Who would have expected that in 2024, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" will once again reach the peak of hot searches.
The entertainment industry has changed stars one after another, and TV series have been broadcast one after another, however, only the classic "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has always tugged at the heartstrings of a large number of viewers since its premiere in 2011.
According to the latest data, as of February 2024, the cumulative number of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has reached an astonishing 1.2 billion times.
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" has become an immortal work in the hearts of countless audiences with its actors' superb acting skills, delicate emotional portrayal and profound historical connotation.
From Zhen Huan's whispered wish in the Yimei Garden on Chinese New Year's Eve, "If the wind is like understanding, it is easy to destroy", the helplessness and expectation of fate jumped in front of me;
to Concubine Hua's arrogant and arrogant reprimanding "slut is hypocrisy", her arrogant and complex character was vividly portrayed;
and then the queen sighed sadly and resentfully, "The concubine can't do it", and her inner pain and struggle touched the heartstrings of every audience.
These lines, like a sharp sword, pierces people's hearts and makes people remember them vividly.
With its superb acting skills and delicate plot, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" vividly shows the power struggle, power, love and humanity of the harem.
At first glance, you may think that Zhen Huan is the biggest winner in this drama, but when you look back ten years later, you are surprised that we are all confused by its superficial aura.
In fact, compared to Zhen Huan, those women who hide the most are the ruthless characters who have really seen the world.
They may not be the protagonists, but they use their wisdom and tenacity to shine silently in the struggle of the harem and become the real winners.
mentioned the most difficult role in the audience's hearts, the "Sister Mei".
She once lightly opened her lips and whispered the good sentence "I'd rather die with incense on the branches, how could I have blown down in the north wind", that arrogance and tenacity, so that many people were moved and sighed.
However, perhaps we have all been confused by her cold and self-contained bearing, and have not glimpsed her inner turmoil and struggle.
Among the show girls of the same year, Shen Meizhuang's family background is undoubtedly the most prominent.
As the eldest daughter, from the moment she was born, she was placed in high hopes by the family and carefully cultivated according to the standards of a virtuous concubine.
Zhen Huan tried her best to play the piano, catch butterflies, and dance the shocking dance, so she won the emperor's favor.
And Shen Meizhuang, she was particularly favored by the emperor and the queen mother at the beginning of her entry into the palace.
The emperor gave her the position of a noble person, and even handed over to her the power of the six palaces of the assistant that only Concubine Hua enjoyed.
The power and status that others have dreamed of all their lives are as easy for her as finding their own things.
On the surface, she and Zhen Huan are like sisters and inseparable, but in fact, she has been secretly accumulating strength and seeking a breakthrough.
After Concubine Hua returned to favor, Shen Meizhuang once said frankly to Zhen Huan:
I know that I am not as talented as you, and my appearance is slightly inferior, so I am determined to cultivate virtue in order to seek the name of virtue. You are good at dancing, so I focused on my piano skills and never showed weakness in front of you. ”
Shen Meizhuang is not desireless on the surface, but she actually hides deep ambitions in her heart.
In the harem, a world full of strife and calculation, talent and grace alone are not enough to gain a firm foothold.
Courage and cunning are also indispensable.
In order to secretly help Zhen Huan deliver the news, she did not hesitate to take the risk and used fever medicine on the young Princess Wenyi, and cleverly left the palace in the name of praying for blessings.
This decisiveness and resourcefulness make people have to admire her courage.
Then, in order to ensure Zhen Huan's safety in Ganlu Temple, she deliberately let the Queen Mother smell the medicine on her body, and skillfully exchanged for the Queen Mother's blessing.
Indeed, someone once made such an evaluation of Shen Meizhuang:
If Shen Meizhuang is determined to fight, Zhen Huan may not be able to find the slightest opportunity.
However, since the false pregnancy turmoil, she has deeply appreciated the coldness and ruthlessness of the king's heart.
Since the emperor can be so affectionate, why should she expect anything from him.
