I get why Fukang'an's motivation because he doesn't know the kind of person Erqing was and from his perspective, he just knows that someone killed his mother. Not that it makes his actions okay, but the motive makes sense. Also, it's cool to see Yingluo comfortably being at the top after that whole journey of Yanxi palace.
it's funny because in Yanxi Palace i remember there was dialogue about the empress being worried that Zhaohua wouldn't be able to be married off in the future because of her wild behavior, and the empress dowager got so offended but now we see that the empress had a point lol
@ Third or second to last. Yingluo is sitting with the ED, Shu and Qing. Empress spawns in and ED says “why dont we bring the little ones with us to the trip”. Empress is like “uh? No theyre bratty and they need to be disciplined” and the ED is like “exsqueeze me? I raised them who are you calling bratty”
@@dusksunsetio6042 and this is also -mentioned- emphasized in the epilogue as well, Qianlong basically saying "If you're criticizing Zhaohua's upbringing [the complainants blaming her behavior from Wei Ying'luo as an unfit mother] then you're making an enemy of the Dowager Empress, my mother, and by extension, the-Royal-We. You were saying?'"
I loooove that the yinglou, the wheeling, scheming, heart winning Wei Yinglou is now the highest ranked woman in the harem, at peace, powerful, still having the emperors heart, and now is dealing with a stubborn girl who is exactly like her from episode one just without the preternatural scheming abilities. It’s exactly the daughter you’d get if you gave her to the loving empress dowager who spoiled her and never told her no, and of course she’s a terror, her mom was the fiercest person in the forbidden city for literal years before she became a consort. It’s good to see the family tradition too, of the emperor totally falling for his favourite consort’s and now his favourite daughter’s antics is going on too!!
I was impressed that Ying Lou was able to read that far into Siwan's scheming. She is still protecting her kids no matter what. Zhao Hua is her daughter so I was looking to see when she starts scheming.
Man, mama Ying Lou coming in with that empress dowager level energy in the end was amazing! As soon as i saw her casually look at her nails as the show was going on i got so nostalgic and excited! I love boss level Ying Lou!
Yinglou is not seen often but she slays every scene she is in.. my fave is with Siwans maid she’s like gurl bye that crap may fool the newbies but not me try again..
Yinglou was a servant before she became Huangguifei. She knew what hardship was like, not to mention what happened to A’man. Zhaohua grew up directly as a princess of the palace AND she was raised by ED. Girl didn’t stand a chance lmao
if we include the tie-in drama novelization, in chapter 2 Wei Yingtai even schemed to have Ying'luo married off in secret to miss the palace draft (since the Wei clan's _booi aha_ status was under the Imperial Household Bureau)
I actually like seeing Yingluo’s daughter suck at scheming 😂 100% the emperors genes. I would love to have seen a daughter who inherited her scheming but maybe it was her son? It makes it more plausible that not everyone is good at scheming making Yingluo seem so rare. I also think it’s so funny how the emperor is such a girl dad and usually lets his daughter get away with anything. Lmfao not Yingluo letting Siwan hang 😂 it took me out.
I'm so happy to see that you have returned with a new series. Happy that you decided to watch this show, I know a lot people don't know about this show. Also as someone who has finished the series I can't wait for you to find out all of the secrets in the next couple of episodes.
I like the idea that this might be YLs and The Emperors way of trying to get ZHua to learn how to cleverly fight for herself and gain her own power, as well as learn how to outmaneuver evil people in the palace like siwan (and by extention Fucangan) . If Zhua is married off and doesn't learn how to temper herself, she'd be in a worse off fate since her status can only get her so far outside the palace.
she didn't even live that long (a year or so after the wedding, 7th princess & Lhawangdorji were on their way to Beijing for a family visit but was delayed due to bad weather, and while waiting for the all-clear 7th princess died, followed soon after by Lady Weigiya...hence that last shot of a worried Wei Ying'luo in ep.6 was particularly poignant)
10:02 exactly! If there is anyone capable of teaching you how a man can eat out of your hand and be grateful for it, it is Yinglou. We have a whole series to prove it. 😂😂😂😂
