The rise of Zang Hai

I'm tired of Ping Jin's wife manipulating Ping Jin. Zang Hai and Zhuang Zhi Xing working together makes me happy. Chu Huai Ming being proven wrong and begging Zang Hai made me feel so good. Ping Jin jumped into the fire without hesitation and saved Zang Hai, but of course because it was his own interests. Ping Jin saved the person who would cause his own death with his own hands. Zhuang Zhi Xing's loyalty to Zang Hai's plan and approaching Chu Huai Ming gained the favor of his father Ping Jin. Ping Jin's sneaky wife, not accepting her stepson's success, is planning to do evil again... I wonder if Ping Jin has another child according to the last scene

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Good omens revealed as bad omens

The concubine definitely has it in for Zang Hai. He has made the second son look good publicly and the Marquis has actually dismissed her son from being with him. She does not see that her machinations gave her son position but not true favor with the father. There is no emotional tie there. The second son always had the most of his father’s traits. They liked the same things. This is being remembered now and he sees this son with pride. He doesn’t dare think of his wife which is shameful. But he at least is starting to acknowledge his second son as a good man. Chu is always bragging too early. He very gladly received that thousand teals of silver for misleading the emperor. He could have made himself the hero using those funds to make quick reparations in the dam and evacuating people ‘just in case’. But he was so determined to be right that he simply got updates until the dam literally was ready to break and then tries to put a bandaid on. I am glad Zang Hai got warnings to the people and evacuated as many as possible. The damage was done thinking he was a fear monger so many stayed to their detriment. The second son followed the plan and it was eerie how specific Zang Hai was with both prediction of events and having second son there to execute them and bring about the fall of Chu. 50 lashes and banishment is a rather light punishment considering the number of people hurt or dead because of his arrogance. I was hoping when he was spouting off his credentials for astronomer that he would reveal something of that Dongxia night but he was too busy planning Zang Hai’s demise. As bravely as the Marquis acted to rescue him, I agree with mentor that he saved him to find favor with emperor. If he can throw his family aside so easily, how much easier to toss Zang Hai. The second son is now torn because he knows Zang Hai’s true motives. But I think their pact will stay secure at finding third person. Zang Hai was wise having second son be the one to spread the news and help evacuation plans. He looked very impressive bringing the would be assassin and liar to his father for justice. It was serendipity and a reasonable expected occurrence for the fallen general. Since the Marquis wanted his position this made it much easier. For once even tho step mom had the right of the situation, I was happy when she was put in her place about not accepting good news about second son. Had she been less biased their family could have coexisted peacefully. She will now get to see and forced to acknowledge the weakness of character in her son and I hope his fall from position as well. With her headaches, I wonder if she is getting same treatment as the dead wife and being slowly poisoned. Time will tell. I don’t want second son to have to deal with war, but compared to his family, the military is significantly safer.😝 Zang Hai again shows wisdom laying out how the combo of both sons’ abilities could be a great asset and legacy. I have missed something because I do not know who the missing one is in the Marquis’ family. But this one seems to be the next key. The game is really afoot and the pieces are making their way across the board. Time to find out who will make most progress in outwitting the others. Will Zang Hai make detour to gain object? Or solely on revenge whether or not object is ever recovered? I wonder what Zang Hai sees needing to be done to be worthy of mourning his father.

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