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* BloodBrothers: And sisters. [[{{TwoGirlsToATeam}} Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei]] made a pact to be sisters for life, but their oath was sealed with wine, not blood.
** Xiao Yan Zi also wants to be sworn brothers with ''everybody''.
** Xiao Yan Zi also wants to be sworn brothers with ''everybody''.
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* PutOnABus: Er Tai after his marriage to Sai Ya at the end of series 1. This becomes a LongBusTrip when it is talked of him coming back for his brother and best friend’s wedding but ultimately didn’t, and didn’t even come back for his brother’s [[spoiler:funeral in series 3.]]
** Also Liu Qing, Liu Hong, Jin Suo are only mentioned by name in the original series 3 but never show up.
** Also Liu Qing, Liu Hong, Jin Suo are only mentioned by name in the original series 3 but never show up.
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** Er Tai after his marriage to Sai Ya at the end of series 1. This becomes a LongBusTrip when it is talked of him coming back for his brother and best friend’s wedding but ultimately didn’t, and didn’t even come back for his brother’s [[spoiler:funeral in series 3.]]
**Also Liu Qing, Liu Hong, Jin Suo are only mentioned by name in the original series 3 but never show up.
** Er Tai after his marriage to Sai Ya at the end of series 1. This becomes a LongBusTrip when it is talked of him coming back for his brother and best friend’s wedding but ultimately didn’t, and didn’t even come back for his brother’s [[spoiler:funeral in series 3.]]
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* SwornBrothers: And sisters. [[TwoGirlsToATeam Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei]] made a pact to be sisters for life, but their oath was sealed with wine, not blood. Xiao Yan Zi also wants to be sworn brothers with ''everybody''.
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[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shang Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth).]]''Princess Returning Pearl'' (original name: 还珠格格; also known by its pinyin title ''Huan Zhu Ge Ge'', or ''Princess Pearl'' or ''My Fair Princess'' or ''The Return of Princess Pearl'') is a Chinese series set in the [[{{ImperialChina}} Qing dynasty]] in the time of Emperor Qian Long. It tells the MistakenIdentity story of Xiao Yan Zi, an orphan living in Beijing and Zi Wei, the illegitimate daughter of the emperor.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Huan Zhu Ge Ge: original series and the remake]] ''Princess Returning Pearl'' (original name: 还珠格格; also known by its pinyin title ''Huan Zhu Ge Ge'', or ''Princess Pearl'' or ''My Fair Princess'' or ''The Return of Princess Pearl'') is a Chinese series set in the [[{{ImperialChina}} Qing dynasty]] in the time of Emperor Qian Long. It tells the MistakenIdentity story of Xiao Yan Zi, an orphan living in Beijing and Zi Wei, the illegitimate daughter of the emperor.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Huan Zhu Ge Ge: original series and the remake]] ''Princess remake]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shang Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth).]]''Princess Returning Pearl'' (original name: 还珠格格; also known by its pinyin title ''Huan Zhu Ge Ge'', or ''Princess Pearl'' or ''My Fair Princess'' or ''The Return of Princess Pearl'') is a Chinese series set in the [[{{ImperialChina}} Qing dynasty]] in the time of Emperor Qian Long. It tells the MistakenIdentity story of Xiao Yan Zi, an orphan living in Beijing and Zi Wei, the illegitimate daughter of the emperor.
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[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shang Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth).]]''Princess Returning Pearl'' (original name: 还珠格格; also known by its pinyin title ''Huan Zhu Ge Ge'', or ''Princess Pearl'' or ''My Fair Princess'' or ''The Return of Princess Pearl'') is a Chinese series set in the [[{{ImperialChina}} Qing dynasty]] in the time of Emperor Qian Long. It tells the MistakenIdentity story of Xiao Yan Zi, an orphan living in Beijing and Zi Wei, the illegitimate daughter of the emperor.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29 weiqi]], as the case is. Explicitly shown with Qian Long and Zi Wei. We assume that Er Kang and Yong Qi are competent at the game too.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28game%29 weiqi]], ''TabletopGame/{{Weiqi}}'', as the case is. Explicitly shown with Qian Long and Zi Wei. We assume that Er Kang and Yong Qi are competent at the game too.
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** [[{{FamilyThemeNaming}} Zhi Hua and her sisters]] are named after the four main accomplishments required of the Chinese scholar gentleman ''qin, qi, shu, hua'': playing the musical instrument qin, playing weiqi (a form of chess), calligraphy and [[{{MeaningfulName}} painting]].
