Melody of Golden Age Episode 35

I am confused now.

I am very confused after this episode!
On one hand, we have the clear villain Lai Luozhi, but on the other—what if he is just a pawn in someone else's game? What did that "Hoe" mark on his chest actually mean?
I feel like they resolved the Musician case too quickly; it felt a bit too easy. And then the Empress Dowager suddenly falls ill and hands all that power to Lai Luozhi? Her illness definitely doesn't feel natural. I thought she might be weakening from grief, but now I’m not so sure.
So many people seem suspicious now, especially Lai Luozhi’s sister and Princess Runming. I’m hoping the next episode gives us answers about Lai Luozhi’s mother.

I have to confess: even though Lai Luozhi is the villain, I felt compassion for him in this episode. All evil deeds aside, his loneliness is palpable. Dealing with that kind of isolation can warp a person's character, and it seems he’s filling that void with an insatiable greed for power. Kudos to Mao Zi Jun—he is playing this conflicted villain brilliantly!

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