notes: 1.1. basically *there was no plan for a "Yanxi Palace" sequel or epilogue* in the first place 1.2. "Princess Adventures" was basically *rejected clips on the cutting floor that somehow survived Yuzheng's vetting process* when he saw "Yanxi"'s popularity 1.3. context of above: what constituted "Princess Adventures" was *basically scenes shot alongside the main drama* , "rejected" because *even tho plot-worthy they seemingly have no place in the main drama's storyline* this is explained by Yuzheng's Weibo bts posts of Raine Wang (7th princess), Wang Yuwei (Borjigin Lhawangdorji), & Wang Yizhe (Fuca Fukkan'gan) in costume alongside the main drama bts posts 2.1. Ying'luo's headdress throughout the "epilogue" was *already spoilered during the intro sequence of the main drama* 2.2. Ying'luo's attire was mostly *one or two pieces of Sharmaine Sheh's Step Empress wardrobe* 3.1. really curious which drama Raine Wang shot first ("Yanxi Palace" (7th princess Zhaohua, already referenced but not shown in the main drama) or "Ruyi's Royal Love" (Princess Hengti/Lingxi)) and how long she stayed in Hengdian World (the only Forbidden City shooting site) during 2017 3.2. historically *7th princess was Qianlong Emperor's favorite daughter* after -2nd- 3rd princess 3.3. historically *9th princess is the unloved middle child* , which begs the question of whether Qianlong Emperor's favor to Empress Xiaoyichun was ever real (e.g. "Ruyi"'s Wei Yan'wan) -even after Imperial Noble Consort Ling'yi became Empress Xiaoyi, 9th princess remained a second-class princess (unlike her elder sister 7th princess) -9th princess's dowry was practically pennies 4. Lhawangdorji was from the *Khorcin tribe of the Borjigin clan* , and since he was a bright & promising child who studied alongside the imperial princes, was *bestowed the title of "qinwang" (親王) as if he were one of the Emperor's sons* (Ying'luo's explanation of Lhawangdorji's ancestry: an imperial descendant via a Qing princess who like most Qing princesses married into Mongolia towards the Khorcin Borjigits) 5. imo most of "Princess Adventures" is basically *a throwback Thursday of "Yanxi Palace"* from how many literal throwbacks there were -Zhaohua being a literal mini-Ying'luo (e.g. "plant abuse") but a Karen (like historical Consort Dun & 10th princess) -Fukkan'gan teasing Zhaohua -Siwan being a Zhaohua foil -rivalry between Lhawangdorji & Fukkan'gan (e.g. duel outside Yangxindian Hall) -Zhaohua-Lhawangdorji-Fukkan'gan triangle -those random Western music box scenes -Rong'yin's _japamala_ -Ying'luo aloft in a sedan chair and a male Fuca gazing at her 6.1. srsly tho I sometimes catch myself pronouncing "Siwan" in the Korean manner (e.g. ZE:A Siwan) 6.2. subtlety of "her position": while they are a "princess" in English, *Zhaohua is a 公主 (gongzhu), while Siwan is a 格格 (gege)* ; the latter being a generic address for a titled lady (e.g. daughter of nobility/aristocracy, low-ranking imperial concubine, adopted princess, distinguished ladies, etc.) 6.3. "lowly duke" - unique thing about Qing royalty is that *imperial princes' titles get degraded every generation* so Hongzhou is a _qin'wang_ , ergo *Siwan's father is a junwang* (same rank as Yunli & Yuyao's husband) this is not the same to a select group of princes, whose descendants became infamously known as *the Ironcap Princes/Ironhats* (the conservative faction during Guangxu Era): *due to special merit, their title of qin'wang was eternally passed down through the succeeding generations* , and one prominent example is 13th prince Yinxiang (his son Hongxiao is featured as the troublemaker one), rewarded for his merit in supporting Yongzheng Emperor's claim to the Dragon Throne (among other benefits, he alone of his paternal half-brothers regained the use of Yongzheng Emperor's taboo name "胤")) (pointing out Yinxiang because I recently watched "Palace: The Movie" & currently on "Dreaming Back to Qing Dynasty") 7. Siwan's self-inflicted injury was so severe that aside from her lady-in-waiting Dingxiang *she is assisted by a cane-crutch combo*
Hey, you’re back! I definitely did get the ‘this was not part of the plan’ feel from this lol, and the similarities as well you’re spot on there. You know, maybe it’s my shoddy Korean showing but I’m not hearing much of a difference between the Korean/Chinese pronunciation of SiWan? But then I’m a native speaker of neither one of those languages to be fair Thank you for all the information and background as usual :)
OMG! An episode already? YES! I missed Yinglou. I love her character and will rewatch her a billion times. IDK how to feel about this show so I need to watch it a thousand times.
Hi ! I love they kept the intro too . I was shocked that Siwan went to the extent to kill her personnal maid .Fuheng's son is Erquing and his brother's son not the Emperor's . 18:17 Don't forget in China they have to respect historical accuracy .
Lol they didn’t follow historical accuracy when they gave ED a dead daughter in Yanxi palace or when they gave her ( empress dowager) 2 daughters in Ruyi’s when Historical account says she only had 1 child , the point is they don’t actually follow all the historical accounts, they add their own accounts and they use A LOT of folklore.
@@zoefloyd5334 it was discussed many times in the comments of Yanxi Palace reviews, and people who do not want to be spoiled should NEVER read video comments imo. It's a place where we discuss the show, so of course all kinds of spoilers will be mentioned
@@zoefloyd5334 I think it was quite evident that it wasn’t the emperor’s child, since they showed Erqing messing up her hair which was a clear indication that she didn’t actually sleep with the Emperor.
@zoefloyd5334 don't stress, it's not a spoiler, but it's understandable if someone missed it. Fuheung knew the son wasn't his from the beginning because he never slept with Erqing and they hinted that her affair was with the brother. The only reason Erqing pretended it was the emperors child was to protect herself.
