YanXi Palace [Episodes 3-5] Recap + Review

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@MiyuMotou 7 ай бұрын

I love how the Emperor is portrayed, I find myself going back to watch him reacting to things, one of my favorite characters

@Sirah1981 7 ай бұрын

I agree, he has in his role a little comedy in addition to the dramatics which makes him feel like more than a stuck-up meanie, makes him much more likable and offsets his imperially necessary cruelty with some mature cuteness.

@janayastockton2779 7 ай бұрын

Mingyu has been begging for these hands since day one

@kajhaelynn 7 ай бұрын

i feel like if fuheng was more aggressive like “how dare you think so low of me that you think i’ll sleep with a lowly maid” it would’ve been better

@alison4398 7 ай бұрын

My interpretation of the Fuheng and Yingluo dynamic is that he was intrigued by her willingness to talk back to him, as well as the fact that she appeared to be completely disinterested in him as opposed to all these other fangirls. Yingluo has better things to do with her time, and I think there’s something to be said for some guys liking the thrill of the chase (even though I doubt that’s how Fuheng himself would put it). Basically, her lack of interest made him interested because it was a refreshing change. He seemed annoyed by the other maids more than anything.

@KC-ne1vi 7 ай бұрын

-This show is great at characterizing people very quickly and efficiently: the Emperor's snark, Yingluo's smarts, Gao's arrogance and the Empress' kindness. Also, same as in Ruyi, look at the hair: Gao's hair ornaments are very flashy, while the Empress' are more understated, but still regal. Also, the Empress pre-wakeup call only had a few flowers in her hair, while her return sees her sporting diancui (cloisonne kingfisher feather) ornaments and phoenixes. (She also wears a lot of ronghua, or velvet flowers, which were handmade by the costumers based off of real historical artifacts). -Yu is another interesting character to watch--she has a similar arc to Hailan, but she's more understated as a secondary character. (She's still from the Keliyete clan but her given name is 'Ayan' here). -Gao, historically, was said to be on good terms with the Empress, making their relationship in RRLitP more accurate---both shows play a bit fast and loose with history, which is fine, it makes for a better story. I love her pearl cape--it's a great display of her character's pride and showiness. It's based off of one Dowager Empress Cixi, who famously loved pearls, wore, which apparently had 3,500 of them. -Another small costume detail is the yajin, or 'pressed collar', an ornament that is worn by women on the collar to prevent it from fluttering in the wind. Everyone wears one--the maids are smaller, but if you look you can see Yingluo's is white with a small flower. The consorts have fancier ones with jewels and precious stones--Chun and Xian's are jade--and the ED's is a string of Buddhist beads. -In the show (and I swear I'm not making this up), the reason the tree Yingluo hits is venerated is because when Qianlong went on one of his undercover expeditions, he did not perspire despite the heat of summer, because the spirit of the tree accompanied him and gave him shade. Took me a few minutes to fully grasp that concept when I first watched it (and the fact that he was ready to flog a maid over punching a tree). I think he only let her go because he, too, was stymied by the whole 'itching a tree' thing. -The ED is also similar to ZhenHuan (again, a bit more understated), right down to the 'I want grandkids!'. She jabs at him about the fact that, despite personally picking Shu and granting her a title (her maiden name was 'Nalan', so presumably she would've been called that instead of 'Shu'), he hasn't visited her once, or even seem to remember her. (Poor Shu. As annoying as she is, I also find her kind of cute. Maybe lingering affection for Ruyi!Shu?) -The Emperor placing Yonglian as the Crown Prince was a huge deal, mainly because (due to shenanigans with his father Yongzheng I previously discussed in my Ruyi comments) most Qing emperors after him did not name Crown Princes while alive. The fact that he declared the boy his successor that early shows the immense hopes he had for him and the trust he had in the Empress. -The lock pendant the Empress had (jia suo/suo pian) is traditionally given to young boys to 'lock' them into the family and the earth, and prevent an early death. They also carried good luck and success, and often had characters engraved on them. (This is similar to the Roman tradition of giving boys a bulla, a similar type of pendant). Sadly, it appears not to have worked for Yonglian. -Yingluo, in the process of acting dumb to fool Gao, asks for a bowl of lotus-root powder balls (a sweet dessert), and ends up having to eat a whole tray of them for Gao's amusement. She does this (faking happiness even though her stomach hurts) to fool Jia, who is definitely smarter than she lets on! (Perhaps she has a little of Ruyi!Jia in her.) Afterwards, she saves one to force Linglong to eat it, as a warning to 'shut up' in the future, lest she incur the wrath of Yingluo--she even jams one in her mouth when Linglong tries to call for help! (On an unrelated note, lotus-root powder ball is now on my list of things I want to try, next to loquat. Thank you, lovingly-styled drama food, for making me hungry.) -As I mentioned in my last comment, the maids wear different shoes than the mistresses. These are called 'sycee' shoes, after small ingots called sycees that were used as currency. Apparently, while horse hoof shoes are more common in Qing dramas, sycee shoes were also used--there doesn't seem to be a consensus on whether or not it's an era thing or just servants wearing one thing while mistresses wear another. In any case, the dominant footwear in this drama are the sycees--even the mistresses wear them, which I just now noticed on a rewatch.

