楊稀世

Disclaimer: This drama is not for everyone. If you are looking for only palace harem fights or pure love stories this is not the drama for you. This drama has a balanced amount of politics, harem fights and Romance. This drama also non-doubtably has the most beautiful sets and costumes. The political talks can be a bit strenous but are still absolutely delightful to watch. It's not entirely historically correct but it's closer to actual history than other dramas. I will be very honest with this review. This is no doubt the most visually pleasing drama I have ever come across. I really enjoyed the plot line, the beginning part of the story is related to Emperor Renzong's reign while the later part of the drama focuses more on the love story between the Princess Huirou and Eunuch Huaji. Both of them were absolutely lovable. The Emperor and Empress were not just mere flat characters but represented real life multi-dimensional personalities. They were both lovable at some point and not-so-lovable at other. All of the characters had some imperfections that made them more real. Like the anti-protagonists were not just evil without a reason. I totally loved the drama. I already watched the drama two times and I will surely watch it again and again.