They have to be retconing some things because i know at the end of the original series HongZhou was killed for the coup and the emperor probably didn't punish his family due to ties, but considering the emperor from ZhenHuan family probably means very little. Also with characters like ZhaoHua what you see is typically what you get. As outspoken and straightforward as she is i cant see her taking the time to want to torment/poison someone. Those are usually done by more calm and calculative characters. Always good to see Yinglou though❤
NO FREAKING WAY!!! I am so incredibly happy to see you've returned and blessed us with a new recap series. 😍😍 Thank you so so so much. You've made my day
This is actually only a mini series of 6 episodes, so it ends in just two videos 😂 But there will be a few weeks of "The Double' after that if you're interested 😉
I kinda like ZhaoHua's character. She bratty and spoiled but i mean...she's the daughter of the emperor AND her mom is the highest consort (close to an empress). She remind me of the 3rd princess in Ruyi Royal Love. Not lovely but realistic and its original to have a main characher like her. Its so rare of have the perspective of the bratty princess and im all for it. And as for Jingse im like "she's 15 in her teenage rebelious phase, can't someone discipline her?!?". I root for a character with this kind of attitude and flaws. Ps: YingLuo, what a queen❤
If i remember The 2nd princess is the daughther of Consort Zhe (the mother of first prince). She died at birth as long as her mother. The First Princess was from the Empress but she died as an infant too Making the 3rd princess the eldest
I was trying to place where I've seen Zhao Hua's actress before, and she was Grand Princess Hengti from Ruyi's Royal Love! I didn't know Yanxi Palace had a sequel, so interesting~
1. it's not really a sequel/epilogue tho, more like Yuzheng cashing in the unexpected popularity of "Yanxi" by piecing together discarded footage of next gen characters 2. literally begs the question of which drama Raine Wang shot first & how long she stayed in Hengdian World Studios
she's the Imperial Noble Consort (practically Empress Consort in all but name), of course she has to know "what's up with everybody" not unlike novel!Wei Yan'wan who nobody liked and was even dissed by the Dowager Empress
¡Yay! ¡Thank God, you're back! I was missing your videos. I have to say that for me Zhaohua reminds me more of Gao Xiyue from RRLIP or Gao Ningxing from this drama than Yingluo. Are they sure that she isn't the lost daughter from one of them?
@arellacapuleto4951 still doubtful -Gao Ningxin made herself outwardly despicable because she knew she was only in the position due to her father Gao Bin's dispensable role to Qianlong -Gao Xiyue never had the chance because Fuca Langhua was a beeyotch
well WE know fukangan isnt the emperor’s son, but the last piece of info yingluo got form hupo was that erqing told rongyin her child was the emperor’s. as far as shes concerned the emperor betrayed rongyin just as much as erqing did. thats why she was so angry.
I love this mini series…dont worry everything will make sense. Fukangan and Zhaohua will never be together as there is the possibility of him being the Emperor’s son. Siwan can get wrecked. Chaoyang is socially inept (give my boy a chance!), Fukangan… 😒, Zhaohua 😊. I love my unrepentant girl. She really said “and…so..” LIKE YASS QUEEN YASS
But he isn't the emperor's son? I thought he was the brother's son which is why Erqing to his brother so passionately that the boy was a son of the family when the brother absolutely knows they didn't have sex.
@@tias2705yea she was pregnant when she slept with the emperor but the emperor doesnt know that and as far as everyone know baby is either emperors or Fuhengs (it wasnt for sure lol). Yes it was really the brother. However the POSSIBILITY immediately eliminates him for marriage
I really REALLY dont like this show and was a bit afraid of watching this video, but Drama Recaps, as always, drew me in with her voice and commentary.
I believe in the original yanxi it’s revealed the emperor never slept with Erqing, but they did send her back to her manor after she got poisoned so maybe that bloody flash back is how they left her hating a$$ at the manor 😂
I don't actually think that's revealed in the original YanXi, but yeah I guess they could have schlopped her body back and then changed her clothes? IDK 😂
But here’s the thing lol, Siwan fell on purpose for his attention if I recall, so Zhouhua was 💯 right about that, BUT she did actually get seriously injured. I’d say that plan worked out too well 😬
So... I watched ep 1 and stopped in the middle somewhere because I didn't like - of course it's because this is a new show focusing on new characters. But it didn't for me so I left. THEN... DramaRecap uploaded this I was like, yay, I get to find out what happens and enjoy the commentaries. It's like a fun two in one. BUT THEN... when she got to that part where Yingluo just let's that little gege chokes trying to scheme and I was like, hold up. Paused this video. Went on Netflix and watched and skip and watch and skip until I got to that good part.
Lollllll this cracked me up 😂 Honestly, it's so short that I think it's worth just kind of putting on if you have the free time, but you're also not missing much to be honest 😂
Isn't Fukang'an the son of Erqing and Fuheng's brother? I thought it was official that she only framed being favored by the emperor. Story of Yanxi palace didn't convey this well, but isn't that what the whole point of Fuheng's brother getting the screen time? There was no other point to that character otherwise. Also, Fugeng said the emperor would not do that when Erqing said she was favored, and the emperor told Wei Yingluo she had it wrong when she brought it up with him.
I'm not sure what you mean by official, but based on the way the show presented it i don't see how ErQing faking the encounter or sleeping with FH's brother are foregone conclusions. Though it's definitely a theory that makes perfect sense with the rest of the story (again, just based on YX Palace and the first 3 episodes of this show)
@@dramarecaps4217 You said that Erqing's son is the emperor's illegitimate son, but it's actually Fuheng's brother's child. The emperor never slept with Erqing. By saying official, I mean that it's a fact of the story.
