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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Zi Wei suffers most from this, including the time when the Empress tortured her by pricking needles into her body to make her confess her true purpose in the palace (which was not the seduce the emperor), then there is the time where Lao Fo Ye used crushed her fingers to make her confess that she was plotting the emperor’s death (she wasn’t). The last ordeal nearly kills her.
** Han Xiang was also subject to the needle pricking torture.
** Han Xiang was also subject to the needle pricking torture.
* IWantGrandkids: Yong Qi eventually faces enormous pressure regarding this.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: A subtle example of this. One of the reasons Lao Fo Ye opposes Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi’s marriage is because Xiao Yan Zi is presumably a Han, and therefore not worthy to marry a Manchurian prince.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: A subtle example of this. One of the reasons Lao Fo Ye opposes Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi’s marriage is because Xiao Yan Zi is presumably a Han, and therefore not worthy to marry a Manchurian prince.prince (at least not as his principal wife, as opposed to his concubine).
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* {{Polygamy}}: The series does take place in feudal China, after all.
** To begin with, the emperor has one empress and many imperial concubines.
** One of the major sub-plots of the series is both Er Kang and Yong Qi’s struggle to MarryForLove, and not succumb to social pressures and expectations by having loads of concubines. [[spoiler: It doesn’t work out so well for Yong Qi.]]
** To begin with, the emperor has one empress and many imperial concubines.
** One of the major sub-plots of the series is both Er Kang and Yong Qi’s struggle to MarryForLove, and not succumb to social pressures and expectations by having loads of concubines. [[spoiler: It doesn’t work out so well for Yong Qi.]]
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Based on a legend about a commoner girl who was adopted by the emperor Qian Long. However it is unlikely that the girl in question was in any way like Xiao Yan Zi.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being egged on by [[{TheCorrupter}} Rong Mou Mou]].
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being egged on by [[{TheCorrupter}} [[{{TheCorrupter}} Rong Mou Mou]].
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3. [[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/title1_6745.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shang Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth). Everyone pretends this installment doesn’t exist.]]
[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shang Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth). Everyone pretends this installment doesn’t exist.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shang Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth).
* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shan Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth). Everyone pretends it doesn’t exist.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shan Shang Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth). Everyone pretends it this installment doesn’t exist.]]
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3.
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* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3. [[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/title1_6745.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shan Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth). Everyone pretends it doesn’t exist.]]
[[caption-width-right:350: The cast of series 3 subtitled Tian Shan Ren Jian (Heaven on Earth). Everyone pretends it doesn’t exist.]]
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* BackToBackBadasses
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
* FireForgedFriends: A major theme of the series. Characters constantly remind each other that they are “brothers” without needing to be of the same bloodline.
** Zi Wei and Xiao Yan Zi are such ''best friends'' that they are sworn sisters.
** Heck, Xiao Yan Zi wants to be sworn brothers with everybody who interest her, [[spoiler: including her own, biological brother.]]
** Zi Wei and Xiao Yan Zi are such ''best friends'' that they are sworn sisters.
** Heck, Xiao Yan Zi wants to be sworn brothers with everybody who interest her, [[spoiler: including her own, biological brother.]]
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* HappilyMarried: Er Kang and Er Tai’s parents.
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* HappilyMarried: Er Kang and Er Tai’s parents. Later, Er Kang and Zi Wei, complete with [[{{BabiesMakeEverythingBetter}} the coveted son and heir]].
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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* TheCorrupter: Rong Mou Mou to the Empress, who in turn is this to Lao Fo Ye. Rong Mou Mou could also be the Empress’s LadyMacbeth.
** To a lesser extent, Gui Mou Mou to Lao Fo Ye. By series three, Gui Mou Mou is this full-fledged to Zhi Hua.
** To a lesser extent, Gui Mou Mou to Lao Fo Ye. By series three, Gui Mou Mou is this full-fledged to Zhi Hua.
* TheCorrupter: Rong Mou Mou to the Empress, who in turn is this to Lao Fo Ye. Rong Mou Mou could also be the Empress’s LadyMacbeth.
** To a lesser extent, Gui Mou Mou to Lao Fo Ye. By series three, Gui Mou Mou is this full-fledged to Zhi Hua.
** To a lesser extent, Gui Mou Mou to Lao Fo Ye. By series three, Gui Mou Mou is this full-fledged to Zhi Hua.
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** In fact the first time Zi Wei meets Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei is dressed as a man, but Xiao Yan Zi sees through it and [[{{LampshadeHanging}}told her so]].
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** In fact the first time Zi Wei meets Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei is dressed as a man, but Xiao Yan Zi sees through it and [[{{LampshadeHanging}}told [[{{LampshadeHanging}} tells her so]].
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
* ChildhoodFriends: Yong Qi and Er Tai.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: The implied match between Qing Er and Er Kang.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Xiao Yan Zi has this.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: The implied match between Qing Er and Er Kang.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Xiao Yan Zi has this.
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* ChildhoodFriends: Yong Qi and Er Tai.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: The implied match between Qing Er and Er Kang.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Xiao Yan Zi has this.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: The implied match between Qing Er and Er Kang.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Xiao Yan Zi has this.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Xiao Yan Zi.
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* CrossDresser: Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei sometimes dress as male when going outside. No one is fooled.
** In fact the first time Zi Wei meets Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei is dressed as a man, but Xiao Yan Zi sees through it and [[{{LampshadeHanging}}told her so]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Xiao Yan Zi.
** In fact the first time Zi Wei meets Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei is dressed as a man, but Xiao Yan Zi sees through it and [[{{LampshadeHanging}}told her so]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Xiao Yan Zi.
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* BigBrotherWorship: Xiao Yan Zi with Xiao Jian.
** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
** Subverted with Zi Wei and Yong Qi, who have a cordial relationship but most of the time, it doesn’t seem particularly obvious that they are related at all. Understandable since they did not grow up together, and only meet in their late teens. Even if they did grow up together, as Yong Qi, being GenreSavvy, once told Xiao Yan Zi, that does not guarantee closeness.
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* GenkiGirl: Xiao Yan Zi, [[{{LampshadeHanging}} lampshaded]] by Liu Qing.
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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi.
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** Yong Qi in series 3 when Xiao Yan Zi says she [[spoiler: does not love him anymore ]](she doesn’t mean it though).
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* BreakTheCutie: Xiao Yan Zi when she finds out about the truth about her family, to the point that in both the original series 3 and the remake she [[spoiler: attempted to kill Qian Long but ultimately failing.]]
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* BreakTheCutie: BreakTheCutie:
** Zi Wei gets slapped, beaten, tortured or hurt every other episode, it seems. Then in series 3, her husband dies leaving her suffering HeroicBSOD.
** Xiao Yan Zi when she finds out about the truth about her family, to the point that in both the original series 3 and the remake she [[spoiler: attempted to kill Qian Long but ultimatelyfailing.failing. In addition to that, she suffers two miscarriages and then the love of her life is forced to marry another woman, who then gives him the heir everyone so demanded from him. ]]
** Zi Wei gets slapped, beaten, tortured or hurt every other episode, it seems. Then in series 3, her husband dies leaving her suffering HeroicBSOD.
