Take Care, Your Highness!

Take Care, Your Highness!
皇上保重

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Genre Historical period drama
Written by Chan Lai-wah
Chan Yuk-ping
Ng Yuk-cheung
Sit Ka-wah
Directed by Jonathan Chik
Po Tang-chun
Leung Sung-fan
Ng Yat-fan
Starring Andy Lau
Carina Lau
Sean Lau
Lau Siu-ming
Paul Chun
Ha Yu
Theme music composer Michael Lai
Opening theme Dragon's Heart (龍的心) by Johnny Yip
Ending theme Love in the Breeze (情在風中) by Johnny Yip and Mok Yim Yee
Composer(s) Michael Lai
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Yau Ka-hung
Location(s) Hong Kong
Camera setup Multi camera
Production company(s) TVB
Release
Original network TVB Jade
Original release 30 September (1985-09-30) – 25 October 1985 (1985-10-25)
Take Care, Your Highness!
Traditional Chinese 皇上保重
Simplified Chinese 皇上保重
Literal meaning "Emperor, Take Care"

Take Care, Your Highness! is a 1985 Hong Kong historical period drama television series produced by TVB and starring Andy Lau in the title role of Kin-lung Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The series focuses on the power struggle in the Imperial Qing Palace, telling the story of righteous folks while also presenting a hesitant love story.

Plot

Prince Po (Andy Lau) possesses extraordinary talent but has an uninhibited nature, which worries his father Yung-ching Emperor (Lau Siu-ming) as he cannot decide whether Po can inherit his throne and promote the Manchu Foundation. In order to pave the way for Po as his successor, Yung-ching breaks up Po's romance with Suen Fuk-yu (Carina Lau), an ethnic Han Chinese, and declares her the Princess, which makes her become Po's younger step-sister. Yung-ching also declares the daughter of Lee Wing-po, the most powerful man of the Eight Banners, as Crown Princess. Although Yung-ching have broke them up, Po and Fuk-yu still date secretly.

Not long after, Yung-ching was assassinated and Prince Po inherits his throne, becoming the Kin-lung Emperor. Because Kin-lung did not understand statecraft, plus the chaotic rebellion of the Miao people, he releases his uncle, the 14th Prince Wan-tai (Paul Chun), who once failed the fight for the throne against Yung-ching. Wan-tai regains his position and helps Kin-lung with government affairs and made it very well organized. However, Wan-tai's ambition comes up again, and desires to seize the throne. Wan-tai then spread rumors everywhere citing Kin-lung has left Beijing to trace his origin. Wan-tai awaits his opportunity to seize the throne. Kin-lung travels to the south in disguise as a civilian and there, he becomes acquainted with Chow Yat-ching (Ha Yu), Tan-ka Mui and Chiu Nam-sing (Sean Lau), whom are members of the Anti-Qing society "Chung Yee Tong". After a thorough investigation, Kin-lung was able to prove that he is indeed a Manchu and knows that Wan-tai is up to no good. After Kin-lung's identity was exposed, the members of "Chung Yee Tong" turned against him and Kin-lung can must reverse the situation to resolve the crisis both inside and outside of the palace.

Cast

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

See also

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