Take Care, Your Highness!

Take Care, Your Highness!
皇上保重

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Genre Costume drama
Historical
Written by Tam Ning
Directed by Jonathan Chik
Po Tang Chun
Leung Sung Fan
Ng Yat Fan
Starring Andy Lau
Carina Lau
Sean Lau
Paul Chun
Ha Yu
Theme music composer Michael Lai
Opening theme Dragon's Heart (龍的心) by Johnny Yip
Ending theme Love in the Breeze (情在風中) by Johnny Yip and Mok Yim Yee
Composer(s) Michael Lai
Country of origin Hong Kong
Original language(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Yau Ka Hung
Location(s) Hong Kong
Camera setup Multi camera
Production company(s) TVB
Broadcast
Original channel TVB Jade
Original run 30 September 1985 – 25 October 1985
Take Care, Your Highness!
Traditional Chinese 皇上保重
Simplified Chinese 皇上保重
Literal meaning "Emperor, Take Care"

Take Care, Your Highness! is a 1985 Hong Kong historical costume drama series produced by TVB and starring Andy Lau in the title role of Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The series focuses on the power struggle in the Imperial [Qing Palace, telling the story of righteous folks while also presenting a hesitant love story.

Plot

Prince Po (Andy Lau) possesses extraordinary talent but has an uninhibited nature, which worries his father Yongzheng Emperor (Lau Siu Ming) as he cannot decide whether Po can inherit his throne and promote the Manchu Foundation. In order to pave the way for Po as his successor, Yongzheng breaks up Po's romance with Suen Fuk Yu (Carina Lau), an ethnic Han Chinese, and declares her the Princess, which makes her become Po's younger step-sister. Yongzheng also declares the daughter of Lee Wing Po, the most powerful man of the Eight Banners, as Crown Princess. Although Yongzheng have broke them up, Po and Yu still date secretly.

Not long after, Yongzheng was assassinated and Prince Po inherits his throne, becoming the Qianlong Emperor. Because Qianlong did not understand statecraft, plus the chaotic rebellion of the Miao people, he releases his uncle, the 14th Prince Yuti (Paul Chun), who once failed the fight for the throne against Yongzheng. Yuti regains his position and helps Qianlong with government affairs and made it very well organized. However, Yuti's ambition comes up again, and desires to seize the throne. Yuti then spread rumors everywhere citing Qinlong has left Beijing to trace his origin. Yuti awaits his opportunity to seize the throne. Qianlong travels to the south in disguise as a civilian and there, he becomes acquainted with Chow Yat Ching (Ha Yu), Tan Ka Mui and Chiu Nam Sing (Sean Lau), whom are members of the Anti-Qing society "Chung Yee Tong". After a thorough investigation, Qianlong was able to prove that he is indeed a Manchu and knows that Yuti is up to no good. After Qinlong's identity was exposed, the members of "Chung Yee Tong" turned against him and Qianlong can must reverse the situation to resolve the crisis both inside and outside of the palace.

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