** Xiao Yan Zi when she finds out about the truth about her family, to the point that in both the original series 3 and the remake she [[spoiler: attempted to kill Qian Long but ultimately
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* HeroicBSOD: Zi Wei when she saw Xiao Yan Zi in the parade, implying that Xiao Yan Zi had stolen her place as Qian Long’s daughter.
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* HeroicBSOD: HeroicBSOD:
** Zi Wei when she saw Xiao Yan Zi in the parade, implying that Xiao Yan Zi had stolen her place as Qian Long’sdaughter.daughter.
** Also when Er Kang dies.
** Xiao Yan Zi on Yong Qi’s wedding night to Zhi Hua.
** Zi Wei when she saw Xiao Yan Zi in the parade, implying that Xiao Yan Zi had stolen her place as Qian Long’s
** Also when Er Kang dies.
** Xiao Yan Zi on Yong Qi’s wedding night to Zhi Hua.
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* TheCorrupter: Rong Mou Mou to the Empress, who in turn is this to Lao Fo Ye. Rong Mou Mou could also be the Empress’s LadyMacbeth.
** To a lesser extent, Gui Mou Mou to Lao Fo Ye. By series three, Gui Mou Mou is this full-fledged to Zhi Hua.
** To a lesser extent, Gui Mou Mou to Lao Fo Ye. By series three, Gui Mou Mou is this full-fledged to Zhi Hua.
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being corrupted by her EvilChancellor (Rong Mou Mou).
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being corrupted egged on by her EvilChancellor (Rong [[{TheCorrupter}} Rong Mou Mou).Mou]].
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** Subverted with Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. ([[{{ChickMagnet}} Noticing a trend here?]] You’re not the only one, [[{{LampshadeHanging}} characters have alluded to it as well]].)
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** Subverted Played with in the situations between Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. ([[{{ChickMagnet}} Noticing a trend here?]] You’re not the only one, [[{{LampshadeHanging}} characters have alluded to it as well]].)
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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** Subverted with Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. ([[spoiler:[[{{ChickMagnet}} Noticing a trend here?]]]] You’re not the only one, [[spoiler:[[{{LampshadeHanging}} characters have alluded to it as well]]]].)
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** Subverted with Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. ([[spoiler:[[{{ChickMagnet}} ([[{{ChickMagnet}} Noticing a trend here?]]]] here?]] You’re not the only one, [[spoiler:[[{{LampshadeHanging}} [[{{LampshadeHanging}} characters have alluded to it as well]]]].well]].)
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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** Subverted with Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. (Noticing a trend here? You’re not the only one.)
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** Subverted with Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. (Noticing ([[spoiler:[[{{ChickMagnet}} Noticing a trend here? here?]]]] You’re not the only one.one, [[spoiler:[[{{LampshadeHanging}} characters have alluded to it as well]]]].)
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* TruthInTelevision: Qian Long and Yong Qi’s relationship, leading to Yong Qi’s title of Prince Rong granted in series 3.
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* TruthInTelevision: TruthInTelevision:
** Qian Long and Yong Qi’s relationship, leading to Yong Qi’s title of Prince Rong granted in series3.3.
** Qian Long’s incognito inspection trips.
** Qian Long and Yong Qi’s relationship, leading to Yong Qi’s title of Prince Rong granted in series
** Qian Long’s incognito inspection trips.
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* ActingForTwo: Lin Xin Ru as Zi Wei and Xia Yu He. Averted in the remake where Lin Xin Ru reprises her role as Yu He, but another actress played her daughter Zi Wei.
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* ActingForTwo: Lin Xin Ru as Zi Wei and Xia Yu He. Also GenerationXerox.
** Averted in the remake where Lin Xin Ru reprises her role as Yu He, but another actress played her daughter Zi Wei.
** Averted in the remake where Lin Xin Ru reprises her role as Yu He, but another actress played her daughter Zi Wei.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Yong Qi basically gives up his right to succeed to the throne when he leaves the palace with Xiao Yan Zi.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Er Kang, Yong Qi and Er Tai rescuing Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei and Jin Su at the end of series 1.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Er Kang, Yong Qi and Er Tai rescuing Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei and Jin Su Suo at the end of series 1.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being corrupted by her EvilChancellor (Rong Mou Mou).
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being corrupted by her EvilChancellor (Rong Mou Mou).
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Yong Qi basically gives up his right to succeed to the throne when he leaves the palace with Xiao Yan Zi.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Er Kang, Yong Qi and Er Tai rescuing Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei and Jin Su at the end of series 1.
** Also freeing Han Xiang from her fate as an imperial concubine.
** Also freeing Han Xiang from her fate as an imperial concubine.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being corrupted by her EvilChancellor (Rong Mou Mou).
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being corrupted by her EvilChancellor (Rong Mou Mou).
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Yong Qi basically gives up his right to succeed to the throne when he leaves the palace with Xiao Yan Zi.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
* GrandeDame: Lao Fo Ye.
* KingIncognito: Qian Long was an emperor famous for his incognito inspection trips around the country.
** Yong Qi, Er Kang, Zi Wei and Xiao Yan Zi also try to keep their royal (and fugitive) status secret in series 2, not always to great success.
** Yong Qi, Er Kang, Zi Wei and Xiao Yan Zi also try to keep their royal (and fugitive) status secret in series 2, not always to great success.
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* AbdicateTheThrone: Yong Qi basically gives up his right to succeed to the throne when he leaves the palace with Xiao Yan Zi.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
* GrandRomanticGesture: In Yong Qi’s case, this means giving up his position as a prince, his future of inheriting the throne and start a life as a commoner with the woman he loves.
* HappilyMarried: Er Kang and Er Tai’s parents.
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* {{Knighting}}: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
* MarryForLove: Er Kang and Yong Qi both want this, despite it being very unrealistic considering their social position and duties.
* TheMissusAndTheEx: Qing Er as the ex and Zi Wei as the missus to Er Kang.
* PairTheSmartOnes: Er Kang and Zi Wei.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Yong Qi has to say this frequently to Xiao Yan Zi.
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--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Er Kang with Zi Wei. It saves her life with ThePowerOfLove. Zi Wei also sings to Er Kang while he is unconscious.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Lao Fo Ye is meant to be this. The Empress is too, sometimes, when not being corrupted by her EvilChancellor (Rong Mou Mou).
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*AbdicateTheThrone: Yong Qi basically gives up his right to succeed to the throne when he leaves the palace with Xiao Yan Zi.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi.
** Xiao Yan Zi has just been slapped by Qian Long and is angry enough to storm off, leaving the palace forever. Yong Qi begs her to stay, if not for him, then at least for their friends. She then confesses lovingly that the one person she cannot bear to leave is him.
** Xiao Yan Zi attempting to stop a sword in its path with her ''bare hand'' to save Yong Qi when he was injured and could not react fast enough to an attack.
** Xiao Yan Zi spends the majority of their runaway trip cuddling up to Xiao Jian and generally being oblivious to the reasons for Yong Qi’s jealousy, even taking Xiao Jian’s side many times. But in the moment when she thought Xiao Jian was going to kill Yong Qi and his life might be truly be in danger, she recklessly dives between Xiao Jian’s sword and Yong Qi.
** Xiao Yan Zi has just been slapped by Qian Long and is angry enough to storm off, leaving the palace forever. Yong Qi begs her to stay, if not for him, then at least for their friends. She then confesses lovingly that the one person she cannot bear to leave is him.
** Xiao Yan Zi attempting to stop a sword in its path with her ''bare hand'' to save Yong Qi when he was injured and could not react fast enough to an attack.
** Xiao Yan Zi spends the majority of their runaway trip cuddling up to Xiao Jian and generally being oblivious to the reasons for Yong Qi’s jealousy, even taking Xiao Jian’s side many times. But in the moment when she thought Xiao Jian was going to kill Yong Qi and his life might be truly be in danger, she recklessly dives between Xiao Jian’s sword and Yong Qi.
* BadassBoast: Xiao Yan Zi has many of these. Whether she lives up to it is…up for debate.
* BetterAsFriends: Qing Er and Er Kang.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Er Kang and Zi Wei.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Subverted. Xiao Yan Zi was basically in name and title Yong Qi’s sister when they begin their relationship. They are not actually brother and sister though, and eventually the identity crisis is cleared up.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Subverted. Xiao Yan Zi was basically in name and title Yong Qi’s sister when they begin their relationship. They are not actually brother and sister though, and eventually the identity crisis is cleared up.
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--> '''Yong Qi''': It’s not Zi Wei, it’s not Jin Suo, it’s not Ming Yue, it’s not Cai Xia, it’s the person who spends every waking moment with them, the person who I shot with an arrow once and ever since then can’t stop thinking about. ''Now do you understand?''
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--> '''Yong Qi''': It’s not Zi Wei, it’s Wei! It’s not Jin Suo, it’s Suo! It’s not Ming Yue, it’s Yue! It’s not Cai Xia, it’s Xia! It’s the person who spends every waking moment with them, the person who I shot with an arrow once and ever since then can’t stop thinking about. ''Now do you understand?'' understand?''
* ChastityCouple: The original series 1 and 2 more than the remake. This was feudal China. There were only very chaste kisses and hand-holding, and the couples were already being gossiped about as inappropriate.
** The remake just goes “Screw it!” with this trope and basically has a lot of…kissing.
* ChickMagnet: Er Kang. Let us count the women he attracts over the course of the three original series: Zi Wei, Sai Ya, Jin Suo, Qing Er, Mu Sha.
** Compared to Yong Qi – the PrinceCharming – who only gets two (Xiao Yan Zi and Zhi Hua/Xin Rong).
*** If you don’t count Cai Lian.
** Averted with Xiao Yan Zi who never was remotely interested in Er Kang ever, but more likely because she knew Zi Wei loved him before she even knew him.
* CockFight: Played with between Xiao Jian and Yong Qi for Xiao Yan Zi. It turns out Xiao Jian [[spoiler: is not interested in Xiao Yan Zi romantically at all because she is his sister.]]
* ChastityCouple: The original series 1 and 2 more than the remake. This was feudal China. There were only very chaste kisses and hand-holding, and the couples were already being gossiped about as inappropriate.
** The remake just goes “Screw it!” with this trope and basically has a lot of…kissing.
* ChickMagnet: Er Kang. Let us count the women he attracts over the course of the three original series: Zi Wei, Sai Ya, Jin Suo, Qing Er, Mu Sha.
** Compared to Yong Qi – the PrinceCharming – who only gets two (Xiao Yan Zi and Zhi Hua/Xin Rong).
*** If you don’t count Cai Lian.
** Averted with Xiao Yan Zi who never was remotely interested in Er Kang ever, but more likely because she knew Zi Wei loved him before she even knew him.
* CockFight: Played with between Xiao Jian and Yong Qi for Xiao Yan Zi. It turns out Xiao Jian [[spoiler: is not interested in Xiao Yan Zi romantically at all because she is his sister.]]
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* CrashIntoHello: Representative of many of the series’ couples’ MeetCute
** Qing Er and Xiao Jian definitely.
** It could be called “crashing” if you count Er Kang ordering people to arrest Zi Wei and then beating her in their first meeting.
** In Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi’s case, the “crashing” is more fatal as they met when he shot her with an arrow.
** Qing Er and Xiao Jian definitely.
** It could be called “crashing” if you count Er Kang ordering people to arrest Zi Wei and then beating her in their first meeting.
** In Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi’s case, the “crashing” is more fatal as they met when he shot her with an arrow.
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* Foreshadowing:
** Xiao Jian’s line about how his and Xiao Yan Zi’s “surnames” sound similar so they might be related. [[spoiler: It turns out they are.]]
** When Xiao Jian goes into the palace with Meng Dan and Liu Qing, Liu Hong in series 2, he spends the entire scene giving Qian Long the DeathGlare.
** Xiao Jian’s line about how his and Xiao Yan Zi’s “surnames” sound similar so they might be related. [[spoiler: It turns out they are.]]
** When Xiao Jian goes into the palace with Meng Dan and Liu Qing, Liu Hong in series 2, he spends the entire scene giving Qian Long the DeathGlare.
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: Xiao Yan Zi has one regarding her feelings for Yong Qi.
* GreenEyedMonster: Plenty of this: Xiao Yan Zi, Yong Qi, Zi Wei all have moments. Er Kang is too busy battling off his UnwantedHarem.
* GreenEyedMonster: Plenty of this: Xiao Yan Zi, Yong Qi, Zi Wei all have moments. Er Kang is too busy battling off his UnwantedHarem.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Yong Qi.
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* KingBobTheNth: Averted. Chinese emperors do not name themselves after each other, each have a distinct, unique name. Having the same name, or even names that sound similar to the emperor’s person or reign names is taboo.
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* Knighting: Sort of. Er Tai is given a title before his marriage. Yong Qi is also eventually bestowed the title Prince Rong (Rong Qin Wang - the highest title possible for a Manchurian prince).
* TheLawOfConservationOfDetail: Xiao Jian’s backstory of how he has a “brother” and is out seeking to kill his family’s enemy. [[spoiler: It turns out the “brother” is a sister – Xiao Yan Zi – and the enemy is Qian Long, suddenly making Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi StarCrossedLovers due to FeudingFamilies.]]
* TheLawOfConservationOfDetail: Xiao Jian’s backstory of how he has a “brother” and is out seeking to kill his family’s enemy. [[spoiler: It turns out the “brother” is a sister – Xiao Yan Zi – and the enemy is Qian Long, suddenly making Xiao Yan Zi and Yong Qi StarCrossedLovers due to FeudingFamilies.]]
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* LoveHurts: And nowhere does it hurt more than in a Qiong Yao production.
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* ObliviousToLove: Xiao Yan Zi.
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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.]]
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* RedHerring: Xiao Jian acts like he’s in love with Xiao Yan Zi for a major part of series 2, bringing out the GreenEyedMonster in Yong Qi. In reality, he’s [[spoiler: Xiao Yan Zi’s brother.]]
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* SpareToTheThrone: The Fifteenth Prince Yong Yan – who did eventually succeed Qian Long to the throne – essentially becomes this after Qian Long’s preferred heir Yong Qi decides to give it all up for love.
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* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: A lot of this is necessary in this series.
** The character of the emperor Qian Long is very unlikely any historical records of him as a xenophobic emperor, and also unlike any portrayal of him so far and since in other historical series or films.
** It takes this trope to believe that Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi could overcome all the obstacles to their relationships and are allowed to marry at all. Yong Qi both in history (before his UntimelyDeath) and in the drama was written as an ideal candidate for the throne one day, and Xiao Yan Zi is…not consort material.
