The Beautiful Woman of the Jianghu

This film (drama)Also known as江湖俏佳人，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2004Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating8.3(For reference only)。

During the Southern Song Dynasty, the reigning emperor suddenly fell seriously ill and fell into a coma, throwing the court into chaos. At this moment, the king of the Black Tooth Kingdom, Hei Ni, arrived for a visit, and the Eighteenth Prince, Long Er, had no choice but to host a banquet in place of his father. During the banquet, Hei Ni boasted about the strong national power of the Black Tooth Kingdom, claiming it had four great masters: the God of War, the God of Poetry, the God of Food, and the God of Chess. Long Er secretly smiled, as these four were precisely the strong suits of the Han people. Both sides then agreed to a contest, but unbeknownst to Long Er, Hei Ni had already bribed the four great masters of the Song Kingdom. Realizing he had fallen into a trap, Long Er, in a moment of urgency, signed a contract with Hei Ni: after three months, the two countries would compete; if Song lost, they would cede land and pay reparations. A carefully designed but unnoticed selection process quietly unfolded among the people. After a series of mishaps, the three daughters of the wealthy Liu family—Liu Xiao Xiao, who loved to dance with knives and play with guns; the chess-loving concubine, Thirteen Aunt; the skillful maid, Bai Ling; and the cross-dressing, runaway bride, Leng Qiuyue—came into Long Er's view. Just as Long Er was excitedly inviting them to the palace to collaborate on a grand plan, the four women were mysteriously abducted by Long Er's uncle, Prince Zhao. It turned out that Prince Zhao had long colluded with Hei Ni to stage a coup, falsely claiming that the prince was indulgent and that he invited the women to the palace merely to add to his harem, while also stating that the prince suffered from forty-nine strange illnesses, which terrified Xiao Xiao and the others into fleeing. At the same time, he falsely informed Long Er that the four great masters were unwilling to serve the court and had run away midway. Long Er decided to discreetly dispatch his trusted aide, the informant Xiao Shitou, to track down the four great masters. Meanwhile, at the Zhao residence, Hei Ni was dissatisfied with Prince Zhao for letting the four women escape and decided to send his son, Hei Mu, to find them before the prince could, intending to silence them all. Xiao Xiao, Qiuyue, Bai Ling, and Thirteen Aunt escaped to Yangzhou, where Thirteen Aunt used her savings from her time as a singing girl to open a "Sisters' Inn" to make a living. Soon, the disguised Long Er and Hei Mu also found the "Sisters' Inn," becoming its staff—“Little Dragon” and “Big Black.” Xiao Shitou often visited the inn to relay information, making him a frequent guest. The "Sisters' Inn" gradually gained popularity, but trouble persisted. The son of the provincial governor, Wang Jun Cai, checked into the inn, having come to search for his runaway concubine, Leng Qiuyue, and brandishing her contract as leverage. To help Qiuyue escape, the group decided to exploit Wang Jun Cai's weakness for women, prompting Xiao Xiao to take the initiative to charm him. Wang Jun Cai was indeed tricked and obediently handed over the contract; upon seeing their plan succeed, Xiao Xiao tore up the contract and made a quick escape. This infuriated Wang Jun Cai, who then bribed the scholar Li Chang'an to seek revenge. As the staff of the "Sisters' Inn" spent more time together, the sincere Xiao Xiao developed feelings for the smart and brave Little Dragon, while Little Dragon had a crush on the graceful and gentle Qiuyue. Xiao Xiao sought advice from Thirteen Aunt, who styled herself as a man-killer and agreed to show Xiao Xiao how to win over a man in ten days, with Li Chang'an as the target. Sure enough, after ten days, it was not Li Chang'an who was conquered, but Thirteen Aunt herself, who then decided to sell the "Sisters' Inn" and elope with Li Chang'an. Ultimately, when she learned that everything was a conspiracy, she suffered a major blow and lost her memory. To help Thirteen Aunt recover her memory, Xiao Xiao flew overnight to summon her father, Mr. Liu, who, in desperation, had no choice but to embark on a new round of courtship with Thirteen Aunt. Subsequently, the "Sisters' Inn" experienced many interesting and perilous stories: the mystery behind Bai Ling's origins, Xiao Xiao catching ghosts, Thirteen Aunt's battle of wits with the gambling king, the friendship between Qiuyue and a foreigner, and Bai Ling suddenly losing her sense of taste. Through trials and tribulations, Big Black and Little Dragon became sworn brothers, while the love between Qiuyue and Big Black deepened. Little Dragon finally realized that the girl who truly suited him was Xiao Xiao, and although Thirteen Aunt did not recover her memory, she was touched by Mr. Liu's sincerity and fell in love with him for the second time. Bai Ling also became a couple with the informant Xiao Shitou. Meanwhile, in an effort to eliminate a major threat and succeed in his coup, Prince Zhao set a "rain-seeking" trap amidst a drought in Yangzhou, planning to eliminate the four women all at once. However, at the last moment, a sudden heavy rain fell, allowing Xiao Xiao and the others to narrowly escape the crisis, causing Prince Zhao's plot to collapse. At this time, Little Dragon and Big Black's true identities were also revealed, allowing Xiao Xiao and the others to finally understand the ins and outs of the entire event. After Hei Mu's sister, Hei Zhen Zhu's last assassination attempt failed, the deadline agreed upon by the Song Kingdom and the Black Tooth Kingdom finally arrived. During the competition, Qiuyue, Bai Ling, Thirteen Aunt, and Liu Xiao Xiao joined forces, using their superior skills to achieve unexpected victories. After a battle of wits and will, they ultimately defeated their opponents. As Prince Zhao realized the defeat was imminent and was about to stab Long Er, the comatose emperor suddenly appeared in the arena after many days. It turned out he had long suspected Prince Zhao's treachery, feigning illness to lure him into a trap, and was also testing the abilities of Prince Long Er. In the end, Prince Zhao and a group of corrupt officials received their just punishments, and the Song Kingdom reconciled with the Black Tooth Kingdom. Not long after, Little Dragon and Big Black simultaneously approached their father to relinquish their princely identities and live as ordinary citizens, as they deeply realized that the happiness found at the "Sisters' Inn" far outweighed the superficiality of the palace. Thus, the lovers finally came together, and the story of the "Sisters' Inn" became a widely told tale in the Jianghu.