

Season 1 • Episode 41
LatestWhen Mongolian Princess Mei Li arrives in Beijing with her father, she met the man who changed her destiny, Prince Jing Xuan of the Qing Dynasty.
Costume
Mongolian and Qing court fashion that absolutely understood the assignment.
Acting
Li Sheng carries 41 episodes of restrained longing like it's nothing.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series dramatizes real tensions between Mongol nobility and Qing centralization, though Mei Li herself is fictional. The costume design consulted museum collections for accuracy.
Li Sheng and co-star Zhang Tianyang allegedly filmed their most emotional confrontation scene in subzero temperatures, which explains the visible breath during their whispered argument in episode 28.