Season 1 • Episode 24
LatestTrainee constable Su Xiaoqiao switches identities with Gu Qingdai, the widow of a bandit leader, to investigate her mother’s murder. Posing as Gu Qingdai, Su Xiaoqiao takes control of the bandit stronghold and is forced to marry Chu Yan, her undercover superior from the Suzheng Office, as part of her mission to uncover a conspiracy.
Costume
Bandit queen aesthetics meet bureaucratic undercover chic
Acting
Hou Yige playing two women inhabiting the same face
Writing
Marriage-of-convenience tension that actually builds
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'face swap' trope in Chinese web dramas often explores class mobility that rigid historical structures denied women.
Qu Mengru and Hou Yige reportedly studied each other's mannerisms for weeks to make the identity switch believable to long-time viewers.
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