@@globaltrance86 Maybe I'm not getting my point across well- so yes I agree that it is a fact of the story, but it is only *revealed* in the later half of Princess Adventures. I'm saying based on the story that we have, there's no confirmation or concrete evidence for ErQing's son being FuHeng's brother's child, or for the encounter between ErQing and the emperor being faked. Or do you disagree? Maybe I missed a scene🤔
@@dramarecaps4217 I see what you meant now, you are only recapping up to this point, but I don't think those facts are ambiguous and supposed to be unknown to the viewer necessarily. Since I haven't seen anything of Princess Diaries I can't comment on it. So they reveal that later? As far as Story of Yanxi Palace, I agree it wasn't made clear in that show, but I don't think it was necessarily intended for this to be ambiguous, rather they may have hastily and carelessly cut scenes and dialogue. I was always confused how Yingluo would just let it slide that the Emperor had a fling with Erqing. It wasn't until watching the show again that I noticed those examples I used as evidence the emperor didn't sleep with Erqing, and also doing some searching through forums about this. It's really strange really that one is led to believe in Yanxi Palace that the emperor favored Erqing and that those loose ends weren't tied up before releasing the show.
canonically, fukangan's biological dad is the emperor. but behind the scenes of the show, originally it was supposed to be that erqing actually manipulated the emperor into thinking that they had sex while he was drunk but they actually didn't, and the real affair partner was actually fuheng's brother (but that plotline later got removed from the final cut of the show). in real history, there were rumors that fukangan was the emperors secret love child because of how much the emperor favored him. but these were just rumors and were never substantiated. but these rumors were probably the inspo for the plotline in the show.
@@limabean9228 it's never been proven Fukkan'gan was Qianlong Emperor's bastard, as it doesn't make sense that Jiaqing Emperor would demote him later in life
@@limabean9228 I think canonically it's still Fuheng's brother's child. There is no point to that character otherwise. Erqing just framed being favored. Fuheng told Erqing the emperor would never do that when she told Fuheng the emperor favored her, and the emperor told Yingluo that she is misunderstood when she confronted him about it. They didn't convey this well in Story of Yanxi Palace, but the evidence is there. Any scenes cut didn't change the story, in the same way they cut Mingyu forcing Erqing to drink poison, and other scenes.
10:55 It’s weird. Princess Zhao Hua sounds and acts like Gao guifei’s maid, Zhi lan and The other girl wants (but fails) to act like Chenbi. Meh. 🫤 They recycled Fuheng with the prince and Yuan Chunwang with Fu kang an. Ugh. 😑
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I get why Fukang'an's motivation because he doesn't know the kind of person Erqing was and from his perspective, he just knows that someone killed his mother. Not that it makes his actions okay, but the motive makes sense.
Also, it's cool to see Yingluo comfortably being at the top after that whole journey of Yanxi palace.
it's funny because in Yanxi Palace i remember there was dialogue about the empress being worried that Zhaohua wouldn't be able to be married off in the future because of her wild behavior, and the empress dowager got so offended but now we see that the empress had a point lol
ooh which episode was that? needs to rewatch
@beeworkin1461 i don't remember the episode number but it was when they were making preparations to go on the southern expedition boat trip
@@beeworkin1461 2nd or 3rd to the last
@ Third or second to last. Yingluo is sitting with the ED, Shu and Qing. Empress spawns in and ED says “why dont we bring the little ones with us to the trip”. Empress is like “uh? No theyre bratty and they need to be disciplined” and the ED is like “exsqueeze me? I raised them who are you calling bratty”
@@dusksunsetio6042 and this is also -mentioned- emphasized in the epilogue as well, Qianlong basically saying "If you're criticizing Zhaohua's upbringing [the complainants blaming her behavior from Wei Ying'luo as an unfit mother] then you're making an enemy of the Dowager Empress, my mother, and by extension, the-Royal-We. You were saying?'"
I loooove that the yinglou, the wheeling, scheming, heart winning Wei Yinglou is now the highest ranked woman in the harem, at peace, powerful, still having the emperors heart, and now is dealing with a stubborn girl who is exactly like her from episode one just without the preternatural scheming abilities. It’s exactly the daughter you’d get if you gave her to the loving empress dowager who spoiled her and never told her no, and of course she’s a terror, her mom was the fiercest person in the forbidden city for literal years before she became a consort. It’s good to see the family tradition too, of the emperor totally falling for his favourite consort’s and now his favourite daughter’s antics is going on too!!
"still having the Emperor's heart"
laughs in Consorts Rong & Dun
I was impressed that Ying Lou was able to read that far into Siwan's scheming. She is still protecting her kids no matter what. Zhao Hua is her daughter so I was looking to see when she starts scheming.
Man, mama Ying Lou coming in with that empress dowager level energy in the end was amazing! As soon as i saw her casually look at her nails as the show was going on i got so nostalgic and excited! I love boss level Ying Lou!
7:50 that little kick 😂 she really takes after the emperor
Yinglou is not seen often but she slays every scene she is in.. my fave is with Siwans maid she’s like gurl bye that crap may fool the newbies but not me try again..
