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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Yanyan Xiao Yan Yan]],
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Derang Han De Rang]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jingzong_of_Liao Yelü Xian]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xiao Wuguli]] were real people, and so were many of the minor characters.
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Derang Han De Rang]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jingzong_of_Liao Yelü Xian]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xiao Wuguli]] were real people, and so were many of the minor characters.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Yanyan Xiao Yan Yan]],
Yan]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Derang Han De Rang]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jingzong_of_Liao Yelü Xian]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xiao Wuguli]] were real people, and so were many of the minor characters.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Xian asks Derang if an emperor is allowed to take immoral actions. Derang, thinking that he means [[spoiler: masterminding Yel&umml; Jing's assassination]] assures his friend that as long as an emperor rules justly and competently he is allowed to do the occasional underhanded thing. Xian is actually hinting that he plans of stealing Yanyan from Derang.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Xian asks Derang if an emperor is allowed to take immoral actions. Derang, thinking that he means [[spoiler: masterminding Yel&umml; Yelü Jing's assassination]] assures his friend that as long as an emperor rules justly and competently he is allowed to do the occasional underhanded thing. Xian is actually hinting that he plans of stealing Yanyan from Derang.
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* TheChessMaster: Both Xian and Yansage. Xian is better.
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* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Yelü Jing looks down on Zhi Mo for being the son of a Han woman instead of a full blooded Khitan.
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** Yelü Jing tells Zhi Mo to his face that being the son of a Han woman disqualifies him from being Emperor of Liao.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Xian asks Derang if an emperor is allowed to take immoral actions. Derang, thinking that he means [[spoiler: masterminding Yel&umml; Jing's assassination]] assures his friend that as long as an emperor rules justly and competently he is allowed to do the occasional underhanded thing. Xian is actually hinting that he plans of stealing Yanyan from Derang.
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* ButtMonkey: Mogulu full stop. The first time he appears he gets beaten up by Yanyan in public and she even takes his horse to add insult to injury. On his second appearance he has his pass to the archery game stolen by Yanyan. Later he gets beaten up by Derang and criticized by by his uncle and father. Not long after that Xian and Yanyan trick him into insulting Gao Xun, a high ranking official who orders Mugulu beaten up and thrown out of a window.
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* UptownGirl: Yanyan for Derang. Yanyan belongs to the main branch of the Xiao clan and they are known as the family where the empresses and imperial consorts come from. Even when the Han family is elevated to the rang of Wang aka prince, Derang is still not Yanyan's social equal.
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Emperor Shizong of Liao chose a Han woman as his empress. This contributed to him being overthrown. There is racial tension between the Khitan elite and the Han not so elite.
** Derang's father bluntly tells his son that Yanyan is way out of his league and Mogulu flies into a rage when he sees Derang on a date with Yanyan.
** Derang's father bluntly tells his son that Yanyan is way out of his league and Mogulu flies into a rage when he sees Derang on a date with Yanyan.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Yanyan Xiao Yan Yan]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Derang Han De Rang]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jingzong_of_Liao Yelü Xian]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xiao Wuguli]] were real people, and so were many of the minor characters.
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* HappilyMarried: Wuguli and Xiyin. Their marriage is one based on mutual love and they are very happy together. But they make others around them unhappy with their behaviour and ambitions.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Yanyan Xiao YanYan]], Yan]],
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Derang Han De Rang]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jingzong_of_Liao Yelü Xian]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xiao Wuguli]] were real people, and so were many of the minor characters.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Yanyan Xiao Yan
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Derang Han De Rang]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jingzong_of_Liao Yelü Xian]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiao_Hunian Xiao Hu Nian]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Xiao Wuguli]] were real people, and so were many of the minor characters.
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** The same is true for Yansage and Hunian. He also is willing to wait until she feel comfortable.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Yanyan despite being a teenage girl has little trouble figuring out that her father, Xian and De Rang are plotting against the Emperor and is savvy enough to recognize that the empire is in decline and change and reform is needed. Expected from a highly successful and famous future Empress Dowager.
