With or Without You - 東坡家事
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Comedy
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The drama is a fictional account of Song dynasty poet Su Shi also known as So Tung Po, family life.

Unable to forget his late wife, So Tung Po (Bobby Au Yeung) refuses to remarry until he meets talented female chef Wong Yun Chi (Joey Meng) who wins him over with her cooking. Thinking life will better, he marries Yun Chi, but after marriage the two constantly bicker and Tung Po's son from his first marriage does not accept his new step mother .

Besides his own marriage Tung Po is also concern with his youngest sister So Siu Mui's (Jacqueline Wong), love life since he believes her flirtatious boyfriend Chun Siu Yau (Vincent Wong) will eventually leave her and break her heart. Also his other younger sister So Dai Mui (Harriet Yeung), who still have not gotten over her first love that is now married to someone else.

千古風流人物蘇東坡,詩詞書畫名傳後世,生平軼事亦廣為流傳。本故事透過「東坡肉」、「蘇小妹三難新郎」、「河東獅吼」等多個與蘇東坡相關的民間典故、傳說,以輕鬆、幽默的喜劇筆觸,帶出人間的親情、人情、愛情、世情,從而刻劃出人有悲歡離合,月有陰晴圓缺的人生。


定情美食 燉東坡肉

一代大文豪蘇東坡(歐陽震華飾),才華洋溢,生性豁達,對亡妻王弗情深義重。這份深情,讓寄居於蘇府的王弗堂妹王閏之(萬綺雯飾)對東坡暗生情愫,並多番暗示,惜東坡一直迴避其心意。

一次,東坡和閏之意外惹怒壽安郡主(李亞男飾),閏之為保東坡仕途,答應郡主下嫁鼓莊公子韓元。不知情的東坡以為閏之終於想通,送她出嫁,豈料卻發現韓家暗地裡經營假官交子(偽鈔)勾當,韓太君脅持蘇家眾人,逼閏之跟韓元成親,幸關鍵時刻得秦少游(王浩信飾)相救,少游卻失蹤。

閏之回京後以為能和東坡修成正果,面前卻出現情敵- 東坡兒子蘇邁的御賜奶娘嬌姐。皇帝宋神宗(張頴康飾)此時指派東坡處理遼國抬高羊肉價格的民生問題,東坡遂請二女設計出不用羊肉炮製的美食,閏之得東坡提示,陰差陽錯下煮出「燉肥豬肉」,觸動東坡的味蕾與內心深處。閏之乘機向東坡求親,更約法三章,答應婚後讓東坡照常風花雪月,東坡終答允婚事。


三難新郎 鬥出濃情

少游大難不死,回京後重遇東坡幼妹蘇小妹(黃心穎飾),更和小妹打賭,要東坡主動邀請他入蘇府。少游以打角觝(摔交)維生,東坡陪皇帝慕名前來觀看,重遇少游。東坡及後邀請少遊作西賓,協助他解決家中難題。

經過日夕相處,小妹逐漸被少游吸引,兩人開始暗中交往,仍被東坡發現。東坡不屑少游風流滑頭,提出少游需高中才可向小妹提親。少游終高中狀元,卻被郡主榜下搶親,東坡不忍小妹傷心,用計使郡主放棄少游。小妹與少游成親當日,小妹卻三難新郎,最後少游憑才智過關,娶得美人歸。

怎料婚後不久,少游的元配徐淑眉(李璧琦飾)竟自家鄉赴京相認,堅稱從沒收過少游的休書。淑眉假裝友好,令小妹願意當少游的平妻。然而,淑眉及後慢慢露出真面目,恃着大婆的身分欺負小妹……


河東獅吼 打者愛也

小妹嫁作人妾已令東坡大感心痛,但另一妹妹蘇大妹(楊詩敏飾)的婚事更令東坡心煩。大妹本與陳季常(泰臣飾)交往,惜中途被柳月娥(陳煒飾)橫刀奪愛。其後,大妹暗中挪取家中使用開設扇子店,季常瞞着月娥助她還債,令大妹對他愛火復燃。月娥經常以「郡馬表妹」的身分橫行,還是個醋醰子,發現季常借錢給大妹,盛怒虐打季常。月娥卻不知季常愈被欺壓,愈被大妹的關懷感動,二人更情不自禁發生了關係。

月娥發現季常和大妹有染,怒不可遏,要求皇帝宋神宗(張頴康飾)替她評理,神宗卻下旨要季常納大妹為妾。月娥寧死不從,神宗一氣之下賜月娥毒酒。東坡雖不願接受大妹做妾,無奈大妹堅持嫁入陳家,而且事情已發展至鬧出人命地步,他只好出面調停……


政見相左 互不相讓

丞相王安石(單立文飾)雷厲風行實施「變法」,引起不少民生問題,有百姓欲向神宗上呈《流民圖》,反映新法害人不淺。東坡帶着《流民圖》入宮,排除萬難,最終成功擺脫安石的百般阻撓,並向神宗呈上《流民圖》,安石由是被暫時罷免相位。

東坡與閏之為了幫助小妹,查探淑眉的底細,找到淑眉訛稱沒收過的少游休書作證據。淑眉及後卻被發現沉屍井底,兇手成謎……其後,閏之發現東坡寫給王弗的詞作《江城子》,以為自己只是王弗的替代品,加上誤會東坡與京城奇女子琴操(馬賽飾)曾有感情糾葛,自忖難以成為東坡心中唯一,決定離開蘇家……後來,神宗因私怨逐漸猜忌東坡,更欲藉機置其於死地,並以東坡的詩作直斥他意圖謀反,東坡陷獄。閏之本已對東坡心死,聽聞前夫身陷險境,決定拯救東坡……