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Recently I've been rewatching the Story of Yanxi Palace (延禧攻略), the Qing period palace drama set during the Qianlong Era, I've come to realize that it's really a baihe shipping haven. First of all, Wei Yingluo, the protagonist, is probably one of the most lovable female main characters to have come from c-drama. On bilibili there's always sayings of "爱上魏姐跟呼吸一样简单" (Loving Wei Yingluo is as easy as breathing itself), and I would agree. Omg. Even back when I watched this at a pretty young age when it was coming out back in 2018, I really liked Yingluo, and now, taking another look at it, I love her even more.
Moreover, Wei Yingluo attracts the attention of both men and women in the plot of this drama (romantic or not, it's some type of love, but because I have a romantic ship oriented brain I will just say ship haha) and I still think the majority of them are all really shippable. In just baihe I currently have four ships:
1. 令后 (LingHou, or Wei Yingluo x Fuca Rongyin, the Empress)
2. 令娴 (LingXian, or Wei Yingluo x Shushen, Consort Xian)
3. 令庆 (LingQing, or Wei Yingluo x Lu Wanwan, Consort Qing)
4. 璎明 (YingMing, or Wei Yingluo x Ming Yu)
And gotta admit, even back then when ya girl did not yet know that she was gay she was also pretty invested in the het ships lol? Like.
傅璎 (Fuca Fuheng x Wei Yingluo) is still a ship that sticks out in my memory of fandom because I shed so many tears when they had to part, and there was an amazing fix-it fanfic that I read back then that still cements the memory of this ship in my mind.
利落 (Hongli, the Emperor Qianlong x Wei Yingluo), while I didn't really like this ship back in the day, now I can appreciate the tension and understanding they have for each other. This ship is actually REALLy different from my general taste nowadays, especially in comparison to my other favored het ships like Percabeth and 旌奚, but I've def come to appreciate it a lot more... (begrudingly admitting this, argh)
In any case, LingHou is probably my most favorite out of the baihe ones, because it's just so... mutually shared. YingMing are also very cute and sweet, and I keep on holding onto the fact that Ming Yu was truly the last representation of the happy times they all shared in Changchun Palace. LingXian has the most tension and mutual respect, while LingQing is just. fluff. Sweetness. Two women mothering a child. So cute. ahhh. There is still so much I could write about every ship. Might do more later.
I do think the one leg Yanxi has up on 甄嬛传 (Empresses in the Palace) is that all of the baihe ships I've listed here are relatively healthy. The only one I can name in Zhen Huan would be 眉嬛 (MeiHuan), which, to be fair, is also a great ship, but alas there's a lot more women hurting women in that drama compared to Yanxi (not that Yanxi doesn't have this issue, but I think it showcases more personality and difficulties the characters face, and the repression of feudal dynastic society).
Moreover, Wei Yingluo attracts the attention of both men and women in the plot of this drama (romantic or not, it's some type of love, but because I have a romantic ship oriented brain I will just say ship haha) and I still think the majority of them are all really shippable. In just baihe I currently have four ships:
1. 令后 (LingHou, or Wei Yingluo x Fuca Rongyin, the Empress)
2. 令娴 (LingXian, or Wei Yingluo x Shushen, Consort Xian)
3. 令庆 (LingQing, or Wei Yingluo x Lu Wanwan, Consort Qing)
4. 璎明 (YingMing, or Wei Yingluo x Ming Yu)
And gotta admit, even back then when ya girl did not yet know that she was gay she was also pretty invested in the het ships lol? Like.
傅璎 (Fuca Fuheng x Wei Yingluo) is still a ship that sticks out in my memory of fandom because I shed so many tears when they had to part, and there was an amazing fix-it fanfic that I read back then that still cements the memory of this ship in my mind.
利落 (Hongli, the Emperor Qianlong x Wei Yingluo), while I didn't really like this ship back in the day, now I can appreciate the tension and understanding they have for each other. This ship is actually REALLy different from my general taste nowadays, especially in comparison to my other favored het ships like Percabeth and 旌奚, but I've def come to appreciate it a lot more... (begrudingly admitting this, argh)
In any case, LingHou is probably my most favorite out of the baihe ones, because it's just so... mutually shared. YingMing are also very cute and sweet, and I keep on holding onto the fact that Ming Yu was truly the last representation of the happy times they all shared in Changchun Palace. LingXian has the most tension and mutual respect, while LingQing is just. fluff. Sweetness. Two women mothering a child. So cute. ahhh. There is still so much I could write about every ship. Might do more later.
I do think the one leg Yanxi has up on 甄嬛传 (Empresses in the Palace) is that all of the baihe ships I've listed here are relatively healthy. The only one I can name in Zhen Huan would be 眉嬛 (MeiHuan), which, to be fair, is also a great ship, but alas there's a lot more women hurting women in that drama compared to Yanxi (not that Yanxi doesn't have this issue, but I think it showcases more personality and difficulties the characters face, and the repression of feudal dynastic society).
