Legend of Zhen Huan or Startling Step, which one was closer to history?

I watched Legend of Zhen Huan first, then I watched it with trepidation. Personally, I like Legend of Zhen Huan more, but the history involved in it is still not good. I just want to ask those who know history, which drama is closer to history?

Answer 1

Legend of Zhen Huan and Startling Step by Step were both famous Chinese costume dramas, but their creative backgrounds and historical backgrounds were different. Legend of Zhen Huan was a historical drama set in the Qing Dynasty. It told the story of Zhen Huan growing up from an innocent girl to a Goddess Empress Dowager who was good at scheming for power. As for the story, it was about the emotional entanglement and political struggle between Marte Siling and Yongzheng, the son of the Eight Banners aristocrat, with the protagonist Marte Siling, who had traveled to the Qing Dynasty from modern times.

Although Legend of Zhen Huan and Startling Step were both ancient dramas, their creative backgrounds and historical backgrounds were different. The story of Legend of Zhen Huan was more like a fictional one, while Startling Step was based on history but had undergone a certain degree of artistic processing and adaptation.

Therefore, it was impossible to simply answer which one was closer to history because the background of the two was different.