Tears in the Imperial Hall

LanguagesEnglish
Episode9
Genresrevengehistoricaldramafamily
ThemesHidden Identity Secret Heir Short Drama Collection, Secret Baby and Single Parent Short Drama Collection, Historical and Palace Short Dramas

Helen Sterling spends one night with a stranger to avoid an arranged marriage. She conceives and bears a son in secret while the man disappears without a trace. Years later, her brilliant child Edward succeeds in the imperial examinations and enters the palace for the final test. The ruler presiding over that examination is the same man who fathered Edward, though neither knows the truth.

Characters

Helen SterlingMother who conceals her son's father
EdwardSon who enters the imperial examination

Key points

  • Helen hides her son's paternity from the emperor
  • Edward succeeds in the imperial examinations
  • The emperor is Edward's unknown father

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