The Silver Chamber of Sorrows

Season 1

2008

21 Episodes

Sheung's Silver Chamber, the largest jewel company in Foshan, Guangdong Province China, is facing serious financial difficulties. In order to obtain a loan from Shum’s family, Sheung Hang (Paul Chun), owner of the Chamber, together with his primary wife, Choi Siu-Tip (Nancy Sit Ka Yin), plot to arrange marriage between Sheung Wan (Ng Wai Kwok), Hang’s younger brother, and Shum Wing-Tung (Winnie Young), daughter of Shum’s family. Fueled by hatred, Ching Sau-Hang (Christine Ng), Wan’s lover, marries Hang and ironically becomes Wan’s sister-in-law. Wan falls out with Hang, and opts to live abroad and disconnects from his family.

Episode 1 : ‎ Episode 1

In celebration of the old master SHEUNG TSOI-SHAN’s seventieth birthday, the Sheung family is busy putting the final touches on the birthday party. CHOI SIU-TIP, the First Wife of SHEUNG HANG, takes care of all family matters, big or small. Everyone in the family show great respect towards her. LIN NIN-WONG, the Second Wife of HANG, is busy selecting premium fabric for making her new dresses. She ...

Episode 2 : ‎ Episode 2

WONG puts the blame for SHAN’s sudden death on WAN and SAU-HANG. It is all because of the ambiguous relationship between HANG, WAN, and SAU-HANG. TUNG has a heavy heart when she knows she is cheated by her husband. WAN starts telling his wife frankly about the past between SAU-HANG and himself. They have known each other since they were young. SAU-HANG looked after WAN’s young son after WAN’s wife...

Episode 3 : ‎ Episode 3

WONG keeps complaining during a breakfast. It turns out that she is not happy with FEI-FEI as she did not obey the rule to treat her as well as the other wives the morning tea. TSAU-KUK, a maid in the Sheung family, also the personal attendant to the Forth Mistress SAU-HANG, worries that her mistress will lose the position in the family if she does not have a baby. She wants to buy her mistress a...

Episode 4 : ‎ Episode 4

SHING saves a man who lies on the train track and tries to kill himself from hitting by a train. The man called NGAU used to work in Sheung’s Chamber. He wants to kill himself because he is sacked after being accused of stealing. TSAU-KUK knows the secret that the young master CHO is connected with the old master's death when she finds LAN is making offerings to the deceased old master. FEI-FEI c...

Episode 5 : ‎ Episode 5

HANG does not take WAN’s advice to put a notice of apology in newspaper. Instead, he promises reward for arresting NGAU. WAN openly tells the staff of Sheung Jewelry that HANG has done NGAU wrong. FEI-FEI goes out with TSUI-CHUK although she is asked to stay home and rest. She ends up falling to the ground and getting hurt. SAU-HANG leaves the family ancestral altar after praying for TSAU, she car...

Episode 6 : ‎ Episode 6

SAU-HANG is in great pain after being beaten up, she does not eat nor allow TSAU-KUK to clean her wounds. TUNG visits SAU-HANG, gives her food and cleans her wounds. WAN goes to work at Sheung’s Chamber. He has meal with the staff together. In order to stop WAN from gaining lower-level support, HANG demonstrates his superb craftsmanship in front of his staff. WING’s younger brother SHUM SHUNG-HEI ...

Episode 7 : ‎ Episode 7

One night, TUNG finds YEE is carrying her luggage and leaving home. Without informing HANG, TIP quietly asks CHUNG and SHING to find YEE and bring her home. TIP scolds YEE for not following her words. YEE stands strong that she will never marry LEUNG. Enraged, TIP slaps YEE in the face. TUNG cannot agree with TIP’s foolish obedience to her husband, and tells her the fact that she has already ruine...

Episode 8 : ‎ Episode 8

TIP decides to break the engagement between her daughter and LEUNG. After many efforts, she succeeds. LEUNG eventually renounces his engagement to YEE. HEI introduces western gadgets to people of the Sheung family. FEI FEI gets annoyed and irritated at seeing the intimate gestures between HEI and his girlfriend. FEI FEI deliberately provokes HEI’s girlfriend when she is playing snooker with HEI. W...

Episode 9 : ‎ Episode 9

WAN learns that SAU-HANG has been discharged from hospital. TUNG stops her husband from asking HANG about SAU-HANG. She tells him that HANG knew about his everyday visit paid to SAU-HANG. WAN is deeply moved when he hears TUNG saying that she still believes he remains faithful to her. SAU-HANG knows the relationship between FEI FEI and HEI by chance, FEI FEI uses a poorly made-up story to explain ...

Episode 10 : ‎ Episode 10

SHING discloses that it is CHO who has caused the lantern fire. HANG gets very angry with SHING for not having protected his fame, and therefore withdraws his promotion. Besides, HANG is not happy with SHING because he works for WAN. He thinks CHUNG is trying to please him as well as WAN at the same time. In order to prove himself to be faithful to his master, CHUNG is willing to accept the punish...