Yinglou was a servant before she became Huangguifei. She knew what hardship was like, not to mention what happened to A’man. Zhaohua grew up directly as a princess of the palace AND she was raised by ED. Girl didn’t stand a chance lmao
100%! I totally get how she became like this, I'm sure I would have been the same lol
if we include the tie-in drama novelization, in chapter 2 Wei Yingtai even schemed to have Ying'luo married off in secret to miss the palace draft (since the Wei clan's _booi aha_ status was under the Imperial Household Bureau)
SHE'S BACK! (In Mariah Carey's Voice)
Lmao, it's Decemeber so of course I'm reading every comment in Mariah Carey's voice 😂
You're baaackk!
Oh wow! Didn't even recognize her!
@@dramarecaps4217 I did point it out
I tried watching this mini series and I couldn't stick with it. Your recaps are coming in clutch.
It's definitely a lot lmao... thank you!
I actually like seeing Yingluo’s daughter suck at scheming 😂 100% the emperors genes. I would love to have seen a daughter who inherited her scheming but maybe it was her son? It makes it more plausible that not everyone is good at scheming making Yingluo seem so rare.
I also think it’s so funny how the emperor is such a girl dad and usually lets his daughter get away with anything.
Lmfao not Yingluo letting Siwan hang 😂 it took me out.
seeing as the 15th prince became the next emperor i feel like he def would be the one to inherit the scheming genes!
@@limabean9228 laughing in historical records
The Empreror does mention wishing his other daughter was there too since she's more cunning. This he admits on his own without being pushed😂
I'm so happy to see that you have returned with a new series. Happy that you decided to watch this show, I know a lot people don't know about this show. Also as someone who has finished the series I can't wait for you to find out all of the secrets in the next couple of episodes.
I didn't even know it existed until I started posting YanXi Palace videos and some commenters brought it up- it really did fly under the radar!
I like the idea that this might be YLs and The Emperors way of trying to get ZHua to learn how to cleverly fight for herself and gain her own power, as well as learn how to outmaneuver evil people in the palace like siwan (and by extention Fucangan) . If Zhua is married off and doesn't learn how to temper herself, she'd be in a worse off fate since her status can only get her so far outside the palace.
she didn't even live that long
(a year or so after the wedding, 7th princess & Lhawangdorji were on their way to Beijing for a family visit but was delayed due to bad weather, and while waiting for the all-clear 7th princess died, followed soon after by Lady Weigiya...hence that last shot of a worried Wei Ying'luo in ep.6 was particularly poignant)
@@盧璘壽로인수 obviously not historically but drama wise. with the small suspense of disbelief.
10:02 exactly! If there is anyone capable of teaching you how a man can eat out of your hand and be grateful for it, it is Yinglou. We have a whole series to prove it. 😂😂😂😂
notes:
1.1. basically *there was no plan for a "Yanxi Palace" sequel or epilogue* in the first place
1.2. "Princess Adventures" was basically *rejected clips on the cutting floor that somehow survived Yuzheng's vetting process* when he saw "Yanxi"'s popularity
1.3. context of above: what constituted "Princess Adventures" was *basically scenes shot alongside the main drama* , "rejected" because *even tho plot-worthy they seemingly have no place in the main drama's storyline*
this is explained by Yuzheng's Weibo bts posts of Raine Wang (7th princess), Wang Yuwei (Borjigin Lhawangdorji), & Wang Yizhe (Fuca Fukkan'gan) in costume alongside the main drama bts posts
2.1. Ying'luo's headdress throughout the "epilogue" was *already spoilered during the intro sequence of the main drama*
2.2. Ying'luo's attire was mostly *one or two pieces of Sharmaine Sheh's Step Empress wardrobe*
3.1. really curious which drama Raine Wang shot first ("Yanxi Palace" (7th princess Zhaohua, already referenced but not shown in the main drama) or "Ruyi's Royal Love" (Princess Hengti/Lingxi)) and how long she stayed in Hengdian World (the only Forbidden City shooting site) during 2017
3.2. historically *7th princess was Qianlong Emperor's favorite daughter* after -2nd- 3rd princess
3.3. historically *9th princess is the unloved middle child* , which begs the question of whether Qianlong Emperor's favor to Empress Xiaoyichun was ever real (e.g. "Ruyi"'s Wei Yan'wan)
-even after Imperial Noble Consort Ling'yi became Empress Xiaoyi, 9th princess remained a second-class princess (unlike her elder sister 7th princess)
-9th princess's dowry was practically pennies
4. Lhawangdorji was from the *Khorcin tribe of the Borjigin clan* , and since he was a bright & promising child who studied alongside the imperial princes, was *bestowed the title of "qinwang" (親王) as if he were one of the Emperor's sons*
(Ying'luo's explanation of Lhawangdorji's ancestry: an imperial descendant via a Qing princess who like most Qing princesses married into Mongolia towards the Khorcin Borjigits)
5. imo most of "Princess Adventures" is basically *a throwback Thursday of "Yanxi Palace"* from how many literal throwbacks there were
-Zhaohua being a literal mini-Ying'luo (e.g. "plant abuse") but a Karen (like historical Consort Dun & 10th princess)
-Fukkan'gan teasing Zhaohua
-Siwan being a Zhaohua foil
-rivalry between Lhawangdorji & Fukkan'gan (e.g. duel outside Yangxindian Hall)
-Zhaohua-Lhawangdorji-Fukkan'gan triangle
-those random Western music box scenes
-Rong'yin's _japamala_
-Ying'luo aloft in a sedan chair and a male Fuca gazing at her
6.1. srsly tho I sometimes catch myself pronouncing "Siwan" in the Korean manner (e.g. ZE:A Siwan)
6.2. subtlety of "her position": while they are a "princess" in English, *Zhaohua is a 公主 (gongzhu), while Siwan is a 格格 (gege)* ; the latter being a generic address for a titled lady (e.g. daughter of nobility/aristocracy, low-ranking imperial concubine, adopted princess, distinguished ladies, etc.)
