Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace has slowly been releasing stills of its main characters, their halls of residence, and the exquisite props. Fingers crossed the 90 (or 100, if rumours are to be believed) episode drama lives up to expectations when it airs in early December.

Qianlong’s servants: Yuhu (Gong Xiaoxuan), Wang Qin (Hu Ming), Li Yu (Huang Youming), Jin Zhong (Jiang Xueming) and Jin Bao (Zhang Juju).

Yangxin Hall (Hall of Mental Cultivation) – official residence of the Emperor Qianlong (Wallace Huo).

The box that stores the royal seal: