''Legend of Yunxi'' () is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel ''Poison Genius Consort'' () by Jie Mo. It stars

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in the title role, alongside

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and

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. The series airs on

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from June 25 to August 15, 2018 for 48 episodes. Due to its success, an additional 2 episodes was added nearing the series' finale.

Synopsis

The story takes place during a chaotic time when the land has split into three kingdoms - Tian Ning, Western Qiu and Northern Li. The Emperor of Tian Ning is cunning and distrustful, and fears his own brother Long Feiye will rebel against him. To dampen his spirits, the King arranges for Long Feiye to be married to a woman with a scarred face named Han Yunxi. Han Yunxi is actually a beautiful, kind, and talented woman who comes from a medical family and is exceedingly skilled at detoxifying poisons. She is forced into obeying the decree of the king and becomes Long Feiye’s wife in name only. The empress dowager of Tian Ning forces Yunxi to be a spy for her in exchange for Yunxi’s mother, who disappeared years ago. Circumstances allow her to show off her skills time and again, winning the admiration of Long Feiye. The two slowly develop feelings for each other. At the same time, she also forms a friendship with Gu Qishao, an adversary of Long Feiye.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Tian Ning Palace

Qin manor

Han manor

Yao Gui Valley

Others

Production

The series is directed by Liu Zhenming, with Li Guoyuan acting as the action choreographer, Chen Tongxue as style director and Zhong Zhipeng as artistic director. The series began filming on July 10, 2017 at

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and wrapped up filming on October 8, 2017 after 111 days.

Soundtrack

Reception

The series received much popularity among the audience for its light-hearted and sweet storyline. It was also praised by ''

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'' for promoting Chinese culture through beautiful cinematography, costumes and positive character interpretation. As of August 2018, it reached 2.3 billion views online. Due to its success, the production team announced an additional two episodes of epilogue, which will be released on August 15 to coincide with the series' finale.

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist Chinese romance television series Chinese historical television series Television shows based on Chinese novels 2018 Chinese television series debuts IQIYI original programming Chinese web series 2018 Chinese television series endings 2018 web series debuts