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The Ascent of Ling Yun

2025 · 1 season

A slow, glittering climb through treacherous court politics, where every courtesy hides a knife and every victory costs something.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Ke Ying, Chang Bin, Shen Zhiyi
Overview
Lingyun, a cunning palace maid, rises through the imperial ranks to become the emperor’s favored consort, exposing the empress’s hidden corruption. But her ascent comes at a terrible cost, as she becomes ensnared in ruthless palace intrigues and a forbidden love that could destroy her.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Ke Ying, Chang Bin, Shen Zhiyi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • love
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Ke Ying, Chang Bin, Shen Zhiyi, Wang Zhengrui, Gu Zhiyun, Leng Lianrou, Hao Zejia
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes
Network
Tencent Video
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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