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Don’t all mountain bandits love money? For a chest full of gold, Chang Le agrees to marry a duplicitous prince, marking the start of a beautiful romance. Chang Le is no longer free and untamable, having become the fake bride of Crown Prince Li Che. Once settled in the palace, she routinely faces humiliation. Despite this uncomfortable situation, she adapts like a feral cat showing its true stripes. Li Che who has planned out every step meticulously, slowly finds himself attracted by Chang Le's liveliness. Despite wearing masks to hide their true intentions, they manage to find comfort in each other. (Source: ChineseDrama.info) ~~ Adapted the web novel "Mao Pai Tai Zi Fei" (冒牌太子妃) by Shui Sheng (水笙). Edit Translation

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  • 中文(简体)
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  • Tiếng Việt
  • Country: China
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 27
  • Aired: May 17, 2020 - Jun 1, 2020
  • Aired On: Monday, Sunday
  • Original Network: iQiyi Mango TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 7.9 (scored by 3,636 users)
  • Ranked: #2586
  • Popularity: #1505
  • Content Rating: G - All Ages

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Completed
ChineseDramaFan
82 people found this review helpful
Jun 7, 2020
27 of 27 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 8.0

Incredible Romance

When I first came across Fake Princess, the title sounded cliche and the storyline tropey. I was not familiar with the actors. I thought I would watch the first episode and drop the series. To my surprise, not only I didn't drop it, in fact I was rather enjoying this drama.

She is a bandit and he's a crown prince. She wants his telescope so she steals it and they meet, and later marry each other without him knowing the actual identity of the person he is marrying. He has assumed that she's the granddaughter of the Prime Minister, his arch enemy, and a mole planted by him (the Prime Minister). But despite all the suspicions and distrusts, very quickly they fall in love with each other and become inseparable. Everything they do is for each other. Never once they betray the other. Each is always there to save the other. As a viewer, it's hard for me to drop such heart-warming storyline.

I love the Chang Le (Yu Kai Xin/Eleanor Lee) character - altruistic. wise, strong, humble, quick-witted, and intelligent. She is also unusually technologically talented. Yu Kai Xin has that casual expression and body language on her that fits perfectly well for the bandit character she's portraying.

Li Che (Zhao Yi Qin) the crown prince is one of the most adorable crown princes I've ever seen. He doesn't have the normal sharp good look of a crown prince that we are so familiar with. Instead, Li Che tends to have a blank face, a clueless look most of the time, giving the viewers the impression that he's not that smart. Perhaps he's indeed not as smart as his wife, but his devotion and upstandingness capture us all. In front of Chang Le, Li Che is like a teddy bear - compliant, devoted, silly and loving; he becomes a little boy, dependent and gullible. Zhao Yi Qin is new to me but his acting here is wonderful, delivering his character 100%.

My favorite scene of the couple would have been the moment when both try desperately to save the other from the 'poison' both have ingested. The altruism in each is amazing and brings tears to my eyes. Both are faithful to each other with one united heart.

There are 2 incredibly well-developed side couples here - Zhu Yan/Li Heng and Nong Yi/Gong Sun Mo. I have always thought the Zhu Yan/Li Heng couple would have a tragic ending whereas the Nong Yi/Gong Sun Mo a happy one. With a twist of events, they do not end as I have expected, and it's painful to watch the loss.

The villains are despicable characters. Having said that, the Prime Minister is villainous and yet super funny when it comes to his beloved teapots. I laughed so much at those scenes because they are so unexpected of his character. Being mean and nasty but not so intelligent make the villain characters very entertaining and a joy to watch.

The wuxia scenes are extremely well executed. Beautiful fighting choreography, floating hair and flying clothing making the whole scenes stunning to watch. Absolutely wonderful.

Yes, this is a good drama deserves our valuable time to watch. Don't miss it!

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Completed
Leonjhart
26 people found this review helpful
Jul 5, 2020
27 of 27 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 6.5
Rewatch Value 8.0

An easy-going romance

Don't expect anything too serious or complicated, this is just something to watch if you want to keep smiling at two dorks that fell for each other. The main characters are lovable and the actors portray them well.

There's no cringy humor, nor anything too corny. There're cliches but they are mostly done in a self-aware way, which is refreshing, and if there's angst (concerning the leads), it lasts almost nothing, they don't dwell on that. I honestly just focused on the leads though, so I skimmed through all the drama the other couples went through.

Big plus, which made the drama so enjoyable, the heroine is smart and resourceful and hilarious in a really good way. The leads respect, trust and protect each other throughout the story consistently too, which doesn't happen often, so it's really good to see.

So it's nothing outstanding, but I often need this kind of drama, where everything bad breezes past and the focus is in the good times, so that's why I put a high score. Totally watchable too, in fact, perfect if you're seeing a melodrama and want a little dosis of silliness and happiness.

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  • Drama: Fake Princess
  • Country: China
  • Episodes: 27
  • Aired: May 17, 2020 - Jun 1, 2020
  • Aired On: Monday, Sunday
  • Original Network: iQiyi, Mango TV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: G - All Ages

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  • Score: 7.9 (scored by 3,636 users)
  • Ranked: #2586
  • Popularity: #1505
  • Watchers: 10,289

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