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On the contrary,I have increased my respect for him!! For seeing so many having SML syndrome because the director picked CS, an actor who fitted the Harlequin romance type of “tall. dark and handsome” stranger,,ZWY counteracted that effectively with his performances!!! RESPECT and ADMIRE him for that!!!

Yes, ZWY put a whole lot range of emotions raging passed his body thru. his body languages

Who put a pubescent in a position that she can easily go astray by sending her off to live away from them with only maids of similar age as companions? Her parents and grandmother, right?Shirk of parental responsibilitiesand worst was the grandmother who professed to love the granddaughter. She accidentally met the SML when she climbed over to get back her kite.She kept on visiting him to help him heal his vision and subsequently fell for him.He was a captive of his brothers so supposedly she went unchaperoned as 2 would attract attention. She knew enough of convention to use a fake name.But nobody instilled into her the dangers as she grew up without parental/adult/elders/teachers supervision and  guidance. Girls don't go to school in that era.  ML was lucky to find a 2nd father and a teacher to boot .Most commenters  are critical of her being a prey of SML.  We are smart because of teachers and parents ,right?

Could it be her past experience with SML taught her more on convention? She lived in the past with maids of similar age without adult/elder supervision and guidance. Nobody instilled in her the dangers of visiting and helping to heal a young man whom she accidentally met while getting back her kite. Granted she knew at least some convention of using a fake name but the whole time she was visiting him, there was no adult to reprimand her or warned her . Parental and the grandmother shirked of responsibilities, right ?, Unlike stepsister who had all of them at home ,hence she was not ignorance is bliss like her back then. She learned from her past mistakes and now trying to help her stepsister to avoid that.

Can we blame it of them watching too much on those minidramas revenge type where most ML are domineering and abusive?!For me, the minute,.he turned away with callous indifference when that woman told him she pushed a woman off a cliff showed both of them as cold-hearted where they treated other people's lives as ants to stamp on.
Regarding the FL's naivete and foolishness, might it be that she was living with maids without the supervision and advice of adults or elders? I'm still perplexed as to how a grandmother could permit her cherished grandchild to reside in such a villa. ?

From Qin to Tang ,upper-class gentlemen were skilled in letters and martial arts but during Song there was a shift to uplift the scholar class. If I am not mistaken the saying “Do not waste good iron making nails; do not waste good men makingsoldiers" = good boys don't become soldiers, comes from Song era? This drama is from Song.

The Qing dynasty is the easiest to remember, right?! For me, to memorise was to lock it into historical personalities who I respect after doing research on their portraits and fashion styles. For Qing, its Emperor Yongzheng, Tang -Empress Wu Zetian and Song-Judge Bao Zheng.

The Qing and Tang dynasties were very distinct. Simply remember, men's hairstyles during the Qing era were bald with pigtails at the rear, while women's fashion during the Tang era were empire dress style with ribbon at bust line with gathering loose skrt.

Pufferfish toxin was mixed in the tea.Suspect now is wife of 1st son who has a crushed on his sister-in-law(FL's mom.)

One major point, in my opinion, about no.1) should be that ALL cdramas MUST PASS THRU. CENSORS (that strict guardians of their citizen”s morals!!) are especially stringent when it comes to long length dramas.Therefore no way incest can pass thru.

An enjoyable,refreshing and lighter twist to the classic” Dream Of Red Chamber” blended with the “The Double”, hence pretty sure it will be HE!!! Plus the fact that ZWY with his soothing and dreamy voice, which evokes a feel good feeling , wouldn't disappoint me unlike that realist RJL's crime (stabbing) doesn't pay vibes !!! LOL!!

Yes. Unfortunately, its blocked in my country!!So if you can go to Viki, watch there !!LOL!!!

@JJJ and @AraFarah , translations were bad near the last few episodes.But the fact is that we continued as we had grasped the hints that words and actions have double/hidden meanings and individuals would be donning "masks" Rewatch when Viki has done it !! LOL!

Her master was one of the Yan sisters, Her aunt. as 1 of the Yan sister was her mother.

"There is more than one way to skin a cat” ,which 2ML did in simple,smooth diplomatic moves by having the ear of someone with power who can make changes while ML did it in a hard ,warrior way of violence, beget violence. Enlightening. When the drama's title was changed to have the word “Nirvana” in its, which means end of desires and sufferings as desires blinded and begets sufferings to oneself and others. Applied Buddhist mindset and as expected many people in the drama used the Bodhisattva tech. of benefiting others. Appreciated and understood a lot of things. MDL please list the screen-writers ? THANK YOU.

Tough and painful decision. Lost the people who loved and supported him to protect people who hated and wouldn't forgave him. Appreciated drama's way for preparing viewers for any type of ending.

Septemberis a month for self-improvement and this is the 3rd drama for adding or reinforcing certains aspects in my life. Stopped at epi.24 after reading some comments and watched the last 5min. of the last epi. Perhaps the writer wanted to say that after making a decision, you should work hard to make it in your direction whatever the wind blows for otherwise it's like being a traitor to yourself.
However,I would like to know if the male homeroom teacher married his junior and also did the girl that was forced to quit schooling have a happier ending? Thank-you in advance.

FL was strong ,kind and too forgiving. She can overlook being thrown into the street after being a savior and double standards where a brother sacrificed own soldiers to make his ½ brother look like a complete idiot in battle. Forgive and forget.

From my understanding of the ML wanting the war between Liang and Wei to continue was because Liang has invaded his country(Yuelio) and made it their territory hence if the war continued, both of these 2 countries will be weakened.That will give a chance for country Y to rise up and regained independence.

Perhaps change speed to slower- 0.5 for some scenes? ( I do that to catch some words at times).FL teacher was 1 of the Yan sisters which both ML and 2ML were searching. FL for now was a village girl.( I don't read novel,)