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I'm actually pissed that they're ruining the secondary couple. I was rooting for their marriage. I hope they can survive. As for the primary couple, I guess we gotta get through a few episodes of this shananigahn with Pei Zhen. I'm happy that Hu Xiu set some boundaries. I just hope they don't overdo Zhi Yu's jealousy arc. Those two need to communicate.

In the novel, Ning Yi has 3 wives: Su Tan Er, Lu Hongti, and Lui Dabiao, and 3 concubines: Xiao Chan, Nie Yun Zhu, and Jin’er. He has like 7 kids between them. The drama is a different story entirely. lol

100% this!

Thanks for warning me. I shows when 90% of the main characters are scheming jerks. I need people to root for.

In the first half of this drama, Bing Zhu outshines Hong Ye. I was expecting the leads to lead, not take a back seat to support characters. When the secondary couple (which are two SUPPORT CHARACTERS) has a more believable and better-written romance than the main couple, a large part of your audience will grow frustrated. I welcome AI making these writing decisions in the future. Humans are idiots

There are more male geniuses. So this tracks.

Is Hong Ye even the ML at this point? I'm thinking of dropping this. On top of that, the secondary couple seems better written than the main one. Who made those writing decisions?

For a support character, Bing Zhu gets a lot of screentime.

It's a pretty good drama overall. But it's hard not to focus on the romance since it is central to the plot.

11 episodes in, and the romance feels way too rushed.

We haven't gotten a solid reason why Xiao Yao is already head over heels for Hong Ye—beyond her being the reincarnation of Princess Ning An, which seems like some automatic "destiny" switch flipping on her feelings. The same goes for him falling for her so fast.

Hong Ye's quick love might work if he's still seeing her as Ning An, meaning he never stopped loving the princess even after her betrayal. But if that's the case, he should be torn inside—caught between love and hate every time they're together. That conflict could build real tension, and perhaps be resolved later when he learns that Ning An didn't truly betray him, or that she was manipulated and paid for it with her life.

As for Xiao Yao, with no past-life memories, her feelings should grow slowly. Not because of fate, but because she's discovering who Hong Ye really is underneath.

Honestly, these scripts feel lazy. Too many average writers are churning out dramas like this. I bet future AI will handle storytelling a lot better.

"The early romance between the FL and ML feels rushed. The ML was betrayed by the princess he was meant to marry and died harboring hatred and betrayal. Since the FL resembles that princess, it would have made more sense for him to be more guarded or prejudiced toward her at first, with his feelings developing gradually. As it stands, it’s unclear what specifically made him fall for her so quickly."

You're right. The romance feels way too rushed.

We haven't gotten a solid reason why Xiao Yao is already head over heels for Hong Ye—beyond her being the reincarnation of Princess Ning An, which just seems like some automatic "destiny" switch flipping on her feelings. The same goes for him falling for her so fast.

Hong Ye's quick love might work if he's still seeing her as Ning An, meaning he never stopped loving the princess even after her betrayal. But if that's the case, he should be torn inside—caught between love and hate every time they're together. That conflict could build real tension, and maybe be resolved later when he learns Ning An didn't truly betray him, or she was manipulated and paid for it with her life.

As for Xiao Yao, with no past-life memories, her feelings should grow slowly. Not because of fate, but because she's discovering who Hong Ye really is underneath.

Honestly, these scripts feel lazy. Too many average writers are churning out dramas like this. I bet future AI will handle storytelling a lot better.

Another drama with a virgin simp ML and a FL that everyone wants to marry. How original. China and SK seem to be competing with Hollywood to see who can release the most slop.

Yup, this type of trash is really popular.

Basically, the ML's sole purpose is to chase after the FL while she's still hung up on her almost ex-boyfriend. lol

What a joke of an ending. Writers who do stuff like that should be banned from the industry.

The drama was actually kinda decent until they did the "it was all a dream" garbage.

Your parents hate you.

Get a life, loser.

Yeah, we get more context about their past relationship at the beginning of episode 2.

Ok, I've completed the first five episodes.
Verdict: It's good. It definitely deserves a minimum of an 8/10 rating so far.
The characters are interesting and layered, the story is engaging, and the leads are doing a phenomenal job. I'm looking forward to seeing the FL's Ning An personality.