The Story of Ming Lan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Story of Ming Lan follows our heroine through her youth, into her adulthood, and well into her marriage life as well. She's the 6th child of the Sheng household. Though she is an intelligent and beautiful child, she was not loved by her family (her dad, her sisters, her mom dies early.) She has to hide her intelligence and suffers through the years, hoping to avenge for her mom. During this process she will meet many friends and foes, one of which is our male lead, Gu's second son, Gu Ting Ye. He has helped and mistreated her before, but also the one to witness her sharp wits and lonely soul. After they get married, they will work together as a power couple, managing the new King's regime as well as harvesting a world of happiness on their own.

Series details

• Title: The Story of Ming Lan
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2018-12-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-02-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40201
• TVDB ID: 348568

Cast and credited roles

• Zhao Li Ying — Zheng Ming Lan
• Feng Shao Feng — Gu Ting Ye
• Zhu Yi Long — Qi Heng
• Shi Shi — Sheng Mo Lan
• Karlina Zhang — Sheng Ru Lan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-12-25; final listed air date 2019-02-12; episode order: 73.

Source and licence

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