So, she quietly poured the cup of warm wine given by the Queen Mother that was supposed to be reconciled with the emperor to Imperial Doctor Wen;
In order to have more opportunities to meet Imperial Doctor Wen, she even acted ruthlessly to herself, and she did not hesitate to fester, secretly pouring out the medicine, just to be able to see him a few more times.
As time passed, in order to give the child a legitimate identity, Shen Meizhuang lightly dropped a bracelet and easily regained the emperor's favor.
Every move shows her unfathomable scheming and means, and it goes without saying much that it is already amazing.
Throughout the play, if Zhen Huan's ruthlessness is like a gorgeous revenge feast, then Shen Meizhuang's ruthlessness lies in her clear understanding of herself and firm determination.
She knows what she asks for, and she can decisively let go of what she doesn't need.
Her ruthlessness is not blindly fighting and demanding, but pursuing the life she wants with goals and strategies.
This kind of ruthlessness is deeper and more powerful, and people have to admire her wisdom and courage.
As a lady from a famous family, Shen Meizhuang has read poetry and books since he was a child, and has been deeply influenced by the Four Books and Five Classics, and has a virtuous and virtuous temperament.
When she first entered the palace, she had the dream of winning glory for the family, hoping to become the emperor's favorite concubine and bring supreme glory to the family.
However, as she learns more about court life, she gradually discovers that the emperor is not as reliable as she thinks.
So she decisively gave up the idea of competing for favor, chose to be rotten, and no longer bothered for the emperor's favor.
However, fate allowed her to meet Wen Shichu in the court.
In that moment, she knew that she had fallen deeply in love with this man.
For the sake of this love, she did not hesitate to leave behind all her family, reputation, and innocence, just to follow her own heart and bravely pursue her own happiness.
Even if she paid the price of her life for the sake of her child in the end, she had no complaints, because she knew that it was for the people she loved, for the love and love in her heart.
Shen Meizhuang's life is full of shock and unforgettable.
Her daring to love and hate, her affection and sexuality, all moved us.
Her life is a persistent pursuit of love, as well as a perseverance and defense of her own heart.
In the court drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan", love always seems to end in tragedy.
However, Yurao has become one of the few bright colors, a lucky woman favored by fate.
She is sharp teeth, lively and delicate, like a fresh wind in the palace, blowing away those dullness and depression.
She had the favor of her parents and the protection of her sister, which made her walk freely in the court, and she never really felt the deceitful battles.
What's even more rare is that she finally found a husband who was only good to her wholeheartedly.
This sincere affection is particularly precious in the palace, a place full of calculation and betrayal.
However, if you think that the reason why Yurao can speak outright in front of the emperor, she can be safe and sound in the end.
Just because fate favors you or looks like Queen Chunyuan, then you are very wrong.
Back then, Zhen Huan was imprisoned for the "Chunyuan Used Clothes Incident", and her father was implicated for no reason, and the whole family was exiled to Ningguta.
At that time, Yurao was just a ten-year-old child, and she was forced to struggle to survive in the bitter cold, and her life and death were uncertain.
This experience made her deeply understand the ruthlessness of the emperor.
Since Ningguta's return, Yurao has grown tired of the Vanity Fair and the court struggles, and does not want to be a victim of it.
Therefore, when the emperor extended an olive branch to her, she was not moved.
She firmly stated her position, claiming that her sister loved her, and she would never touch it.
He also uses the wild goose as a metaphor, emphasizing that he yearns for loyal love, rather than false feelings in the court.
The emperor naturally understood Yurao's intentions, as the Ninth Five-Year Honor, he has always boasted that everything in the world belongs to him, and he has never tasted the taste of asking for it.
However, Yurao is a special case.
Yurao is well versed in the way of the court, and she knows that in the eyes of the emperor, she is just a shadow of Chunyuan.
But instead of being discouraged, she cleverly took advantage of this and deliberately mentioned her similarities with her sister to steer the conversation.
She calmly asked a series of questions, each of which went straight to the emperor's heart:
The courtiers and the queen don't seem to be alike", she bluntly pointed out the illusion in the emperor's heart;
The emperor can have many queens, but there is only one wife", she used the difference between his wife and the queen to remind the emperor of the preciousness and uniqueness of his emotions.
