Looking for the title of a costume TV series

You should be talking about "Headless East Palace" broadcast by TVB in 2002. This drama was very popular at the time.

Starring: Chen Miaoying - Chu Chu (Ling Yun) Xiang Hailan - Ling Yun (Chu Chu/Jin Shishi) Zhang Zhaohui - Emperor Wei Junjie - Xiao Tao Mai Bao - Feng Leren Xu Shaoxiong - Ling Tie and so on.

Plot summary:

In the middle of the Song Dynasty, Ling Yun, who was eighteen years old, lost his mother at an early age and was dependent on his father Ling Tie, who made a living from ironwork. After getting married and leaving his elderly father, Ling Yun hid her beautiful face and dressed up as an ugly woman all day long. Ling Yun had a childhood sweetheart in the village - Chu Chu, who was born with an ugly appearance. There was only one good friend in the village. His friend is Ling Yun, who looks even "uglier" than him. During the annual garden party, Ling Yun inadvertently saved the emperor who was traveling incognito. By chance, the emperor saw Ling Yun's true face. He was fascinated by Ling Yun's beauty. After the emperor returned to Beijing, he was fascinated by Ling Yun's true face. Ling Yun never forgets it, and even more actively searches for his traces among the people. On the other side, although Ling Yun also had a deep love for the emperor, in order to take care of his old father, he had no choice but to stay in the beauty village secretly. And after Chu Chu learned that the emperor was going to take Ling Yun back to Beijing, she actually harbored evil intentions and secretly deceived him. Yun went to a charlatan who claimed to be able to perform "face-changing" magic, hoping that the charlatan could exchange his appearance with Ling Yun's! From then on, the fate of Ling Yun and Chu Chu reversed. Taking Ling Yun's beauty with her, Chu Chu pretended to be Ling Yun, flew up a branch, and entered the capital to become the emperor's concubine. Poor innocent Ling Yun was betrayed by his friend and lost everything. From now on, he has to bear everything Shang Chu has. He has a father he cannot recognize and a family he cannot return to. The more Yun thought about it, the more unwilling he became, and finally decided to go to the capital to seek justice from the emperor and Chu Chu. Ling Yun went on the road alone, met Feng Leren, and they went to Beijing together. At first, Le Ren only regarded it as a joke that Ling Yun thought he was the emperor's lover. During this period, the two had many adventures, and met an old woman. Because of Ling Yun's helpful character, she helped the old woman, which changed Yun's future destiny. After many hardships, Ling Yun and Le Ren finally arrived in the capital and found the emperor. With the evidence of being alone with the emperor, they convinced the emperor that this was the woman who saved him and was in trouble with him. They kept their promise that day. Accepted as concubine. At this time, Le Ren felt that he had lost sight of Taishan. Seeing that Ling Yun was finally accepted as a concubine, Le Ren felt sad. Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly planted a root of love for Ling Yun, but unfortunately the two statuses were too high. If the disparity is too great, Leren has no choice but to keep his feelings in his heart. After Ling Yun was admitted to the palace, she was always relegated to the cold palace because she was not as beautiful as Chu Chu. Ling Yun worked hard to become the emperor, and her studious and tireless character made her personally seek guidance from the Taifu and then persuade the Emperor. The Taifu was moved by