He appreciates Lu Zhen's talent and becomes very good friends with her after knowing she and his brother are a couple. He is kind-hearted and is in constant conflict between the rivalry of his mother, his brother and his beloved consort. He has always had an unrequited love for Xiao Huan Yun.
The older, weak and less favoured son of the deceased emperor. He also shares a strong bond with his brother Gao Yan despite his hatred towards his brother's birth mother, Empress Dowager Lou. Due to the political schemes, he settles in becoming the Duke of Changguang. Gao Zhan was originally the heir to the throne before Gao Yan. 
Son of the late Empress Yujiulu and was Huan Yun's childhood lover.
The younger and more loved son of the deceased emperor. She is extremely devoted to Gao Zhan and supports him in the future in court. Using her wits, analytics and optimism, she quickly is promoted through the ranks. She is also very smart and is an intuitive learner. The talented eldest daughter of a wealthy ceramic maker, Lu Jia. → Consort Lu, Gao Wei's adoptive mother → First Rank Female Prime Minister of Qi (女相) → Seventh Rank Lady official → Eighth Rank Lady official → Seventh Rank Lady official → Sixth Rank Lady official (六品司衣) → Fifth Rank Shanggong (五品尚宮) in charge of Departments of Accounting, Clothing and Treasure → Third Rank Zhaoyi (三品昭儀), Court Minister, in charge of the Silks Office. → Eighth Rank Lady official at Department of Clothing, Si Yi Si (司衣司). Eldest mistress of the Lu family → Palace Maid in training → Third Class Attendant of the Palace of Isolation (靜心院) → Second Class Attendant of the Palace of Isolation → First Class Attendant of the Palace of Isolation → Eighth Rank Lady official (八品掌珍) at Department of treasures, Si Bao Si (司寶司). Gao Zhan instead conferred her the title of prime minister upon his ascension, which is the highest position in the court so that she could best exercise her talent and aid him in ruling the country. She then helped Prince Gao Zhan claim his rightful throne, but could not be his empress due to certain circumstances. Amidst the constant scheming between Prince Zhan and Empress Lou in the fight to claim the throne, Lu Zhen managed to gain the emperor's support and rise through the ranks with her hard work, intelligence, and luck. Though Gao Zhan's connection, Lu Zhen entered the palace to become a maid, with the aim to rise to a sixth rank female official so that she could appeal to the supreme court to re-investigate her father's murder. Gao Zhan faced the same family problem when his father died, Empress Lou usurped his succession to the throne so that her own son and Gao Zhan's elder half-brother, Prince Yan ( Qiao Renliang) could become emperor. Lu Zhen fled and was saved by Prince Gao Zhan ( Chen Xiao), who fell in love with Lu Zhen due to her resemblance to his first love Xiao Huan Yun ( Yang Rong). When Lu Zhen was acquitted, her stepmother arranged for her to marry off as a concubine to an old man so that she could seize the family assets. Afraid of Lu Zhen taking much of the family assets upon her impending marriage, her stepmother Zhao Yinglan schemed to poison her father and attempted to frame Lu Zhen for the murder. Lu Zhen was the elder ambitious daughter of the Lu family, who successfully ran the family porcelain business, much to her father's delight and her stepmother's jealousy. 
The character of Lu Zhen is based on Lu Lingxuan, a lady-in-waiting of Northern Qi that withheld supreme power. The story centres on the rise of Lu Zhen ( Zhao Liying) from a mere lady-in-waiting to becoming prime minister during the Northern Qi dynasty.
It was first broadcast on in China and subsequently aired in other Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan.
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Directed by Li Huizhu, Zheng Wei'en and Liang Guoguan and produced by Yu Zheng and Mu Xiaohui, the series stars Zhao Liying and Chen Xiao. Legend of Lu Zhen ( Chinese: 陆贞传奇) is a 2013 Chinese television series based on the novel Female Prime Minister (女相) by Zhang Wei.
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