Daning Dynasty (大宁王朝), Shazhou (沙洲), 100 taels of silver, and a penniless orphan girl named Meng Tinghui (孟廷辉)—these are the puzzle pieces in the new costume drama Royal Betrothal (御廷谣). The show dropped a bombshell in its first few episodes: the registration fee for the women’s imperial examination is one hundred taels of silver. That […]
