| Native Name: | 施公奇案 II |
| Alt Name: | The Curious Cases of Lord Sze II |
| Genre: | Costume drama Detective fiction Fantasy |
| Starring: | Bobby Au-yeung Jessica Hsuan Johnson Lee Leila Tong Joel Chan |
| Opentheme: | "Bit Tai Koo Ngor" (別低估我) by Wong Cho-lam |
| Theme Music Composer: | Yip Siu-chung |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Lam Chi-wah |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Camera: | Multi camera |
| Runtime: | 42 – 45 minutes |
| Company: | TVB |
| Network: | TVB Jade |
| Related: | A Pillow Case of Mystery (2006) |
| A Pillow Case of Mystery II | |
| Piccap: | Title screen shot |
| T: | 施公奇案II |
| S: | 施公奇案II |
| L: | "The Curious Cases of Lord Sze II" |
| P: | Shī Gōng Qí An II |
| J: | Ji6 Gung1 Kei4 On3 ll |
A Pillow Case of Mystery II (Traditional Chinese: 施公奇案II; literally The Curious Cases of Lord Sze II) is a 2010 Hong Kong detective-fantasy television drama starring Bobby Au-yeung as the title character, Mr. Sze (Sze Sai-lun).
Produced by Lam Chi-wah and edited by Lee Yee-wah and Choi Suk-yin, the drama is a direct sequel to A Pillow Case of Mystery. The original broadcast for this sequel was on the TVB Jade network with 45-minute episodes airing five days a week from 31 January to 6 August 2010. The two-hour finale was aired on Saturday, 7 August 2010.
After a radical change in life, Sze Sai-lun becomes dispirited with the political world and spends most of his time travelling around in search of fun. Along the way, he meets a spirit medium, Ng Kwan-yau, who somehow gets caught up in a mysterious murder case. With fortuitous assistance from the pillow spirit Ngau Tai-lik, he is able to crack the case and prove Kwan-yau’s innocence. Sai-lun has his confidence back and pledges to continue his fight for justice. As time progresses, Sai-lun and Kwan-yau get to know each other better and gradually fall in love. Sai-lun finally decides to get over the past and marry the girl. He enjoys his married life so much but gets frustrated at work sometimes - Tai-lik’s power turns out not to be as strong as expected, which ends up with a lot of misleading clues being given. Amidst the various challenges of his new life, Sai-lun realizes that Kwan-yau seems to have something to hide and that there is a malicious plot behind their marriage. Knowing that the couple have fallen out, Sai-lun’s mother has found him a new wife, Luk Siu-tip. Out of the blue, Siu-tip has also come with ill intentions. Sai-lun is plunged into a complex web of intrigue and things seem to be getting on top of him…
| Cast | Role | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magistrate Sze Sai-lun | Sin-yau County's new magistrate. | ||
| Ng Kwan-yau | a con artist. Magistrate Sze Sai-lun's 5th wife. Gave birth in the final episode. | ||
| So Ying-chun | the son of the Eighth Prince. born Guuwalgiya Jinchun | ||
| Ting Mei-yan | the daughter of General Ting. Magistrate Sze Sai-lun's 6th wife. | ||
| Ngau Tai-lik | later revealed to be, a castrated man, from the Ngau village. the new Pillow Spirit |
| Cast | Role | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fung | Chiu Yuet-ngor | Sai-lun's mother. | |
| Pong Got-ngoi | Sai-lun's official wife. | ||
| Ka Sau-yuk | Sai-lun's second wife/concubine. | ||
| Szema Jui-fung | the head constable. | ||
| Ng Sau-shun | Kwan-yau's uncle and owner of the Dragon Phoenix Inn. | ||
| Tit Kim-lan | an employee at Dragon Phoenix Inn. | ||
| Chukot Leung | an employee at Dragon Phoenix Inn. | ||
| Golden-haired Rat | an employee at Dragon Phoenix Inn. | ||
| Assistant Lui Ming | Sai-lun's assistant judge. | ||
| Ting Ting | Mei-yan's younger cousin. | ||
| Ng Hei-lam | Ng Kwan-yu's six-year-old daughter. |
| Cast | Role | |
| Magistrate Yeung Villain | ||
| Chan Dai-kwan Villain | ||
| Constable Chu |
| Cast | Role | |
| Miss Fa | ||
| Ngang Ngang | ||
| Yin Yin | ||
| Kiu Kiu | ||
| Yim Yim | ||
| Tong Yan |
| Cast | Role | |
| Fung Chi-hoi | ||
| Sin Ying |
| Cast | Role | |
| Ng Kwan-yu | ||
| Ling Lung | ||
| Hung Wuen-tong | ||
| Fan Siu-sau Villain | ||
| Yim Bak-sang | ||
| Au-yeung Hon |
| Cast | Role | |
| General Ting Yan-chuen | ||
| Wong Seung | ||
| Chik Yiu-tin Villain | ||
| Lo Yau-choi | ||
| Lo Dat | ||
| Lo Shu-gan |
| Cast | Role | |
| Kot Fei Villain | ||
| Tin Siu-tung | ||
| Grandma Kam | ||
| Lam Gau |
| Cast | Role | |
| Princess Mucideri Yanxian Main villain | ||
| Samala Acai Semi-villain. Committed suicide. | ||
| Eunuch Lo Villain killed Ng Mau-Dan and caused the shipwreck that killed Mai Heung Yung and Chin Lai shu. Killed by Princess Mucideri Yanxian. | ||
| Princess Qianqian | ||
| Ng Mau-dan. Samala Acai's mistress. |
| Week | Episodes | Average points | Peaking points | HK viewers (in millions) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 12–16, 2010 | 1 — 5 | 30 | 36 | 1.91 | [1] |
| 2 | July 19–22, 2010 | 6 — 9 | 32 | 37 | 2.03 | [2] |
| 3 | July 26–30, 2010 | 10 — 14 | 31 | 39 | 1.98 | [3] |
| 4 | August 2–6, 2010 | 15 — 19 | 31 | — | 1.98 | [4] [5] |
| August 7, 2010 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 2.17 |