The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.

The Pearl Phoenix

Scholar Wen Pi-cheng visits Ching Hsiu Nunnery while en route to Nanyang and is captivated by Miss Huo who has come to worship with her mother. She drops a pearl phoenix hairpin which is picked up by Wen.Anxious to return it to her, Wen Pi-cheng adopts a false name and has himself sold to the Huo’s as a page.One day he is ordered to accompany the family to a birthday party. Miss Huo catches cold and had to stay home. Wen disappointed. While attending Madam Huo, Pi Cheng is told to return home with a basket of lotus and seeing Miss Huo. Pi Cheng places the pearl phoenix hairpin in the lotus before delivering it to her.Thinking Pi Cheng is only a page, Miss Huo is pleasantly surprised to learn he is in fact, a famous scholar from Loyang. She is so moved by his devotion that she lets him keep the pearl phoenix hairpin as an engagement present. She urges him to acquire still further honours by taking the forthcoming Imperial Examination at the capital. When Madam Huo returns home, he slips out the backdoor. But he faces yet another shock.Madam Huo has already promised to marry her daughter to a distant relative. She is actually Miss Huo’s stepmother. When Miss Huo refuses to obey her, Madam Huo threatens to rill her. In desperation, she sets fire to her boudoir and escapes with her maid Chiu Hua.Disguising themselves as boys, Miss Huo runs into Lord Liu. He likes her and insists on taking her as a “foster-son”.Failing to find Miss Huo’s body, Madam Huo now realizes she’s been fooled. She writes to the Magistrate of Loyang asking him to have Wen Pi-cheng arrested.Miss Huo’s literary talent soon earns her the high position of Roving Inspector. While on an inspection tour of Loyang, she is informed of the death of Wen Pi-cheng in prison. Fortunately, Warden Yang Hu had found a substitute for Wen Pi-cheng who was poisoned in his stead.When the Roving Inspector returns to the capital, she is told by her “foster-father” that Wen Pi-cheng has won the year’s top literary honours. The couple marry amid great joy.