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** [[{{FamilyThemeNaming}} Zhi Hua and her sisters]] are named after the four main accomplishments required of the Chinese scholar gentleman ''qin, qi, shu, hua'': playing the musical instrument qin, playing weiqi ''TabletopGame/{{Weiqi}}'' (a form of chess), calligraphy and [[{{MeaningfulName}} painting]].
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** The entire drama of Xiao Yan Zi losing a blind Zi Wei in the crowd because she got caught up in a weiqi match.
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** The entire drama of Xiao Yan Zi losing a blind Zi Wei in the crowd because she got caught up in a weiqi ''TabletopGame/{{Weiqi}}'' match.
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* WireFu: Nearly omnipresent in the original series. Just about any fight scene will have characters jumping around, performing impossible jumps, flying in mid-air, etc. Missing in the remake and [[CombatParkour replaced with significant amounts of acrobatics instead.]]
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* [[TakingTheBullet Taking the Knife]]: During a plainclothed inspection out of the palace, Qian Long comes under attack by an assassin armed with a knife. In response, Zi Wei jumps into the way and takes the resulting stab on his behalf and nearly dies as a result. This incident helped convince Qian Long and keep the girls on his good side later when the MistakenIdentity plot starts falling apart.
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* [[TakingTheBullet Taking the Knife]]: During a plainclothed inspection out of the palace, Qian Long comes under attack by an assassin armed with a knife. knife-wielding assassin. In response, Zi Wei jumps into the way and way, takes the resulting stab on his behalf and nearly dies as a result. This incident helped convince Qian Long and keep the girls on his good side later when the MistakenIdentity plot starts falling apart.
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* [[TakingTheBullet Taking the Knife]]: During a plainclothed inspection out of the palace, Qian Long comes under attack by an assassin armed with a knife. In response, Zi Wei jumps into the way and takes the resulting stab on his behalf and nearly dies as a result. This incident helped convince Qian Long and keep the girls on his good side later when the MistakenIdentity plot starts falling apart.
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* DisneyDeath: After being forced to swallow poison and die, a swarm of butterflies flock all over Han Xiang's body and bring her back to life. Granted, she was still very weak and essentially bedridden for days but, [[LampshadedTrope as pointed out numerous times by characters in-Universe,]] she should not have still been alive after drinking poison.
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* DisneyDeath: After being forced to swallow poison and die, a swarm of butterflies flock all over Han Xiang's body and bring her back to life. Granted, she was still very weak and essentially bedridden for days after but, [[LampshadedTrope as pointed out numerous times by characters in-Universe,]] she should not have still been alive after drinking poison.
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* EiffelTowerEffect: In series 2, whenever scenes shift from outside the palace back to the palace, we get establishing shots of the golden roofs of the Forbidden City.
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* EiffelTowerEffect: In series 2, whenever scenes shift from outside the palace back to the palace, we get establishing shots of the golden roofs of the Forbidden City.City, establishing that the story focus has returned to Beijing.
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* DisneyDeath: After being forced to swallow poison and die, a swarm of butterflies flock all over Han Xiang's body and bring her back to life. Slightly downplayed in that she was still very weak and totally bedridden but, as pointed out numerous times by characters in-Universe, she should not have still been alive after drinking poison.
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* DisneyDeath: After being forced to swallow poison and die, a swarm of butterflies flock all over Han Xiang's body and bring her back to life. Slightly downplayed in that Granted, she was still very weak and totally essentially bedridden for days but, [[LampshadedTrope as pointed out numerous times by characters in-Universe, in-Universe,]] she should not have still been alive after drinking poison.
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* TheAtoner: The Empress and Rong Mo Mo, after the end of series 2 [[spoiler: and after having their lives saved from Qian Long's wrath by Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei.]] They spend the rest of that time, burning incense and generally trying to make amends for the way they had treated the princesses before, going so far as personally sewing gifts and reconciling with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei just before the latter pair's double wedding.
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* TheAtoner: The Empress and Rong Mo Mo, after the end of series 2 [[spoiler: and after having their lives saved from Qian Long's wrath by Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei.]] They spend the rest of that time, burning incense and generally trying to make amends [[ColdBloodedTorture for the way they had treated the princesses before, before,]] going so far as personally sewing gifts and reconciling with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei just before the latter pair's double wedding.
