[CC] HUA FEI: Most Powerful Consort Loses Everything | Empresses in the Palace 甄嬛传・华妃 Fan Edit MV

[ TURN ON CC FOR ENG SUBS ] This is a fan video for the Chinese period drama, Empresses in the Palace (甄嬛传 Legend of Zhen Huan). It follows the story of Hua Fei (华妃 Consort Hua; full name Nian Shilan), who starts out as the most powerful consort in the harem but eventually loses everything. Hua Fei is one of the most memorable harem antagonists. Her story is full of ups and downs...Power, love, jealousy, hatred, resentment, grief, and heartbreak. The role is definitely Jiang Xin's best work to date!
This fan edit took FOREVER to make. 😭😭😭 I tried 3 different songs to get one that matched well with the video...and combined countless clips to weave together Hua Fei's complicated story...It was difficult portraying things from Hua Fei's point of view since sometimes there's a sense of cognitive dissonance. She seriously believes she hasn't done anything wrong and also thinks she and the Emperor are meant to be despite falling in and out of favor multiple times. Then at the end the illusion shatters; she realizes she hated and blamed the wrong people...the one who harmed her the most and betrayed her most deeply was the person she LOVED....the Emperor.
SUBTITLES
Some of the translations are my own and may be paraphrased for context. Other translations are based on existing subtitles from the Magpie Bridge Brigade, some of which I edited and localized for my video. There may be a few errors. Technically Hua Fei's fragrance is an incense type, but I translated it to "parfum" to make it easier to understand.
CREDITS
Song credit:
Heart of Darkness · Secession Studios & Greg Dombrowski
• Heart of Darkness
Drama: Empresses in the Palace (甄嬛传 Legend of Zhen Huan)
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[@empresseseternelles]

This fan edit took a couple months to make...I often edited it almost everyday. 💀💀💀 Please support by liking, subscribing, and commenting! Let me know your favorite Hua Fei moment in the comments! 👑

[@vortex162]

Good work!

[@TheTCMfan]

I love this! Hua Fei is the standard for all “evil” consorts she owned the room every time she was in it she had a swagger that was unmatched… even at the end u had to feel sorry for her (I did anyway)cause despite all her schemes from the beginning she already been checkmated by the person she least expected the man she loved 😢

[@empresseseternelles]

Her walk was iconic, and her charisma was amazing. I did feel sorry for her at the end ☹

[@deckard5558]

She lacks the cunning of a good villain. Too stupid, even had to get her lackey to think of schemes.

[@copster_]

She is one of the best villains for me as well. In the end she was as “evil” as she was because of the emperor. I also felt sorry for her in the end; her love for the emperor was sincere.

[@gaaraxnaru]

​@@deckard5558She definitely wasn't stupid, she let her emotions get ahead of her sometimes, and that when Cao usually came in to help, but she had a lot of clever plans. Remember she is the one who even got Cao to get pregnant. If it wasn't for her family getting too greedy and Zhen Huan looking like the first wife, she would've gone on to completely take over the harem. I have no doubt.

[@deckard5558]

@@gaaraxnaru letting emotions get ahead of oneself = stupid

[@ducaluca]

The antagonist is always the best part of cdramas. Hua fei was the blueprint

[@kelseyoconnor3951]

After finding out why she wasn't able to have a child, i started to feel bad for her. It may not excuse how she became twisted and cruel, but it sickens me to see how emperors wanted to appear perfect and godly while not wanting to be blamed. Here we see who the real villain of this story is.

[@empresseseternelles]

My theory is that Hua Fei was originally not so cruel. The Emperor says she is not bad at heart, and Hua Fei also mentions that there was a lot of scheming in the manor. It leads me to think that she used to be more innocent, but then she changed to survive. Maybe the miscarriage was the final blow that turned her into a ruthless consort.

[@kelseyoconnor3951]

@@empresseseternelles I agree with all your points. And unfortunately playing the villain to survive gave her a sad ending.

[@TheTCMfan]

@@empresseseternelles I agree the emperor even says while she is jealous but she doesn’t have a cruel heart but that noble lady Cao instigated her to do a lot of things

[@7Mushrooms7]

Even the main character lost her innocence and did lots of questionable things to survive though not to this level. You need to become cunning and ruthless to survive in there.

