Magnificent and Epic! Two words i have uttered after watching the last scene of the last episode! I do not know how to start writing my review for this absolutely, incredible historical drama! As everyone is saying, this is my first Chinese historical drama that i have watched and my first Cdrama to give my review. It was only barely 10mins that i have done watching and i am still in awed! Sure it was a slow paced drama and there is that midstream drags that we call but towards the last quarter the story is getting better, scenes becomes more dramatic and each characters begins to shine. It is like reading a book, each scene is a page turner! STORY for me is what makes this an incredible drama to watch. It is a story of love, loyalty, trust, friendship, filial love, power and fame. What i like about this is the filial love between the imperial father to his prince sons and the respect the sons is giving to their father. Although it is a travel time story back to the Qing Dynasty, it did not dwell on the travel time genre, 99% of the story is historical in nature! I like that it only uses a minimal amount of backflashes! It has a solid and amazing plot. I was amazed by the history of Qing dynasty. Their respect for authority is admirable! I have learned the kowtow culture, it is praiseworthy! CHARACTERS of this drama is what makes this a powerful one! Each character are brilliantly acted! Each character has its own shining moments! From the imperial majesty to the Prince Brothers to the mistresses, eunuchs, servants and of course to our heroine Rouxi! The heroine is smart, knows what she wants, she loves unconditionally not just with her heart but also with her mind! The love she has given to 8th, 4th, 14th and 13th prince are all sincere and at a different level! The friendship she had with all the servants, mistresses and concubines, eunuch and her love for her sister is simply admirable! She is now on the top 5 list of those drama characters that i loved! MUSIC for me is what i loved the most in this drama. The opening and ending OSTs for each episodes are moving, melodious and classic! The music are perfectly edited in each scenes that make each scene more pleasurable to watch! I actually DL these OSTs and its been in my playlist since then! I gave this a perfect 10 rating simply because i was moved, stunned, entertained, awed by watching this amazing, not easy to forget drama! Surely this will easily become one of my top best drama ever!