Line #101 Characters/ThePrincessWeiYoung


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!!Main Characters
4
5	[[folder: Feng Xin]]
6	!!Feng Xin (Xin'er)/Li Weiyoung
7	--> '''Played by:''' Tiffany Tang (adult), Zhao Shuting (child)
8	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/xin_er.jpg]]
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10	Princess of Northern Yan. The only survivor after her family are murdered. Takes the identity of Li Weiyoung to get revenge on their murderers.
11	----
12	* BecomingTheMask: After taking Weiyoung's identity she stops using her birth name.
13	* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Played with; she pretends she doesn't care about Tuoba Jun to save the Li family, because if the "witchcraft" incident was revealed it would mean the entire family's execution.
14	* BreakTheHaughty: Li Changle inflicts this on her after Xin'er is accused of murder.
15	* DarkestHour: Briefly loses the will to live after [[spoiler: Bai Zhi is murdered and Tuoba Jun marries Li Changle]].
16	* DeadPersonImpersonation: Her impersonation of Li Weiyoung is helped by the fact none of the Li family have seen the real Li Weiyoung for years, but some of them still suspect she's an impostor.
17	* DistinguishingMark: Has a birthmark on her wrist. This makes Seventh Concubine realise she isn't Li Weiyoung.
18	* HeroicBastard: Played with. She isn't illegitimate but Li Weiyoung was, so thanks to the DeadPersonImpersonation everyone assumes she's this trope.
19	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She's loosely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Dowager_Feng Empress Dowager Feng]].
20	* MissingMom: Her mother appears in the prologue then is never mentioned again.
21	* ObliviousToLove: She never realises Li Minde is in love with her.
22	* RagsToRiches [=/=] RichesToRags: Goes through both tropes repeatedly. She starts out the princess of Northern Liang, then becomes a NobleFugitive, then pretends to be Li Weiyoung... and that's just in the first few episodes.
23	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: The historical Empress Feng was Tuoba Hong's step-mother. Here Xin'er is his birth mother.
24	* SweetPollyOliver: She and Jun Tao dress as boys to wander around the town.
25	[[/folder]]
26
27	[[folder: Tuoba Jun]]
28	!!Tuoba Jun, Prince Gaoyang
29	--> '''Played by:''' Luo Jin
30	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tuoba_jun.jpg]]
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32	Tuoba Tao's favourite grandson and son of the late Crown Prince.
33	----
34	* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Made one to Li Changle. This causes trouble later when he no longer likes her but she still wants to marry him.
35	* DisappearedDad: His father died long before the series starts.
36	* TheEmperor: Becomes Emperor of Northern Wei towards the end of the series.
37	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: He's a fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Wencheng_of_Northern_Wei Emperor Wen Cheng]].
38	* ObfuscatingInsanity: He pretends he's insane after Tuoba Yu imprisons him. It's actually a ploy to make Tuoba Yu underestimate him.
39	* PrinceCharming: For Xin'er, though she refuses to admit it at first.
40	* WarriorPrince: One of several, and by far the most heroic one.
41	[[/folder]]
42
43	[[folder: Tuoba Yu]]
44	!!Tuoba Yu, Prince Nan'an
45	--> '''Played by:''' Vanness Wu (adult), Huang Tianqi (child)
46	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tuoba_yu.jpg]]
47
48	Tuoba Tao's youngest son and Tuoba Jun's uncle.
49	----
50	* AmbitionIsEvil: He wants the throne and he'll do anything to get it.
51	* DeathFakedForYou: He fakes Li Changru's death.
52	* EvilUncle: He's Tuoba Jun's uncle. That doesn't stop him manipulating, plotting against, and outright torturing Tuoba Jun.
53	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Though he hasn't much in common with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuoba_Yu the historical figure he's based on]].
54	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice [=/=] TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Li Changru tries to stab Xin'er. Tuoba Yu jumps between them and she stabs him instead.]]
55	* {{Jerkass}}: He does nothing to help Xin'er when she's almost raped.
56	* ManipulativeBastard: He's the most manipulative in the series.
