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Royal Highness

Royal Highness

20187.01 Season40 EpisodesEnded

Overview

This is an extraordinary tale of how an ordinary scholar becomes a prince of a different surname (from the imperial family). With his wife, he lives in poverty, and to repay his wife's unswerving loyalty to him, he goes to the capital to take the Imperial Examination. By chance, he helps solve a court case and is then tied into the national affairs of the country.

Created by Guan Yue
Written by Guan Yue
Produced by Weijie Ji
NetworksYouku

Top Cast

Yuan Bingyan

Yuan Bingyan

韓幼娘

Wang Zixuan

Wang Zixuan

馬憐兒

Zhang Sifan

Zhang Sifan

伍漢超

Jiang Jinfu

Jiang Jinfu

楊凌

Liu Yan

Liu Yan

黛樓兒/成綺韻

Liu Ruilin

Liu Ruilin

朱厚照

Liu Yijun

Liu Yijun

弘治皇帝

Xuan Lu

Xuan Lu

永福公主

H

Huang Sihan

永淳公主

Chen Haoyu

Chen Haoyu

唐一仙/花解語/李鳳姐

About Royal Highness

Royal Highness is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2018. Created by Guan Yue, it stars Yuan Bingyan, Wang Zixuan, Zhang Sifan. This is an extraordinary tale of how an ordinary scholar becomes a prince of a different surname (from the imperial family). With his wife, he lives in poverty, and to repay his wife's unswerving loyalty to him, he goes to the capital to take the Imperial Examination. By chance, he helps solve a court case and is then tied into the national affairs of the country.

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