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* TheAtoner: The Empress and Rong Mo Mo, after the end of series 2 [[spoiler: and after having their lives saved from Qian Long's wrath by Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei.]] They spend the rest of that time, burning incense and generally trying to make amends for the way they had treated the princesses before, going so far as personally sewing gifts and reconciling with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei just before the latter pair's double wedding.
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* DisneyDeath: After being forced to swallow poison and die, a swarm of butterflies flock all over Han Xiang's body and bring her back to life. Slightly downplayed in that she was still very weak and not completely fine but, as pointed out numerous times by characters in-Universe, she should not have still been alive after drinking poison.
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* DisneyDeath: After being forced to swallow poison and die, a swarm of butterflies flock all over Han Xiang's body and bring her back to life. Slightly downplayed in that she was still very weak and not completely fine totally bedridden but, as pointed out numerous times by characters in-Universe, she should not have still been alive after drinking poison.
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* OrderedToDie: After an incident where Han Xiang ends up injuring Qian Long, in an attempt to protect her son and remove this threat at his side, Lao Fo Ye orders Han Xiang to swallow poison and die. Don't worry. [[spoiler: As it turned out, it was a very much DisneyDeath.]]
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* InMediasRes: This is essentially how the second series starts, with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei, arrested and being taken to the execution block, surrounded by a crowd of disbelieving commoners. This sequence stops when the commoners stop the procession and [[PleaseSpareThemMyLiege ask the official in charge to spare the princess' lives,]] only to receive a message from the emperor ordering them to kill without pardon. We then later find out how things got to this point.
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* InMediasRes: This is essentially how the second series starts, with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei, arrested and being taken to the execution block, surrounded by a crowd of disbelieving commoners. This sequence stops when the commoners stop the procession and [[PleaseSpareThemMyLiege [[PleaseSpareHimMyLiege ask the official in charge to spare the princess' lives,]] only to receive a message from the emperor ordering them to kill without pardon. We then later find out how things got to this point.
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may as well have it be the same as the crosswick.
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* InMediasRes: This is essentially how the second series starts, with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei, arrested and being taken to the execution block, surrounded by a crowd of disbelieving peasants.commoners. This sequence stops when the commoners stop the procession and [[PleaseSpareThemMyLiege ask the official in charge to spare the princess' lives,]] only to receive a message from the emperor ordering them to kill without pardon. We then later find out how things got to this point.
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* InMediaRes: InMediasRes: This is essentially how the second series starts, with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei, arrested and being taken to the execution block, surrounded by a crowd of disbelieving peasants. We then later find out how things got to this point.
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* IAmSpartacus: A rather heartwarming example occurs in the second series. When asked who made the voodoo doll cursing Qian Long that was found in Shu Fang Zhai and knowing that admitting to doing so basically leads to a death sentence, the entire residents of Shu Fang Zhai (Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei, and their servants) admit to the deed and that only they and they alone had anything to do with it. Ironically, it was this very act that helped convince Lao Fo Ye (and Qian Long) that they were ultimately innocent of the crime.
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* IAmSpartacus: A rather heartwarming example occurs in the second series. When asked by Lao Fo Ye who made the voodoo doll cursing Qian Long that was found in Shu Fang Zhai and knowing that admitting to doing so basically leads to a death sentence, the entire residents of Shu Fang Zhai (Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei, and their servants) admit to the deed and that only they and they alone had anything to do with it. Ironically, it was this very act that helped convince Lao Fo Ye (and Qian Long) that they were ultimately innocent of the crime.
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* IAmSpartacus: A rather heartwarming example occurs in the second series. When asked who made the voodoo doll cursing Qian Long that was found in Shu Fang Zhai and knowing that admitting to doing so basically leads to a death sentence, the entire residents of Shu Fang Zhai (Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei, and their servants) admit to the deed and that only they and they alone had anything to do with it. Ironically, it was this very act that helped convince Lao Fo Ye (and Qian Long) that they were ultimately innocent of the crime.
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* CostumePorn
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* CostumePornCostumePorn: The exquisite detail on the Manchurian-style dresses and headdresses in this series is simply a sight to behold. Simply look at the various images on this very page.
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* DaddysGirl: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei are this to Qian Long.
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* DistressedDamsel: Mostly Zi Wei.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Liu Qing starts out as this to Zi Wei.
* DoggedNiceGuy: Liu Qing starts out as this to Zi Wei.