57	* PrinceCharmless: For Xin'er. Li Changru likes him much better, [[LoveMakesYouEvil unfortunately]].
58	* ScarpiaUltimatum: Does this twice, once by proxy and once himself.
59	** He says he'll save Xin'er if Tuoba Jun marries Li Changle. Faced with a choice between marrying a woman he hates, or letting the woman he loves die, Tuoba Jun agrees to the marriage.
60	** Towards the end of the series he forces Xin'er to marry him. He nearly succeeds, but then [[BigDamnHeroes Tuoba Jun arrives]].
61	* TheUsurper: He steals the throne after his father dies.
62	[[/folder]]
63
64	[[folder: Li Changru]]
65	--> '''Played by:''' Mao Xiaotong
66	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chang_ru.jpg]]
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68	The real Li Weiyoung's cousin.
69	----
70	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She hates Li Changle because she's always treated better than her. The first incident is when she spends months weaving a tapestry for Grandma's birthday. Then Li Changle brings out a better tapestry right in front of hers.
71	* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's not nearly as nice as she appears.
72	* FaceHeelTurn [=/=] LoveMakesYouEvil: Her love for Tuoba Yu makes her turn against Xin'er.
73	* TogetherInDeath: Kills herself to be with Tuoba Yu.
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	[[folder: Li Changle]]
77	--> '''Played by:''' Li Xin'ai
78	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chang_le.jpg]]
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80	The real Li Weiyoung's half-sister.
81	----
82	* AlphaBitch: She starts out an arrogant, petty brat who steals her cousins' ideas to make herself look good. She just gets worse later on.
83	* CatapultNightmare: Has one after [[spoiler: murdering Crown Princess.]]
84	* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Tuoba Jun made one to her. This causes trouble later when he no longer likes her but she still wants to marry him.
85	* DrivenToSuicide: She commits suicide after Tuoba Jun becomes emperor.
86	* GreenEyedMonster: She's jealous of Tuoba Jun's love for Xin'er.
87	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A highly fictionalised example. The real Tuoba Jun did have a Consort Li. However, virtually nothing is known about her life, including her personal name. What Li Changle has in common with her is her surname, that she married Tuoba Jun, and that she committed suicide. (Incidentally, the real Consort Li was the birth mother of Tuoba Hong. [[UnrelatedInTheAdaptation Here Xin'er is his mother, and Li Changle died before he was born.]])
88	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Her attempts to cause trouble for Xin'er just backfire on her.
89	* {{Jerkass}}: She tortures Xin'er [[DisproportionateRetribution over a fan]].
90	[[/folder]]
91
92	!!Northern Wei
93
94	[[folder: Tuoba Tao]]
95	!!Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu
96	--> '''Played by:''' Canti Lau
97
98	Emperor of Northern Wei.
99	----
100	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: A fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Taiwu_of_Northern_Wei Emperor Taiwu]].
101	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He outlived his son Tuoba Huang, Tuoba Jun's father.
102	[[/folder]]
103
104	[[folder: Crown Princess]]
105	--> '''Played by:''' Xu Rongzhen
106
107	Tuoba Jun's mother.
108	----
109	* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler: She only behaves coldly toward Xin'er but after witnessing Xin'er tenderly care for an injured Tuoba Jun, she realises that the two really love each other.]]
110	* DotingParent: She and Tuoba Jun are very close and she absolutely adores him.
111	* HeelFaceDoorSlam: She is very opposed to Xin'er at first, being completely taken in by Li Changle. But after witnessing a very tender, and very sincere moment between her son and Xin'er her attitute towards Xin'er softens. [[spoiler: Unfortunately Li Changle murders her before she can act on her new realizations.]]
112	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She's a fictionalised version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consort_Yujiulü Consort Yujiulü]].
113	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She really likes Li Changle and wants her as a daughter in law.
114	[[/folder]]
115
116	[[folder: Tuoba Han]]
117	!!Tuoba Han, Prince Dongping
118	--> '''Played by:''' Zhang Tianyang
119
120	Tuoba Yu's half-brother.
121	----
122	* EvilUncle: He's Tuoba Jun's uncle, and is plotting against him for the throne.
