Synopsis
The Rise of Phoenixes (天盛长歌, 2018) is an epic Chinese historical drama you can watch online on iFILM. Ning Yi, the sixth prince of the Tiansheng dynasty played by Chen Kun, has spent a decade disguising sharp intelligence behind a reputation for idleness — ever since corrupt courtiers engineered his older brother's death and he decided to build his network in silence.
Feng Zhiwei, played by Ni Ni, enters as an outcast from the Qiu clan, wrongly accused of a crime and expelled from her family. She disguises herself as a man to gain entry to the Xinming Academy, impresses Ning Yi with her abilities, and later rises into the state council as a military official. Then she learns she is the sole legitimate heir to the deposed Chen dynasty — meaning the government she has been serving was built on the ruin of her own bloodline.
The two leads circle each other through shifting alliances and palace intrigue; neither can fully trust the other, and the drama knows how to use that tension. Watch The Rise of Phoenixes online on iFILM.
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