A re-release of the 1991 masterpiece sees it finally arrive on disc! Teenage Songlian (played by the amazing Gong Li), whose family has been devastated by the recent death of her father, becomes the third concubine of wealthy Master Chen. She soon discovers that behind the palatial luxury of life in the master’s house, she and her fellow concubines, Zhuoyan and Meishan, are pitted against each other in a struggle for his affections. The situation inevitably leads to deception, jealous rages and the revelation of each other’s darkest secrets.