*Note, before you read this, you need to know that this is not in my own words*
Vicky plays the character "Xiao Yan Zi" which mean "Little Swallow". Xiao Yan Zi is a very outgoing, carefree, friendly, but sometimes very blunt girl. Often, she means well, but unknowningly brings trouble on herself and other people around her.
Xiao Yan Zi was an orphan at a very young age, and she knew nothing about who her real family was. *This was later revealed in Part II, and she found out that she even had a brother! But if you don't know about this, I won't spoil the surprise for you here. That's what my story section is for!* When she was twelve years old, a brother and sister, Liu Qing and Liu Hong, met her and gave her a place to live. They taught her martial arts, and until the age of 19, Xiao Yan Zi lived with them and performed with them on the streets to earn money.
Xiao Yan Zi's whole life changes when she meets Xia Zi Wei, a unknown daughter of the Emperor Qing Long, and her maid Jin Suo. Zi Wei and Xiao Yan Zi became best friends, and Zi Wei showed Xiao Yan Zi a fan and a painting that the Emperor made for Zi Wei's mother, Xia Yu He, 19 years ago. Xiao Yan Zi promises Zi Wei that she would help her meet her father.
But Xiao Yan Zi was wounded while trying to get to the Emperor, and was later mistaken as his daughter because she was carrying the fan and the painting. She was taken to the palace and given the title Huan Zhu Ge Ge, Princess of Returned Treasure.
Xiao Yan Zi soon learned that palace life was not easy at all. If she did anything wrong, she could be jailed or even executed. Having the personality that she did, it was very hard for her to stay out of trouble. A few times she even tried to escape from the palace to find Zi Wei, the real princess, because she felt guilty for accidently "stealing" her title and her father. Xiao Yan Zi was very loyal to her friends. They were the most important thing in the world to her, and she would even die for them.
At the palace, the princes and princesses were expected to be very educated. Xiao Yan Zi was very smart, but she was a horrible student. She hated learning her lessons and much prefered having fun. She could only read a few Chinese words before she came to the Palace, and was always making mistakes when reading and saying Anicient Chinese poems and proverbs.
But despite of everything, her kind heart and natural cheeriness won the love of her "father" the Emperor. Even after he found out that Zi Wei was his real daughter, she remained the Huan Zhu Princess because the Emperor already thought of her as a daughter, and none of the other princesses were like her. She was fun and didn't always try to flatter everyone with false compliments. She spoke her mind, even thought it often got her in trouble.
It seemed that almost everyone who met her became friends with her, including the 5th Prince, Wu A Ge. They were in love, and since Xiao Yan Zi wasn't really his sister, it was ok. They would sometimes get into fights, but would eventually resolve them because they truly loved each other. Yong Qi would do anything for Xiao Yan Zi. When the Empress Dowager became angry with Xiao Yan Zi, Yong Qi told her that if she didn't think Xiao Yan Zi was suited for the palace, they would both live as commoners because he couldn't stand to be separated from her. Their love touched the Emperor, and he gave them their long-awaited engagement.
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