This is for those who appreciate a heroine that is intelligent and uses both skill, mind and some cunning to outwit her rivals. Add to the mix she is creative and comes up with new things almost like an inventor and last but not least beautiful. But she still has a good heart, never cruel and retained that to the end despite the palace life. That roughly sums up Lu Zhen.
Gao Zhan is a crown prince that has capability to be king, to lead and one who appreciates the qualities in Lu Zhen and is patient and willing to wait for her. His main trait other than good looks is his loyalty and love that was unwavering. In fact i appreciate that quality potrayed here. Even the emperor and later General Sheng are loyal faithful people whose heart only faces one person. Thats so hard to come by during the olden days where harems are aplenty and men of power have wives and many concubines.
Back to the story. The romance part is really nice. How Lu Zhen and Gao Zhan rescue or help each other the first few meetings. I love that the drama effectively uses its many episodes to show the growth in both their characters and their love.The two faces alot of problems either stirred up by their rivals both politically or romantically and also secrets they keep from each other. In many cases it was potrayed that their pride also caused the rift. They learn to overcome that. I really love that Gao Zhan com to realise that to truly love Lu Zhen is not tie her down to be kept in his residence but to give her freedom of choice and use that intelligence of hers that could contribute to the nation. Most importantly i need to mention that Chen Xiao and Zhao LiYing has wonderful chemistry and totally filled the screen when they are together.
I need to mention that i usually hate palace drama. Too much strife evil and power struggle. In this case the director and script allows small victories that we celebrate together as we see Lu Zhen overcomes them step by step to ascend to that place of power. It also realistically shows it wouldnt have been possible if not for those people that assisted her or believd in her, either her supporters or advisors.
Last but not least i love that the supporting character especially the emperor's wife also grew and mature from hateful to accepting.
Mind you because i read reviews and comments before i started i elected to NOT watch the epilogue. Im a stickler for Happy endings so i chose to watch until the bit where they won against the main antagonist and Gao Zhan was proclaimed emperor while holding hands with Lu Zhen. For me that is enough, no need anything else to twist my heart and wring tears from me.
Now im looking forward to another drama by this director.
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I love drama with strong female lead roles and Lu Zhen is one of a kind. Zhao li ying is so cute, naive at the start but quickly learns how to handle things, supported by the Prince her love, the Emperor and the Empress at the end. It took some time for her to gain their trust but it did help her to get revenge for her father's death. Her trust into Ah Zhen is so deep that even when he is trapped by Chen Bi they find a way to solve the problem: then they are allowed to get married. Unfortunately due to some circumstances she can never be his Empress, but they can working and staying together and share their love. Overall a very nice drama to watch, both actors are perfectly matching together, they are really cute (I really like Chen Xiao).
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A very touching story of a young talented and kind hearted girl who never give up even when she is in the most difficult situation. Her believe of staying positive and never give up motivated herself to achieve her dreams. She work all the way up to become the only lady who can attend the parliament which are occupied by males in the olden days. She is the 1st Lady Prime Minister.
She was salute and respected by all with her kindness, intelligence, achievement and business talent both in pottery and silk creation which make China proud today. Lu Zhen love story was very touching and never smooth as she in love with the King. She never give up even in the worst situation.
The actress Zhao Li Ying acting in this drama is very good and I started to watch her drama since. This drama was voted best in year 2013. All the cast acting are good, beautiful scenery and colourful costumes. No wonder the rating is so high.
I have rewatch this drama 2 times and I still rewatch whenever I need positive energy to motivate myself.
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