The Story of Yanxi was a historical drama directed by Yu Zheng, which told the story of the emotional entanglement and political struggle between Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and his harem. The main plot of the story revolved around Emperor Qianlong and his empress. The empress was jealous of her sister and framed her, resulting in her sister being demoted to a commoner. Emperor Qianlong finally ordered her to be sent back to her hometown and gave her a new name because he missed the Empress.