![]() ![]() The story then tells us the way A’wu contends with one challenge after another, as her family is destroyed and the royal family murders each other for the throne. A’wu is quickly thrust into a cutthroat environment, where parents kill their children and siblings plot to murder each other, all while competing with the courtiers’ machinations. Because of his successful conquests, he is given the title of a lord in the emperor’s court which alongside the unwavering loyalty of the impressive Ningshuo army, makes him one of the most powerful men in the realm and a direct threat to the nobility.Īs soon as the marriage occurs, the drama shifts to a cruel and incredibly dangerous world where nobody can be trusted and everyone has a conspiracy in motion. He is a well-regarded general who is called the god of war because of his military prowess, and controls the mighty Ningshuo army. Unlike members of the royal family who have lived privileged and decadent lives at the expense of their subjects, Xiao Qi is a low-born man who has risen up in the royal court based entirely on his merits. In a political move, A’wu’s father, the prime minister, arranges her marriage with General Xiao Qi. ![]() ![]() This is really not the close-knit loving family that A’wu always thought it was. We see very early on, that practically every person in the court and the royal family has their own schemes to usurp the throne and undermine the emperor. The emperor’s control over his court is waning quickly along side his health, and the future of the kingdom is marred by uncertainty. It is an illusion born out of her naivety and sheltered upbringing, because the reality is that her kingdom is in shambles. Immediately though, we the viewers see that this magical outlook on life that A’wu has is a fallacy. She is basically a Barbie doll in the first few episodes, where her life is as idyllic as can be. The emperor has granted her the privilege of choosing her own husband, because she wants to marry the third prince, her cousin who she has a childhood crush on. The show opens with showing us A’wu’s fantastical life, where she gets everything she wants and moves through the world without a worry. Technically, she is the emperor’s niece but he clearly loves her more than his three sons. She is very dear to most members of the royal family, who pamper and spoil her incessantly. She has a couple of other names too but her birth name that endears her to the viewer as well as other characters is A’wu. In this show, the eponymous “rebel princess” is the main character of Princess A’wu. What this drama actually is, is the closest rendition to imperial China’s version of Game of Thrones as possible. This could not be further away from what this show is in actuality. When I first read the synopsis for The Rebel Princess, I was expecting a fluffy romcom with a bit of drama thrown in. Channels invest into making sure that synopses and titles convert into English accurately, to attract international viewers. ![]() As their appeal has grown in the Western world, gone are the poorly translated titles and themes. I have been watching Asian dramas for a very long time. ![]()
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