** The fact that Xiao Yan Zi still gets to keep her head after wreaking havoc in the palace so much and lying to the emperor (which was a serious crime at the time) so many times invokes this trope.
** The character of the emperor Qian Long is very unlikely any historical records of him as a xenophobic emperor, and also unlike any portrayal of him so far and since in other historical series or films.
** It takes this trope to believe that Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi could overcome all the obstacles to their relationships and are allowed to marry at all. Yong Qi both in history (before his UntimelyDeath) and in the drama was written as an ideal candidate for the throne one day, and Xiao Yan Zi is…not consort material.
** The fact that Xiao Yan Zi still gets to keep her head after wreaking havoc in the palace so much and lying to the emperor (which was a serious crime at the time) so many times invokes this trope.
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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted with Zhi Hua, whose baby just makes everything worst for Xiao Yan Zi. Played straight with Ling Fei in series 2, Zi Wei and Xiao Yan Zi in series 3.
* BigManOnCampus: Er Kang is so this trope it isn’t funny.
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* CannotSpitItOut: Yong Qi names practically all the female peers he and Xiao Yan Zi have in common (including her servants!!) and then say they are ''not'' the subject of his romantic interest in an attempt to tell Xiao Yan Zi that he was interested in her.
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* CannotSpitItOut: Yong Qi names practically all the female peers he and Xiao Yan Zi have in common (including her servants!!) and then say they are ''not'' the subject of his romantic interest in an attempt to tell Xiao Yan Zi that he was interested in her. See the conversation in CaptainOblivious below.
* CaptainOblivious: Xiao Yan Zi on Yong Qi’s feelings for her.
--> '''Yong Qi''': Don’t you ever think I might have someone in my heart? …Someone who stands right in front of me but still seem so far away.
--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
--> '''Yong Qi''' *facepalm*: How can it be Zi Wei. You know she is my sister.
--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''': Oh right. Then is it Jin Suo?
--> '''Yong Qi''': It’s not Zi Wei, it’s not Jin Suo, it’s not Ming Yue, it’s not Cai Xia, it’s the person who spends every waking moment with them, the person who I shot with an arrow once and ever since then can’t stop thinking about. ''Now do you understand?''
* ChildhoodFriends: Yong Qi and Er Tai.
* CaptainOblivious: Xiao Yan Zi on Yong Qi’s feelings for her.
--> '''Yong Qi''': Don’t you ever think I might have someone in my heart? …Someone who stands right in front of me but still seem so far away.
--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''' (who is standing right in front of him): What? You know Zi Wei is already taken, you can’t just take other people’s sweetheart just because you’re a prince.
--> '''Yong Qi''' *facepalm*: How can it be Zi Wei. You know she is my sister.
--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''': Oh right. Then is it Jin Suo?
--> '''Yong Qi''': It’s not Zi Wei, it’s not Jin Suo, it’s not Ming Yue, it’s not Cai Xia, it’s the person who spends every waking moment with them, the person who I shot with an arrow once and ever since then can’t stop thinking about. ''Now do you understand?''
* ChildhoodFriends: Yong Qi and Er Tai.
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* GivingTheSwordToANoob: You give Xiao Yan Zi a sword and you have a weapon of mass destruction. Or alternatively, giving Jin Suo a nine-segment whip.
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* PluckyComicRelief: Xiao Yan Zi.
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* BreakTheHaughty: The Empress and Rong Mou Mou, twice! Also Zhi Hua when Yong Qi leaves at the end of series 3.
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* TheDutifulSon: Arguably Yong Qi returning to the palace to have a child with Xin Rong in the remake is an example of this trope, though in a misguided and twisted way.
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* TheDutifulSon: Arguably Yong Qi [[spoiler: returning to the palace to have a child with Xin Rong Rong]] in the remake is an example of this trope, though in a misguided and twisted way.
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* KickTheDog: Lao Fo Ye when she tortured Zi Wei nearly to death. In her defense, she thought Zi Wei was plotting to kill her son. Another case of CruelToBeKind?
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* KickTheDog: Lao Fo Ye when she tortured Zi Wei nearly to death. In her defense, she thought Zi Wei was plotting to kill her son. Another case of CruelToBeKind?CruelToBeKind.
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* NowLetMeCarryYou: Zi Wei became Er Kang’s support in series 3 when the Burmese princess Mu Sha tricked him into getting addicted to cocaine and he must cure himself of the addiction.
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* NowLetMeCarryYou: Zi Wei became Er Kang’s support in series 3 when [[spoiler: the Burmese princess Mu Sha tricked him into getting addicted to cocaine and he must cure himself of the addiction.]]
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* ThePowerOfLove: The power of love both woke Er Kang up from a fever when he was gravely injured and also cured Zi Wei of her blindness.
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* RainOfArrows: On Er Kang in the original series 3 on the battlefield where he was presumed to have died.
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* RainOfArrows: On Er Kang in the original series 3 on the battlefield where he was [[spoiler: presumed to have died.]]
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* RoyalHarem: Strangely averted in series 1 and 2 for a Chinese series set in this time period, as it focuses on more on the antics of the emperor’s (adopted) daughter. This trope is more in play in series 3 with the competition between Xiao Yan Zi and Zhi Hua.
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* RoyalHarem: Strangely averted in series 1 and 2 for a Chinese series set in this time period, as it focuses on more on the antics of the emperor’s (adopted) daughter. This trope is played more in play straight in series 3 with the competition between Xiao Yan Zi and Zhi Hua.
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* UnwantedHarem: Yong Qi in regard to Zhi Hua (or Xin Rong in the remake. Er Kang in regard to…every other girl who happens to be interested in him in each series. Both because they interfere with their OfficialCouple status with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei respectively.
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* UnwantedHarem: Yong Qi in regard to Zhi Hua (or Xin Rong in the remake.remake). Er Kang in regard to…every other girl who happens to be interested in him in each series. Both because they interfere with their OfficialCouple status with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei respectively.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Xiao Yan Zi when she knows about the truth behind her family’s death: [[spoiler: her birth father was executed for treason, but then years later, she is adopted by the emperor, who essentially is the man who caused her father to be executed to treason. Oh, and she also fell in love with the emperor’s son and married him, thus really “calling the enemy her father” as the Chinese saying goes.]]
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* ConflictingLoyalty: Xiao Yan Zi when she knows about the truth behind her family’s death: [[spoiler: her birth father was executed for treason, but then years later, she is adopted by the emperor, who essentially is the man who caused her father to be executed to for treason. Oh, and she also fell in love with the emperor’s son and married him, thus really “calling the enemy her father” as the Chinese saying goes.]]
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* [[{{LukeIAmYourFather}} Xiao Yan Zi, I Am Your Brother]]: WhamLine from Xiao Jian to Xiao Yan Zi.
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* [[{{LukeIAmYourFather}} [[spoiler:[[{{LukeIAmYourFather}} Xiao Yan Zi, I Am Your Brother]]: Brother]]]]: WhamLine from Xiao Jian to Xiao Yan Zi.
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** The Liu Qing and Liu Hong are named after colours (green and red). Their surname also means “willow”.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Huan Zhu Ge Ge: original series vs 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'') 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.
