Legend of Yun Xi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story follows a lady doctor (Han Yun Xi) who marries into the royal family and gets caught in the political machinations in the palace whilst she falls into a romance with her husband. The story takes place during a chaotic time when the land has split into three kingdoms - Tian Ning, Western Zhou and Northern Li. The Emperor of Tian Ning is cunning and distrustful, and fears his own subordinateLong Feiye. To dampen his spirits, the King arranges for Long Feiye to be married to an "ugly" woman named Han Yun Xi. Han Yun Xi is a kind and talented woman who comes from a medical family and is adept with poisons. She is also forced into obeying the decree of the king and becomes a royal consort in name only. However, circumstances allow her to show off her skills time and again, winning the admiration of Long Feiye. At the same time, she also forms a friendship with Gu Qishao (Master of Yao Gui Valley).

Series details

• Title: Legend of Yun Xi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Fantasy, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2018-06-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-08-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37612
• TVDB ID: 349563

Cast and credited roles

• Ju Jing Yi — Han Yun Xi
• Zhang Zhe Han — Long Feiye / Prince Qin
• Yalkun Merxat — Gu Qi Shao / Gu Jian Qi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-06-25; final listed air date 2018-08-15; episode order: 48.

Source and licence

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