Serenade of Peaceful Joy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A story that follows Emperor Ren Zong of Song as he struggles between maintaining his ideologies of governing the country and his love for his daughter.

Emperor Ren Zong of Song, personal name Zhao Zhen, discovers that Empress Dowager Liu E is not his birth mother and that his real mother is Li Lan Hui, a maidservant of the Empress Dowager. Wracked with guilt, he thought to repay the Li family by marrying off his most precious daughter Princess Wei Rou to the Li's descendant Li Wei.

Within the royal court, the emperor takes great pains to keep the balance between tradition and reform. However, he is also troubled by the affairs of his daughter. Weirou has formed deep feelings for Huai Ji, a eunuch who grew up alongside her. Unwilling to accept the dull and simple minded Li Wei, she gets into a conflict with her in-laws and breaks the strictest rules enforced by the empire, thus forcing the Emperor to face a difficult dilemma.

Series details

• Title: Serenade of Peaceful Joy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2020-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-05-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 47242
• TVDB ID: 365613

Cast and credited roles

• Wang Kai — Song Ren Zong
• Maggie Jiang — Empress Cao
• Ren Min — Zhao Hui Rou
• Yang Le — Han Qi
• Bian Cheng — Liang Huai Ji
• Ye Zu Xin — Zhang Mao Ze
• Yu En Tai — Yan Shu
• Wang Chu Ran — Zhang Gui Fei
• Liu Jun — Fan Zhong Yan
• Amelie Xu — Miao Xin He
• Wu Yue — Liu E

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-04-07; final listed air date 2020-05-17; episode order: 69.

Source and licence

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