The screenplay was written by famous Taiwanese romance writer and TV producer, Qiong Yao, who afterwards also turn her screenplays into a series of novels consisting of eight volumes.
The original show consisted of three series broadcasted in China in years 1998, 1999 and 2003 respectively. The series was extremely popular in Mainland China, Taiwan and South East Asia. The first two series helped its three of its main actors, ZhaoWei, Ruby Lin and Alec Su shoot to fame. Series 3 was [[{{FinalSeasonCasting}} significantly recasted]] 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.
Fanfiction for this series can be found here [[http://www.fanfiction.net/tv/Princess-Returning-Pearl-%E9%82%84%E7%8F%A0%E6%A0%BC%E6%A0%BC/]] .
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!! ''Princess Returning Pearl'' contains examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Technically, the Empress to Yong Qi and Zi Wei, and Xiao Yan Zi when she was mistaken to be the princess.
* ActingForTwo: Lin Xin Ru as Zi Wei and Xia Yu He. Averted in the remake where Lin Xin Ru reprises her role as Yu He, but another actress played her daughter Zi Wei.
* ActionGirl: Xiao Yan Zi and Liu Hong
* AllLovingHero: Zi Wei. Even Xiao Yan Zi, sometimes.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Examples, by no mean exhaustive: Yong Qi to Xiao Yan Zi, Er Kang to Zi Wei, Xia Yu He to Qian Long…
** Han Xiang pleading Er Kang and Yong Qi to not kill Meng Dan is a declaration of itself.
* ArrangedMarriage:
** Averted with Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Zi Wei
** Subverted with Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. (Noticing a trend here? You’re not the only one.)
** Played straight with Han Xiang to Qian Long, and later Zhi Hua and Yong Qi.
* BadAss: Pretty much all the protagonists have moments, but Xiao Yan Zi takes the cake most often.
* BadassAdorable: Xiao Yan Zi.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Xiao Yan Zi was desperate for a father so decided to “borrow” Zi Wei’s father for a few days, thus starting all the troubles…
* BerserkButton: Do not hurt Zi Wei. Do not even think of hurting Zi Wei. Er Kang will go crazy (and possibly murderous).
* BigBad:
** Series 1: The Empress and Rong Mou Mou
** Series 2: Lao Fo Ye (with assistance from the two above)
** Series 3: Zhi Hua
* BigDamnHeroes: Xiao Yan Zi of course. Also Yong Qi, Er Kang, Er Tai, Xiao Jian, Liu Qing, Liu Hong. Even Zi Wei gets her chance to rescue Er Kang in series 3 in a pretty epic way (for Zi Wei).
* BookDumb: Xiao Yan Zi
* BreakTheCutie: Xiao Yan Zi when she finds out about the truth about her family, to the point that in both the original series 3 and the remake she [[spoiler: attempted to kill Qian Long but ultimately failing.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: The Empress and Rong Mou Mou, twice! Also Zhi Hua when Yong Qi leaves at the end of series 3.
* BrilliantButLazy: Xiao Yan Zi is implied to be intelligent but just unguided and extremely lazy.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Xiao Yan Zi to Qian Long when he neglects Ling Fei to go hang out with Han Xiang instead. It got her a slap on the face in the process.
* CannotSpitItOut: Yong Qi names practically all the female peers he and Xiao Yan Zi have in common (including her servants!!) and then say they are ''not'' the subject of his romantic interest in an attempt to tell Xiao Yan Zi that he was interested in her.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: The implied match between Qing Er and Er Kang.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Xiao Yan Zi has this.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Xiao Yan Zi when she knows about the truth behind her family’s death: [[spoiler: her birth father was executed for treason, but then years later, she is adopted by the emperor, who essentially is the man who caused her father to be executed to treason. Oh, and she also fell in love with the emperor’s son and married him, thus really “calling the enemy her father” as the Chinese saying goes.]]
* CoolBigSis: Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei to the Twelfth Prince, Yong Ji.
* CoolSword: Xiao Yan Zi thinks Xiao Jian’s sword is this.
* CostumePorn
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Xiao Yan Zi.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Many antics of Xiao Yan Zi, but especially her poetry and idioms.
* CruelToBeKind: Qian Long to Xiao Yan Zi when he punishes her. Also a case of “Spare the rod and spoil the child”.
* CulturedBadass: All the educated men: Er Kang, Er Tai, Yong Qi, Xiao Jian. Also Zi Wei.
* DeadpanSnarker: Xiao Yan Zi after the Empress steps on her fingers while she hides under Yong Qi’s table.
--> '''Empress''': How was I to know the princess was under the table? I only accidentally stepped on your fingers.
--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''': Yes, you only ''accidentally'' step on them with great force.
* DeathByAdaptation: Yong Qi’s mother Yu Fei in the original series. Averted in the remake where she lives, but acts as little more than a PlotDevice.
* DeathFakedForYou: Mu Sha for Er Kang.
* DistressedDamsel: Mostly Zi Wei.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Every time Er Kang has to fight off another potential love interest who is not Zi Wei.
* DroppingTheBombshell: Poor Qian Long gets one dropped on him every series really.
* TheDutifulSon: Arguably Yong Qi returning to the palace to have a child with Xin Rong in the remake is an example of this trope, though in a misguided and twisted way.
* DysfunctionalFamily: The imperial family this definitely this. UpToEleven in the remake.
* EmergencyImpersonation: Xiao Yan Zi for Zi Wei for most of series 1
* EmotionlessGirl: Han Xiang to Qian Long.
* TheEmperor: Obviously.
* EunuchsAreEvil: Averted. All the eunuchs in the series are actually very nice.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses
* EvilIsHammy: Zhi Hua can have her hammy moments, especially when she calls Xiao Yan Zi “Sister” in a voice that is obviously used to annoy.
** Rong Mou Mou and Gui Mou Mou both play up the hammy a lot.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: When Zi Wei is acknowledged as Qian Long’s daughter, she changes from the headdress of a palace maid to that of a princess.
* FacePalm: Er Kang is the master of this trope. Made even more hilarious by the fact that the men in the Qing dynasty shave half of their head, so that the “face palm” is more like a “forehead palm”.
* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3.
* FirstLove: Galore – Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Zi Wei; Han Xiang and Meng Dan. Subverted with Liu Qing and Jin Suo who were both in love with other people before they got together.
* [[{{GodSaveUsFromTheQueen}} God Save Us From the Empress]]
* GoodIsNotDumb: Zi Wei mainly, but all the other “good” characters as well.
* HeelFaceTurn: The Empress and Rong Mou Mou, though in their case, it’s more like HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Also Lao Fo Ye mellows out at the end of series 2.
* HeroicBSOD: Zi Wei when she saw Xiao Yan Zi in the parade, implying that Xiao Yan Zi had stolen her place as Qian Long’s daughter.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Many, including the main ones like Emperor Qian Long, Yong Qi, Ling Fei, Lao Fo Ye and Han Xiang, but also minor characters like the officials Fu Heng, Er Min.
* HonorBeforeReason: Yong Qi, who would rather be thrown into jail rather than abandon his friends, though if he had kept his mouth shut, it is likely that Qian Long would have honoured Lao Fo Ye’s wishes and been guilted by Ling Fei into not imprisoning him. An IdiotBall moment that both Ling Fei and Er Kang call him out on.
