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Right. Previous epi. had shown that he report to him as immediate superior.

Most commented that the ML dilly dally on telling the truth.For me to enjoy a drama I get the theme to understand and like the ML and FL. The theme is pretense.Characters created different image to get something.The ML viewed women based on his family background.His father's concubines and his cousin married for money,power and prestige. His mother was arranged/forced into marrige. He regarded LMT as being forced to be bandit's concubine after being kidnapped hence he wanted to sent her to temple, back to family home or married to a kind husband. However, FL was a forward thinking modern type who can live alone independently  without being married for she career minded. ML can't get that and drama felt like ancient thinking ML handling a modern thinking FL!!.Moreover he wanted the 2 most important women in his life not to see him like his father, a player. He can't confessed to be Lord Huaying for he was supposed to be in love with his childhood sweetheart and cousin and eventually married her. What was abhorrence to him was to be like his player father hence his self control and self discipline and till now not even a kiss!!
His parents played an important part in his mindset.Most people choose spouse to be somewhat similar to mother/father while in ML case, not to be like his mother.His mother has said he had a hard life. He grew up fast to be the little man of the house to protect his mother from bullying from concubines, his older step siblings ,maternal and paternal aunts and uncles and most probably never have a happy,carefree childhood.. The FL protected and gave unconditional love to him even as everybody thought he was a useless and spineless dandy.For once in his life he was living free and easy while being protected and given free rein from burdens of work,family pressure, household and financial wotrries- a useless gentleman of leisure!!

Thanks for your views. Novel writer sure not really explicit !Sciptwriter not expert enough to make it cohesive!

Thanks for your reply. Also the emperor killed Prince Su because he distrusted his concubine and finally realised LC don't care for maternal family but only his mother and sister?

To novel readers, who kill SRQ in the first life and what became of Princess Hua Le and her fake brother? Thanks in advance.

So she committed suicide if she knew this law? I don't expect this from a strong woman like her; maimed his private parts so that he cannot perform such acts on others!

LOL! I'm meant he should asked directly what SRQ told her to made her upset by taking her in her arms and made her talk to him.She the one who said he should tell her everything and that should work both ways.

Its times like this that I wished PWX got back into his jealous husband mode and asked what made her so upset that she can lashed out to SY? Being too understanding is also bad ??!!LOL!!

I don't read the novel but from comments ,know many are dissapointed with the “whitewash” of SQR. I dont't see it as that for me one of the theme is anti-corruption, on how power corrupt people even so called scholarly smart type like SQR.I know it will have a HE for corupted people like SQR cannot have good ending.

@Saydoo ,Yes, some people don't ponder and reflect why they have a 2nd chance and hence don't learn from their mistakes. 1 of the many things I enjoy from this drama. @Crabavocado S,Y can see both side of things but not SQR even though he was suppose to be smarter than his elder brother.

What his family went thru. in the past -you mean the elimination of his whole clan? Wasn't that his fault?He tried to put Concubine Rou's son on the throne and LC eliminated them as rebels and castrated him so that the whole line was extinguished,right?
His way to preserving the aristocracy was contrary to ML and FL who favoured meritocracy. I think the system of government is something like England.The crown,, the House of Lords(aristocracts) and the House of Commons( meritocracy).

He makes things more difficult for himself. His family desired to remain impartial in matters of politics and nobility power battles. By moving to make Concubine Rou's son the crown prince, he intended them to ascend higher and gain greater authority. He knew the princess wanted her brother to take the throne, so sooner or later, he had to make a decision.Thus, his second concern was always the princess. In contrast, PWX never puts anything other than love—for his wife or his family—so there won't be any issues and no conflicts.

I blame Youko for airing this drama right after “The Double” where the FL clearly labelled as “villian” when her loved one killed her. No musing and missing the good old days together like in this drama. Clearly showed the marketing/PR team in Youku don't watch the whole drama before scheduling an airing. Pity , for I enjoy the drama and wish its rating were higher.

Another thing,FL is said to be lowEQ but people like ML and her brother don't communicate with her eg.her brother told ML the reason he conquered, was to protect her from marrying off to far away lands but he never told her that.Her brother said he was “tired” of their mother arrangement for his marriage.I think only in this present life does she has an inkling of his deep love for Qin Zhenzhen . If people don't communicate effectively ,how are you to understand them well.

Reading thru.some comments,some are not satisfied with FL as ML has to do all the chasing.Epi. 13, should solved these; when the FL provoked the ML to show some jealousy as she would like that to be shown when 2ML was first invited to live with them-put his foot down and not be “indifferent”.(his word from that rain epi. as no spouse like that to be shown ) FL thought her husband didn't love her anymore and don't care about that infidelity.

Thanks , was searching so long for eng sub.

Does she likes to do self- torture by waltzing around,remembering that humiliating t scenes and that hateful man over and over? I son't understand such people. What happened was beyond her control but now she has her freedom and in charge of her life,do some self- healing by walking sedately and stop watching any dancing Nobody has any clear idea what happened in Dai country so FL can't be blamed. She did self -miscarriage by walking and standing in the cold river.(Another thing which I don't condone for making yourself sick and killing an innocent )As for Shen, he always wore a benign mask. The princess should be the first to discern that for from the 1st epi she already said no need to kill for she willing to be 2nd wife.

Although he was written in a con artist's manner to elicit sympathy and perplexity, our rational mind came up with numerous ideas to save XFF, much as Blue Orchid Blossom said.

In particular, the last sentence was poignant and telling for could it be that the writer wanted us to live life like Lucky? He was the quintessential live-in-the moment guy who worked and played at the same time. Reflected also in the opening OST pictures of dark and serious in contrast with whimsical and lighthearted in some episodes and dreams and aspirations of ZBF and MSD in some . One of my favorite characters, Lucky, left Southeast Asia on a dangerous quest to help recover the treasure and, in the worst situation, to fight and die for his country.Nevertheless, , he opened his shop in the capital in grand style with VIP attending, thus achieving his ambition.He fulfilled all his goals and aspirations. MSD and the princess, however, never realized their dream of marrying each other. Hence, don't press your luck, for not every day is your lucky day so never postpone what can be done today, for life is uncertain.

This drama is also a revelation of things, which clears a lot of puzzling questions about the Manchua..From the character WJL, I can finally understand psychologically why the Manchus, in particular Empress Dowager Cixi, clung to the throne. Its similar to,WJL's cop badge, which made him somebody with authority to kill and even disrespectful to people of higher status, like MSD. Without it, he reverted back to be a nobody of consequence , a lowborn with no value in himself. For hundreds of years, the Manchu were always looked down by the Hans as lowly, inferior outsiders, an uncultivated tribe which they treated with an infuriating, superior air of disdain. (Shown in how WJL and Beiyang soldiers treated the RR members, for even in death they were stepped on and kicked. Huo Qin was not a Dagu suspect, yet she was executed .She and ZBF were injured so they could easily be subdued and taken into custody) Constitutional monarchs were unacceptable, as envisioned by Prince Qi, as they were not Hans. They can only revert back to being like the Mongols, who once ruled China. Consequently, to convert people like WJL, they have to be convinced that they are still a somebody to reckon with otherwise, they rather commit suicide.

Also this drama will remain a favourite as I incorporate into my daily routine the Reformist philosophy of anything is possible with sacrifice, perseverance, and patience.

That epilogue bother me to pause and ponder.