Scripted series · iQiyi
Elegy of Zhao Li
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Elegy of Zhao Li actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Elegy of Zhao Li reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
To avoid an unwanted marriage, Jiang Li often escapes to Wenxiang Pavilion with her confidant A Zhao—only to later discover, after entering the palace as the Left General’s bride, that he is actually the emperor. Thrown into a world of romance and political intrigue, the two unite to crush rebellion and unravel hidden conspiracies.
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