I really like the serious character Bai Lu plays here, but from that first episode... this is very badly edited…
I like that the investigators here are all mature and very jaded. No naive idiots going over the limits of what is allowed for the sake of justice. In the last episode it was shown especially well - there was no justice they could enforce even when the truth was found. So they just sighed and made of it the best they could. Though I wonder how far FL is willing to go to find out the truth and justice for her family. Will she go against the law and the emperor's rule for it?
I would not be surprised if "HIS MAJESTY" is behind her family's massacre what a douchey character with…
Most likely. Since FL's father was his close relative it could have been something about the throne inheritance or some plot that threatened his rule. Him doting on FL could just be guilty consience.
Lol, why does the emperor always has that goofy "Scored!" face when talking to his concubines š. Is the actor just having that face, or is he making fun his role or smth?
the emperor is so disgusting. he protects perpetrators, forcefully marries young women who are his daughter's…
Yea, previous case was telling. High ranking officials were basically in the "Epstein files", but he covered it all up because otherwise it'd be too much trouble. If he let all of them be executed then who's gonna work and replace them? They all had powerful ties and relations to each other - some of their buddies and relatives may start plotting to overthrow the emperor, etc., etc. Politics as usual. Only the lower status citizens suffer, as always, laws are for them, not the higher ups.
That emperor just loves ruining womenās lives. He just takes whatever he wants traps them in the palace and…
Just think about it some more - Chinese emperors had hundreds if not thousands of concubines back in the day. Some were visited just once in their life, but then usually couldn't leave the palace for life unless some profitable arrangement was made. And each had to have a house and servants on the palace grounds. Thousands of people were living and working there. FL and her bureau has lots of work to do there as it's a city within a city.
So it's not that the emperor was a lech, it was just customary back then. They could afford it and laws were different for women back in the day, for many women and their families to be the emperor's concubine or consort was a life's dream laden with opportunities. But many others were forced to, of course. And ALL women working and living on the palace grounds were the emperor's women, not just noble ladies.
One thing that has lowkey stood out to me, I love FL's sense of humor, her like sarcastic/witty humor is pretty…
I've rarely seen a character that I like so many things about. Writers did a very good job with her. Too bad ML is so wooden, he only starts to show glimpses of emotion when under influence of alcohol or drugs.
Our lead couple is simply too smart for everyone elseāso itās easier to call it āmagicā or say Xiao Huai…
I like FL here a lot, such a cool character. And her willing to put herself at risk to test harmful stuff or her mentor for lulz reminds me a lot about FL in The Apothecary Diaries anime/manga (also a story about the Imperial palace affairs). Yea, let's scar my arm or drink that deadly poison to see what's gonna happen, lol.
Ok. I think they're entertaining enough, with twists leading to completely different directions from the inital assumptions. But I feel this drama's more about the sad women's fates involved in those crimes and their plight and lack of rights in general in that era.
You gotta use uBlock or somesuch, these days it's basically a must for a browser. If you can't open it, then use VPN. Other than that, you can sub Disney+, this drama should be there.
Though I wonder how far FL is willing to go to find out the truth and justice for her family. Will she go against the law and the emperor's rule for it?
Thousands of people were living and working there. FL and her bureau has lots of work to do there as it's a city within a city.
So it's not that the emperor was a lech, it was just customary back then. They could afford it and laws were different for women back in the day, for many women and their families to be the emperor's concubine or consort was a life's dream laden with opportunities. But many others were forced to, of course. And ALL women working and living on the palace grounds were the emperor's women, not just noble ladies.
But I feel this drama's more about the sad women's fates involved in those crimes and their plight and lack of rights in general in that era.
If you can't open it, then use VPN.
Other than that, you can sub Disney+, this drama should be there.