Ling Yun , willing to teach Ling Yun, Ling Yun benefited a lot from the Tai Tu, adding a lot of knowledge and cultivation to himself, laying a foundation for future administration. In addition, Ling Yun met the old woman he met by chance in the palace again in the palace, and he carefully left good meals to the old woman every day and night. This matter was discovered by Chu Chu, who thought Ling Yun was weird and complained to the emperor, suspecting that Ling Yun was colluding with outsiders or even having an affair. The emperor then sent people to conduct a large-scale search, and finally discovered that the old woman Ling Yun was taking care of turned out to be the emperor's mother, the current empress dowager! From then on, Ling Yun was favored by the Empress Dowager, who even wanted the Emperor to accept Yun as his queen. There was an emergency on the frontier, but the emperor still didn't care. When Ling Yun saw this, he repeatedly tried to persuade him, but the emperor didn't listen. In the end, the defenders were defeated and the enemy captured more than ten cities in a row. Only then did the emperor become anxious. Finally, the emperor went on a personal expedition, and Ling Yun also followed to protect the emperor. Ling Yun followed the emperor to the front line and found that the soldiers were disorganized and had no fighting spirit. Ling Yun decided to reorganize the army and fight the barbarians. Sure enough, under Ling Yun's vigorous reorganization, the morale of the soldiers was greatly shaken. But during a battle, the emperor and Ling Yun were attacked by the enemy, and the two of them wandered in the barren mountains. The emperor thought that he would die, but Ling Yun remained calm and continued to encourage the emperor. In the end, the two were rescued by General Wan Shan. . After the emperor's troops returned to the court, Ling Yun and General Wan Shan continued to lead troops to fight against the enemy. Ling Yun took the lead in every battle, boosting the morale of the soldiers and gradually regaining lost ground. General Wan Shan also admired Ling Yun very much. After the emperor returned to the palace, he tried to work hard, but after only a few days, he fell back into his old ways under Chu Chu's beauty and indulged in sex again. Seeing this, the empress dowager ordered the emperor to eradicate Chu Chu. After Chu Chu learned about it, she decided to strike first and finally killed the Queen Mother. At the front line, Ling Yun and the soldiers led by Wan Shan were victorious, but their food and wages were not sustainable. Ling Yun shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and finally moved the soldiers to lead the army to fight again, beating the enemy to pieces, but the decisive battle At the same time, Ling Yun found out that he was pregnant with Liujia. In the capital palace, news of Chu Chu's pregnancy also spread, and the emperor was even more protective of Chu Chu. The emperor was overjoyed when the good news and the news of Ling Yun's pregnancy came, but Chu Chu knew that if she didn't act quickly, her status would be in jeopardy. Therefore, Chu Chu provoked the emperor and even pointed out that Ling Yun's fetus might be a bastard obtained by colluding with foreign countries! Ling Yun returned triumphantly and was warmly welcomed by the officials and people along the way. He thought he was appreciated by the emperor, but unexpectedly he was arrested by the emperor's order just as he entered the palace and was thrown into a prison until the fetus was born and his identity was verified before making a decision. .

