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* FacialMarkings: Danchi men have tattoos on their faces.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: Gao Xian's murder of the envoy isn't shown. We just hear clashing swords and see Xiao Feng's horrified reaction.

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* BreakTheCutie: Xiao Feng suffers this when she realises her husband betrayed and beheaded her grandfather. Things just get worse for her later.

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* BreakTheCutie: Xiao Feng suffers this when she realises her husband [[spoiler: betrayed and beheaded her grandfather.grandfather]]. Things just get worse for her later.



* ForegoneConclusion: The English title and the series' opening scene make it clear Xiao Feng and Cheng Yin's story won't have a happy ending.



* HeroicBSOD: Xiao Feng goes through a major one after Cheng Yin's betrayal.
* HopeSpot: Xiao Feng and A Du escape Danchi and reach Xiao Feng's home... where they find Li troops waiting to recapture them.



* OffWithHisHead: King Tömür is beheaded by Cheng Yin.

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* OffWithHisHead: King Tömür is beheaded by [[spoiler: Cheng Yin.Yin]].
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* BreakTheCutie: Xiao Feng suffers this when she realises her husband betrayed and beheaded her grandfather. Things just get worse for her later.
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* OffWithHisHead: King Tömür is beheaded by Cheng Yin.
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* WeddingSmashers: The celebrations after Cheng Yin and Xiao Feng's first wedding come to an abrupt halt when the camp is attacked.
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* MyOwnPrivateIDo: Cheng Yin and Xiao Feng are the only people present at their first wedding.
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* BarbarianTribe: Li Dynasty sees the Danchi as this.
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* UnknownRelative: Cheng Yin and Gu Jian are cousins. Cheng Yin only finds out when Ming Yuan tells him.
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* KingIncognito: Cheng Yin pretends to be a merchant when he first meets Xiao Feng.

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* ActionGirl: A Du attempts to assassinate Ming Yuan and duels Gu Jian.

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* AbusiveParents: The emperor and empress of Li Dynasty. The emperor whips Cheng Ji because he wore mourning for murdered students. The empress beats Cheng Yin -- [[WouldHurtAChild who was a child at the time]] -- because he said he wanted to play with his brothers instead of plot against them.
* ActionGirl: A Du Du, who attempts to assassinate Ming Yuan and duels Gu Jian.
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* AntiHero: Cheng Yin very quickly becomes one, and comes close to being a VillainProtagonist.


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* MissingMum: Cheng Yin's mother is dead before the series starts. Learning how she died contributes to his StartOfDarkness.


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* RoyallyScrewedUp: All the royal families to some degree, but special mention must go to Li Dynasty. The emperor beats and demotes Cheng Ji for demanding he investigates a crime, the empress was responsible for the death of Cheng Yin's mother, Cheng Ye plots to kill his father and brothers, and Cheng Yin eventually becomes as ambitious and manipulative as the people he hates.


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* StartOfDarkness: Cheng Yin becomes increasingly vengeful and cruel after he learns who killed his mother and Cheng Ji.


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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Cheng Yin kills the man about to kill Cheng Ji by throwing his sword ''[[UpToEleven from horseback]]''.
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* WhiteShirtOfDeath: Cheng Yin wears a mostly-white outfit when he and Cheng Ji are attacked. It very quickly gets splashed with blood. Subverted, since he doesn't die, but almost everyone with him does.
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* BareHandedBladeBlock: Cheng Ji grabs an assassin's sword when they try to stab him.
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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Ming Yuan has tuberculosis, so this is inevitable.

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* BloodFromTheMouth: Often shows up when a character is injured.



* IncurableCoughOfDeath: One of the symptoms of Ming Yuan's illness.
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* ActionGirl: A Du attempts to assassinate Ming Yuan and duels Gu Jian within minutes of her first appearance.

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* ActionGirl: A Du attempts to assassinate Ming Yuan and duels Gu Jian within minutes of her first appearance.Jian.



* WeHardlyKnewYe: Cheng Ji dies in the first episode.

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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Cheng Ji dies early in the first episode.series.
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* AltarDiplomacy: The reason Xiao Feng's father wants her to marry into the Li Dynasty.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Se Se isn't nearly as kind and innocent as she pretends to be.


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* IWillWaitForYou: Se Se tells Cheng Yin she'll wait for him, even if he's gone forever.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Cheng Ji dies in the first episode.
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The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36177c-goodbye-my-princess?locale=en on Viki]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6DB1genhTM YouTube]], both with English subtitles.

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The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36177c-goodbye-my-princess?locale=en on Viki]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6DB1genhTM com/watch?v=Er2_2dQ6e48 YouTube]], both with English subtitles.
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* GorgeousPeriodDress: All over the place. Since it's set during a fictional dynasty, the costumes stand out even among the GorgeousPeriodDress of other historical C-dramas.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: Xiao Feng's mother attempts this. Her husband overrules her.


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* RunawayFiance: Xiao Feng runs away to escape her arranged marriage.
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* ActionGirl: A Du attempts to assassinate Ming Yuan and duels Gu Jian within minutes of her first appearance.
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* ObfuscatingDisability: A Du pretends to be mute so she can stay with Xiao Feng.
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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: One of the symptoms of Ming Yuan's illness.

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Qu Xiao Feng, princess of Western Liang, is expected to marry the Crown Prince of Li Dynasty. Instead she falls in love with his brother, Li Cheng Yin, who's disguised himself as a commoner.

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Qu Xiao Feng, princess of Western Liang, is expected to marry Li Cheng Ji, the Crown Prince of Li Dynasty. Instead she falls in love with his brother, Li Cheng Yin, who's disguised himself as a commoner.



* ArrangedMarriage: Almost all of the marriages in the series are arranged. The arranged marriage between Xiao Feng and the Crown Prince sets everything else in motion.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Almost all of the marriages in the series are arranged. The arranged marriage between Xiao Feng and the Crown Prince Cheng Ji sets everything else in motion.motion.
* CainAndAbel: Cheng Ye is responsible for the death of his brother Cheng Ji.


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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Some of Cheng Yin and Cheng Ji's guards are impaled when their group is attacked.
* PrincelingRivalry: Between Cheng Yin and all his brothers.
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The series can be watched [[https://www.viki.com/tv/36177c-goodbye-my-princess?locale=en on Viki]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6DB1genhTM YouTube]], both with English subtitles.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited [=/=] LoveDodecahedron: Xiao Feng and Cheng Yin love each other. But Xiao Feng thinks Cheng Yin is in love with Zhao Se Se, and Gu Jian is in love with Xiao Feng.


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* TeacherStudentRomance: Gu Jian's love for Xiao Feng is a one-sided version.
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''Goodbye My Princess'' (东宫; ''Dōng Gōng''; literally "Eastern Palace") is a 2019 Chinese series. It's based on the novel of the same name by Fei Wo Si Cun, and stars Chen Xingxu, Peng Xiaoran and Shawn Wei.

Qu Xiao Feng, princess of Western Liang, is expected to marry the Crown Prince of Li Dynasty. Instead she falls in love with his brother, Li Cheng Yin, who's disguised himself as a commoner.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Almost all of the marriages in the series are arranged. The arranged marriage between Xiao Feng and the Crown Prince sets everything else in motion.
* HowWeGotHere: The opening scene shows Xiao Feng and Cheng Yin jumping into the River of Forgetfulness. The rest of the series shows what led to this.
* RebelliousPrincess: Xiao Feng.
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