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* AmbitionIsEvil: He tries to burn a baby alive for the sake of ambition
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* WouldHurtAChild: Not just hurt but he tries to murder Xian's and Yanyan's newborn son by paying someone to throw the infant into a fire.
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* TheCaligula: He is an insane monarch.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He is undoubtedly a piece of work but he genuinely loves and trusts Yansage, his younger brother.
* EvilUncle: Xian is rightfully terrified of him and takes care not to provoke the emperor. Zhi Mo is careless and gets crippled.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He is undoubtedly a piece of work but he genuinely loves and trusts Yansage, his younger brother.
* EvilUncle: Xian is rightfully terrified of him and takes care not to provoke the emperor. Zhi Mo is careless and gets crippled.
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* EyeScream: One of his eyes is removed as punishment.
* GroinAttack: His evil uncle castrates him for sleeping with a maid.
* GroinAttack: His evil uncle castrates him for sleeping with a maid.
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* GoodParents: He is a good and gentle father to all three of his daughters. Even when Yanyan and Wuguli do really foolish things.
* TheMourningAfter: His wife has been dead for quite some time but he has not remarried despite not having a male heir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is very responsible and diligent with his position. Before accepting to help Xian take the throne he makes sure to actually check that Xian will make a good emperor.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is very responsible and diligent with his position. Before accepting to help Xian take the throne he makes sure to actually check that Xian will make a good emperor.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In the beginning of the series she was very much in love with Derang and wanted to marry him. [[spoiler: When she actually gets to marry him she knows that he loves Yanyan and will never love her back so Li Si is quite miserable during her wedding ceremony.]]
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Tries to murder his pregnant sister in law out of ambition.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Calls Wuguli out for her self-centredness.
--> '''Yan Yan:''' You only care about your wedding and think about yourself. Have you ever thought about Hu Nian and our family? In order to save you, Hu Nian had no choice but to marry Yansage. You're ruining her life now, but you still feel at ease and justified.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She personally shoots Yansage and leads her army into battle.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: She and De Rang are reunited in the afterlife.]]
* WeNeedADistraction: She sees De Rang and Xian are being chased, so she sets a group of horses free to distract their pursuers.
* YoungestChildWins: She's the youngest of the Xiao sisters. She's also the series' protagonist, the empress of Liao, and by far the most famous of her sisters.
--> '''Yan Yan:''' You only care about your wedding and think about yourself. Have you ever thought about Hu Nian and our family? In order to save you, Hu Nian had no choice but to marry Yansage. You're ruining her life now, but you still feel at ease and justified.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She personally shoots Yansage and leads her army into battle.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: She and De Rang are reunited in the afterlife.]]
* WeNeedADistraction: She sees De Rang and Xian are being chased, so she sets a group of horses free to distract their pursuers.
* YoungestChildWins: She's the youngest of the Xiao sisters. She's also the series' protagonist, the empress of Liao, and by far the most famous of her sisters.
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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: He and Yan Yan are reunited in the afterlife.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: He calls Xian out for ordering Yan Yan to marry him.
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* WhatTheHellHero: He calls Xian out for ordering Yan Yan to marry him.
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* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: His death allows Yan Yan and De Rang to finally marry.
* DelicateAndSickly: A male example. He's chronically ill and eventually dies of his illness.
* DisappearedDad [=/=] MissingMum: Both of his parents are murdered in the prologue.
* DelicateAndSickly: A male example. He's chronically ill and eventually dies of his illness.
* DisappearedDad [=/=] MissingMum: Both of his parents are murdered in the prologue.
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* IHaveManyNames: He has at least three names: Yelü Xian, Ming Yi, and Emperor Jingzong.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: His illness makes him cough.
* {{Jerkass}} [=/=] UngratefulBastard: He knows Yan Yan and De Rang are engaged and Yan Yan will never love him. That doesn't stop him forcing her to marry him. Made worse because De Rang is his friend and helped him take the throne.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: His love for Yan Yan leads him to force her to marry him even though he knows she's engaged to De Rang.
* SecretOtherFamily: He takes a concubine and has a child with her without telling Yan Yan about it.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: His illness makes him cough.
* {{Jerkass}} [=/=] UngratefulBastard: He knows Yan Yan and De Rang are engaged and Yan Yan will never love him. That doesn't stop him forcing her to marry him. Made worse because De Rang is his friend and helped him take the throne.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: His love for Yan Yan leads him to force her to marry him even though he knows she's engaged to De Rang.
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* ConvenientMiscarriage: She miscarries her baby.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSiblings: The most responsible of the Xiao sisters.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSiblings: The most responsible of the Xiao sisters.
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* ScarpiaUltimatum: When Wuguli is imprisoned Hu Nian goes to Yansage for help. He promises to help as long as Hu Nian marries him, so she reluctantly agrees.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Historically Hu Nian was executed on Yan Yan's orders. In the series she outlives Yan Yan.