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* EmergencyImpersonation: Xiao Yan Zi for Zi Wei for most of series 1
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* EmergencyImpersonation: Xiao Yan Zi for Zi Wei for most of series 11, due to a MistakenIdentity. This is, in fact, the core conflict for most of series 1.
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* GenkiGirl: Xiao Yan Zi, [[{{LampshadeHanging}} lampshaded]] by Liu Qing.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: Er Kang, Er Tai, Yong Qi.
** To a lesser extent, also Xiao Jian, but he is portrayed more as a [[{{KnightErrant}} wandering hero]].
* GentlemanAndAScholar: Er Kang, Er Tai, Yong Qi.
** To a lesser extent, also Xiao Jian, but he is portrayed more as a [[{{KnightErrant}} wandering hero]].
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%% might need a pointer to when the lampshade happens. zce, for now. * GenkiGirl: Xiao Yan Zi, [[{{LampshadeHanging}} lampshaded]] by Liu Qing.
* GentlemanAndAScholar: Er Kang, Er Tai, YongQi.
Qi, all of whom are from noble Manchurian backgrounds, well-versed in martial arts, literature and social etiquette.
**To Also, to a lesser extent, also Xiao Jian, but he is portrayed more as a [[{{KnightErrant}} wandering hero]].
* GentlemanAndAScholar: Er Kang, Er Tai, Yong
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* NobleFugitiveNobleFugitive: The main group during the latter half of the second series, starting from Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei's rescue from the execution block right down to the reunion at Nanyang. Along the way, they've had to deal with a series of trials, all the while seemingly being hunted by troops sent by Qian Long. Zig Zagged as it turns out that early on Qian Long had had a change of heart and was no longer sending out troops to hunt them, only wanting his children to return home. On the other hand, they *were* being hunted by men loyal to the empress instead. Qian Long was not happy when he found out.
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* ObliviousToLove: Xiao Yan Zi.
* OddCouple: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi.
* OddCouple: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi.
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* ObliviousToLove: Xiao Yan Zi.
Zi, to the point that Yong Qi had had to outright spit it out right in her face for her to get the message.
* OddCouple: Yong Qi and Xiao YanZi.Zi, one is a prince, born into the royals, cultured and practiced in both literary and martial arts, the other was a street urchin who lucked into being adopted into the imperial family and who is completely hopeless at anything literary-related. Somehow, they fall in love.
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* PlayingWithFire: Xiao Yan Zi and her fireworks.
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%% i remember this but this is the wrong trope * PlayingWithFire: Xiao Yan Zi and her fireworks.
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* PlotDevice: Xin Rong and Yong Qi’s mother Yu Fei in the remake basically boil down to this.
* PluckyComicRelief: Xiao Yan Zi.
* PluckyComicRelief: Xiao Yan Zi.
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%% we need an explanation * PlotDevice: Xin Rong and Yong Qi’s mother Yu Fei in the remake basically boil down to this.
%% one name is zce range * PluckyComicRelief: Xiao Yan Zi.
%% one name is zce range * PluckyComicRelief: Xiao Yan Zi.
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* RagsToRoyalty: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei.
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* RagsToRoyalty: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei.Wei, both essentially commoners being adopted into royalty.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Xiao Yan Zi to Qian Long, several times.
* RebelliousPrincess: Who else but [[{{TomboyPrincess}} Xiao Yan Zi]]?
* RebelliousPrincess: Who else but [[{{TomboyPrincess}} Xiao Yan Zi]]?
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%% we def need a quote for this * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Xiao Yan Zi to Qian Long, several times.
%% true but stil zce * RebelliousPrincess: Who else but [[{{TomboyPrincess}} Xiao Yan Zi]]?
%% true but stil zce * RebelliousPrincess: Who else but [[{{TomboyPrincess}} Xiao Yan Zi]]?
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* RedOniBlueOni: Xiao Yan Zi's Red Oni to Zi Wei's Blue Oni.
* RedStringOfFate
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%%needs better description. like, as in how * RedOniBlueOni: Xiao Yan Zi's Red Oni to Zi Wei's Blue Oni.
%%zce * RedStringOfFate
%%zce * RedStringOfFate
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* RichPeople
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%% definitely zce material. need to dive into how and what were revealed * TheReveal: One per series.
%% maybe obvious but example-less trope is still zce * RichPeople
%% maybe obvious but example-less trope is still zce * RichPeople
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* RuleOfDrama
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi.
