Huangmei opera female consort

The masterpiece of Huangmei Opera "The Female Consort" is a legendary ancient costume play. It tells the story of Feng Suzhen, a daughter of Daotai in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, and Li Zhaoting, who fell in love with each other since childhood, and their mother decided to make an engagement. Later, the Li family declined, and Suzhen's mother died. Suzhen's stepmother hates the poor and loves the rich, so she forces Li Zhaoting to divorce her marriage. Suzhen was forced to disguise herself as a man and go to Beijing to find her brother Feng Shaoying, and took the exam under the name of Li Zhaoting. Unexpectedly, he won the first prize and was recruited as a son-in-law. On the night of the bridal chamber, Suzhen told the princess her true feelings. Due to the situation, the emperor had to pardon Suzhen, ordered Li Zhaoting to be the number one scholar and married Suzhen. The princess also married Feng Shaoying, who changed her name and made a patrol of the Eight Houses.