Empresses in the Palace
It tells the story of one of Emperor Yongzheng's concubines, Zhen Huan, who's the mother of Prince Hongli (the famous Emperor Qianlong).This drama, adapted from popular Internet novel of the same name, will tell the story of the heroine, Zhen Huan, who joined the palace harem with her sister. She was selected to be Emperor Yongzheng's concubine. When Zhen Huan first enters the palace, she is innocent and gullible, but gradually learnd the hard way to fend for herself when she inadvertently becomes caught up in the schemes between the Empress and Concubine Hua. Through cunning and deceit, Zhen Huan finally succeeds in becoming Empress. However, she arouses Emperor Yongzheng's suspicion about her loyalty and is forced to poison her true love, 17th Prince. Finally, when Emperor Yongzheng dies and Hong Li ascends the throne, Concubine Zhen Huan
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About Empresses in the Palace
- Title
- Empresses in the Palace
- Original language
- Chinese
- Country of origin
- China
- Release year
- 2012
- Status
- Ended
- Average runtime
- 45 min
- Format
- Drama series
Empresses in the Palace is a Chinese drama series from China, released in 2012. Most international viewers experience Empresses in the Palace through translated subtitles — the quality of those subtitles directly shapes how much of the original story, humor, and character voice survives the language gap.
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Cast
Chen JianbinEmperorPhoto: TVmaze 
Lan XiShen Mei ZhuangPhoto: TVmaze 
Tao Xin RanAn Ling RongPhoto: TVmaze 
Ying ErXia Dong ChunPhoto: TVmaze 
Seven TanChun Gui RenPhoto: TVmaze 
Sun LiZhen HuanPhoto: TVmaze 
Ada ChoiUlanara Yi'xiuPhoto: TVmaze 
Jiang XinNian ShilanPhoto: TVmaze
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