* StopOrIShootMyself: Holds a knife at her own throat and threatens to kill herself unless De Rang lets Yansage go.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Historically Hu Nian was executed on Yan Yan's orders. In the series she outlives Yan Yan.
* StopOrIShootMyself: Holds a knife at her own throat and threatens to kill herself unless De Rang lets Yansage go.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Kills herself after failing to kill Yan Yan.
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The most foolish of the Xiao sisters.
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* ItsAllAboutMe [=/=] {{Jerkass}}: To save her life Hu Nian has to promise to marry a man she doesn't love, and all Wuguli cares about is that she gets to marry Xi Yin. Later Yan Yan is forced to marry Xian, and Wuguli only cares that she and Xi Yin are imprisoned in their mansion.
* LethallyStupid: She sneaks off to see Xi Yin after he's arrested for trying to assassinate the emperor and brings him a pass to help him escape. When Yansage catches them he sees the pass as evidence that Wuguli's father is in cahoots with Xi Yin, endangering Wuguli and her entire family.
* LethallyStupid: She sneaks off to see Xi Yin after he's arrested for trying to assassinate the emperor and brings him a pass to help him escape. When Yansage catches them he sees the pass as evidence that Wuguli's father is in cahoots with Xi Yin, endangering Wuguli and her entire family.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: She outlives her son Liulishou.
* TooDumbToLive: Her husband and son have been executed because of their own stupidity, so she decides she'll try to [[SiblingMurder murder Yan Yan]]. She kills herself after her attempt fails.
* TooDumbToLive: Her husband and son have been executed because of their own stupidity, so she decides she'll try to [[SiblingMurder murder Yan Yan]]. She kills herself after her attempt fails.
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* UnfriendlyFire: Is literally stabbed in the back by someone supposedly on his side.
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* ActionGirl: In her first appearance she beats a man in a duel.
* FaintInShock: She faints when she hears about her father's death.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's in the middle, not as foolish as Wuguli and not as responsible as Hu Nian.
* FaintInShock: She faints when she hears about her father's death.
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* ImperiledInPregnancy: She's pregnant when Xi Yin tries to murder her.
* MissingMum: Her mother died before the series starts.
* PregnantBadass: Leads her army while pregnant.
* MissingMum: Her mother died before the series starts.
* PregnantBadass: Leads her army while pregnant.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Yanyan Xiao Yan Yan]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]].
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Xiao Lady Xiao]].
* NamedByTheAdaptation: The real Lady Xiao's name has been lost to history. The series names her Wuguli.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Xiao Lady Xiao]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Siwen Xiao Si Wen]].
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Siwen Xiao Si Wen]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Kuangsi Han Kuang Si]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelü_Yanchege Yelü Yanchege]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is sometimes given as Yanchege.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelü_Yanchege Yelü Yanchege]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Muzong_of_Liao Emperor Muzong]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelü_Zhimo Yelu Zhi Mo]].
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelü_Zhimo Yelu Zhi Mo]].
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Xian's and Xi Yin's uncle. Became emperor after killing his brother.
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Xian's half-brother.
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The youngest Xiao sister.
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A general. Yan Yan's first love and second husband.
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Fifth Emperor of Liao. Yan Yan's first husband.
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The eldest Xiao sister.
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!!Yan Yan's family
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The second Xiao sister.
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Prime Minister of Liao. Father of the Xiao sisters.
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!!De Rang's family
[[folder: Li Si]]
--> '''Played by:''' Meng Zi Yi
De Rang's first wife.
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[[folder: Han Kuang Si]]
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De Rang's father.
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--> '''Played by:''' Juan Zi
De Rang's mother.
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Hu Nian's husband. Yelü King's brother.
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[[folder: Xiao Yan Yan]]
--> '''Played by:''' Tiffany Tang
The youngest Xiao sister.
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--> '''Played by:''' Shawn Dou
A general. Yan Yan's first love and second husband.
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[[folder: Yelü Xian]]
--> '''Played by:''' Jing Chao
Fifth Emperor of Liao. Yan Yan's first husband.
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[[folder: Xiao Hu Nian]]
--> '''Played by:''' Charmaine Sheh
The eldest Xiao sister.
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!!Yan Yan's family
[[folder: Xiao Wuguli]]
--> '''Played by:''' Lu Shan
The second Xiao sister.
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[[folder: Xiao Si Wen]]
--> '''Played by:''' Liu Yi Jun
Prime Minister of Liao. Father of the Xiao sisters.
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!!De Rang's family
[[folder: Li Si]]
--> '''Played by:''' Meng Zi Yi
De Rang's first wife.
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[[folder: Han Kuang Si]]
--> '''Played by:''' Jiang Kai
De Rang's father.
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[[folder: Madam Han]]
--> '''Played by:''' Juan Zi
De Rang's mother.
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!!Xian's family
[[folder: Yelü Yansage]]
--> '''Played by:''' Tan Kai
Hu Nian's husband. Yelü King's brother.
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