@beteljuice6629 7 ай бұрын

Please continue to add these historical breakdowns😮 This is the sort of stuff I love but I don't always know and I hope you know I'm actually screenshotting your comment so I can go look up the stuff.💚 I didn't know about the capes everyone was wearing.

@aonline_abridged 7 ай бұрын

@@beteljuice6629 If you are interested in cultural history discussions and tidbits about the drama, you can check out the podcast chasingdramas, they did a series on Empresses and Yanxi. They also have transcriptions of the audio episodes on their blog. I learned a lot and it was a fun re-watching the series as they discussed it.

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

not really sure why Gao Ningxin is serving out Ming Dynasty hairstyles in her getup: the Apollo knot hairstyle surely didn't look like a berhive... if you look at extant portraits of Imperial Noble Consort Huixian she looks more kind and gentle than her most recent portrayals...as I said, Consort Hua knock-offs... also that pearl cape is a huge question mark

@SolitaryBee-wd5wf 7 ай бұрын

@@盧璘壽로인수 The pearl cape along with Gao's love for opera, extravagant living, and residence being Chuxiu palace gave me Empress Dowager Cixi vibes. Wonder if that's intentional?

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

@@SolitaryBee-wd5wf 1. Chuxiugong Palace is where *Dowager Empress Cixi lived when she was still Xianfeng Emperor's concubine* (Noble Lady Lan (蘭貴人) > Imperial Concubine Yi (懿嬪) > Consort Yi (懿妃) > Noble Consort Yi (懿貴妃)) (interesting that Cixi's titles were inherited from Hailan & Ruyi feat. Yihuan & Zhen Huan) during her widowhood she lived in both Taijidian Hall (formerly Qixianggong Palace) & Changchun'gong Palace (both palaces became connected when part of the boundary walls were demolished to accommodate an opera viewing stage) 2. also, the fact that *historically Empress Xiaoyichun lived in Chuxiugong Palace* this drama would've been called *"The Story of Chuxiu Palace" (儲秀攻略)*

@rockdocandlittlebird 7 ай бұрын

I like this emporer best, he's not stirring up drama in the harem besides minor distractions. And Li Yu is fantastic. He's just constantly a great character. I really like the use of the underskirt in the dresses in this one. I always feel weird seeing the pants in the other shows. This was my second drama, the first was very short and I never quite understood how it ended, so I still had NO idea what was going on in general. The rankings were especially confusing at first, I did a lot of reading up on history. The soup thing... I died. I've done something very similar a couple of times. I'll just act as odd as possible and it seriously throws people off.

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

Right! The emperor is actually a pretty cool guy all things considered, certainly a more flattering portrayal than in RuYi's royal love!

