The novel is even better and tragic. The author never released LCY's point of view. Pei Chao's, Se Se's, XF's were all there including LCY's son and his wife's.
ML is actually the Emperor's son. The Emperor loved ML's late mother. Somehow the mother ended up marrying the…
The boy was a favourite of the previous emperor. This meant the ML's father could have been a potential heir to the throne like Emperor Qian Long who happened to be a favourite of Kang Xi.
That's why the ML's father refuses to have a regular contact with the Emperor.
That marriage proposal by ChanYuQing with the Beimo army backing him was everything to change my mind about how…
She doesn't end up with anyone. Although in one episode, CYQ's younger brother said he bought a house outside Beimo's capital for her to temporarily reside while CYQ tried to convince their parents on his choice of life partner.
Pei Chao's POV is the saddest. He witnessed the entire tragedy unfold in front of him but he was unable to stop it.
That's why the ML's father refuses to have a regular contact with the Emperor.
I enjoy his acting!