The Princess's Gambit Episode 28

Beiyuan convention

No clue why it is a good idea for everybody to take a leave of absence and leave 4th prince with third prince and Meng family. He is just released from being framed and he is left solo with the most cunning of the brothers, one who proved he wanted him dead. I thought the princess would be around to help him but thanks to that gift from the empress she is set to go home ASAP. Once again she dumps chancellor and leaves him no means of travel except feet. Had he mentioned he was going there prior to her pressing need she would have still found a way to leave him stranded. This arc is way too long and way too haphazard in what point it wants to make. The only good thing is third prince’s urging has emperor send 4th son to location close to them all. He will unwittingly be in the thick of it with all of them. I am annoyed with this writer’s vehicle to get them there. Maybe two episodes ago it might have gone over better. Sis has managed to sneak along and for all the hate her character gets, she is the only one concerned with the prince’s well being. She is his guard and dressed in a uniform. Now my question is why is Prince wearing white flowing robes to shine like a beacon while trying to find bandits? Of course this is only topped by the princess returning to her homeland in her princess garb on a covert mission to find her brother. They will all be converging on the same spot to the delight of the empress and her cohorts. I liked the scene with the bodyguard and aide. These two are cute no matter where they are. I have spent most of my time rolling my eyes this episode. It is very hard to take it seriously at any point. However, I am determined to watch this through til the end because in spite of this ridiculous convolution of events dreamed up by the writer, I want these characters to find their way out of the bog and end up with a satisfactory conclusion.

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