123	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Tuoba Tao did have a son named Tuoba Han; very little is known about him, so his portrayal here is almost entirely fictional.
124	* HuntingAccident: He and Chiyun Nan plan to kill Xin'er and Tuoba Jun during a hunt.
125	[[/folder]]
126
127	[[folder: Tuoba Di]]
128	!!Tuoba Di, Princess Shanggu/Ninth Princess
129	--> '''Played by:''' Chen Yuqi
130	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tuoba_di.jpg]]
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132	The emperor's daughter and Tuoba Jun's aunt.
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134	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Li Minde. She spends most of her time annoying him.
135	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Tuoba Tao had a daughter with the title Princess Shang Gu. Like several other characters very little is known about her.
136	* MistakenForGay: Li Minde thinks she's a man when he first meets her. Then he thinks she's flirting with him and jumps to the conclusion she's a gay man. Tuoba Di finds the whole thing hilarious.
137	* RoyalBrat: Her behaviour towards Li Minde has shades of this.
138	* SweetPollyOliver: Dresses as a boy for her own amusement and to {{Troll}} unsuspecting strangers.
139	[[/folder]]
140
141	[[folder: Zong Ai]]
142	--> '''Played by:''' Hou Rui Xiang
143
144	The emperor's personal eunuch. Secretly works for Tuoba Yu.
145	----
146	* EunuchsAreEvil: He kills Tuoba Tao and helps Tuoba Yu take the throne.
147	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zong_Ai His historical counterpart]] really did assassinate the emperor and put Tuoba Yu on the throne.
148	[[/folder]]
149
150	[[folder: Cheng De]]
151	--> '''Played by:''' Rui Weihang
152
153	Tuoba Jun's subordinate.
154	----
155	* ServileSnarker: He frequently snarks at Tuoba Jun.
156	[[/folder]]
157
158	[[folder: Tuoba Hong]]
159	--> '''Played by:''' ?
160
161	Xin'er and Tuoba Jun's son.
162	----
163	* AChildShallLeadThem: He becomes emperor when he's ten.
164	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: He's loosely based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Xianwen_of_Northern_Wei Emperor Xian Wen]].
165	* RelatedInTheAdaptation [=/=] UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: The historical Xian Wen was the son of Tuoba Jun and Consort Li (who was fictionalised as Li Changle), and the step-son of Empress Feng (fictionalised as Xin'er). Here Tuoba Hong is Xin'er's son and isn't related to Li Changle.
166	[[/folder]]
167
168	!!Li Family
169
170	[[folder: Old Granny Li]]
171	--> '''Played by:''' Wang Liyuan
172
173	The real Li Weiyoung's grandmother.
174	----
175	* CoolOldLady: She's over sixty, and one of the few people in the Li household who openly stands up to Chiyun Rou.
176	* TokenGoodTeammate: She, Li Minde and Li Changru are the only members of the Li family to treat Xin'er well. [[spoiler: Then it's revealed Li Minde isn't really part of the family and Li Changru is a BitchInSheepsClothing, so Old Granny Li turns out to be the only good person in the family.]]
177	[[/folder]]
178
179	[[folder: Li Xiaoran]]
180	--> '''Played by:''' Bai Fan
181
182	The real Li Weiyoung's father.
183	[[/folder]]
184
185	[[folder: Chiyun Rou]]
186	--> '''Played by:''' Lily Tien
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188	Xiaoran's official wife and Li Changle and Li Minfeng's mother.
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190	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For all her faults she still loves Li Changle and Li Minfeng.
191	* HoistByHisOwnPetard [=/=] WoundedGazelleGambit: She poisons herself to frame Xin'er, and in the process makes herself ill and contributes to her own death.
192	* WickedStepmother: She's responsible for Li Weiyoung's death and makes repeated attempts to kill or disgrace Xin'er.
193	[[/folder]]
194
195	[[folder: Zhou Xuemei]]
196	--> '''Played by:''' Wang Wanjuan
197
198	Li Minde's adoptive mother.
199	----
200	* IncurableCoughOfDeath: She coughs a lot after contracting a contagious disease.