** Sometimes also Zi Wei who is forgiving to a ridiculous degree, especially towards the Empress and Rong Mou Mou.
* HotMom: Ling Fei
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Xiao Yan Zi has this exact reaction when she (finally) realises that Yong Qi is in love with her.
* ImportantHaircut: The Empress tries this twice (succeeding the second time in series 3) to make a point of protest against Qian Long’s actions.
* TheIngenue: Zi Wei, to some extent.
* JustFriends: Xiao Jian and Xiao Yan Zi, though Yong Qi does not believe this at first.
* KickTheDog: Lao Fo Ye when she tortured Zi Wei nearly to death. In her defense, she thought Zi Wei was plotting to kill her son. Another case of CruelToBeKind?
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Xiao Yan Zi to practically everybody, to hilarious effects.
** Subverted when Xiao Jian and Xiao Yan Zi turn out to be actual brother and sister.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Han Xiang to Qian Long, though not reciprocated. Or it could be described as Lust at First Sight.
* LoveObstructingParents: Lao Fo Ye as the grandparent to Yong Qi in the original series. Yu Fei to Yong Qi in the remake.
* LoveTriangle:
** Averted with Yong Qi/Xiao Yan Zi/Er Tai and Zi Wei/Er Kang/Sai Ya
** Played straight with Love Square Jin Suo/Er Kang/Zi Wei/Qing Er and later Xiao Yan Zi/Yong Qi/Zhi Hua (or Xin Rong in the remake).
* MalevolentMaskedMen: Assassins sent by the Empress who ambushed the gang to kill them, resulting in Er Kang nearly losing his life.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: A subtle example of this. One of the reasons Lao Fo Ye opposes Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi’s marriage is because Xiao Yan Zi is presumably a Han, and therefore not worthy to marry a Manchurian prince.
* MayDecemberRomance: Qian Long and Han Xiang, who could not be much older than Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei, in her mid-twenties at the oldest. Qian Long by that time was 50. Not much of a “romance” though.
* MeaningfulName: Xiao Yan Zi’s name, which means Little Swallow (the bird) is a trope in itself.
* MissingMom: Yong Qi’s mother. Averted in the remake where she lives.
** Xia Yu He
* MistakenIdentity: The whole premise of the series. Hilariously leading to the scenario of Yong Qi falling in love with his “sister”.
* MultigenerationalHousehold
* NobleFugitive
* NowLetMeCarryYou: Zi Wei became Er Kang’s support in series 3 when the Burmese princess Mu Sha tricked him into getting addicted to cocaine and he must cure himself of the addiction.
* OddCouple: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi
* OhCrap: Anytime Yong Qi, Zi Wei and Er Kang have no choice but to stand back and watch Xiao Yan Zi unleash her latest shenanigan.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Er Kang tried to pass his wound from the Empress’s assassin off as this to a blind Zi Wei.
* PairTheSpare: Er Tai and Sai Ya, then Liu Qing and Jin Suo. To some extent, also Xiao Jian and Qing Er.
* ParentalFavoritism: Qian Long to Yong Qi, causing jealousy from the Empress on behalf of her own son Yong Ji.
* PlayingWithFire: Xiao Yan Zi and her fireworks.
* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege: Once every series.
* PlotDevice: Xin Rong and Yong Qi’s mother Yu Fei in the remake basically boil down to this.
* PowerFloats: The martial arts tumbles and jumps.
* ThePowerOfLove: The power of love both woke Er Kang up from a fever when he was gravely injured and also cured Zi Wei of her blindness.
* PrinceCharming: Yong Qi.
* PrincessForADay: Though it’s for much longer than a day with Xiao Yan Zi.
* RagsToRoyalty: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei.
* RainOfArrows: On Er Kang in the original series 3 on the battlefield where he was presumed to have died.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Xiao Yan Zi to Qian Long, several times.
* RebelliousPrincess: Who else but Xiao Yan Zi?
* RedStringOfFate
* TheReveal: One per series.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: The rescuing of Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei and Jin Suo at the end of series 1.
* RoyalBlood
* RoyalDecree: Bonus for Yong Qi ''faking'' the decree to rescue Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei and Jin Suo out of jail.
* RoyalHarem: Strangely averted in series 1 and 2 for a Chinese series set in this time period, as it focuses on more on the antics of the emperor’s (adopted) daughter. This trope is more in play in series 3 with the competition between Xiao Yan Zi and Zhi Hua.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Despite the fact that Yong Qi and Er Kang spend much of series 1 and 2 languishing in love and dealing with the problems that come with tortured love, in series 3 of the original they do get more responsibility and both go to war.
* SceneryPorn: The remake.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Qing Er
* ShipperOnDeck: Xiao Yan Zi to Xiao Jian and Qing Er.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Qing Er.
* SoBadItsGood: Xiao Yan Zi’s poetry.
* StarCrossedLovers: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi are this, increasingly, due to FeudingFamilies. The trope is UpToEleven in the remake.
* StarMakingRole: For ZhaoWei and Ruby Lin Xin Ru. It also revived Alec Su You Peng’s dwindling career.
* ThemeNaming:
** Zi Wei and her mother Yu He are both [[{{FloralThemeNaming}} named after flowers]] (the crepe myrtle and the lotus respectively.)
** The Liu Qing and Liu Hong are named after colours (green and red). Their surname also means “willow”.
** By series 3, Zi Wei has a son named Dong Er (which means East) and Xiao Yan Zi has her heart set on naming her first child Nan Er (meaning South). Eventually she did.
* TruthInTelevision: Qian Long and Yong Qi’s relationship, leading to Yong Qi’s title of Prince Rong granted in series 3.
* UnwantedHarem: Yong Qi in regard to Zhi Hua (or Xin Rong in the remake. Er Kang in regard to…every other girl who happens to be interested in him in each series. Both because they interfere with their OfficialCouple status with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei respectively.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Qian Long, many times when he acts like a jerk to his children. Also when he ''forgets'' about a woman he supposedly loved.
** The entire drama of Xiao Yan Zi losing a blind Zi Wei in the crowd because she got caught up in a weiqi match.
*** Xiao Yan Zi, obviously.
*** But also Er Kang who gets murderous because his BerserkButton is pressed and at first spends more time raging at Xiao Yan Zi than finding Zi Wei.
*** Also Yong Qi, who seems to show little to no panic regarding his blind sister going missing. Granted, Er Kang is wanting to kill Xiao Yan Zi, but still.
* WeddingDay: The double wedding of Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi & Er Kang and Zi Wei, where HilarityEnsues and also there are a couple of GoldenMoment.
* WickedStepmother: The Empress until her HeelFaceTurn (twice!) at the end of series 1 and series 2. Averted with Ling Fei and Han Xiang.
* WideEyedIdealist: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei in their own ways.
* [[{{LukeIAmYourFather}} Xiao Yan Zi, I Am Your Brother]]: WhamLine from Xiao Jian to Xiao Yan Zi.
* YouHave48Hours: Lao Fo Ye gives Yong Qi three months to turn Xiao Yan Zi into a proper princess.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Huan Zhu Ge Ge: original series vs 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'') 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.
The screenplay was written by famous Taiwanese romance writer and TV producer, Qiong Yao, who afterwards also turn her screenplays into a series of novels consisting of eight volumes.