Through these questions, Yurao skillfully guided the emperor to think, allowing him to confide in Chunyuan, the queen, and Zhen Huan in his heart.
Her wisdom and ingenuity made the emperor have to be impressed.
In the end, Yurao expressed her wish frankly:
I hope that one day I can become the wife of the man I love, instead of envying the emperor's wife forever. ”
The meaning of Yurao's words reveals a profound wisdom.
She cleverly pointed out that if the emperor insisted on accepting her as a concubine, wouldn't he have to break the affectionate image she had created for a long time?
This is undoubtedly a subtle but powerful reminder to the emperor.
At the end of the words, she did not forget to lay a decent step for the emperor, and said softly:
The emperor's love is a supreme honor for the courtiers, how dare the courtiers live up to it easily? I hope that the emperor can treat this love as if he were a little sister, and give his courtiers a pure appreciation and care. ”
Yurao's response showed her extraordinary wisdom and bearing as the sister of Zhen Huan, the champion of palace fighting.
Her series of words made the emperor dumbfounded, and he could only praise from the bottom of his heart:
I used to say that you were very intelligent, and now it seems that you are quite similar to your sister. ”
Thinking about it, how many concubines in the harem have struggled to survive in the shadow of Chunyuan all their lives, and even a leader like Zhen Huan has fallen in front of this curse.
However, only Yurao, with her firm faith and wisdom, successfully broke this curse, so that the emperor finally chose respect and fulfillment.
Yurao is so powerful that words can't describe it.
As the saying goes, suffering can destroy people, but it can also build people.
However, in the trough of life, how many people choose to sink and give up on themselves.
And Yurao, this young girl, not only survived those difficult years strongly, but also completed the gorgeous transformation from confusion to determination in the suffering.
She knows what she wants in her heart, and she plans her life path fearlessly, and every step is firm and powerful.
Yurao, she truly lived out herself and became the heroine of her life story.
In the finale of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", there is a scene that makes people think deeply.
Zhen Huan ascended to the position of the queen mother, and gathered with Concubine Jing and Xin nobles, laughing and talking.
However, in this joyous atmosphere, there is an important ally absent - that is Concubine Duan.
Concubine Jing sighed lightly and explained everyone's doubts: "Concubine Duan was grief-stricken due to the death of the emperor, and she was sick in bed and could not come. As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent.
Since Concubine Duan's debut, she has always shown herself as sick and weak.
However, when we think deeply about the role of Duanfei, we can't help but sigh at her wisdom and resilience.
It is not easy for a childless, old and decrepit woman to skillfully escape the trap of the same sex and survive to the end in the harem, which is full of intrigue and deceit.
She is undoubtedly an old fox hidden in the harem.
Concubine Duan's debut was at Princess Wenyi's first birthday banquet.
She gave Wen Yi her own dowry collar, and the preciousness of this gift is enough to show her sincerity and status.
The emperor's eyes were sharp, and he immediately noticed the extraordinariness of this gift, and he asked suspiciously: "This is your dowry, children don't need such a valuable thing." ”
Facing the emperor's questioning, Concubine Duan smiled indifferently, she explained: "The concubine is weak and sickly, and it is a waste to keep it, so it is better to give it to Princess Wenyi, which can be regarded as a blessing to her." ”
These words not only explain the origin of the gift, but also subtly express his humility and kindness.
Concubine Duan's simple words actually hide endless deep meanings.
What happened to her was the imprint of that painful memory.
Back then, she took the blame for the emperor, and was crippled by Concubine Hua's bowl of red soup medicine, and since then she has lost the ability to give birth.
This incident not only changed her fate, but also planted a deep hatred in her heart.
However, Concubine Duan did not indulge in hatred. She skillfully used the emperor's guilt as her greatest confidence in the harem.
This guilt is not only her ** to protect herself, but also her bargaining chip for revenge.