[@kelseyoconnor3951]

@@7Mushrooms7 Exactly. And sadly there's no room for nice people in this world. I learned that from my work experience after dealing with bullies and taking sociology class. At least Zhen Huan came to realize the emperor was the true villain in the harem.

[@mayoffnaise5141]

That laugh, and ‘Your Majesty, What suffering you have inflicted on Shilan’ explains all of the concubine dynamics. Yes she is cruel, yes she is evil but you can understand her and feel sad in the end

[@empresseseternelles]

Yes, what an iconic line it is.

[@tongtonglu1338]

my girlfriend who's Chinese said the line goes like, " Your Majesty, you make Shilan's heart so bitter" something like that. I might be wrong.

[@taufikjamari9177]

She become cruel consort for her survival, if she acted innocent, how many times she will be death in her own palace. Even Zhen Huan learn from her how to being a powerful consort... I hated her, but in her last days live. I started to pity her. Brilliant performances...💃💃💃

[@mnm7647]

The one and only legendary iconic Consort of consorts in CDramas, Consort Hua! From her styling, walk, chilly voice, charm and elegant cold demeanor is perfection! Jiang Xin’s portrayal of Consort Hua is the Blue Print of the wicked consort in jungles of palaces filled with schemings, raging jealousy and tragic never ending trauma. I hated her for being stubborn and unrepentant but realized how much I loved her after her demise. Suddenly the show took a rapid slow pace and boredom engulfed the drama and it was never the same without her!!! And Jiang Xin cemented her status in CDrama as one of the finest actresses of this era👏👏👏

[@empresseseternelles]

Same, I love Jiang Xin's voice, walk, facial expressions...everything! Legendary!!!

[@afiqh9909]

@@empresseseternellesyes I love her voice just like Zhou Xun! Very raspy. And u can tell that most or a lot of her lines is live recording. Rather than pre-recording. I’m kinda disappointed with Ada Choi voice I thought that was her real voice in the drama lol.

[@jonsart5643]

It's because they removed almost all the interesting characters at the same time. They should have kept Cao guiren because she had the potential to go against zhen huan. But no, we are left with the Empress ( who was the only interesting character left ) and the vengeful and cunning side of Zhen huan. Lingrong is okay, but the actress failed to convince me that her character was supposed to be timid but deadly.

[@mnm7647]

@@jonsart5643 That right there you hit the nail on the head! Compared to the other ladies, there was no competition to Consort Hua, she literally ran that house( inner palace) even the Empress repelled in her presence. She was fast, intelligent and feisty, she could smell out a rat in a bunch of wicked concubines and knew how to chip their wings off before they could fly around like they owned eesh. She was a better match to go against the FL. If I were the director, I would have gotten rid of the Empress and had Consort Huo go head to head with the FL later to empower the conflict of the story instead of making her tragically exit quickly at a time when we the audience needed her the most!

[@20PINKluvr]

Her downfall is really tragic. She was just being used because of her brother

[@catsinq5726]

I hated her, but in the end pitied her. To find out how she was betrayed! I think she genuinely loved the Emperor and it just broke her to know he prevented her from having children. BTW - LOVE your translations. Succinct and accurate.

[@empresseseternelles]

Thanks! And I agree, I think she truly loved the Emperor! And it was so sad to hear her recollection of how overjoyed she was when she was pregnant...only to later on find out that the cause of the miscarriage was the Emperor. That revelation definitely totally DESTROYED her!😭😭

[@capimsi7]

One of the most brilliant villainess I've come across. Deliciously wicked, yet you can't hate her. Superb acting. She sets the bar for the drama costume period, Inimitable!

[@empresseseternelles]

It's definitely Jiang Xin's best role! Plus she did all the dubbing for her character. Amazing!

[@cakepopmopsop]

Are all the lines dubbed over then? I read that apparently the actress who played the Empress, didn’t speak Mandarin as her first language, so that’s why a lot of her lines were noticeably dubbed. But I have noticed sometimes it seems scenes’ audio is kinda, I don’t know, artificial? Is that standard practice? Thank you for any answer 🙏

[@ruoyanli5260]

@@cakepopmopsop most of the characters, are dubbed over. If you look closely to their mouths, they wouldn't match the subtitles. Of course, it more easily noticed for someone that speaks mandarin.

