Common ground: Strong female lead, Smart female lead, Revenge, Royalty, Court, Politics, Dark, Historically accurate costumes, Excellent production quality and acting, Deep & multi-layered actors, romance is not the central focus of the drama, huge re-watch value

These two dramas are both masterpieces in their own right. They're one of those works that you must watch before you died. If you liked The Rise of Phoenixes, you will definitely like The story of YanXi Palace.