@IMP14914 7 ай бұрын

Loved that morning meeting club scene! The actress for the Empress killed it!

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

🎶 🌞MORNING MEETING CLUB🌞🎶

@TheTCMfan 7 ай бұрын

The problem I have with the meeting club scene is Gao barely kneels and doesn’t wait for the empress to tell her she can rise..RongYin needed to make her kneel for a few minutes as a reminder of how things work

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

the final cut (specific zoom in on Gao Ningxin) was actually *one of two known takes* the other one (wideshot of all the concubines in the official curtsy position) was *relegated in the official "看" MV* also though Gao Ningxin immediately stood up without even waiting, notice how *Rong'yin let the rest still be in curtsey mode before finishing the verbal repartée and letting all of them be seated* ...so many implications alone

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

I see the empress is picking her battles but I remember I had the same thoughts. My exact words were: "Excuse you? Did she say you could stand??"😂

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

@@dramarecaps4217 like have you seen the others?

@DianaDonineaux 7 ай бұрын

The relationship between Gao and Jia pin looks like the one between Hua fei and her own lapdog in Empresses in the palace.

@moonstarstories1298 7 ай бұрын

Yep! Down to the lapdog having a child and everything.

@DianaDonineaux 7 ай бұрын

@@moonstarstories1298 A child used against her by her own master , yes !!

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

*historically Imperial Noble Consorts Huixian & Shujia were close* , since that was also the case in "Ruyi" (even though only surface level) also, *4th prince Yongcheng had a concubine from the Gao clan* , and there's the implication that it might be Huixian's distant relative (since the _gege_ was not Gaogiya but only Gao)

@thatrandomfilipino 6 ай бұрын

was it cao guiren or xiang pin?

@盧璘壽로인수 6 ай бұрын

@@thatrandomfilipino you're actually referring to one person: Cao Jinmo, initially Noble Lady and later Imperial Concubine Xiang

@Sugarymess 7 ай бұрын

This empress is my fave along with love like the galaxy 😭

@TheTCMfan 7 ай бұрын

Yes me too they both were so kind and deserved so much better

@beeworkin1461 7 ай бұрын

I think Fu Heng is so used to having girls go mad for him, it's refreshing for him to find one who is levelheaded

@TeroTheShortOne 7 ай бұрын

I wonder. Even though Second Prince was obviously not the Emperor's first son, but he was RongYin's firstborn son, wouldn't that make her three years of mourning make a little more sense? That could be why Fuca and Chun didn't step in until then. Or maybe the other maids who turned 25 didn't have an issue saying "Hey, Your Higness, I'm 25 and I want to get out of here before I get killed for being tangentially related to someone's scheming."

@SolitaryBee-wd5wf 7 ай бұрын

Speaking of the Emperor's children, I also wonder where the rest of Qianlong's kids are since Yonghuang (1st born), Yongzhang (3rd born), and eldest surviving daughter, Princess Hejing, should be around besides Yongcheng before the birth of Yongqi but it seems as if they don't exist in the drama.

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

@@SolitaryBee-wd5wf forgot the episode, but it's stated that *3rd prince Yongzhang died around the same time as 2nd prince Yong'lian (Crown Prince Duanhui)* hence why Su Jinghao looked like she had all the time in the world

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

@@SolitaryBee-wd5wfpretty consistently throughout this drama they only bring up the kids if they are somehow going to be relevant to the plot. If not, they're just written off as dead or somehow not relevant. This drama is very much focused on just a few specific women + the emperor 😂

@TheTCMfan 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the empress.. ❤it’s explained more as the story progresses I don’t want to spoil but she and the emperor r both are trapped in the system of rules. While he is/ was able to “easily” move on to have other children she is thinking as Yonglin mother that no one else is truly missing him except her.

