"The Legend of Zhen Huan" is a costume drama depicting the harem of the Qing Dynasty, showing the rise of Zhen Huan from a concubine to the status of the queen, as well as the power struggle between her and other concubines.
In the play, Concubine Hua is a villain who eventually suffers a tragic ending, while Song Zhi is a character with an intricate relationship with Zhen Huan. After Concubine Hua's death, Songzhi's whereabouts became the focus of the audience's attention.
Song Zhi: A harem woman with both wisdom and tenacity Song Zhi, a smart and witty character, has a deep relationship with Zhen Huan, making her a clear stream in the harem. In the deceitful harem, she had to learn to preserve her position.
Concubine Hua's death plunged the entire harem into chaos, and Song Zhi, as Zhen Huan's right-hand man, played an important role, and her tenacity and wisdom left a deep impression on people.
Concubine Hua's death had a profound impact on the harem, and her schemes were revealed, and she embarked on the road of no return because of her own ambitions. So, what role did Songzhi play in this conspiracy?
She knows the rules of the harem inside out and knows how to protect herself in times of crisis. Although she had some friendship with Concubine Hua, after Concubine Hua's death, she chose to stand with Zhen Huan to deal with the turmoil in the harem together.
Song Zhi's intelligence makes her always calm and rational in the complex and changeable harem, showing a tenacious and unyielding spirit, and she is an admirable harem girl.
Songzhi's fate is not revealed much in the play, but it is reasonable to speculate that she may have chosen a quieter life.
In the grinding of the harem, she may have felt exhausted, and she may yearn for a peace and harmony.
In that hypocritical and complex environment, Songzhi may yearn for an authentic self, a self that does not need to be constantly disguised in order to survive. Songzhi's choice may also have something to do with her understanding of love.
In the play, her relationship with the seventeenth master is deep and tortuous. Perhaps, under the pressure of the harem, she longs to find someone who can treat her sincerely, a love that is not plagued by power and intrigue.
She may have chosen to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the court and find happiness that truly belongs to her.
Songzhi's fate leaves a mystery that triggers the endless imagination of the audience. or find peace in ordinary life, or continue to serve Zhen Huan in the court.
Whatever the choice, Songzhi's tenacity and wisdom will be on full display in the days to come. In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", each character has their own unique destiny and has experienced hardships in the struggle of the harem.
As one of them, Songzhi's whereabouts undoubtedly reveal the helplessness and choices of women in that era. This unfinished ending fills people with speculation and contemplation about Songzhi's fate.
Perhaps, it is this kind of open-ended ending that makes "The Legend of Zhen Huan" an evocative classic.