The Prisoner of Beauty

An Impressive Drama of Yuning and Zuer. The wait is worth it.

Second drama that makes me buy express to watch all of the episodes in advance. Always been a fan of Liu Yuning since Long Ballad. Enjoy every music of him, watched almost all of his dramas. This drama is my favorite drama of him, together with “A Journey to Love”. Qiao Man character makes me love Prisoner of Beauty even more. Song Zuer portray Qiao Man really well that I can’t imagine if someone else takes this role instead of her. Qiao Man has a calm nature, the best strategic partner to Wei Shao. Such a rare FL character I find in most of CDramas. There are some plots that I wish it would written differently. It is hard to let go of Wei Liang and Qiao Fan. I wish them to live a happy life with Xiao Tao and Bi Zhi. I wish to see Lady Yu and Liu Yan ending in a more brutal ways (sorry). I wish to see more Wei Shao role as a father, but overall I really love this drama. Thank you for giving me drama that I will always remember. It will be hard to move on.

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Everything was amazing

This C drama was a masterpiece 😭. I will miss it the characters and the love the two family shares. This was a in if a kind masterpiece. And the ending wasn't bad. I loved the acting of the ml and fl there chemistry was 🔥 🔥🔥. Now that I have finished I kind of can't let it go. It will be much harder to find a another c drama to watch. I did cry. The actors did amazing. There wasn't a single boring episode. And I will definitely rewatch it in the future. This is the only c drama I watched that the ml carried the fl even though they hated each other. This c drama also teaches you to let go of your hatred even though it is hard. One more thing the OSTs were amazing! you can feel the emotions in he music to.

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MASTERPIECE! I WISH I COULD WATCH THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME

This is my #1 historical Cdrama for 2025. I was hooked from the first few minutes. I am so speechless as where to start. You can see how Wei Shao was captured by her beauty in the first part. When they finally got married, their bickering with each other is the funniest thing ever 🤣 Though you can tell they liked each other but how they were always "fighting" they sounded like a couple in love for years.
Despite what happened with their families, they are very strong minded individuals who want to protect their families and their people. They worked against each other to with each other - they are both smart and strong in their own way.
Xiao Qiao makes the perfect wife - her character was just perfect!

I am so happy when they confessed their feelings. LISTEN!! there are so many other things I could say but THEIR KISSING SCENES, oh jeeeeez!!!! It was worth it!!!! THEIR ON SCREEN CHEMISTRY IS 100000/10.
Wei Shao generals and advisor ? Oh Gosh, they are just pure comedy.

Overall, it was captivating, excellent storyline, you will get ROMANCE, comedy, brotherhood, family, politics and fighting.
I wish I could watch this again for the first time. Saying I wish it had more episodes would have probably made it draggy but that is how I personally feel after watching it because I didnt want it to end.

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Best Drama of 2025 for me!

Just finished all 36 episodes and I’ve been completely hooked from start to finish! I didn’t know what to expect going in, but this drama really blew me away. It’s one of the best takes on the enemies-to-lovers trope I’ve seen in a long time. No over-the-top toxic nonsense where the ML is constantly hurting / assaulting the FL to prove some twisted point. He’s dealing with serious childhood trauma after witnessing three generations of his clan get massacred by the FL's clan.

What I loved is how the romance in this drama focuses on healing. It’s a story about overcoming trauma and building trust and true partnership. The FL is absolutely amazing. She’s smart, but also kind and gentle. Watching her slowly earn the ML's trust and bring peace between their clans was so beautiful.

POB has everything. Dramatic moments, great action and battle scenes, LOL moments (especially from the ML’s hilarious group of generals), and a great cast of side characters, from the wise grandmother to the goofy MIL to the spunky maid.

I have to say, Liu Yuning really impresses here. I’ve been watching him since The Long Ballad and he’s grown so much as an actor. He’s honestly just perfect as Wei Shao: imposing and rough around the edges, but also down to earth, kind, and gentle when needed. As for Song Zuer… I’m blown away! Her eyes, her facial expressions, the way she plays fake helplessness, she completely OWNED this role!

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A Flawless Masterpiece : enemies to lovers done right

This show truly stands out as one of the most phenomenal I’ve ever watched. The story grips you from start to finish, and every cast member shines with equal presence. Zuer and Yuning’s chemistry? Absolutely electric. it’s like they were made for these roles. I can’t imagine anyone else bringing such depth and life to their characters. Zuer, especially, is a revelation. She’s sweet and charming, yet she carries this quiet strength — like water flowing gently until stirred, then suddenly fierce and unstoppable. And Yuning? He’s a natural in period dramas, so convincing you forget it’s acting. Even in the intense combat scenes, he owns every move with such ease. Their connection feels destined, like the perfect harmony of two souls caught in a timeless dance. The enemies-to-lovers arc was handled with such finesse, tender, believable, and utterly captivating. I’m totally hooked. The whole cast delivers such powerful performances that it’s impossible not to fall in love with every scene. I can only hope to see them all together again soon. A solid ♾️/10 flawless in every way.