@satyasyasatyasya5746 7 ай бұрын

I don't know what it is, but I kind of feel that the consorts/cast in Ruyi were way more distinct, maybe it was the make-up and costumes or even the actresses but in Yanxi, they all look way too similar, its a little hard to tell them apart at a glance, but maybe its because I've not seen the show before idk

@its99pm 7 ай бұрын

it's partly on purpose, given that Empress Rongyin was very frugal and modest (like Empress Langhua in Ruyi), so the dress-colors are understated with subtle embroidery and the hair ornaments are primarily silk flowers. Gao is the odd one out, of course! You'll always notice her in a crowd ;) This does change a bit as the plot continues and we get the Step Empress running the show, but I greatly appreciate that some of the bigger characters stick to their "assigned" colors and wear the same dresses for many scenes. Chun for example, wears pink now & and pink later, but the color becomes more bright or they filter it less lol. A lot of the shots feel like they've muted the colors a little.

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

@@its99pm or what _guzhuang_ fans call the "Yu Zheng palette/aesthetic"

@keltoi2000 7 ай бұрын

This is so fun! Honestly I had trouble following the details for this series because it moves a bit faster than the other dramas I've watched, so this is exciting to have explanations. Thank you again!

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

Omg compared to ZH and RY, you are so right! This drama never takes a breath lol, always something around the corner! You are so welcome as always and thanks for all the comments!

@MiyuMotou 7 ай бұрын

Fuheng fell for the Yingluo rizz

@gabig9477 7 ай бұрын

lol agree, i think he isn't used to being around outspoken yet intelligent women and it immediately caught his interest.

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

😂😂

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

Notes: wip ?. TIN: Fuheng is a *literal teenager specially when Wei Ying'luo is involved* , and we even have a scene in a later chapter where his ears turn red it's like having "Lovely Runner" Ryu Seon-jae and his loser mannerisms lol ?.1. you missed the part where Rong'yin pointed out that no matter how high and mighty Gao Ningxin and her family are at as of the moment, *Gao Ningxin should not forget she started out as the concubine who knelt before the main wife of the household and served her her tea* (and by serving meaning arms stretched upwards with holding the _gaiwan_ teacup with both hands) ?.2. the "others" (basically the ones who had one or two lines in the entire drama) are *Ladies Jin (Wan) & Balin (Ying)* , parentheses due to not knowing which rank they are at the moment (though I know historically Lady Jin languished a bit at Noble Lank rank)

@flowermagnolia4551 7 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who doesn't ship Wei yingluo and Fuheng😭? (I don't think this is a spoiler as it's pretty obvious where they're heading) I mean, I went back to rewatch the show just to pass the time, and tbh I think Yingluo has chemistry with literally anyone who isn't him. Maybe it's just Xu Kai's plain acting, but idk. It also feels like I'm reaching here since most of the fanbase ships them together. The creators of this show I believe, even made another show (Royal feast) as a reincarnation of them or something lol. If it's your cup of tea cool, but It's just not clicking for me. Also I love that the recaps are back!!! This channel feels so unique from the others, can't wait for more content!!!❤❤❤

@DianaDonineaux 7 ай бұрын

Royal Feast is Ming Dynasty , Story of yanni palace is Qing dynasty which is after .

@Sirah1981 7 ай бұрын

Ugh, Fuheng is such a Gary Stu just for fans to drool after him.... I honestly think Yingluo and Qianlong have an amazing chemistry in this series.

@its99pm 7 ай бұрын

In the beginning of the show I didn't like either love interest for Yingluo; Fuheng is too stoic and fell for her too quick to make me believe in it (as Drama Recaps also said), and the Emperor was so stuck up (which is 100% realistic for an emperor to be, just off-putting) and utterly convinced for the longest time that she was a schemer who desperately wanted to seduce him in order to raise her status. Both men had an arrogance to them, and that's one of my biggest turn-offs. Thankfully that attitude doesn't last, but especially with the emperor it sure lasted long enough to be grating. Once choices have been made, though, I definitely ship Yingluo with the Emperor. She's good for him, and he's probably the only man in the world that has the power to _somewhat_ rein her in. I ship Fuheng with that tragic personal servant of his who genuinely cared for him, and cheer for his bromance with the other guard whose name escapes me atm. I really didn't like how Fuheng centered his life around Yingluo despite giving her up & her then marrying another man. It's a bit wanting to have his cake and eat it, too? and ofc it caused SO many problems! I get that drama shows really like toting the 'one and only' kind of love, but I would have preferred the more realistic scenario of Fuheng eventually moving on and finding happiness with someone else, and THEN continuing to support Yingluo from a non-romantic perspective. But they wouldn't have a 'rival' love interest to repeatedly trigger mini plots of jealousy and misunderstandings if that happened, I guess. I just wanted him to be happy, damnit :/ Why are the Fucha siblings both so doomed! Neither of them deserved what they got in life.