6.3. "lowly duke" - unique thing about Qing royalty is that *imperial princes' titles get degraded every generation*
so Hongzhou is a _qin'wang_ , ergo *Siwan's father is a junwang* (same rank as Yunli & Yuyao's husband)
this is not the same to a select group of princes, whose descendants became infamously known as *the Ironcap Princes/Ironhats* (the conservative faction during Guangxu Era): *due to special merit, their title of qin'wang was eternally passed down through the succeeding generations* , and one prominent example is 13th prince Yinxiang (his son Hongxiao is featured as the troublemaker one), rewarded for his merit in supporting Yongzheng Emperor's claim to the Dragon Throne (among other benefits, he alone of his paternal half-brothers regained the use of Yongzheng Emperor's taboo name "胤"))
(pointing out Yinxiang because I recently watched "Palace: The Movie" & currently on "Dreaming Back to Qing Dynasty")
7. Siwan's self-inflicted injury was so severe that aside from her lady-in-waiting Dingxiang *she is assisted by a cane-crutch combo*
Hey, you’re back! I definitely did get the ‘this was not part of the plan’ feel from this lol, and the similarities as well you’re spot on there.
You know, maybe it’s my shoddy Korean showing but I’m not hearing much of a difference between the Korean/Chinese pronunciation of SiWan? But then I’m a native speaker of neither one of those languages to be fair
Thank you for all the information and background as usual :)
@@dramarecaps4217 "siwan" is Revised Romanized Korean spelling of 시완, pronounced "shi-wan" (akin to "禧婉" in Mandarin Chinese)
OMG! An episode already? YES!
I missed Yinglou. I love her character and will rewatch her a billion times. IDK how to feel about this show so I need to watch it a thousand times.
"Princess Adventures" is basically cut scenes from the main drama that were revived by Yuzheng after seeing "Yanxi"'s popularity
Hi ! I love they kept the intro too . I was shocked that Siwan went to the extent to kill her personnal maid .Fuheng's son is Erquing and his brother's son not the Emperor's . 18:17 Don't forget in China they have to respect historical accuracy .
Lol they didn’t follow historical accuracy when they gave ED a dead daughter in Yanxi palace or when they gave her ( empress dowager) 2 daughters in Ruyi’s when Historical account says she only had 1 child , the point is they don’t actually follow all the historical accounts, they add their own accounts and they use A LOT of folklore.
Yes but that's not revealed until a later episode... you just spoiled it! From Yanxi palace they had us believe it was the emperor's child.
@@zoefloyd5334 it was discussed many times in the comments of Yanxi Palace reviews, and people who do not want to be spoiled should NEVER read video comments imo. It's a place where we discuss the show, so of course all kinds of spoilers will be mentioned
@@zoefloyd5334 I think it was quite evident that it wasn’t the emperor’s child, since they showed Erqing messing up her hair which was a clear indication that she didn’t actually sleep with the Emperor.
@zoefloyd5334 don't stress, it's not a spoiler, but it's understandable if someone missed it. Fuheung knew the son wasn't his from the beginning because he never slept with Erqing and they hinted that her affair was with the brother. The only reason Erqing pretended it was the emperors child was to protect herself.
They have to be retconing some things because i know at the end of the original series HongZhou was killed for the coup and the emperor probably didn't punish his family due to ties, but considering the emperor from ZhenHuan family probably means very little.
Also with characters like ZhaoHua what you see is typically what you get. As outspoken and straightforward as she is i cant see her taking the time to want to torment/poison someone. Those are usually done by more calm and calculative characters.
Always good to see Yinglou though❤
NO FREAKING WAY!!!
I am so incredibly happy to see you've returned and blessed us with a new recap series. 😍😍
Thank you so so so much. You've made my day
Thanks for the sweet welcome back XD
Anybody else noticed that Yingluo is still holding the same beads she received from Empress Fucha Ronyin
Probably that bloody ErQing flashback is from the cut scenes 🤯🤯
probs after Ming'yu shoving that bowl of poison down Erqing's throat
The opening really is one of the best in this type of series. I can watch it again and again.
I clicked on this video so fast!!! Thank you for deciding to review this mini series, I have finals this week and your videos always make my day 😂😂❤️
Poor kitty. May she get revenge in her next life. 😭
the only truly innocent one in all of this!
laughs in "Marvelous Women"
Yay my favorite youtuber is back hooray!!! It's a shame I realized so late.
Aww thank you!! ❤️ ❤️
This series is going to be the bright spot in my day for the next few weeks! I'm excited to see where it goes!
This is actually only a mini series of 6 episodes, so it ends in just two videos 😂 But there will be a few weeks of "The Double' after that if you're interested 😉
@dramarecaps4217 only six? How sad but I'm looking forward to The Double!😃
😱 I miss these videos and your voice so much!!! Thank you for posting some more! ❤
🎉Wooooo so glad you've got another great series of vids! Thank you! 🎉
I really can’t with Siwan because she has the “Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan Can’t Close Her Mouth” thing going on.
