Ruyi Versus Yanxi and the Character Relationships Between Your Favorite Qing Dynasty Dramas

Ruyi Versus Yanxi and the Character Relationships Between Your Favorite Qing Dynasty Dramas
Nicky Wu Scarlet Heart Yongzheng Emperor
Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace and Story of Yanxi Palace are two dramas currently airing that are about Emperor Qianlong and his inner court. The story is told from very different perspectives with the heroine in one playing the villain in the other. If we’re keeping count, the story actually goes back further than that as the family ancestry of Emperor Qianlong would have started with his father, Emperor Yongzheng

 
Do you remember Nicky Wu in Scarlet Heart? He played the 4th Prince who later became Emperor Yongzheng
 
Chen Jianbin Yong Zheng Sun Li Zhen Huan
In the same year that Scarlet Heart came out in 2011, Legend of Zhen Huan was released with Chen Jianbin playing Emperor Yongzheng and Sun Li playing Zhen Huan who will eventually become Empress Xiaoshengxian. 
 
Zhen Huan in Ruyi, Yanxi and My Fair Princess
In her older years, she will be the Empress Dowager in Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace, Story of Yanxi Palace and Lao Fo Ye in My Fair PrincessIt’s funny since My Fair Princess is the oldest among the three since it first aired in 1998. In the photo, you can actually see the physical similarities in the actresses playing the part and you can imagine the character growing older in front of your eyes. 
 
Emperor Qianlong Wallace Huo Nie Yuan
Zhen Huan’s adopted son is none other than Emperor Qianlong. He’s the trending topic now due to two dramas centered around the character, played by Wallace Huo and Nie Yuan
 
Fu Cha Dong Jie Qin Lan
Qianlong’s first empress, Fu Cha, is played by Dong Jie and Qin Lan.
 
Ulanala Ruyi Zhou Xun Charmaine Sheh
Qianlong’s second wife, Ulanara, the Step Empress, is played by Zhou Xun and Charmaine ShehRuyi’s Royal Love in the Palace portrays her as the main character while in the other, she’s a villain. 
 
Evil Empress Huan Zhu Ge Ge Dai Chunrong
She was the hated villain 20 years ago too when Dai Chunrong played the Empress in My Fair Princess
Imperial Noble Consort Li Chun Wu Jinyan
Qianlong’s 3rd Empress, the Imperial Noble Consort, is played by Li Chun and Wu Jinyan. Wu Jinyan has skyrocketed in fame as the main character in Story of Yanxi Palace
 
Ling Fei Imperial Noble Consort Huan Zhu Ge Ge
She is also portrayed as a good person when Chen Li played Ling Fei in My Fair Princess.
 
Of course, it’s not a proper imperial drama without the royal consorts. Here are the rest of the ladies from both dramas – 
 
Consort Gao Tong Yao Tan Zhuo
Consort Chun Hu Ke Wang Yuan Ke
Consort Rong Li Qin Jenny Zhang
Consort Yu Janine Chang Lian Lian
Consort Jia Xin Zhi Lei Pan Shi Qi
I personally like the choice of actresses playing the consorts in Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace. I guess they look to be closer in age and somewhat alike so it gives the impression that Emperor Qianlong has a certain type which makes it more realistic.
 
However, I like the actresses who play the three Empresses in Story of Yanxi Palace. They seem more regal than their counterparts in Ruyi.
 
I don’t know. It’s just my opinion. What’s yours?
 
My Fair Princess Huan Zhu Ge Ge 1998
To wrap it up, Emperor Qianlong, played by Zhang Tielin, had kids which paved the way for the 1998 TV series My Fair Princess. Looking at Fan Bingbing, Ruby Lin, Zhao Wei and Alec Su, this was so long ago!

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