@flowermagnolia4551 7 ай бұрын

@@its99pm Right?! I think she had way more chemistry with the emperor, my only problem with him is that he was way to controlling and at times, It could border on abusive as we see in later episodes. I wish this show could've been a little more realistic, It doesn't have to be all dreary like ruyi but at least have a realistic tone. And the other guard you're thinking of is hailancha.

@KingOfThePirates101 7 ай бұрын

@@flowermagnolia4551 I agree with you. Fuheng is cuter with his male guard friend. I ship them. 😆

@huangguifei 7 ай бұрын

Honestly, of the Qing dramas that I’ve enjoyed, this one has always been nearer to the bottom - til I turned on these recaps, sis! Thanks again for another series studded with your clever insights + delightful reads.

@LittleClarinetPlayer 7 ай бұрын

I love how dual natured everyone is in this show. It’s hard to find someone 100% evil and it’s realistic in how complicated human nature is. Any woman would be upset that their child’s father wasn’t that upset at his death. My heart aches for her because if she won’t remember her son then who will? Yet, the emperor as his job can’t let his personal woes impact the life of all his citizens. I also nominate Yinglou as my spirit animal. I have taken so many tips and tricks from her in my real life. I have played dumb/ignorance so many times to get out of things and play the game to my benefit. When in doubt I’m like “what would Yinglou do” 😂 Another way to explain how determined and almost inhuman Yinglou is that revenge can cause someone to be obsessed. I argue- would Yinglou’s sister want this for her? This is a huge flaw in her character that she is reckless in the pursuit of her obsession for the truth and answers. Overall, I love how this show balances the sadness with the absurd because with Ruyi that made me depressed yo

@poyznelf 7 ай бұрын

don't know how I missed the first recap. While I agree Yingluo comes off as to Mary Sue perfect, and the FuHeng scene is ridiculous, it was those tropes that made me watch this series over and over. None of the characters are perfect but so many are interesting in how they evolve. I also love how the somewhat less extensive cast made this, to me, better than Ruyi. Thank you for introducing me to Ruyi (and helping me to get it straight with your recaps) and Zhen Huan. I am really interested to see how you compare how characters are portrayed and changed.

@TeroTheShortOne 7 ай бұрын

I personally think YingLuo is more of a feminine-coded power fantasy rather than a Mary Sue. If she was a Mary Sue, everyone would love her, her temper wouldn't get her into trouble multiple times later on, and she would have just sailed through everything with ease.

@dahliahawthorne4151 7 ай бұрын

Yeah Yingluo is a power fantasy, not a Mary Sue. She has to be crafty and her schemes are quite believable for her level (and even then, she gets into trouble and absolutely shitty situations), and the while she's the main character of the show, the other characters don't just revolve around her or immediately like her.

@poyznelf 7 ай бұрын

I didn't explain myself well (I was high as a kite while writing it. My first feelings about Yingluo was Mary Sue. I will admit that by the end, she was just awesome. In the end, I feel she did everything on her terms and once she makes her mind up on a path she is very focused.

@y-mefarm4249 7 ай бұрын

Awesome you are doing this series. Just know tons was left out of the actual show. How your channel has such a small number of subs..no clue. You do such a fabulous job recapping. Especially when you recap the book at the end.

