An imperial palace drama is a popular historical period television genre in China. The Game of Thrones-like series, The Story of Yanxi Palace, has taken the audiences by storm this year. What made it so successful? In addition to scheming and backstabbing concubines, dramatic plotlines, detailed set designs, the character development of the heroin Wei Yingluo seems encouraging to young women nowadays when independence and self-empowerment are greatly valued.