In her previous life, the little palace maid Shen Ming Xia was abused by Concubine Zhao and beaten to death by Concubine Luo. She was reborn and returned to the night before she first entered the palace to replace her elder sister. In this life, she vowed to take revenge. She used her clever mind and knowledge of past life events to get herself out of trouble and escape danger time and time again. While gaining the emperor's love, she discovered that the secret of her death in her previous life was related to the queen. She once again secretly fought with the queen and revealed her true identity as the emperor's white moonlight. (Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = Google Translate) Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 本宫驾到
- Also Known As: I Have Arrived , 本宮駕到
- Genres: Historical, Romance
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Reviews
An intricate tale of rivalry, cunning deception and first love
I chose to watch this drama because I was preparing to write a reddit post about Han Yu Tong's revenge dramas.What I liked:
1. FL characterisation - Shen Ming Xia was smart and scheming. Her revenge plan was carefully crafted so don't mess with her.
2. Acting - Good performances by the actresses who played the Queen and two concubines. While I liked Han Yu Tong's overall performance in this drama, at times I found her facial expressions too "hard" so I wasn't sure whether Shen Ming Xia was scheming or really being kind/genuine.
3. Supporting characters - I must say that antagonists were a delight to watch and hate. I also liked the servants who were kind to Shen Ming Xia.
4. Romance - I liked scenes of Shen Ming Xia's first love more than scenes of her blossoming romance with the emperor.
What I disliked:
1. Length - With a running time of 4 hours 7 minutes, it feels like watching a condensed version of Chinese period drama. I prefer modern drama and with bad subtitles, I struggled with this drama during the second act. However once moved into third act, I became invested in the story again.
2. Romance - Slow burn romance but only a few scenes. I would have liked if the romance between Shen Ming Xia and the Emperor was given more screentime. I want good, real kisses too.
3. Nails - Gosh I couldn't stand Han Yu Tong's long manicured nails. They felt out of place in this drama.
Favourite scene
When Shen Ming Xia saved a wounded soldier