@ri9759 7 ай бұрын

empress fuca in this drama is how you write a good-hearted woman in the harem compared to ruyi sorry but as much as i loved her all she did was regretting her love with hongli and feeling sorry for the people care and help when it's too late and talk about not wanting to scheme sometimes it felt she was likable because of zhou xun acting and the drama showed us her attentions and goals but in real life she would sound fake

@cutebloons 7 ай бұрын

Im already obsessed with this recap omg 👏

@moonstarstories1298 7 ай бұрын

I really love the empress in this drama and I think her acting and story-line is definitely very emotional. I think with this drama, the characters can be kind of larger than life but some of them end up feeling iconic as a result. I do have to say, why wasn't Yingluo punished for beating a higher ranked maid, basically her manager, with a stick? I mean, yeah, there's no proof she didn't do it by accident, but she still hit her boss. You'd think she'd have even a slight punishment, like standing outside or something. I love your recaps as always and I'm definitely exicted to see you comment on a lot of storylines!

@dusksunsetio6042 7 ай бұрын

I think it would be humiliating if she had to tell the higher ups that her maid beat her up because she thought she was a pervert

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

The same question also went through my head! It certainly would be easy to punish YL here, accident or not she did what she did. We've seen time and time again (and in this drama as well) that intentions and fairness don't really matter, if someone higher up than you wants you punished then you'll be punished. My answer? Plot armor 🤷‍♀️

@lakaperse6995 7 ай бұрын

@@dramarecaps4217 Plot armor is Wei Yingluo 's best friend !!! It is only the beginning .

@bassantisamess4279 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great video! The Empress is truly pitiful I understand why she was out of it for a long time, forced to smile and forget about your own son's death and also take care of a big bustling palace because you're an empress is alot to handle. Also just asking if you're interested on recapping dramas that ventures more into political intrigues than harem fights? Royal Nirvana and The longest day in Chang An are both great, full of plot twists that had me at the edge of my seat and were more on the depressing side lol, especially Royal Nirvana I've watched it once and the plot was INTENSE definitely two of the best historical Chinese dramas!

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

The answer is yes yes and yes! I love all things drama and actually watched Nirvana the year it came out! I really wish I could get into more of these shows it's just the process is so slow that it ends up taking me forever to get through each drama. I don't know what I'll do next but it'll likely be a poll, I've gotten so many recommendations and requests and I'm interested in just about all of them so maybe majority rules will be the way to go 🤷‍♀️

@bassantisamess4279 7 ай бұрын

@@dramarecaps4217 omggg I'm so happy you're interested!! Same! I watched it as soon as it was out and I was in for a ride for sure 😭😂 royal nirvana was truly the first show that made me pause and take a stroll to ease my mind lol. I love both shows greatly (I recommended the longest day In chang'an to all my family and friends😂) and honestly their production is one of if not, the best! Yes I agree they take alot of time and energy trying to understand the back handed, death traps court conflicts and different dynasties ways of ruling. No problem I'm down for whatever you post I'm IN LOVE with your channel and your commentary I hesitated to ask because I thought maybe they wouldn't match a certain style/vision you have for your channel. I already love the Yanxi Palace recaps and the little debates we have here is so refreshing whatever next project you do will be great!! ❤️🫶🏼

@Clinds_Diary 7 ай бұрын

Second and here she delivers another banger.

@mimimoneymachine 7 ай бұрын

im so excited to see linglong getting what she deserves, i remember watching this drama and when i saw her getting eliminated i took a break from watching because that was all i needed for the whole week, and it only took a sewing needle- oops i dont mean to spoil it 😏

@stephanieaquino2475 7 ай бұрын

Always serving with these episodessssss. Thank you for feeding us content hehe been waiting for this

@phoenixadams9962 3 ай бұрын

I am so glad I found your recaps. I rawdogged my first Chinese harem drama, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, then I started watching Yanxi Palace and Empresses in the Palace. The harem politics... I found your recaps, binged the RuYi recaps, and am now catching up, because I understand them so much better. Now, I understand it was severe depression making the Empress so diffident. I thought that was just her personality that the one who reminds me of RuYi's Jia, was taking advantage of. Way to snap out of situational depression.

