Originally Posted by
Ilovewuxia
I agree with you. Emperor Qianlong was one of the more famous emperors along with Li Shi Min, Kangxi, Qin Shihuang (more for his great wall). And the novel did not paint him in a good light at all. But I think the screenwriter may have made some changes to the novel. Also, the novel story was told from the point of view of the main actor of this drama, Empress Ruyi. This drama is all about her. They have a few experienced actors in this drama so we cannot say that the other girls and guys will not shine. There are well known names like Dong Jie, Vivian Wu, Li Qin, Janine Chang ...