The original show consisted of three series broadcasted in China in years 1998, 1999 and 2003 respectively. The series was extremely popular in Mainland China, Taiwan and South East Asia. The first two series helped its three of its main actors, ZhaoWei, Ruby Lin and Alec Su shoot to fame. Series 3 was [[{{FinalSeasonCasting}} significantly recasted]] 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.
Fanfiction for this series can be found here [[http://www.fanfiction.net/tv/Princess-Returning-Pearl-%E9%82%84%E7%8F%A0%E6%A0%BC%E6%A0%BC/]] .
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!! ''Princess Returning Pearl'' contains examples of:
* AbusiveParents: Technically, the Empress to Yong Qi and Zi Wei, and Xiao Yan Zi when she was mistaken to be the princess.
* ActingForTwo: Lin Xin Ru as Zi Wei and Xia Yu He. Averted in the remake where Lin Xin Ru reprises her role as Yu He, but another actress played her daughter Zi Wei.
* ActionGirl: Xiao Yan Zi and Liu Hong
* AllLovingHero: Zi Wei. Even Xiao Yan Zi, sometimes.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Examples, by no mean exhaustive: Yong Qi to Xiao Yan Zi, Er Kang to Zi Wei, Xia Yu He to Qian Long…
** Han Xiang pleading Er Kang and Yong Qi to not kill Meng Dan is a declaration of itself.
* ArrangedMarriage:
** Averted with Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Zi Wei
** Subverted with Er Kang and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Sai Ya; Er Kang and Qing Er; Er Kang and Jin Suo. (Noticing a trend here? You’re not the only one.)
** Played straight with Han Xiang to Qian Long, and later Zhi Hua and Yong Qi.
* BadAss: Pretty much all the protagonists have moments, but Xiao Yan Zi takes the cake most often.
* BadassAdorable: Xiao Yan Zi.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Xiao Yan Zi was desperate for a father so decided to “borrow” Zi Wei’s father for a few days, thus starting all the troubles…
* BerserkButton: Do not hurt Zi Wei. Do not even think of hurting Zi Wei. Er Kang will go crazy (and possibly murderous).
* BigBad:
** Series 1: The Empress and Rong Mou Mou
** Series 2: Lao Fo Ye (with assistance from the two above)
** Series 3: Zhi Hua
* BigDamnHeroes: Xiao Yan Zi of course. Also Yong Qi, Er Kang, Er Tai, Xiao Jian, Liu Qing, Liu Hong. Even Zi Wei gets her chance to rescue Er Kang in series 3 in a pretty epic way (for Zi Wei).
* BookDumb: Xiao Yan Zi
* BreakTheCutie: Xiao Yan Zi when she finds out about the truth about her family, to the point that in both the original series 3 and the remake she [[spoiler: attempted to kill Qian Long but ultimately failing.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: The Empress and Rong Mou Mou, twice! Also Zhi Hua when Yong Qi leaves at the end of series 3.
* BrilliantButLazy: Xiao Yan Zi is implied to be intelligent but just unguided and extremely lazy.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Xiao Yan Zi to Qian Long when he neglects Ling Fei to go hang out with Han Xiang instead. It got her a slap on the face in the process.
* CannotSpitItOut: Yong Qi names practically all the female peers he and Xiao Yan Zi have in common (including her servants!!) and then say they are ''not'' the subject of his romantic interest in an attempt to tell Xiao Yan Zi that he was interested in her.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: The implied match between Qing Er and Er Kang.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Xiao Yan Zi has this.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Xiao Yan Zi when she knows about the truth behind her family’s death: [[spoiler: her birth father was executed for treason, but then years later, she is adopted by the emperor, who essentially is the man who caused her father to be executed to treason. Oh, and she also fell in love with the emperor’s son and married him, thus really “calling the enemy her father” as the Chinese saying goes.]]
* CoolBigSis: Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei to the Twelfth Prince, Yong Ji.
* CoolSword: Xiao Yan Zi thinks Xiao Jian’s sword is this.
* CostumePorn
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Xiao Yan Zi.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Many antics of Xiao Yan Zi, but especially her poetry and idioms.
* CruelToBeKind: Qian Long to Xiao Yan Zi when he punishes her. Also a case of “Spare the rod and spoil the child”.
* CulturedBadass: All the educated men: Er Kang, Er Tai, Yong Qi, Xiao Jian. Also Zi Wei.
* DeadpanSnarker: Xiao Yan Zi after the Empress steps on her fingers while she hides under Yong Qi’s table.
--> '''Empress''': How was I to know the princess was under the table? I only accidentally stepped on your fingers.
--> '''Xiao Yan Zi''': Yes, you only ''accidentally'' step on them with great force.
* DeathByAdaptation: Yong Qi’s mother Yu Fei in the original series. Averted in the remake where she lives, but acts as little more than a PlotDevice.
* DeathFakedForYou: Mu Sha for Er Kang.
* DistressedDamsel: Mostly Zi Wei.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Every time Er Kang has to fight off another potential love interest who is not Zi Wei.
* DroppingTheBombshell: Poor Qian Long gets one dropped on him every series really.
* TheDutifulSon: Arguably Yong Qi returning to the palace to have a child with Xin Rong in the remake is an example of this trope, though in a misguided and twisted way.
* DysfunctionalFamily: The imperial family this definitely this. UpToEleven in the remake.
* EmergencyImpersonation: Xiao Yan Zi for Zi Wei for most of series 1
* EmotionlessGirl: Han Xiang to Qian Long.
* TheEmperor: Obviously.
* EunuchsAreEvil: Averted. All the eunuchs in the series are actually very nice.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses
* EvilIsHammy: Zhi Hua can have her hammy moments, especially when she calls Xiao Yan Zi “Sister” in a voice that is obviously used to annoy.
** Rong Mou Mou and Gui Mou Mou both play up the hammy a lot.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: When Zi Wei is acknowledged as Qian Long’s daughter, she changes from the headdress of a palace maid to that of a princess.
* FacePalm: Er Kang is the master of this trope. Made even more hilarious by the fact that the men in the Qing dynasty shave half of their head, so that the “face palm” is more like a “forehead palm”.
* FinalSeasonCasting: Original series 3.
* FirstLove: Galore – Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi; Er Kang and Zi Wei; Han Xiang and Meng Dan. Subverted with Liu Qing and Jin Suo who were both in love with other people before they got together.
* [[{{GodSaveUsFromTheQueen}} God Save Us From the Empress]]
* GoodIsNotDumb: Zi Wei mainly, but all the other “good” characters as well.
* HeelFaceTurn: The Empress and Rong Mou Mou, though in their case, it’s more like HeelFaceRevolvingDoor. Also Lao Fo Ye mellows out at the end of series 2.
* HeroicBSOD: Zi Wei when she saw Xiao Yan Zi in the parade, implying that Xiao Yan Zi had stolen her place as Qian Long’s daughter.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Many, including the main ones like Emperor Qian Long, Yong Qi, Ling Fei, Lao Fo Ye and Han Xiang, but also minor characters like the officials Fu Heng, Er Min.
* HonorBeforeReason: Yong Qi, who would rather be thrown into jail rather than abandon his friends, though if he had kept his mouth shut, it is likely that Qian Long would have honoured Lao Fo Ye’s wishes and been guilted by Ling Fei into not imprisoning him. An IdiotBall moment that both Ling Fei and Er Kang call him out on.
