Yao Ji in An Yixuan's version of Cowherd and Weaving Maiden is the mother of the heroine, Silk Sound. The wife of the Western Heavenly King and the Jade Emperor's lover in the old days. Yao Ji and the Jade Emperor are a pair of old-time lovers, and have no choice but to marry the Western Heavenly King, who is in love with Yao Ji and pities her in every way. Yao Ji is beautiful, kind and distracted all day long.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother have three daughters, the eldest daughter of Sbing, is in charge of the goddess of ice and snow, she is tyrannical and paranoid, not moving to punish others, the gods are far from her. The second daughter of the dry pluck, its appearance is not beautiful, but a nymphomaniac, all day chasing the male gods, the gods are on her to avoid.
The third daughter, Silk Sound, is the youngest daughter of the Jade Emperor, and the most beloved daughter of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother. She is lively, pure and lovely, and loved by all, and is curious about all things on earth.
The West Heavenly King is another evil force in the sky, because of the grudge accumulated in the early years, in order to take revenge on the Jade Emperor for robbing the Silk Sound, nearly triggering a heavenly war. The only son of the Western Heavenly King, Zhu Rong, the god of fire, fell in love with the Jade Emperor's eldest daughter, Sibing, by mistake, and a heavenly war became a big wedding.
Shiyin accidentally drops the "Fruit of the Heart", the fruit that made the wedding possible, and she goes to the nearest place in the mortal world - the "End of the Sky" - to look for the "Fruit of the Heart", the fruit that made the wedding possible. She came to the nearest place in the mortal world, the "End of the Sky", to look for the "Fruit of the Heart", where she met her childhood friend, the Cowherd.
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Main Characters:
1. Niulang
Actor Tian Liang
Liu Lao's youngest son and Silk Sound's husband. Cowherd has been taking care of all the work in the family since he was a child. Liu Lao Er is very partial to Da Lang and often mistreats Cowherd. The only way for Niu Lang to talk to Niu is to talk to him about the bitterness in his heart. Niu Lang is sincere, hard-working and kind, and treats love faithfully and unswervingly.
2. The Weaving Maiden
Actress An Yixuan
Smart and kind, beautiful and loyal, strong and persistent. Daughter of Jade Emperor and Yao Ji, wife of Cowherd. Also known as Silk Sound, the third princess of Heaven.
3. Liu Lao'er
Actor Midnight Ma
Father of Niulang and Dalang. Spoiled and abusive to Da Lang. Eventually driven into the cowshed by Dalang and Phoenix, he falls ill and dies. He realizes Niu Lang's filial piety only when he is dying but it's too late. Liu Lao'er is mean and petty and narrow-minded.
4. Jade Emperor
Actor Qin Han
Smart and steady, proficient in music and rhythm, serious on the surface but emotional and righteous in the heart. At the same time he also likes to study the yin and yang bagua, and became friends with the earthly Zhou Gong Jin.
5. Yao Ji
Actress Vivian Tao
The wife of the Western Heavenly King and the Jade Emperor's lover in the old days. Yao Ji and the Jade Emperor are a pair of old-time lovers, and have no choice but to marry the Western Heavenly King, who is in love with Yao Ji and pities her in every way. Yao Ji is beautiful, kind and distracted all day long.
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