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Tigers Sniff the Rose poster: Meng Ziyi as the princess holding a round fan, Li Yunrui beside her, a tiger and a crane painted behind them

Tigers Sniff the Rose cast and characters

尚公主 · Shang Gong Zhu
Who plays whom in Tigers Sniff the Rose, and how the 21 characters are connected. Identity reveals stay closed until you open them.
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Main cast

Meng Ziyi in a white halter top and pearl necklace against a grey backdrop
Meng Ziyi孟子义as Mu WanyaoLead
Li Yunrui in a black zip-neck knit against a pale green backdrop
Li Yunrui李昀锐as Yan ShangLead
Quan Yilun smiling in a white shirt against a blurred outdoor background
Quan Yilun全伊伦as Liu WenjiSecond lead
Ken Wu smiling in a beige blazer and tie against a light grey backdrop
Ken Wu吴汉坤as Yang SiSecond lead
Li Xiaoqian in a dark denim shirt against a dark teal backdrop
Li Xiaoqian李孝谦as Wei ShuSecond lead

How they are connected

Grouped around the main characters. Connections that give away a twist are hidden.

Mu WanyaoMeng Ziyi
  • Chunhua 春华Played by Shen Jiayumaid
  • Mu Yu 暮玙Played by Liu Junfather
  • Li Ying 李萦Played by Peng Yanglate mother
Yan ShangLi Yunrui
  • Mu Wanyao 暮晚摇Played by Meng Ziyiprincess → the scholar she sponsors
  • Yan Zhanzhi 言瞻之Played by Gong Leifather
  • Yan Dalang 言大郎Played by Ji Lingchenelder brother
  • Yan Xiaozhou 言晓舟Played by Pei Jiaxinyounger sister
  • Liu Wenji 刘文吉Played by Quan Yilunfellow traveler to Chang'an
Yan ZhanzhiGong Lei
  • Zhang Renjing 张人靖Played by Sha Baoliangold enemy

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Who's who

  • Mu Wanyao (Meng Ziyi): Princess Danyang, the emperor's daughter. Clever, vain, quick to punish, and far more political than she lets on. She goes to Lingnan on the emperor's orders.
  • Yan Shang (Li Yunrui): the second son of a fallen scholar's family. Patient, well-mannered, and ambitious in a way only she seems to see.
  • Liu Wenji (Quan Yilun): the local prefect's son, one of the young men who leave for Chang'an around the same time.
  • Yang Si (Ken Wu) and Wei Shu (Li Xiaoqian): two more of the generation of young men at the center of the capital story.
  • Chunhua (Shen Jiayu): Mu Wanyao's maid and closest companion.
  • Yan Zhanzhi (Gong Lei), Yan Dalang (Ji Lingchen), and Yan Xiaozhou (Pei Jiaxin): Yan Shang's father, elder brother, and younger sister.
  • Zhang Renjing (Sha Baoliang): a one-eyed army captain who has a long grudge against the Yan family.
  • Mu Ningshuang (Myolie Wu): Grand Princess Luling, a senior member of the imperial family.

Supporting cast

Shen Jiayu 沈佳钰as Chunhua
Myolie Wu 胡杏儿as Mu Ningshuang
Xu Haiqiao 徐海乔as Mu Xun
Liu Jun 刘钧as Mu Yu
Peng Yang 彭杨as Li Ying
Wu Bi 吴彼as Mu Ti
Zhang Yue 张月as Liang Lingyi
Tang Xiaotian 唐晓天as Meng Zaishi
Yu Ailei 余皑磊as Yu Cheng'an
Sha Baoliang 沙宝亮as Zhang Renjing
Gong Lei 公磊as Yan Zhanzhi
Ji Lingchen 纪凌尘as Yan Dalang
Pei Jiaxin 裴佳欣as Yan Xiaozhou
Li Jiaxin 李嘉鑫as Liu Ruozhu
Yan Zidong 晏紫东as Feng Xianyu
Bai Bingke 白冰可as Zhao Lingfei

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