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* SpiritedYoungLady: Xiao Yanyan at the start of the series is a lively, bright girl that can easily win duels against trained solders.
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** Before even knowing his name, Yanyan helped him evade Yansage's attempt to catch Xian plotting treason.
* UnknownRival: Xi Ge arrives at the palace as a concubine to Xian, she immediately starts seeing Yanyan as a rival to defeat. Yanyan barely even registers Xi Ge's existence. And Xian only accepted Xi Ge as a concubine in an attempt to make Yanyan jealous.
* UnknownRival: Xi Ge arrives at the palace as a concubine to Xian, she immediately starts seeing Yanyan as a rival to defeat. Yanyan barely even registers Xi Ge's existence. And Xian only accepted Xi Ge as a concubine in an attempt to make Yanyan jealous.
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* MaritalRapeLicence: Thankfully averted between Yanyan and Xian. While Xian forces her to marry him, he does not touch her until she is willing to sleep with him.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Yanyan saves Xian from being discovered plotting against Jing by Yansage. Her reward for her good deed is Xian falling in love with her and later forcing her to marry him.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Yan Yan and De Rang die, but they're reunited in the afterlife.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Yan Yan and dies in the last episode (and De Rang die, dies off-screen), but they're reunited in the afterlife.]]
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* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: Xian dies, allowing Yan Yan and De Rang to finally marry.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Yan Yan and De Rang die, but they're reunited in the afterlife.]]
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* SnowMeansDeath: Emperor Shizong and his army are killed during a snowstorm.
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* SnowMeansDeath: SnowMeansDeath:
** Emperor Shizong and his army are killed during asnowstorm.snowstorm.
** It's snowing when Hu Nian hears of [[spoiler: Yan Yan]]'s death.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Historically Hu Nian was executed on Yan Yan's orders. In the series she outlives Yan Yan.
** Emperor Shizong and his army are killed during a
** It's snowing when Hu Nian hears of [[spoiler: Yan Yan]]'s death.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Historically Hu Nian was executed on Yan Yan's orders. In the series she outlives Yan Yan.
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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: The epilogue shows that after De Rang's death he and Yan Yan are reunited in the afterlife.]]
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Happens twice in the space of a few minutes. First Liulishou dies in Xi Yin's arms, then Xi Yin dies in Wuguli's arms.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: DiedInYourArmsTonight:
** Happens twice in the space of a few minutes. First Liulishou dies in Xi Yin's arms, then Xi Yin dies in Wuguli's arms.
** A Bo dies in Hu Nian's arms.
** Happens twice in the space of a few minutes. First Liulishou dies in Xi Yin's arms, then Xi Yin dies in Wuguli's arms.
** A Bo dies in Hu Nian's arms.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: Long Xu becomes emperor when he's only twelve.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Happens twice in the space of a few minutes. First Liulishou dies in Xi Yin's arms, then Xi Yin dies in Wuguli's arms.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Wuguli outlives her son Liulishou.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Wuguli and Xi Yin outlive their son Liulishou (though Xi Yin only outlives her son Liulishou.him by a few minutes).
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* SiblingMurder: Yelü Jing murdered his brother Emperor Shizong.
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* SiblingMurder: SiblingMurder:
** Yelü Jing murdered his brother EmperorShizong.Shizong.
** Attempted when Wuguli plans to murder her sister Yan Yan. Averted because her plans fail.
** Yelü Jing murdered his brother Emperor
** Attempted when Wuguli plans to murder her sister Yan Yan. Averted because her plans fail.
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** Historically Xiao Yan Yan and Emperor Jingzong had six children, and Jingzong had another two children with his other wives. In the series Yan Yan and Xian have only three children.
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** Historically Xiao Yan Yan and Emperor Jingzong had six children, and Jingzong had another two children with his other wives. In the series Yan Yan and Xian have only three children.children, and Xian has only one child with another woman.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Wuguli outlives her son Liulishou.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Li Si]] decides to drink the poisoned wine meant for De Rang.
