Gao Zi as Emperor Gaozong * Ye Peng as Emperor Ruizong * Tian Yu as Emperor Zhongzong * Guo Qiming as Gao Qi * Wu Yuhua as Li Chongjun * Wang Hao as Wu Youji * Ma Fei as Wu Chengsi * Ye Xinyu as

Di Renjie Di Renjie (630 – November 11, 700), courtesy name Huaiying (懷英), posthumous name Duke Wenhui of Liang (梁文惠公), was a Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty, Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, twice serving as Chancellor of the Tang dynas ...

* Ju Hui as Zhang Yizhi * Yuan Jiabao as Zhang Changzong

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''Secret History of Princess Taiping''
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