[@cakepopmopsop]

@@ruoyanli5260 I see, thnx!

[@fizzul15]

1:58 is very very domineering start, like because she's late the new concubines will pay respect to her first then the empress. Such an evil act Hua Fei.

[@benjiesanguir8762]

Domineering and defiant until the end. The best evil consort so far no one can match!

[@silentautisticdragon-kp9sw]

In spite of all she did, I cried for Shilan in the episodes leading up to her death. The Emperor is a horrible husband and a despicable man. On a side note, I wish we would've gotten to see more of Xia after her beating.

[@caicai-tz7ip]

华妃的势力背景强大，会威胁皇帝的位子，所以不能有后代

[@John081590]

Based on this fan edit, she reminds me of Jia Guifei from Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. Of all the 'villain consorts' in that series, she is my favorite!

[@mayoffnaise5141]

2:00 From this part, the music makes it so dramatic! Especially Shilan’s words are to be of true later on

[@greatfulbeing4691]

Yes! I've been wanting someone to do an edit on her for ages. Nian Shilan is one of my favorite characters in the show. I see her as more than an antagonist. She did all that she could to survive in the Imperial Harem environment. Thank you and keep up with the awesome work!

[@empresseseternelles]

Thank you! 😊Hua Fei has too many epic moments to not have a fan edit. Hua Fei is certainly more than an antagonist; maybe more like an antiheroine...I tried to show her as the main character, through her perspective.

[@SG-pu3rx]

Hua Fei was better in every aspect than the "heroine" , including personality, and noone can change my mind

[@sherrydenny7158]

Her Karma was so Beautiful but the Emperor's own was the BEST!!!!

[@gwenyn6177]

I felt so bad for her honestly

[@aerilei]

The Emperor is the most evil in the story.

[@zvezdoblyat]

Dun Fei was my favourite character. Im surprised she remain sane and didn't plot a way to kill Hua Fei. In the end, the misery she had before death was probably better than anything Dun Fei could've done

[@mia_ishka]

A beautiful tribute to the best antagonist of Legend of Zhen Huan! Thank you for this.

[@pumpkinspicelatte4448]

Nian Shi Lan is such a legendary person

[@rosebud2854]

I had to watch this from start to finish, beautiful

[@Deter7427]

Oskdkck She's such an interesting character! This is a masterpiece that encapsulates all her story amazingly and I just wanted you to know that I appreciate a lot that someone's editing this great series, very talented 💗

[@empresseseternelles]

Thank you, it motivates me to keep going!

[@marilynadjetey8403]

I felt angry when she killed zhen huan’s, then felt bad for her when I found out, she wasn’t the cause of the the miscarriage

[@bananatuna3959]

This was a really good edit. Sometimes I think maybe she was my favorite character.

[@celiahou3298]

The editing of this video is so immaculate ❤and so theatrical

[@shakirlowe9663]

The funny thing is his son who became the next emperor did the exact same thing.

[@vonnievonv]

Thank you for this! I have been waiting for ages for a Hua Fei edit and you did it flawlessly.

[@empresseseternelles]

Thanks! I also did an edit for Zhen Huan!

[@f89jgb7]

The first Chinese drama that i watched completely was Yanxi Palace: its main antagonist in the first half (Gao Guifei 高贵妃） is a gentle soul compared to Consort Hua 😅 But even so I felt more sorry for Nian Shilan in her final moments. I thought ZhenHuan was going to lose her patience and burst and then deal the final blow but Nian Shilan ended up offing her poor self, and didn't even use the suicide options shes been given 😢

[@jonsart5643]

Gao guifei was a one dimensional Character. I didn't feel anything during her demise. Hua fei's character made me cry.

[@empresseseternelles]

Hua Fei was definitely more fleshed out as a character, she really felt like a real person whereas Gao felt more like a cookie cutter villain. The significance of Hua Fei not choosing any of the offered methods of suicide and choosing her own way out was really powerful and shocking. 😭

[@Stinoco]

Tell me you’re doing a Consort Jia edit 😍

[@empresseseternelles]

Thanks for your suggestion. Currently I have another Zhen Huan fan video in the works. Not sure if I will do a Jia Fei video. 🙂

[@TheTCMfan]

@@empresseseternellesI would love to see a edit for consort Gao from Yanxi Palace or one dedicated to the consorts who truly loved the emperor and he didn’t love them back..

