Aramintai

Prepare more napkins for what's coming. The Lishan tragedy upcoming.

I swear, if she'll just forgive and forget after his "I'm sorry" I'm gonna give another -1 to the score.

Yea, but then again, did you want to see him marinate for a few weeks for this to look realistic?

Exactly. I'm fkn pissed right now with this forced bs, so annoying. They're turning this into a bloody brainless soap.

I don't like guys treating women like this just because they're insecure and think everything will come to them on a silver platter, period.
You love this woman? Fight for her love, even if you have doubts about her feelings atm. Don't give up at the first obstacle like a total sap. Feelings are malleable.
His brother's widow telling him their story fell on deaf ears as well.

Bai Lu is the queen of tears for a reason.

Nah, fk him. Let me see him grovel for a couple of episodes, then I may consider it.

Exactly. He ditched her for her feeling sorry for him, now he's running after her cuz he's feeling sorry for her. Ffs 🤦

FL should have bitchslapped ML at the start of episode 31, lol. What a dick! I told ya, guys!
FL also suddenly eating her silver tongue and taking this crap from him like a dumb cow was not to my liking either.
Yea, I'm definitely giving -1 to score just for this forced bs.

How they could have contracted the plague, btw? There were less than 50 people living there in isolation. Somebody got bitten by a covid bat?

Yea, looks like flashbacks from it are gonna be shown even in ep 34.

That's why they kept women out of the military business back then, lol. ML's brother was stupid after all.

When ML's brother arrived the emperor was already dead. Looks like he was on his deathbed when he wrote his last edict, wanting to safeguard the crown prince's position. The crown prince was killed shortly after, but I can't say before or after ML's brother was executed. Probably before. Fast paced coup.

Possible, but rather far fetched. Also, doesn't explain why he decided to trust FL's mother over duke Hua. What, her father could have verified the edict's authenticity better? And edict's authenticity wasn't even mentioned when he talked to her. She simply tried to assure him that Lishan faction will help him through their power held in court. But duke Hua also held power, so again, why switch plans on a maybe? If anything, he waited for duke Hua simply to consolidate military power.
Also, besides duke Hua I'm sure there were lots of other people in court who had credentials to authenticate the edict. Guy looks like simply pulled the trigger too early, lol.

Yea, like, mind your own business, woman, I have my own military plans with duke Hua or whatever. Why switch horses midway?

It's just lazy writing as usual. Didn't think this edict thing through thoroughly, I think. But it becoming the crux of the conflict between the leads was obvious from the start.

Hmm, good point. But then again, was duke Hua coming at all? Was he sent another edict to return as well?
And also, why fear anything and get yourself arrested along with all your army when you have an official edict? He knew the marquis will likely investigate him and kill him. Why play into his hands at all?
He could have just went straight to the crown prince's faction to help them.
Or he could have waited for the duke Hua outside the city.

She swallowed it and then vomited it via vomit inducing drugs. It was mentioned.

I was actually thinking the same. Here's hoping she's alive, one of the nicest characters here.

FL's mother didn't want to present it to the dowager alone, but when grandpa and other scholars would come down from the mountain as a faction. But still, nosing in other people's business with no clear plan always leads to fk ups.
As for ML's brother, I just can't figure out what the ef he was thinking here. Hence my post above.