I kinda like ZhaoHua's character. She bratty and spoiled but i mean...she's the daughter of the emperor AND her mom is the highest consort (close to an empress). She remind me of the 3rd princess in Ruyi Royal Love. Not lovely but realistic and its original to have a main characher like her. Its so rare of have the perspective of the bratty princess and im all for it. And as for Jingse im like "she's 15 in her teenage rebelious phase, can't someone discipline her?!?". I root for a character with this kind of attitude and flaws.
Ps: YingLuo, what a queen❤
If i remember
The 2nd princess is the daughther of Consort Zhe (the mother of first prince). She died at birth as long as her mother.
The First Princess was from the Empress but she died as an infant too
Making the 3rd princess the eldest
@@Amira-sb5gh right right, thanks for reminding me
OMG WE MISSED YOU AND YOUR RECAPS!!!!
Omg omg omg I’m within the first hour of posting!!! Thank you for doing this!!! I LOVE your videos so much!
I LOVE THIS SERIE, THANK YOU
i discovered yanxi palace through this serie. ❤
That's so cool to hear! I hope more people can support the shows🎈
I was trying to place where I've seen Zhao Hua's actress before, and she was Grand Princess Hengti from Ruyi's Royal Love! I didn't know Yanxi Palace had a sequel, so interesting~
1. it's not really a sequel/epilogue tho, more like Yuzheng cashing in the unexpected popularity of "Yanxi" by piecing together discarded footage of next gen characters
2. literally begs the question of which drama Raine Wang shot first & how long she stayed in Hengdian World Studios
Yay!! You are back and you’re covering Princess Adventures! Welcome back ☺️
Yes! Thank you! :)
Clicked so fast
I haven't watched but will just assume WYL knows what's up with everybody as usual. Her still having the first Empress's beads is a nice touch.
I know, right?🥲
she's the Imperial Noble Consort (practically Empress Consort in all but name), of course she has to know "what's up with everybody"
not unlike novel!Wei Yan'wan who nobody liked and was even dissed by the Dowager Empress
Yeaaaaaaaah ! THE RETURN ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's cool to see you covering this! Welcome back!
Thank you :)
OMG I didnt know this existed.. now I want to see it so so SO BADLY.. thank you for doing these
It's on Netflix! And thanks! :)
¡Yay! ¡Thank God, you're back! I was missing your videos. I have to say that for me Zhaohua reminds me more of Gao Xiyue from RRLIP or Gao Ningxing from this drama than Yingluo. Are they sure that she isn't the lost daughter from one of them?
Lady Gaogiya unfortunately never had any issue
@盧璘壽로인수 Not the real one, the one from the series
@arellacapuleto4951
still doubtful
-Gao Ningxin made herself outwardly despicable because she knew she was only in the position due to her father Gao Bin's dispensable role to Qianlong
-Gao Xiyue never had the chance because Fuca Langhua was a beeyotch
Omg !!!!! You are back !!!
OMG!!! You’re back!!
She has returned with the goods!
I watched this so many times and I wish it was longer because of the deleted scenes that made the series more interesting
I'm so blessed and will be from now on
I love ur vids
Thank you, and love your profile pic!
@dramarecaps4217 U LIKE UNTAMED!?!?!?!
OH IM IN LOVE
well WE know fukangan isnt the emperor’s son, but the last piece of info yingluo got form hupo was that erqing told rongyin her child was the emperor’s. as far as shes concerned the emperor betrayed rongyin just as much as erqing did. thats why she was so angry.
OH MY GOSH IM SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS
Ooohhh interesting!!Love your videos❤
Welcome back!
Thank you :)
So good to see you back. Can you do The Untamed next?
Thank you! It's up for a vote right now, I just added the untamed to the list👍
I love this mini series…dont worry everything will make sense. Fukangan and Zhaohua will never be together as there is the possibility of him being the Emperor’s son.
Siwan can get wrecked. Chaoyang is socially inept (give my boy a chance!), Fukangan… 😒, Zhaohua 😊. I love my unrepentant girl. She really said “and…so..” LIKE YASS QUEEN YASS
But he isn't the emperor's son? I thought he was the brother's son which is why Erqing to his brother so passionately that the boy was a son of the family when the brother absolutely knows they didn't have sex.
@@tias2705yea she was pregnant when she slept with the emperor but the emperor doesnt know that and as far as everyone know baby is either emperors or Fuhengs (it wasnt for sure lol). Yes it was really the brother.
However the POSSIBILITY immediately eliminates him for marriage
She really does seem like the worst at first, but after the first time, I've decided Siwan is the worst. 😂
100% 😒
I really REALLY dont like this show and was a bit afraid of watching this video, but Drama Recaps, as always, drew me in with her voice and commentary.
I believe in the original yanxi it’s revealed the emperor never slept with Erqing, but they did send her back to her manor after she got poisoned so maybe that bloody flash back is how they left her hating a$$ at the manor 😂
I don't actually think that's revealed in the original YanXi, but yeah I guess they could have schlopped her body back and then changed her clothes? IDK 😂
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But here’s the thing lol, Siwan fell on purpose for his attention if I recall, so Zhouhua was 💯 right about that, BUT she did actually get seriously injured. I’d say that plan worked out too well 😬
IM SO EXCITEDDD
Is there anywhere I can watch this? I don't have netflix. Thanks.
