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Especially when you consider that there is absolutely no indication he'd attempted to check on her in the past. FJ's spies are so good/extensive that you'd think FJ would've uncovered it if General Tang had made checks on Tilan a regular thing ... which means he only diverged to check on Tilan at that moment, just as Haishi happened to notice him ... and he also did it while having meticulously adopted a guardsmens' cover.

* Perfect image as a general with seemingly no indication of being two-faced;
* Confidently secretly messaging others in court;
* Either able to come up with diversionary cover at a moment's notice, or careful enough to have the foresight to consider a secondary cover beforehand in case he is discovered...

...he is reeeeeeeally tricky.

I do love a good hidden plot. :D

Man I hope I'm not just being excessively paranoid again. ><

Aah, yeah, but also it felt like he was heartbroken and wishing she was there with him instead. After having to bear his coldheartedness while watching the eps, this clip gave him points in my book. So now, yeah, I'm along for the ride, even if it isn't a HEA. :)

lol, PBG ftw

ikr.

It's also a little kinda like drama speed dating.

AAAARGH!!! Why did they cut the episode stop THERE!?

How can I hold myself together for THREE WHOLE DAYS!????

*sobs uncontrollably*

lol @ Haishi speaking with Zhouying, basically voicing her own frustrations : "... be a man, will you?..."

😆🤣🤣

It's killing me that I can't find a full english translation online for this novel. How many years has it been out already!?

lol. That just reminds me of the comments count for 'Immortality' ... which hasn't even got an air date yet! 😆🤣

Is it necessarily the case that the emperor finds out at the same time as everyone else ... or could he be in the know before the complete reveal?

Also...
- for eps 33-34 on the 28/11 the emojis are an eagle with a knife ... Chang makes his move maybe?
- can anyone read the chinese characters that are placed in the emoji section for eps 39-40 on 1/12?
- the 3rd to last day of 3/12, eps 43-44 has an emoji of a mermaid ...🤗🎉
- the 2nd to last of 4/12, eps 45-46 has a tonne of sweet sweet love it seems; and
- the final screening day of 5/12, eps 47/48 should be a total bloodbath. Maybe Haishi goes total berserker in her grief...? 😲👍🤗

Edit: Sorry Sirry, in my excitement looking through the emojis I ended up repeating you 😆

ooooooo

There were scenes with jade hair sticks being thrown on the ground and broken in the trailer clips. Seemed somewhat momentous for the main CP relationship.

I guess shit is about to explode for the main CP in the 24/11 eps.

I was stressing out too.

But then I came across a video put out by tencent on youtube showing hobbled together clips of the main couple paired with Zhou Shen's OST song "Kiss Me With All Your Heart", and those clips (particularly the last one or two) have calmed my soul towards the main couple. I'm ready for whatever happens between the two going forward. I'm just in it to watch the story unfold. ^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj84fJ9CfZs

As others have said, I don't always agree with her opinion on whether a show is enjoyable, but I appreciate her channel for the perspective supplied of someone who speaks the language and who has some industry experience.

Her commentary on things like the poetry used in Joy of Life and Word of Honor were very helpful for me.

Example of one of her videos I really enjoyed/found helpful :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvOzbhiiMNA

There is a legal way of looking at things, and a there is a moral way of looking at things.

To say he didn't rape because he has "every right to do whatever he wants" ... that's the legal perspective only, not the moral perspective.

Since heads of state are considered role models for the rest of society, I don't know that it should even be considered as acceptable from a legal perspective, since doing so then has follow-on consequences as to how other men treat their wives.

Further, to say "she asks for it" due to whatever behaviour on her part, is not an acceptable excuse. As I've said before, deliberately provocative behaviour is no excuse for an unreasonable response.

That said, from the sake of the drama/plot, I can understand why the character acts this way and can put up with such a character being portrayed. Not every character depicted has to be moral, or 'good'. But it is truly disturbing to have people actively defend this fictional character with such sentences as "he has every right", and "she asks for it".

Well, I suppose you could look at it from the other side ...

... if none of these hardships existed, would there be story to tell?

I had a friend in high school who once had to take the morning after pill. Was crook as a dog. If even modern 'morning after' meds are that heavy on the body, I can only imagine the toxicity (or otherwise the efficacy) of such drugs in an ancient setting. Especially if taken on practically a daily basis.

Besides, in the weighting of the concern over a woman's health compared to the concern for the family line ... I'm pretty sure the woman's health would not rate much of a mention.

As to why she was crying over the recuperative medicine ... it wouldn't be the first time she has been suicidal.

She truly is a prisoner of her birth.

Hells yeah. If I was a citizen of that country, I'd be all up in the rebellion!

I think it's the general consensus that she was guilt-tripped into doing it by a combination of her home state's envoy and her maids.

There are some who think she's a scheming character, but I'm not one of them.

At least now we have imagery to go with the saying 'the pen is mightier than the sword'!

😁

Was wondering if asking to find their other relatives might've been what Chang had planned to be the next step for if he had ever become suspected by the emperor.

An escalation of some sort. Or perhaps a way of alerting his external allies of his status within the palace.