@dramarecaps4217 Ай бұрын

Rawdogged 😂😂 But yeah, honestly it's hard not to sympathize with her! Even though her actions are hurting other people, I mean no one is depressed because they want to be :/

@ardikurniawan5987 7 ай бұрын

This series is great. I have watched some of its episodes before i watched Ruyi. The only thing this series lacks is the attention of detail compared to Ruyi.

@Sheri.O 7 ай бұрын

Hi @DramaRecaps, I found out that apparently we were supposed to have 90-94 EPISODES! If you ever find out what the censored videos have I would like to know. They apparently explain a lot of stuff that viewers thought was either so sudden to fluff out the series. Thank you for another great episode.

@dramarecaps4217 7 ай бұрын

Hey! I found out after I kept having questions and would search them to see "in this cut scene...". 😭 It's a shame so much was cut because the final product really was left with a lot of holes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2PRiJ6Vis6ZpsU Have you seen this? It details some of the cut plotlines with bts pictures as well!

@Sheri.O 7 ай бұрын

@@dramarecaps4217 THANK YOU!

@MCSilver 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Your recaps are most excellent! You provide little details I totally missed watching the show several times. Very enjoyable! TY! Blessings!

@sydneylove0084 7 ай бұрын

I love this drama so much! You should watch dreaming back to the Qing dynasty next!!

@cannibal_turtle 7 ай бұрын

Yes! I've been waiting for you to do this series. Got too lazy to go through the whole series haha.

@PuntTheTurtle Ай бұрын

I love hearing your take on these great dramas. I always look forwards to any new videos you put out, even if I am unfamiliar with the series. Thanks!

@gojiberry7201 7 ай бұрын

I watched Legend of Haolan before this one, so I could never hate Mingyu too much. I loved her character as Dr. Yin in that show! So I was super happy when later in this show, she turns good.

@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole 7 ай бұрын

mingyu is best girl 😭

@pinkvivi9345 7 ай бұрын

Omg these videos are a god sent

@cricket8438 6 ай бұрын

GAO looks about 20 years older than the other women.

@dramarecaps4217 6 ай бұрын

I didn't want to be rude but honestly? Yeah 😅

@dianakalekye8630 7 ай бұрын

you have a lovely voice can't imagine any better voice to spill the tea❤

@lyzhenyang2982 7 ай бұрын

The empress in this drama kinda reminds me of empress chunyuan in zhenhuan

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

Rong'yin's character here is actually the traditional standard

@SolitaryBee-wd5wf 7 ай бұрын

With Rong'yin, she's a genuinely kind empress in comparison to Chunyuan from Zhen Huan who is a lot more questionable (a lot of the good things about her seem to come from Yongzheng's words when others like Yixiu, Nian Shilan, and other consorts who married Yongzheng when he was a prince imply that she was not as kind hearted as she seemed).

@盧璘壽로인수 7 ай бұрын

@@SolitaryBee-wd5wf especially since according to extant historical records Empress Xiaoyichun (then-Noble Lady Wei) did spend time under Empress Xiaoxianchun's care and guidance

@lyzhenyang2982 7 ай бұрын

@@SolitaryBee-wd5wf Thank you for replying! You are right in that Chunyuan's perfection is questionable. I see similarities between this character and Rebecca (as in the Hitchcock film). However, Shilan cannot know Chunyuan since Chunyuan had already died when Shilan married the prince. When Duan Fei mentioned Chunyuan, she said Chunyuan was kind to everyone. Not to mention that Chunyuan saved Jingxi once.

@LarissaFerreira-r8p 7 ай бұрын

Omg yeeeeees ❤

@samihasohana8889 7 ай бұрын

Can youuu make a comparison video with ruyis Royal Love at the end? Please can't help myself without comparing them. How one character hated there being loved here.