Yay! 🎉🎉
God i love youuuuu❤❤❤❤ thank you
My god.. XD what a ride 😂
YAY!!!!!!
Loving the bojack horseman reference 😂
Ayyy! I was wondering if anyone else watched that show lol
So... I watched ep 1 and stopped in the middle somewhere because I didn't like - of course it's because this is a new show focusing on new characters. But it didn't for me so I left. THEN... DramaRecap uploaded this I was like, yay, I get to find out what happens and enjoy the commentaries. It's like a fun two in one. BUT THEN... when she got to that part where Yingluo just let's that little gege chokes trying to scheme and I was like, hold up. Paused this video. Went on Netflix and watched and skip and watch and skip until I got to that good part.
I'm torn. Should I watch it. Or should i just wait for DramaRecap and run back to the show when I see a good part? 😅😅
Lollllll this cracked me up 😂 Honestly, it's so short that I think it's worth just kind of putting on if you have the free time, but you're also not missing much to be honest 😂
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Isn't Fukang'an the son of Erqing and Fuheng's brother? I thought it was official that she only framed being favored by the emperor. Story of Yanxi palace didn't convey this well, but isn't that what the whole point of Fuheng's brother getting the screen time? There was no other point to that character otherwise. Also, Fugeng said the emperor would not do that when Erqing said she was favored, and the emperor told Wei Yingluo she had it wrong when she brought it up with him.
I'm not sure what you mean by official, but based on the way the show presented it i don't see how ErQing faking the encounter or sleeping with FH's brother are foregone conclusions. Though it's definitely a theory that makes perfect sense with the rest of the story (again, just based on YX Palace and the first 3 episodes of this show)
@@dramarecaps4217 You said that Erqing's son is the emperor's illegitimate son, but it's actually Fuheng's brother's child. The emperor never slept with Erqing. By saying official, I mean that it's a fact of the story.
@@globaltrance86 Maybe I'm not getting my point across well- so yes I agree that it is a fact of the story, but it is only *revealed* in the later half of Princess Adventures.
I'm saying based on the story that we have, there's no confirmation or concrete evidence for ErQing's son being FuHeng's brother's child, or for the encounter between ErQing and the emperor being faked. Or do you disagree? Maybe I missed a scene🤔
@@dramarecaps4217 I see what you meant now, you are only recapping up to this point, but I don't think those facts are ambiguous and supposed to be unknown to the viewer necessarily. Since I haven't seen anything of Princess Diaries I can't comment on it. So they reveal that later? As far as Story of Yanxi Palace, I agree it wasn't made clear in that show, but I don't think it was necessarily intended for this to be ambiguous, rather they may have hastily and carelessly cut scenes and dialogue. I was always confused how Yingluo would just let it slide that the Emperor had a fling with Erqing. It wasn't until watching the show again that I noticed those examples I used as evidence the emperor didn't sleep with Erqing, and also doing some searching through forums about this. It's really strange really that one is led to believe in Yanxi Palace that the emperor favored Erqing and that those loose ends weren't tied up before releasing the show.
Was fukangan's dad the younger brother (by a concubine) of fuheng or was it the emperor?
canonically, fukangan's biological dad is the emperor. but behind the scenes of the show, originally it was supposed to be that erqing actually manipulated the emperor into thinking that they had sex while he was drunk but they actually didn't, and the real affair partner was actually fuheng's brother (but that plotline later got removed from the final cut of the show). in real history, there were rumors that fukangan was the emperors secret love child because of how much the emperor favored him. but these were just rumors and were never substantiated. but these rumors were probably the inspo for the plotline in the show.
@@limabean9228 it's never been proven Fukkan'gan was Qianlong Emperor's bastard, as it doesn't make sense that Jiaqing Emperor would demote him later in life
@@盧璘壽로인수 exactly, thats why i said that the rumors were never substantiated.
@@limabean9228 I think canonically it's still Fuheng's brother's child. There is no point to that character otherwise. Erqing just framed being favored. Fuheng told Erqing the emperor would never do that when she told Fuheng the emperor favored her, and the emperor told Yingluo that she is misunderstood when she confronted him about it. They didn't convey this well in Story of Yanxi Palace, but the evidence is there. Any scenes cut didn't change the story, in the same way they cut Mingyu forcing Erqing to drink poison, and other scenes.
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My girl! 🤣 Glad to see you're still around!
@@dramarecaps4217 Glad to be back!!!😂😂😂🙌🏿
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It’s weird.
Princess Zhao Hua sounds and acts like Gao guifei’s maid, Zhi lan and
The other girl wants (but fails) to act like Chenbi. Meh. 🫤
They recycled Fuheng with the prince and Yuan Chunwang with Fu kang an. Ugh. 😑
Thank youuuuuu
For Erqing? ERQING❓😂💔.
Fukang'an's father is NOT the Emperor! The father of this man is Fuheng's younger, sympathetic brother. Which is why he looks like a Fuca.
I thought Erqing got pregnant by his brother.
Fukang An is Erqing and Fuca Fu Qian son.
Omg yes !!!!!