帝女花劇情
大明崇禎十七年(公元1644年)，長平公主與太僕之子周世顯，於含樟樹下共定訂鴛盟。 未幾李自成攻陷京師，崇禎皇帝為存妻女貞節，忍痛盡殺之。長平僅以身免，遁跡庵堂。及後清兵入關，李自成敗走，前朝太子被俘，江山再度易主。一年後，長平偶然間與周世顯重逢。兩人正欲破鏡重圓，忽聞清廷到處訪尋長平下落...
第一場 樹盟
長平公主奉父命於鳳臺選婿，太僕之子周世顯以蓋世才華﹑銳利辭鋒博得長平青眼，兩人於含樟樹下酬詩定情。
第二場 香劫
李自成攻陷京師，崇禎皇帝為存妻女貞節，先賜死周后及袁妃，後剌斃次女昭仁公主，再斬傷長平左臂，最後上煤山自縊殉國。長平傷重未死，被老臣周鐘救回家中。
第三場 乞屍
及後清兵入關，李自成敗走。周鐘與兒子寶倫有意向清廷獻出長平，其女瑞蘭不值父兄所為，假傳長平死訊，暗中安排她棲身維摩庵。周世顯以為長平已死，向周鐘乞取長平屍首不果，悲慟離去。
第四場 庵遇
一年後，長平無意間與周世顯在維摩庵重逢，並約定於紫玉山房破鏡重圓。周鐘聞風而至，周世顯將計就計，表示願說服長平降清。
第五場 上表
周世顯與周鐘到紫玉山房迎接長平。長平與周瑞蘭誤會周世顯變節，悲憤難言。周世顯屏退左右，將計謀和盤托出，長平才恍然大悟，答應寫表，讓周世顯依計而行。
第六場 香夭
周世顯持表入朝，先與清帝針鋒相對，長平臨朝向遺臣哭訴，終能迫使清帝答允安葬崇禎，釋於太子。花燭之夜，長平與周世顯對拜成婚後，於含樟樹下仰藥殉國。
Princess Cheung-ping
Synopsis of Princess Cheung-ping
In 1644, the seventeenth year of the reign of Ming Emperor Tsung-ching (Chongzhen), Princess Cheung-ping exchanged vows of love and commitment with Chow Sai-heen under the entwined tree. Before long the capital fell into the hands of the rebels. The Emperor had his empress, concubine and daughters killed to avoid humiliation. Cheung-ping barely escaped death and secluded herself in a nunnery. Soon the rebels were expelled by the Manchus, who took over the Chinese throne and captured the crown prince of the Ming. A year later, Cheung-ping ran into Sai-heen, who visited the nunnery by chance. As the couple prepared for their reunion, the news broke that the Manchu court had been searching for Cheung-ping.
Act 1: Vows under the Entwined Tree
At the order of her father, the Ming Emperor, Princess Cheung-ping held a banquet to pick her groom. Chow Sai-heen was selected for his wit and talent. They exchanged vows of love and commitment under the entwined tree.
Act 2: Princess in Distress
Soon the capital fell into the hands of the rebels. The Emperor had his wife, concubine, and daughters killed before taking his own life. Cheung-ping was saved by Chow Chung, a senior minister.
Act 3: Plea for the Princess
Before long the Manchus expelled the rebels and took over the Chinese throne, founding the Qing Dynasty. Chow Chung and his son Po-lun wanted to report Cheung-ping to the new court for their own gain. Contemptuous of her father and brother’s plot, Chow Sui-lan helped Cheung-ping escape to a nunnery and spread the rumour of her suicide. Sai-heen came to plead for the body of his fiancee but left heartbroken.
Act 4: Encounter at the Nunnery
A year later, Cheung-ping and San-heen ran into each other at the nunnery and pledged a reunion. Chow Chung learned the truth and wanted to interfere. Sai-heen seized the opportunity and promised him to persuade Cheung-ping to surrender.
Act 5: Petition to the New Court
Seeing Sai-heen and Chow Chung arrive with a team of royal escorts, Cheung-ping thought she had been tricked and betrayed once again and was overwhelmed by anger and disappointment. Sai-heen requested the retreat of all others before explaining his plan to Cheung-ping. Then she agreed and wrote a petition to the new emperor.
Act 6: Demise of the Princess
At court Sai-heen rebuked with the new emperor and read the petition aloud, followed by Cheung-ping’s tearful plea. Their request for an imperial burial and the crown prince’s release was eventually answered. On the wedding night, Sai-heen and Cheung-ping tied their knot before taking their lives for the vanished empire.