Chu Chu wanted to poison Ling Yun, so she naturally had her own way. She used a trick called "civet cat for prince" and replaced Ling Yun's biological prince, Dan, with her son Dan, who was known to be a bastard at a glance. Ling Yun could not argue, and was eventually killed Behead everywhere. The body and head are in different places. Ling Yun's head fell to the ground, and the people couldn't help but knelt down in tears. Suddenly, the situation changed and strong winds came up. The officers, soldiers and people were frightened and ran away. The scene was chaotic. After the wind and sand, Ling Yun's body and head disappeared... That night, the emperor was unhappy because he ordered Ling Yun to be killed. On the other side, just as Chu Chu was about to go to bed, Ling Yun's head floated in from the window. Ling Yun rebuked Chu Chu angrily and asked Chu Chu to return his son. Chu Chu said that he had already given away his son "Dan" Throwed into the river, life or death was uncertain. The charlatan who had changed the faces of the two people that day appeared and wanted to kill Ling Yun's head. Ling Yun's head was beaten out of the palace. The emperor paid off, and Ling Yun finally gave up. The elixir in the river was recovered, and the elixir was also auspicious to people and heaven, and there was no harm at all. Chu Chu could not bear to abandon her biological son, Dan, and regarded Xi as her own son from then on. However, a group of vicious villains are unwilling to raise Xi to be a talented person. The little Xi falls into the hands of Chu Chu, and her future is in jeopardy. In order to take care of Dan, Ling Yun did not want to go to hell, and preferred to stay in the world as a lonely ghost. She and Dan hid in an abandoned house, went out to beg at night, and cooked porridge with the fire to feed Dan, but While begging, her head was accidentally knocked to the ground. From then on, people ran away when they saw her. With no way to ask for help, she took her son to the City God's Temple and begged. As a result, her painstaking efforts moved the ghosts and gods. Allow her to stay in the earthly world until Dan comes of age. Ling Yun wandered around with Dan, and finally found a place to stay in the suburbs of the capital. He worked hard to raise Dan alone with his own hands. By chance, Yun finally knew that the child in front of him was not his biological child, but Yun still regarded Dan as having been born, and raised Dan with all kinds of hardships. On the other hand, Chu Chu got rid of Ling Yun, her mortal enemy, and became more and more powerful, so she launched retaliatory actions against enemies from all over the world to vent her anger. The emperor was shocked when he saw Chu's true face clearly, and began to doubt Chu Chusheng. Finally, the "changing face" between Chu Chu and Ling Yun was revealed, and the emperor was furious and drove Chu Chu out of the palace. Chu Chu lives on the street with nothing. On the verge of despair, he met his uncle Guanding. Guanding knew that Chu Chu could be used, so he took Chu Chu in, took good care of him, and later sent him back to the emperor as an important pawn in his subversive plan. Chu Chu knew that she was being used by Guan Ding, but she knew that the only way she could stand up was to collude with Ding. Once again, in order to stand up, she sold her soul and colluded with Guanding. Sure enough, under Ding's careful planning, Chu Chu was re-accepted by the emperor, and his pity gave birth to love, and he was favored again. At this point, Chu Chu only wants to seize power. She only believes that she has the power to be happy and safe. She actually became pregnant again when the emperor was already weak! The emperor was unable to fight back, so he had to let Chu Chu and Guanding control the government and do whatever they wanted. On the other hand, Chu Chu deliberately indulged Xi, the son of Ling Yun, and deliberately distorted good and evil to him, mistaking evil for good, and calling a deer a horse. In the blink of an eye, eighteen years later, Dan has grown up. Under Ling Yun's teachings and Le Ren's cultivation, Dan has achieved success. He is not only good at both civil and military skills, but also filial and helpful. Dan Geng and Le Ren's adopted daughter Sen'er have been childhood sweethearts and have a very good relationship. Their parents also regard the two as a couple and plan for them to get married. On the other side, Ling Yun's biological son Xi also grew up. Xi was just the opposite of Dan. Under Chu Chu's deliberate connivance, he became a willful, arrogant and arrogant prince who loved to use force to control others and bullied the weak princes everywhere. Once, Xi went hunting and met Sen'er. Xi fell in love with Sen'er at first sight. Because he had been wrongly taught since childhood, Xi immediately wanted to force Sen'er to submit. Of course Sen'er refused, and even more angrily slapped Xi and left. Xi mistakenly believed the villain's words and captured Sen'er and imprisoned him in the palace, forcing Sen'er to submit. Sen'er threatened to die. Seeing Sen'er shed tears, Xi's conscience suddenly emerged in her heart and she actually let Sen'er go. After Dan knew that Sen'er had been captured by Xi, he became very emotional and wanted to fight to the death with Xi, but was blocked by Ling Yun. Ling Wei was heartbroken when he saw his biological son become a person who was angry with the people, so he looked for an opportunity to get close to Xi, hoping that Xi was able to influence Xi, but Xi didn't know what was going on. He thought Ling Yun had some plot against him, so he tried to kill his biological mother Yun many times. As a result, he alarmed the heavens and was almost killed by the God of Thunder. Finally, the "civet cat for prince" incident was revealed, and Xi was shocked. Xi recognized Chu's true identity and realized that what he had done in the past was all bad and wrong. Xi has a kind nature and immediately begs Yun for forgiveness. Mother and son recognize each other and make amends. With Yun's support, Xi Geng went out to admit his mistakes to those who had been harmed, and even made amends to regain the support of the people. The most important thing is to be readmitted by Sen'er. But Dan was so stimulated that he suddenly turned his back on his adoptive mother Ling Yun, whom he had been relying on for more than ten years. Returning to his biological mother Chu Chu, who did all kinds of evil, and blindly willing to become Chu Chu's pawn for enjoyment, Ling Yun was heartbroken.

Out of love, Dan Geng confronts Xi everywhere, putting Ling Yun and Xi into trouble...