Episode 11 : ‎ Episode 11

After wine, HANG goes to the west wing and forces SAU-HANG to have sex with him. TSAU-KUK seeks the help from WAN and hopes he can calm SAU-HANG’s disturbed emotions. WAN finally prevents SAU-HANG from jumping into the water. WAN tries to help SAU-HANG leaving the family. HANG promises to divorce SAU-HANG only if WAN completely withdraws from the family business. SAU-HANG thinks WAN will run away ...

Episode 12 : ‎ Episode 12

HANG gets mad to learn about the scandal of his daughter. He sets her free and demands WONG’s clarification for the whole thing. Early in the morning, the family departs to attend a funeral, leaving FEI FEI behind. HANG is stopped at the train station by a staff and returns to Sheung Jewelry. As soon as he back home, he finds FEI FEI with HEI. HANG makes WAN promises not to go against him, further...

Episode 13 : ‎ Episode 13

KO asks KWAN to get the fortune bun from the temple for her. Unfortunately, KWAN hurts her leg when she is making her way back home. As the weather turns bad, she can only take a shelter in a desolate house until the rain stops. CHUNG seeks shelter in the same house. KWAN wants to give the bun to KO as soon as she returns, she however carelessly contaminates the bun. After CHUNG has recounted what...

Episode 14 : ‎ Episode 14

WAN thinks it is better for KWAN to live abroad in France than to stay in the family. He hides KWAN in a hotel as he knows HANG demands to bring her home. SAU-HANG realizes that KWAN is hiding in the hotel when she is having a drink there. HANG sends servant to get KWAN home, he believes the matter will be settled if he puts pressure on KO. HANG praises SAU-HANG for informing about the place where...

Episode 15 : ‎ Episode 15

TUNG wishes to visit KWAN in the nunnery. WONG is curious to know about KWAN after she has learnt that her husband still cares about KWAN. So, she follows TUNG to the nunnery. TUNG sends YEE a wig as she knows that YEE is very unhappy with her short hair. YEE still believes SHING will love her one day, after making sure that TSAU-KUK does not love SHING him. The family pays a visit to the nunnery....

Episode 16 : ‎ Episode 16

CHO plots to keep TSAU-KUK in a hot spring and does not let her go. Fortunately, Reverend Tribulation helps to set her free. TIP stops Reverend Tribulation from telling TSAU-KUK that she is her mother. TIP assures her she will arrange a good marriage for TSAU-KUK. The conversation is heard by SAU-HANG. As soon as WAN learns about FEI-FEI’s death from the newspaper, he asks TIP what has happened. T...

Episode 17 : ‎ Episode 17

To prevent tragic incest, HANG asks WONG to forbid the marriage. Police investigation is carried out in the Sheung family after a body is found. WAN helps SAU-HANG to hide the truth. TUNG and WAN have a big quarrel over SAU-HANG, TUNG thinks WAN is doing something wrong in SAU-HANG’s favor. To fight against his brother, WAN needs to go back to Sheung’s Chamber, and he seeks the help from the senio...

Episode 18 : ‎ Episode 18

TSAU-KUK blames herself heavily when she knows that her mother has killed herself. Everyone in the family keeps away from TSAU-KUK after knowing that she is HANG’s illegitimate daughter. After Reverend Tribulation’s death, TIP realizes her husband will sooner or later ask her to hand over the household authority to someone else. Soon, HANG announces that SAU-HANG is to take over as the household m...

Episode 19 : ‎ Episode 19

CHO starts working in the company. A foreign ambassador comes, but CHO cannot speak English. Fortunately, SHING is there to help. Nevertheless, CHO gets angry with him as he thinks SHING has embarrassed him. YEE worries about SHING when she notices CHO may harm him. In order to give SAU-HANG the greatest care, HANG needs her to move to the west wing and her handover of household authority to WONG....

Episode 20 : ‎ Episode 20

WAN is still being suppressed by HANG after he has taken over the control of the company. SAU-HANG attempts to kill HANG by poison. Yet, she ceases the poisoning when she suspects TIP has known about her plot. YEE tells SHING the fact that CHO died because he wanted to save her life. She still hopes SHING will marry her and they will have a baby. Regrettably, she leaves with a heavy heart as she i...

Episode 21 : ‎ Episode 21

WAN reports to HANG the selling of gold coins are going well. HANG hopes WAN can escort the gold coins to Guangzhou personally. WAN accepts the task. HANG tells TIP he wants to kill WAN and SHING when they are heading to Guangzhou. TIP asks CHUNG to save them. Eventually, CHUNG is able to stop them before they depart. SAU-HANG rushes to the train station after TIP tells her that WAN is in danger. ...