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MY BEST DRAMA EVER

I really have to write this review and help the rating go up to 9,5 if possible 🥹🥹

It’s a complete and perfect package of story, acting, music and rewatch value in one drama

Honestly I cannot imagine better actor to suit the role beside Liu Yuning and Song Zuer. Never a dull moment between these two, fire chemistry.

Ahhhh I dont know anymore I feel like rewatching it for the third times already

Not to forget Ning Ge’s hardwork on the OST
It makes this drama more beautifuuulllll

I love all the character and their bromance (between Lord Wei and the generals). The director and the actors really succeeded on showing how hatred turned into love and compassion, not in a cringe way at all. So smooth so beautiful so perfect.

Everyone should go watch this drama.
You won’t regret

Note : intimate scene will exceed your expectations 😉😉

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Slow burn done right ;)

I’m sure you already know the huge success of this drama. Everyone is raving about it, and rightly so.

My fav trope is enemies to lovers. Most time it’s your typical misunderstanding blah blah … but this background history and how the two main leads developed their relationship was so interesting and well done. Firstly an arrangement marriage with your sworn enemy! Who would do it? He was about to turn her away, and one look at her, and he agreed to marry! :) Both struggled with distrust, he struggled to forgive, let go and move on; she struggled to prove herself using the mind, words and manipulation to survive. Slowly but surely, the onion layers begin to peel off, going through many tests and opposition from almost everyone around them. It’s a slowwww burn romance, but the chemistry and intensity is super good. He is the Lord of Wei, but with his wife he is a little cub scared of her! Haha.. the comedy lines and facial expressions were all very cute.

The four generals were a hoot as well, although I did think more than once- why were they so free to always wait on Wei Shao? Lol.. There were also times where I felt there was a tad too much comedy.. and a little bit more fighting would have been preferred. The battle scenes looked like something out of The Lord of the Rings! Even in the last episode there was an archer who reminded me of Legolas ;)

Is it a happy ending? [spoiler] yes for the main leads, but there are a few “good guys” that die. I thought Lady Yulou had it too easy. Wei Shao shld have executed her earlier, or for the sake of his brother at least imprisoned her for life. Liu Yan was just too power mad with no real battle strategy or brains, basically killed those who supported him out of tantrum.

My fav character was Wei Shao - cold on the outside but warm hearted and caring in the inside. The scene where he bowed to his father in law, and when his father in law bowed to the Wei State- was just iconic. So well written.

Highly highly recommended! Don’t wait anymore. I’ve already watched it twice on netflix

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smarts leads, easy plot, amazing chemistry

This was actually my first Liu Yuning drama and I was shocked cause I felt like he acted really well for his role. I was equally shocked by Song Zuer, they were really good. They get married almost immediately but although they are enemies they still look out for each other. So the first few episodes you really experience the haters to lovers kind of situation. Lady Qiao (manman) is a smart and independent female lead. She is definitely not the kind that gets bullied on enemy ground. She can defend and stand up for herself which I loved it made her character very interesting. Wei Shao is also equally smart and charismatic making them a really good pair. Even though he doesnt like his wife he will still respect and protect her at times. Thats how they eventually fall for each other. Towards the end where the romance is more developed it was shocking like their chemistry was amazing. So for the leads I really enjoyed watching them! They were cute and fun.

Now for the side characters...I am glad the side characters in this drama are a handful. They didnt keep introducing new people which makes the plot confusing but instead built a story around the existing people. They showed more scenes about their friendships and really fun moments. The comedy was really enjoyable with the witty and sudden jokes. The characters and their acting really made this drama stand out. The only characters i didnt really like were her cousin and bizhi...

Regarding the villain, we cant say there is only one villain it was more like just multiple greedy people who wanted to always attack them someway or the other. Sometimes the villains were females out to break up the marriage and in other cases there were wars. Although I did not really enjoy the final war scene. It was supposed to give a satisfying feeling but it felt really rushed (as usual in cdramas) and it felt a bit messy in comparison to the careful plans which was always mentioned in the drama. The time jumps in the last eps were like every min is a month or something. So yea...that part was really rushed.

Its a happy ending if anyone is wondering. The ending is cute.

For many weeks I could not find any cdrama interesting after flourished peony but when i started this it hooked me back in. There is a chance i might rewatch this in the future for the chemistry between the leads!

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