A scene from the TV drama The King's Woman. [Photo/Mtime]

3. The King's Woman

The King's Woman is a 2017 Chinese television series starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Zhang Binbin.

It is adapted from the novel The Legend of Qin: Li Ji Story.

Gong Sunli is the grand-daughter and disciple of military commander Gong Sun Yu. Jing Ke and Gong Sunli are childhood lovers and were forced to escape when Qin troops attacked.

However, Gong’s wall-shattering beauty catches the interest of the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, and she’s captured and sent to his palace.

It’s then that she discovers she’s pregnant with Jing Ke’s child. Ying Zheng treats him as if he’s his own child. The tragic day arrives when Jing Ke tries to assassinate Ying Zheng…

The series is airing on Zhejiang TV every Monday to Wednesday, starting August 14, 2017.