* SceneryPorn: The remake.
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* SceneryPorn: The remake.
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%%will expand later. for now, zce * RuleOfDrama
%%one name is def zce-territory * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi.
%%zce * SceneryPorn: The remake.
%%one name is def zce-territory * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi.
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* UnwantedSpouse: Zhi Hua is this to Yong Qi.
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* UnwantedSpouse: Zhi Hua is this to Yong Qi. Essentially she was introduced to Yong Qi both because Xiao Yan Zi has had a long string of miscarriages up to this point and also that Zhi Hua made a far more politically acceptable empress than Xiao Yan Zi [[note]] Qian Long was essentially grooming Yong Qi to be HeirToTheThrone at about this point. [[/note]] The problem is that Yong Qi only ever had eyes for Xiao Yan Zi and due to a few circumstances beyond their control, was essentially forced to marry Zhi Hua.
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* BookDumb: Xiao Yan Zi. This aspect of her character is far more pronounced in the first series, where she is portrayed as fairly street-savvy, easy capable of running a distraction to save Zi Wei and Jin Suo from an offcial's retinue in the first episode, albeit completely hopeless at anything literary-related. This unfortunately gets exaggerated in later series to the point of being TheDitz instead.
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* BookDumb: Xiao Yan Zi. This aspect of her character is far more pronounced in the first series, where she is portrayed as fairly street-savvy, easy easily capable of running a distraction to save Zi Wei and Jin Suo from an offcial's retinue in the first episode, albeit completely hopeless at anything literary-related. This unfortunately gets exaggerated in later series to the point of being TheDitz instead.
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%%* BadassBoast: Xiao Yan Zi has many of these. Whether she lives up to it is…up for debate.
%%* BadassBoast: Xiao Yan Zi has many of these. Whether she lives up to it is…up for debate.
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%% zce. might fill in with how their relationship developed. * BetterAsFriends: Qing Er and Er Kang.
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* BookDumb: Xiao Yan ZiZi. This aspect of her character is far more pronounced in the first series, where she is portrayed as fairly street-savvy, easy capable of running a distraction to save Zi Wei and Jin Suo from an offcial's retinue in the first episode, albeit completely hopeless at anything literary-related. This unfortunately gets exaggerated in later series to the point of being TheDitz instead.
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%%zce. def expand later * ChronicHeroSyndrome: Xiao Yan Zi has this.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Xiao Yan Zi.
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%% zce * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Xiao Yan Zi.
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* EmotionlessGirl: Han Xiang to Qian Long.
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%% zce. also square peg round trope. * EmotionlessGirl: Han Xiang to Qian Long.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3. To summarize, out of the original main quartet, Zhao Wei as Xiao Yan Zi, Ruby Lin as Zi Wei, Alec Su as Yong Qi and Zhou Jie as Er Kang, only Zhou Jie returned to reprise his role from the first two series. This leads partially into why fans tend to rate the third series lower than the first two.
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* TheReveal: One per series.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Essentially the main plan to disguise the main quartet (Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei, Yong Qi and Er Kang)'s smuggling Han Xiang out of the palace - have Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei run around screaming that Han Xiang turned into a butterfly and flown away. Subverted in that it didn't work and their smuggling out of Han Xiang eventually got the quartet thrown in prison and the two girls nearly executed. Thankfully, Qian Long eventually had a change of heart.
%% definitely zce material. * TheReveal: One per series.
%% definitely zce material. * TheReveal: One per series.
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* ShelteredAristocrat: Qing Er
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%% definite zce. will expand later with what type she is and how * ShelteredAristocrat: Qing Er
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Qing Er.
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%%zce * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Qing Er.
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* WalkingDisasterArea: Xiao Yan Zi.
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%%zce for now. expand later. * WalkingDisasterArea: Xiao Yan Zi.
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* WideEyedIdealist: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei in their own ways.
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%% zce. will need to explain how they are idealists * WideEyedIdealist: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei in their own ways.
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Cry Cute now dewicked
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* InelegantBlubbering: Creator/ZhaoWei as Xiao Yan Zi does not cry prettily in this series. Contrast with Zi Wei's CryCute.
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* InelegantBlubbering: Creator/ZhaoWei as Xiao Yan Zi does not cry prettily in this series. Contrast with Zi Wei's CryCute.BeautifulTears.
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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope
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* DysfunctionalFamily: The imperial family is definitely this. UpToEleven in the remake.
