Han Xiangjian in the play has no feelings for Gan Long, because her fiance was killed before he entered the palace. However, Gan Long is crazy about this peerless beauty and tries to win her heart at all costs. Although Han Xiangjian is in the palace, his heart is dead and he doesn't associate with any concubines in the palace. The only thing she has is a deep friendship with Ruyi. However, this is just a TV series. Historically, Han Xiangjian (Rong Fei) and Ruyi (later) were in the same boat.
Do they have anything in common?
According to historical records, Rong Fei and Zhuoshi entered the palace in Qianlong for twenty-five years. At first, Qianlong didn't immediately canonize He Zhuo, but sent her to the later Nala Palace to learn the rules. However, He Zhuo's experience of learning the rules seems to be not very pleasant, which also laid a curse for the conflict between them later.
After learning the rules, He Zhuoshi was awarded the title of "distinguished guest" by Gan Long. At that time, Gan Long was very special to this alien woman. Only two years later, he Zhuoshi was awarded the title of honor. Moreover, the Empress Dowager of Chongqing seems to prefer the He Zhuo family, so the concubines in the harem are naturally full of a sense of crisis, especially after Nora.
According to Korean historical records, the case of Dongzhu, which shocked the imperial court, occurred at the beginning of the fourth southern tour in the thirty years of Qianlong. At that time, Hezhuo's family denounced Nora for stealing Dongzhu. Although Dongzhu and its correspondence with Ji Hu were indeed found in the home of the palace guards, it was framed by the North Korean emissary.
Moreover, this incident came to nothing afterwards, and then there was a haircut incident that later shocked Qing Dynasty. As for whether the case of Dongzhu's fall was directly related to the subsequent haircut, we don't know for the time being, but we have to say that this incident has had a certain bad influence on the relationship between Qianlong and the following.
After Nora fell from the altar of the mother of a country, Herzog was promoted. In the thirty-third year of Qianlong, Hezhuo was promoted to become the top leader of Qianlong's harem, and occupied a certain position in Qianlong's later years, even becoming the foster mother of the ten princesses (Gulun and Princess Xiao).
Therefore, what we see in TV plays may be just the opposite in history. No one would think that Rong Fei, a legendary woman with extraordinary fragrance, has another face in history.
References:
Draft of Qing History, Yan and Qing Shi Lu