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder: Seventh Concubine]]
204	--> '''Played by:''' Liu Jie
205
206	The real Li Weiyoung's mother.
207	----
208	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her surname is Chen, but her given name is never mentioned.
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	[[folder: Li Minfeng]]
212	--> '''Played by:''' Nan Fulong
213
214	Xiaoran's oldest son.
215	----
216	* AssholeVictim: Only his mother and sister are sorry about his death.
217	[[/folder]]
218
219	[[folder: Li Weiyoung]]
220	--> '''Played by:''' Li Yixiao
221
222	The real Li Weiyoung. Xin'er assumes her identity after her death.
223	----
224	* WeHardlyKnewYe: She dies shortly after her introduction.
225	[[/folder]]
226
227	!!Chiyun Family
228
229	[[folder: Chiyun Nan]]
230	--> '''Played by:''' Jin Han
231
232	Chiyun Rou's nephew. He framed and murdered Xin'er's family.
233	----
234	* HuntingAccident: He and Tuoba Han plan to kill Xin'er and Tuoba Jun during a hunt.
235	[[/folder]]
236
237	!!Northern Liang
238
239	[[folder: Queen Dowager]]
240	--> '''Played by:''' Leanne Liu
241	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/queen_dowager.jpg]]
242
243	Xin'er's grandmother.
244	----
245	* FaceDeathWithDignity: She realises she's slowing down their escape, so she sends Xin'er away and calmly waits for their pursuers to reach her. Then she gives her murderer a DeathGlare as he charges toward her.
246	* WeHardlyKnewYe: She dies very early in the series.
247	[[/folder]]
248
249	[[folder: King Hexi]]
250	--> '''Played by:''' Tan Kai
251
252	Xin'er's father.
253	----
254	* WeHardlyKnewYe: He dies very early in the series.
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	[[folder: Jun Tao]]
258	--> '''Played by:''' Wang Yanzhi
259
260	Xin'er's bodyguard.
261	----
262	* ActionGirl: She can fight off a group of guards and hold her own in a duel against Chiyun Nan.
263	* BraidsOfAction: She's an ActionGirl who wears her hair in braids.
264	[[/folder]]
265
266	!!Rouran
267
268	[[folder: Li Minde]]
269	!!Li Minde/Yuan Lie, Crown Prince of Rouran
270	--> '''Played by:''' Liang Zhenlun
271	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/min_de.jpg]]
272
273	Zhou Xuemi's adopted son. Unknown to him he's really a prince of Rouran.
274	----
275	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Tuoba Di, who spends most of her time annoying him.
276	* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Xin'er, though he denies it at first.
277	* DeclarationOfProtection: He promises to protect Xin'er from Chiyun Rou.
278	* DrowningMySorrows: He gets drunk after [[spoiler: his mother's]] death.
279	* HappilyAdopted: He's very happy with his adoptive mother. With his [[{{Jerkass}} cousins]], on the other hand...
280	* KissingCousins: Played with, but ultimately averted. Li Minde is secretly in love with Xin'er, but thinks she's his cousin Li Weiyoung. Then it turns out that he isn't actually Li Weiyoung's cousin at all. Xin'er never realises he's in love with her, and he eventually falls in love with Tuoba Di instead.
281	* MistakenForGay: Makes this mistake about [[SweetPollyOliver Tuoba Di]].
282	* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: He's as surprised as everyone else when he learns he's really a prince of Rouran.
283	[[/folder]]
284
285	[[folder: An Le]]
286	--> '''Played by:''' Wang Wei
287
288	Li Minde's sister.
289	----
290	* FakingTheDead: Fakes her own death (helped by Li Minde and Xin'er) to escape a marital treaty and a murder plot. Unfortunately, everyone assumes she's been murdered, and suspicion falls on Xin'er.
291	* RoyalBrat: She has her guards attack the laundry bureau over an imagined insult, then tries to have Xin'er caned fifty times because Tuoba Di lost a fight.
292	[[/folder]]
293
294	[[folder: General Jiao]]
295	--> '''Played by:''' Li Ang
296
297	A general of Rouran who reveals the truth about Li Minde's parentage.
298	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / ThePrincessWeiYoung