[@ganondorfdragmire9855]

Am I mistaken or is it the same actress. They have the same exact smirk

[@empresseseternelles]

@@TheTCMfan Thanks I've considered doing some Yanxi edits, but I don't know that drama like the back of my hand so it's harder to do. :)

[@reinvmp]

I FUCKING LOVE UR EDITS?!?!?! LIKE ALL OF THEM

[@empresseseternelles]

Thanks so much! 😀

[@carlos15931]

I've been waiting for years to see any video like this! Thank you, would you make some for ruyi's imperial love in the palace as well? Best regards,

[@empresseseternelles]

Thank you. I already made fan videos for Ruyi and Hailan.

[@lardummy]

I dont think huafei was ever truly “evil”. I thought she was mostly misunderstood and neglected. Even though she is still an antagonist, her behaviour can be seen through different points of view. Ngl she was still a super huge bitch but i really felt bad for how she was treated all along, as she actually had feelings for the emperor while many other concubines did it for power

[@lardummy]

Deep inside, I dont think hua fei was ever evil. She did it for her own survival, and she was shaped by the crowd she lived in. I could see in a certain point of view that hua fei is not evil ( but cruel and a show off ) and was the only one who really cared about the emperor to her grave

[@lardummy]

I might be saying this because she was my favorite character but it is interesting to see in her point of view

[@homan_d_dragon_official]

Why the emperor gave her the parfume that makes her cannot bear a child??

[@lardummy]

@@homan_d_dragon_official she was of a tribe that would make the emperor look bad if there was a child

[@homan_d_dragon_official]

@@lardummy so... the emperor knew that from the start? does he has a hatred towards nian tribe?

[@jonsart5643]

I hope you can also make one for empress Yixiu. Her character is also interesting and deep

[@empresseseternelles]

Thanks for your suggestion. I do hope to do a video for most of the main characters in the future, it just takes me forever to do. Especially characters like the Empress who survived 'til the last episode, it takes a massive effort to streamline her story.😅

[@narimanabbasli3783]

May I know how do u remove background music?

[@empresseseternelles]

There are free vocal remover tools online that separate vocal/music tracks.

[@Kukwoi_arin]

She is the Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu right?

[@empresseseternelles]

Yes, but the drama is historical fiction.

[@user-js9yp6lb2l]

壁や柱に自ら頭をブツケて死ねるとは思えない➰他人からされても死ぬ？

[@homan_d_dragon_official]

Wait... why the emperor gave her the parfume, that makes her cannot bear a child???

[@empresseseternelles]

Technically it was incense with abortifacient ingredients which made her unable to bear children.

[@cleverrat6732]

because her brother and her family.The emperor cant allow she to bear a child with Nian's blood especially a boy

[@angelicamariegonzales]

Who is her emperor? I think I'm gonna watch this next

[@empresseseternelles]

The Yongzheng Emperor.

[@angelicamariegonzales]

@@empresseseternelles thanks 😊

[@user-ke5jm1wv9u]

at which episode sge found out the reason why she can not be pregnant?

[@empresseseternelles]

Ep 42

[@kahalariodejaneiroba]

Consort is not a very powerful ranking Noble Consort and Imperial Noble consort they are. The power of they give for her are so exaggerated.

[@jonsart5643]

While I do agree with you about the power of a consort, I don't think the power she held was exaggerated even though she was still a consort. She had a very piwerful political alliance which was her brother and the favor bestowed upon her by the emperor made her a powerful consort. Duan fei and Jing fei represented the real power of a consort.

[@kahalariodejaneiroba]

@@jonsart5643 yes but that is unrealistic. Consort don't became the chief of the harem only Noble Consort and Imperial Noble Consort they do. A Consort became the chief of the harem that is absolutely ridiculous. This detail was discouraged from watching this drama

[@zvezdoblyat]

She became a noble consort, and she became an imperial noble consort