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* DrivenToSuicide: DrivenToSuicide:
** [[spoiler: Li Si]] decides to drink the poisoned wine meant for DeRang.Rang.
** [[spoiler: Wuguli]] kills herself after failing to murder Yan Yan.
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* TooDumbToLive:
** Liulishou. His father has just been exiled (and only narrowly escaped being executed) for murder, so what does he do? He decides to help his father attempt a rebellion, and in the process ensures both of them are executed.
** Wuguli. Her husband and son have been executed because of their own stupidity, so she decides she'll try to [[SiblingMurder murder Yan Yan]]. [[spoiler: She kills herself after her attempt fails.]]
** Liulishou. His father has just been exiled (and only narrowly escaped being executed) for murder, so what does he do? He decides to help his father attempt a rebellion, and in the process ensures both of them are executed.
** Wuguli. Her husband and son have been executed because of their own stupidity, so she decides she'll try to [[SiblingMurder murder Yan Yan]]. [[spoiler: She kills herself after her attempt fails.]]
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* SecretOtherFamily: Xian takes a concubine and has a child with her without telling Yan Yan about it.
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** Historically Xiao Yan Yan and Emperor Jingzong had six children, and Jingzong had another two children with his other wives. In the series Yan Yan and Xian have only three children, and Xian has no other children.
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** Historically Xiao Yan Yan and Emperor Jingzong had six children, and Jingzong had another two children with his other wives. In the series Yan Yan and Xian have only three children, and Xian has no other children.
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* AdaptedOut:
** Historically Xiao Yan Yan and Emperor Jingzong had six children, and Jingzong had another two children with his other wives. In the series Yan Yan and Xian have only three children, and Xian has no other children.
** The real Han De Rang was one of [[MassiveNumberedSiblings twelve children]]. The series only includes one of his siblings.
** Historically Xiao Yan Yan and Emperor Jingzong had six children, and Jingzong had another two children with his other wives. In the series Yan Yan and Xian have only three children, and Xian has no other children.
** The real Han De Rang was one of [[MassiveNumberedSiblings twelve children]]. The series only includes one of his siblings.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Li Si]] decides to drink the poisoned wine meant for De Rang.
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* PregnantBadass: Yan Yan leads her army into battle while pregnant.
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Most of the royals, both good and bad. On the good side there's Yan Yan, who personally shoots Yansage. On the bad side there's [[TheCaligula Yelü Jing]], who murders his servants, and Yansage, who attempts to [[WouldHurtAChild kill a baby]] and overthrow Xian.
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** Yansage gets an arrow right ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice through]]'' his shoulder. This is also treated as just a minor injury.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Si Wen]]. He gets shot in the chest, breaks the hilt off and continues to fight, then gets shot again and dies of his injuries afterwards. Then subverted again when it's revealed he died of a stab wound, not the arrows.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Si Wen]]. He gets shot in the chest, breaks the hilt off and continues to fight, then gets shot again and dies of his injuries afterwards. Then subverted again when it's revealed he died of a stab wound, not the arrows.
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** Yansage gets an arrow right ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice through]]'' his shoulder. This is also treated as just a minor injury.
injury. Later he gets shot in the stomach, but breaks off the shaft and rides off apparently unharmed. [[spoiler: Subverted when he dies of his injuries later.]]
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Si Wen]]. He gets shot in the chest, breaks thehilt shaft off and continues to fight, then gets shot again and dies of his injuries afterwards. Then subverted again when it's revealed he died of a stab wound, not the arrows.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Si Wen]]. He gets shot in the chest, breaks the
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* EvilUncle: Yelü Jing for Xian and Zhi Mo.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: An Zhi wants to be the wife of a powerful man. Unfortunately for her she's married to Zhi Mo, who has no interest in power and no desire to scheme for the throne. [[spoiler: So An Zhi attempts to murder Zhi Mo's half-brother and sister-in-law to force him to take the throne.]]
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* ConvenientMiscarriage: Hu Nian miscarries her baby.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Yansage arranges to have Long Xu poisoned.
