Yehe-Nara Meiying

Enter the opulent world of the Qing Dynasty's Forbidden City alongside Meiying, the eldest daughter of the prestigious Yehe-Nara clan. Raised in luxury and privilege, Meiying soon finds herself entangled in the complex web of court intrigue when she is selected to become a concubine in the Fourth Prince's household. As she navigates the treacherous waters of the harem, Meiying must rely on her intelligence and cunning to protect herself and her children in a world where power and betrayal reign supreme. Experience the drama, romance, and suspense as Meiying to secure her place in the Forbidden City's inner circle in this captivating historical tale.

(Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Fan Fiction)

In truth, the secret to all characterization for me is expressible in two maxims:

Every character is the hero of his own story,

and You don't write characters, you write relationships.

Orscon Scott Card

Sun Zhen Ni as Yehe-Nara Meiying (葉赫那拉·美英)

Consort Zhen, Mistress of Yongshou Palace

A cloud is her dress a flower her face Spring

wind through the threshold stirs deep peony-dew

If unable to meet on a jade mountain peak

we'll face at Jasper Terrace beneath the moon

By Li Bai, 701 - 762

Zhou Xun as Ula-Nara Qingying/Ruyi (烏拉那拉·青櫻/如懿)

Consort Xian, Mistress of Yanxi Palace

The plum blossoms at the corner of the wall

Blossom all alone in the chilly snowfall;

You can't mistake them for snow mass from afar,

For a subtle fragrance keeps coming forth.

By Wang Anshi, 1021 - 1086

Wallace Huo as Aisin-Gioro Hongli (愛新覺羅·弘曆)

Qianlong Emperor

Pure wine costs, for the golden cup, ten thousand coppers a flagon,

And a jade plate of dainty food calls for a million coins.

I fling aside my food-sticks and cup, I cannot eat nor drink...

I pull out my dagger, I peer four ways in vain.

I would cross the Yellow River, but ice chokes the ferry;

I would climb the Taihang Mountains, but the sky is blind with snow...

I would sit and poise a fishing-pole, lazy by a brook -

But I suddenly dream of riding a boat, sailing for the sun...

Journeying is hard,

Journeying is hard.

There are many turnings -

Which am I to follow?...

I will mount a long wind some day and break the heavy waves

And set my cloudy sail straight and bridge the deep, deep sea.

By Li Bai, 701 - 762

He Ruixian as Wei Suyuan (巍苏媛)

Senior Maid of Consort Zhen

Clouds, one thinks of her clothes; flowers, one thinks of her countenance;

the spring wind sweeps dew from her balustrade, splendid and dense.

If not seen at the peak of the Jade Mountain,

then she will be encountered under the moon on the gemstone terrace.

By Li Bai, 701 - 762

Zheng Long as Xie Huizhong (解辉忠)

Head Eunuch of Yongshou Palace

In the vast expanse of the sky,

Two birds soar side by side,

Their wings touching in perfect harmony,

A testament to the friendship that binds them.

By Unknown