Hey guys just wondering if this was filmed before the 

Korean version or was it the Korean that was the originator? I know this project spent a bit of time in limbo even before Kris Wu's heinous scandal and fitting conviction. 

This was filmed before the Korean version and follows the original Chinese novel too. I think the Korean adaptation didn't follow the whole novel because the novel is divided into 4 books

And the drama didn't spend time in limbo before KW incident because they were already getting ready to release it before it happened 

Chinese version was filmed end of 2020 until mid 2021, Korean bad  adaptation in 2021 until quite the end of 2022

 Chinese Empress:

Chinese version was filmed end of 2020 until mid 2021, Korean bad  adaptation in 2021 until quite the end of 2022

Chinese version was filmed end of 2019 until mid 2020

 Mrs Darcy:

Chinese version was filmed end of 2019 until mid 2020

i remember until 2021 though

 Chinese Empress:

i remember until 2021 though

No. It finished filming in 2020

 Dark Angel:

No. It finished filming in 2020

i remember it wrong then, but at least i remember correctly that it was filmed before the bad korean adaptation

from Dramawiki:
Filming period: 2019-Nov to 2020-Jul
The drama is delayed due to the original male lead, Kris Wu's rape scandal, and was subsequently reshot with Peng Guan Ying as the male lead in November 2023