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* DysfunctionalFamily: The imperial family is definitely this. UpToEleven Exaggerated in the remake.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi are this, increasingly, due to FeudingFamilies. The trope is UpToEleven in the remake.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi are this, increasingly, due to FeudingFamilies. The trope is UpToEleven exaggerated in the remake.
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The original show consisted of three series broadcast in China in 1998, 1999 and 2003 respectively. The series was extremely popular in Mainland China, Taiwan and South East Asia. The first two series helped four of its main actors( Creator/ZhaoWei, Ruby Lin, Creator/FanBingBing and Alec Su) shoot to fame. Series 3 was [[{{FinalSeasonCasting}} significantly recast]] and thus suffered CriticalBacklash.
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The original show consisted of three series broadcast in China in 1998, 1999 and 2003 respectively. The series was extremely popular in Mainland China, Taiwan and South East Asia. The first two series helped four of its main actors( Creator/ZhaoWei, actors (Creator/ZhaoWei, Ruby Lin, Creator/FanBingBing and Alec Su) shoot to fame. Series 3 was [[{{FinalSeasonCasting}} significantly recast]] and thus suffered CriticalBacklash.
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The original show consisted of three series broadcast in China in 1998, 1999 and 2003 respectively. The series was extremely popular in Mainland China, Taiwan and South East Asia. The first two series helped three of its main actors, Creator/ZhaoWei, Ruby Lin and Alec Su, shoot to fame. Series 3 was [[{{FinalSeasonCasting}} significantly recast]] and thus suffered CriticalBacklash.
In 2011 the show was remade into a new TV series, retelling the story but with significant changes to character and storylines.
In 2011 the show was remade into a new TV series, retelling the story but with significant changes to character and storylines.
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The original show consisted of three series broadcast in China in 1998, 1999 and 2003 respectively. The series was extremely popular in Mainland China, Taiwan and South East Asia. The first two series helped three four of its main actors, actors( Creator/ZhaoWei, Ruby Lin Lin, Creator/FanBingBing and Alec Su, Su) shoot to fame. Series 3 was [[{{FinalSeasonCasting}} significantly recast]] and thus suffered CriticalBacklash.
In2011 2011, the show was remade into a new TV series, retelling the story but with significant changes to character and storylines.
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** Not to mention that in her very first scenes, Xiao Yan Zi sneaks into the groom's house disguised as the bride, just so that she can steal all the treasures in the groom's house.
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* AnachronismStew: Unique to the remake. Whilst the franchise has never claimed to be perfectly historically accurate (wuxia elements, such as qinggong, are abundant in the series), the remake introduces [[TokenMinority court artist Benjamin]], who regularly introduces full body-and-mask fencing gear, a thinly-disguised association football and cheerleading and so on to mid-18th century [[ImperialChina Qing China]] all with the justification that they came from his native Great Britain, despite the fact all of these concepts would have had their foundations in much later time periods.
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* AnachronismStew: Unique to the remake. Whilst the franchise has never claimed to be perfectly historically accurate (wuxia elements, such as qinggong, are abundant in the series), accurate, the remake introduces [[TokenMinority court artist Benjamin]], who regularly introduces full body-and-mask fencing gear, a thinly-disguised association football and cheerleading and so on to mid-18th century [[ImperialChina Qing China]] all with the justification that they came from his native Great Britain, despite the fact all of these concepts would have had their foundations in much later time periods.
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* AnachronismStew: Unique to the remake. Whilst the franchise has never claimed to be perfectly historically accurate (wuxia elements, such as qinggong, are abundant in the series), the remake introduces [[TokenMinority court artist Benjamin]], who regularly introduces full body-and-mask fencing gear, a thinly-disguised association football and cheerleading and so on to mid-18th century [[ImperialChina Qing China]] all with the justification that they came from his native Great Britain, despite the fact all of these concepts would have had their foundations in the 19th century.
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* AnachronismStew: Unique to the remake. Whilst the franchise has never claimed to be perfectly historically accurate (wuxia elements, such as qinggong, are abundant in the series), the remake introduces [[TokenMinority court artist Benjamin]], who regularly introduces full body-and-mask fencing gear, a thinly-disguised association football and cheerleading and so on to mid-18th century [[ImperialChina Qing China]] all with the justification that they came from his native Great Britain, despite the fact all of these concepts would have had their foundations in the 19th century.much later time periods.