Ren Jia Lun

Zhou Sheng Chen, raised by his brother the Emperor, becomes a loyal and skilled general. Cui Shi Yi, betrothed to the Crown Prince since birth, loses her voice and sees her former fiancé become a child Emperor. Returning to the capital amidst political unrest, Zhou Sheng Chen finds himself entangled with the Cui family when the Empress Dowager Regent changes Cui Shi Yi's betrothal to a sickly young companion of the Emperor. Zhou Sheng Chen takes Cui Shi Yi as his disciple to ease tensions between their families, and she is sent to Zhou Manor in the Western State. Despite their differences, a bond forms between them, but their relationship is strained by duty and the ongoing palace power struggles. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "One Life, One Incarnation – Beautiful Bones" (一生一世美人骨) by Mo Bao Fei Bao (墨宝非宝).

Ji Yun He is a powerful and talented spiritual master living in Flower Valley. She loathes the deep, dark secret that restricts her from exploring the world at her leisure. Changyi is a merman who appears in the Valley courtesy of the cruel Princess Shunde. Her Royal Highness commands Yun He to make the merman speak human words, cut his tail, give her his pearl and be loyal. But there is a catch! Yun He must enlist the aid of Lin Hao Qing, her adopted brother and sworn enemy. Keeping company with the merman has Yun He becoming closer to him. In time, she will have to make the fateful choice between the merman‘s freedom and her very own. (Source: MyDramaList; edited by Lee C at MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Yu Jiao Ji" (驭鲛记) by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang (九鹭非香).

Lu Yi is a cold, ruthless and authoritative high-ranking officer of the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei (also known as the Brocaded Guards for their elaborately embroidered uniforms). The Jinyiwei are part of the Emperor's elite bodyguards that also serve as the secret police, and Lu Yi is one of the best at his job. He meets Yuan Jin Xia, a smart, feisty and tom-boyish female officer from the Police's 6th Division, and they clash over a case that the both of them were involved in. Their paths continue to cross unpleasantly over a series of minor cases until Lu Yi was commissioned by the Emperor to secretly investigate the disappearance of funds that have been set aside for river repairs in Yangzhou. Part of the small team accompanying him includes Yuan Jin Xia, and as the two of them work together to solve the case, they find themselves uncovering a conspiracy involving high court officials while their feelings for each other slowly change from dislike to respectful friendship to love. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the web novel "Under the Power" (锦衣之下) by Lan Se Shi (蓝色狮).

One night, when Zhang Xiao Fan was eleven years old, everyone in his village was killed, leaving only his childhood friend Lin Jin Yu and a villager Uncle Wang to survive. They were later adopted by the Qing Yun faction, the leader of the righteous and good. Lu Xue Qi is from the same faction as Zhang Xiao Fan, the Qing Yun. She is named “fairy from nine skies” for her beauty that can enchant the entire country. Bi Yao is the daughter of the arch lord of the Gui Wang faction. Very energetic and arrogant, she loves Zhang Xiao Fan. (Source: TVDb) ~~ Two versions available: 58 episodes (TV version) || 55 episodes (online version)

Master of the medicinal valley and disciple of the Jade Emperor, Zi Xuan, was well on his way to becoming a deity when he met Bai Yao Yao. A little white snake spirit roaming the mortal realm as a human, Yao Yao had no intention of falling in love with a mortal, but sometimes, the best things in life happen when we least expect them. Entwined by fate, Zi Xuan and Yao Yao should have had a beautiful life together, but when demon catcher, Fa Hai, finds the two together, he becomes obsessed with tearing them apart. Desperate to save the life of the mortal she loves, Yao Yao breaks a heavenly seal, inadvertently releasing chaos and destruction upon the human world. In order to save the world, Zi Xuan sacrifices himself, leaving a devastated Yao Yao to face a dismal eternity alone. A thousand years pass before Yao Yao allows herself to walk among men once more. As she travels, she finds Zi Xuan, now reborn as Xu Xian. Though Xu Xian remembers nothing from his past life, Yao Yao remembers everything and vows that this time, things will be different. (Source: Viki) ~~ Loosely adapted from the Chinese folk legend "Legend of the White Snake" (白蛇传).