** Sometimes also Zi Wei who is forgiving to a ridiculous degree, especially towards the Empress and Rong Mou Mou.
* HotMom: Ling Fei
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Xiao Yan Zi has this exact reaction when she (finally) realises that Yong Qi is in love with her.
* ImportantHaircut: The Empress tries this twice (succeeding the second time in series 3) to make a point of protest against Qian Long’s actions.
* TheIngenue: Zi Wei, to some extent.
* JustFriends: Xiao Jian and Xiao Yan Zi, though Yong Qi does not believe this at first.
* KickTheDog: Lao Fo Ye when she tortured Zi Wei nearly to death. In her defense, she thought Zi Wei was plotting to kill her son. Another case of CruelToBeKind?
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Xiao Yan Zi to practically everybody, to hilarious effects.
** Subverted when Xiao Jian and Xiao Yan Zi turn out to be actual brother and sister.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Han Xiang to Qian Long, though not reciprocated. Or it could be described as Lust at First Sight.
* LoveObstructingParents: Lao Fo Ye as the grandparent to Yong Qi in the original series. Yu Fei to Yong Qi in the remake.
* LoveTriangle:
** Averted with Yong Qi/Xiao Yan Zi/Er Tai and Zi Wei/Er Kang/Sai Ya
** Played straight with Love Square Jin Suo/Er Kang/Zi Wei/Qing Er and later Xiao Yan Zi/Yong Qi/Zhi Hua (or Xin Rong in the remake).
* MalevolentMaskedMen: Assassins sent by the Empress who ambushed the gang to kill them, resulting in Er Kang nearly losing his life.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: A subtle example of this. One of the reasons Lao Fo Ye opposes Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi’s marriage is because Xiao Yan Zi is presumably a Han, and therefore not worthy to marry a Manchurian prince.
* MayDecemberRomance: Qian Long and Han Xiang, who could not be much older than Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei, in her mid-twenties at the oldest. Qian Long by that time was 50. Not much of a “romance” though.
* MeaningfulName: Xiao Yan Zi’s name, which means Little Swallow (the bird) is a trope in itself.
* MissingMom: Yong Qi’s mother. Averted in the remake where she lives.
** Xia Yu He
* MistakenIdentity: The whole premise of the series. Hilariously leading to the scenario of Yong Qi falling in love with his “sister”.
* MultigenerationalHousehold
* NobleFugitive
* NowLetMeCarryYou: Zi Wei became Er Kang’s support in series 3 when the Burmese princess Mu Sha tricked him into getting addicted to cocaine and he must cure himself of the addiction.
* OddCouple: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi
* OhCrap: Anytime Yong Qi, Zi Wei and Er Kang have no choice but to stand back and watch Xiao Yan Zi unleash her latest shenanigan.
* OnlyAFleshWound: Er Kang tried to pass his wound from the Empress’s assassin off as this to a blind Zi Wei.
* PairTheSpare: Er Tai and Sai Ya, then Liu Qing and Jin Suo. To some extent, also Xiao Jian and Qing Er.
* ParentalFavoritism: Qian Long to Yong Qi, causing jealousy from the Empress on behalf of her own son Yong Ji.
* PlayingWithFire: Xiao Yan Zi and her fireworks.
* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege: Once every series.
* PlotDevice: Xin Rong and Yong Qi’s mother Yu Fei in the remake basically boil down to this.
* PowerFloats: The martial arts tumbles and jumps.
* ThePowerOfLove: The power of love both woke Er Kang up from a fever when he was gravely injured and also cured Zi Wei of her blindness.
* PrinceCharming: Yong Qi.
* PrincessForADay: Though it’s for much longer than a day with Xiao Yan Zi.
* RagsToRoyalty: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei.
* RainOfArrows: On Er Kang in the original series 3 on the battlefield where he was presumed to have died.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Xiao Yan Zi to Qian Long, several times.
* RebelliousPrincess: Who else but Xiao Yan Zi?
* RedStringOfFate
* TheReveal: One per series.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: The rescuing of Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei and Jin Suo at the end of series 1.
* RoyalBlood
* RoyalDecree: Bonus for Yong Qi ''faking'' the decree to rescue Xiao Yan Zi, Zi Wei and Jin Suo out of jail.
* RoyalHarem: Strangely averted in series 1 and 2 for a Chinese series set in this time period, as it focuses on more on the antics of the emperor’s (adopted) daughter. This trope is more in play in series 3 with the competition between Xiao Yan Zi and Zhi Hua.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Despite the fact that Yong Qi and Er Kang spend much of series 1 and 2 languishing in love and dealing with the problems that come with tortured love, in series 3 of the original they do get more responsibility and both go to war.
* SceneryPorn: The remake.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Qing Er
* ShipperOnDeck: Xiao Yan Zi to Xiao Jian and Qing Er.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Qing Er.
* SoBadItsGood: Xiao Yan Zi’s poetry.
* StarCrossedLovers: Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi are this, increasingly, due to FeudingFamilies. The trope is UpToEleven in the remake.
* StarMakingRole: For ZhaoWei and Ruby Lin Xin Ru. It also revived Alec Su You Peng’s dwindling career.
* ThemeNaming:
** Zi Wei and her mother Yu He are both [[{{FloralThemeNaming}} named after flowers]] (the crepe myrtle and the lotus respectively.)
** The Liu Qing and Liu Hong are named after colours (green and red). Their surname also means “willow”.
** By series 3, Zi Wei has a son named Dong Er (which means East) and Xiao Yan Zi has her heart set on naming her first child Nan Er (meaning South). Eventually she did.
* TruthInTelevision: Qian Long and Yong Qi’s relationship, leading to Yong Qi’s title of Prince Rong granted in series 3.
* UnwantedHarem: Yong Qi in regard to Zhi Hua (or Xin Rong in the remake. Er Kang in regard to…every other girl who happens to be interested in him in each series. Both because they interfere with their OfficialCouple status with Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei respectively.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Qian Long, many times when he acts like a jerk to his children. Also when he ''forgets'' about a woman he supposedly loved.
** The entire drama of Xiao Yan Zi losing a blind Zi Wei in the crowd because she got caught up in a weiqi match.
*** Xiao Yan Zi, obviously.
*** But also Er Kang who gets murderous because his BerserkButton is pressed and at first spends more time raging at Xiao Yan Zi than finding Zi Wei.
*** Also Yong Qi, who seems to show little to no panic regarding his blind sister going missing. Granted, Er Kang is wanting to kill Xiao Yan Zi, but still.
* WeddingDay: The double wedding of Yong Qi and Xiao Yan Zi & Er Kang and Zi Wei, where HilarityEnsues and also there are a couple of GoldenMoment.
* WickedStepmother: The Empress until her HeelFaceTurn (twice!) at the end of series 1 and series 2. Averted with Ling Fei and Han Xiang.
* WideEyedIdealist: Both Xiao Yan Zi and Zi Wei in their own ways.
* [[{{LukeIAmYourFather}} Xiao Yan Zi, I Am Your Brother]]: WhamLine from Xiao Jian to Xiao Yan Zi.
* YouHave48Hours: Lao Fo Ye gives Yong Qi three months to turn Xiao Yan Zi into a proper princess.
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