Sam

Honestly, I genuinely don't enjoy costume dramas. I tried watching some before but only few can make me continue until the end, and this is one of them.

First, the drama casted the right people. It felt like all the characters where just so natural with their acting. Second, the female lead has such a strong will power. She's always one step ahead of her enemies and won't let them trample her down given that she's living another person's life. And thank goodness she's smart enough to dodge the multiple attempts of making her life miserable cos I hate it when dramas overly torture the main leads.

And lastly, more than the romance theme of this drama, I liked the politics aspect of it. I liked that they focused more on establishing political topics rather than making a romance out of the female lead and duke su right of the bat. They took their time, and gave more focus on the political landscape of Great Yan.

Overall, this has been a really great watch. No boring episodes, just full of thrill and suspense, which I am not complaining.