After enduring for many years, Concubine Duan finally waited for the opportunity.
When she saw Zhen Huan, a woman who looked like Chunyuan, she immediately realized that this was her opportunity for revenge.
So, in the blood test, she assisted several times, using her wisdom and strategy to clear the obstacles for Zhen Huan and pave a road of revenge for herself.
The queen and An Lingrong teamed up to frame Zhen Huan with the method of blood test, and Concubine Duan, who had been watching coldly, was keenly aware of the conspiracy.
She immediately stepped forward to stop it in the name of concern for the emperor, and her words were earnest:
This method is absolutely not feasible, how can the emperor's dragon body be damaged? ”
This sentence not only protected the emperor, but also provided Zhen Huan with inspiration to fight back.
After the failure of the blood test, the queen tried to prove her innocence, claiming that she was already the queen and did not need to frame Zhen Huan.
However, Concubine Duan's words were shocking and pushed the queen into a desperate situation:
Yes, you are already a queen, what is not satisfied? ”
This sentence seems to be ordinary, but it hides a sharp edge, directly implying that the reason why the queen planned all this is to pave the way for the third elder brother and interfere in the government.
In the emperor's family, the harem interfering in court politics is the biggest taboo.
Concubine Duan's words undoubtedly sentenced the queen to death.
At this point, the queen completely lost the opportunity to turn the tables, and her conspiracy collapsed in front of Concubine Duan's wisdom.
Concubine Duan and Zhen Huan, the relationship between the two is complicated, it seems to be an alliance, but in fact, they have their own thoughts.
After the emperor's death, Concubine Duan chose to alienate Zhen Huan, which just showed her cleverness.
Looking back on the whole play, Concubine Duan has always been a hidden character.
She knows the most secrets, but hides them the most.
From the beginning of being used by the emperor to balance Concubine Hua, she hibernated, so that the emperor and the queen mother saw her value.
But she didn't do nothing, but waited for an opportunity after clarifying her goal.
She knew that Zhen Huan could help her and bring down Concubine Hua and the queen, so she helped several times.
Concubine Duan and Zhen Huan were once allies for win-win cooperation.
However, the cleverness of Concubine Duan is that she has always maintained her independence and autonomy.
She knows Zhen Huan's ambitions and means, and she also understands that the interests between herself and Zhen Huan are not completely consistent.
Therefore, after the emperor's death, she chose to break up with Zhen Huan to avoid being involved in a deeper court struggle.
The benefits are gone, and the common interests between the two have disappeared, and there is no need to move forward hand in hand.
So, Concubine Duan chose to "fall ill" again, which is not only a wisdom of retreating bravely, but also a strategy to protect herself.
She closed the door and relied on Princess Wenyi for her life, enjoying the honor of the concubine, but she was silent to the outside world.
She no longer participates in the strife and struggle of the court, but silently guards the happiness of herself and her daughter.
In this court competition, Concubine Duan, with her unique wisdom and tenacity, became the biggest winner.
In recent years, there have been endless incidents of immorality among celebrities in the entertainment industry, resulting in some film and television works being forced to be taken off the shelves.
In this context, many netizens hurriedly shouted:
The leading actors of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" must not have an accident, otherwise they will not be spared!
What is the mystery of the reason why "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has been popular for 12 years and has lasted for a long time?
In addition to the gripping plot and the fact that new details and insights can be unearthed every time you watch it, the deeper reason may be that everyone can find a microcosm of their own life in the play.
An Lingrong's unconcealable inferiority, Huanbi's ambition in her heart, and the queen's helpless virtue, Shen Meizhuang was bound by invisible expectations and requirements......
Their stories, like bits and pieces of our lives, show the dilemmas and challenges faced by women.
Fate is changeable, and women's roads are often more bumpy.
However, we should realize that life is not all smooth sailing, and the only way to break free from shackles and shackles is to rely on our own strength.
Accumulate strength when you are at a low point, gain insight into the world when you are sober, do not cater to others, and cultivate your ability to advance and retreat freely in life.
Such a woman is the real ruthless character.
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