Those Years in Ming Dynasty 2: Yongle Reign Part 1

The Return to Capital

Shen Qingtang, the disgraced general's daughter who was exiled a decade ago, returns to the capital posing as a merchant. While running a rouge shop as cover, she secretly investigates her family's massacre, only to clash with imperial censor Pei Jingchen. As their childhood betrothal resurfaces, as political rivals' daughters approach with ulterior motives, and as a mysterious fire destroys crucial evidence—she must choose between vengeance and love. Meanwhile, in the palace shadows, the mastermind behind it all awaits her next move.

Ten Thousand Raindrops Apart

Meteorologist Cheng Yu discovers her first love Lu Yuan is now the chief engineer of a rival company while developing an artificial rainfall system. As the truth behind the storm that tore them apart a decade ago emerges, their professional rivalry and unresolved feelings collide in the laboratory. Can two drenched hearts bridge the distance of ten thousand raindrops?

Rebellious Concubine vs. Mind-Reading Prince

When cold-hearted Prince Xiao Che gains mind-reading abilities, he discovers his meek concubine Su Wanwan harbors explosive rebellion—her demure smiles mask internal diatribes. Polite phrases like "My Prince is wise" translate to "This arrogant jerk" in her thoughts. Trapped in this chaotic game, he endures vicious mental roastings while she struggles to hide her true self. The palace descends into pandemonium until assassins strike. As Su throws herself before him, sword in hand, her mind screams: "Touch my meal ticket and die!" Seizing her bloodstained wrist, Xiao Che demands: "Was it honesty that vexed me, or your refusal to say you love me?"

Burning Devotion

Su Wan, an illegitimate daughter abandoned by her family, is forced to sign a contract marriage with Gu Siyan, the rumored cold and ruthless CEO, to save her terminally ill mother. She thought it was a loveless transaction, but never expected Gu's "crazy" devotion after marriage—37°C warm breakfast, on-call company, even confronting his family elders for her. Just as Su Wan gradually lowers her guard and plans to accept this love, she finds an old photo of a woman who looks exactly like her in Gu's study, and the date on the back of the photo is ten years ago...

Gather His Moonlight to Grow My Cinnabar

Su Wan, an antique restorer, clings to the faint cinnabar mole on her wrist—a memento from the “moonlight boy” who saved her as a child. The boy drew the mole with cinnabar ink and promised, “This way I can find you.” A decade later, Lin Shiyan, an astrophotographer, arrives with an old pocket watch engraved “Moonlight for Cinnabar,” inside which lies his childhood drawing of a girl with a cinnabar mole—Su Wan. Su Wan discovers Lin’s camera is filled with moonlight from her studio window; Lin admits he’s chased this moonlight for ten years to find his “cinnabar mole girl.” But as they fall in love, a batch of matching “Moonlight & Cinnabar” antiques reveals a past grudge: Lin’s grandfather and Su’s grandmother once missed each other over the same “Moonlight for Cinnabar” promise. Now, with two generations’ obsessions intertwined, Su Wan must choose: use his moonlight to fill her childhood regret, or grow their cinnabar into a shared moonlight together?

Unspoken Love Under the Old Moon

Lin Wan returns to her high school to heal from a project failure and meets Chen Mo—her old classmate who once collected moonlight in a glass jar with her—running a used book stall at night. Chen Mo opens his cherished *Starry Sky* album, revealing a yellowed note: "Sept 15, 2013. The moon tastes like the orange candy you gave me. I wanted to say I like you, but you were going to Shanghai—I was afraid to be a burden." Lin Wan pulls out her phone and shows a decade-old draft: "Chen Mo, the moon is hiding in the clouds tonight. I wanted to tell you I also like watching ants with you by the flower bed, but you fixed the girl next class's pen—I'm afraid I'm多余 (unnecessary)." Just then, the moon emerges from the clouds, exactly as it was ten years ago. Chen Mo, with red ears, says: "I fixed that pen to practice—I wanted to fix your leaky Hero pen." Lin Wan laughs through tears: "I'm starting a job in Shanghai tomorrow—actually, because you said you wanted to see the moon over the Huangpu River back then." Under the same moonlight, they finally say the "I like you" they've hidden for ten years—turns out the moon never left; they just hid their words in its light.

Deadly Tour Guide

Lin Xiaoman, a part-time tour guide working to cover her sister's medical expenses, takes a job leading a "mountain ancient village exploration tour". Little does she know, the tourists have hidden agendas—an antique dealer coveting the village's treasures, a reporter investigating a decade-old disappearance, and a silent man stalking her. Worse, after entering the village, people get "accidentally" injured one after another, and the village elder warns, "Breaking taboos demands a life." Lin stumbles upon a truth: her late father was tied to the ten-year-old case, and this "tour" is actually a trap set for her...

The Neem Blooms: I Was Born Extraordinary

Lin Xiaoman, a "ordinary worker" in the neem orchard of a small county, hides a shocking secret—she was once Maggie Lin, the red-hot genius designer in the fashion industry, who went into hiding three years ago due to a framed plagiarism scandal. When Gu Mingyuan, her first love and former industry rival, returns as a real estate president with a plan to acquire the neem orchard for a resort, old love and old wounds are torn open at the same time. Will she protect the neem forest that carries her grandmother's last wish, or face the truth to regain the glory stolen from her? When the neem blooms again, Lin Xiaoman will show everyone: the light buried in the soil by time has always belonged to a soul that was born extraordinary.

The Giant Lizard Looms

Female journalist Su Xiao ventures alone into an ancient village in southern Yunnan to investigate illegal mining in an ecological reserve, only to uncover the villagers' closely guarded secret—the "man-eating giant lizard." Claw marks in the cattle pen at midnight, forester Chen Mo's repeated obstruction, and even the "persuasion tea" from the village chief all hint at something amiss. When she sneaks into the mountains to gather evidence, she's indeed pounced on by the giant lizard. Just in time, Chen Mo shows up to save her and pulls out a faded photo: it turns out the lizard is a cub released by the reserve a decade ago, which once saved Chen Mo from a wolf pack. The villagers' so-called "man-eating" tale is merely a cover-up for a conspiracy—someone wants to log the forest and drive the lizard away...

The Wedding Table Flip That Broke My Family

Right before exchanging rings at her wedding, Su Xiao receives an anonymous photo—her groom is kissing her best friend in the dressing room. To her despair, her parents knew about the groom's playboy ways all along but forced her to marry a 'wealthy' family for a 200,000-yuan betrothal gift. Pushed to the edge, she flips the wedding cake table and slams the photo at her family: 'I'm done acting for your pride and money!' Instantly, her father's face reddens, her mother wails about shame, the groom stutters excuses, and her friend fake-cries innocence. As Su Xiao walks out, she sees her childhood friend—who's loved her for ten years—holding a sign that says 'I've been waiting' in the sunlight. A relaxed smile curls her lips—this table flip isn't an end, but the start of her breaking free from control and being reborn.