The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal emperor) and his wife, Zhenfei.
as Concubine Zhen
as Emperor Guangxu
as The Empress Dowager Cixi
as Kang Youwei
as Concubine Jin
as Li Lianying
as Empress Jin Li
as Prince Duan
as Yuan Shikai
as Sun Jianai
as Zhao Shushi
as Liu Guangdi
as Weng Tonghe
as Rong Lu
as Yang Rui
as Gang Yi
