Avi

Nice to see this be one of the dramas to break through the 40-episodes rule now that that era is over. I hope that means the ending won't be awkwardly rushed.

Two episodes in and the editing is already so disjointed. No wonder the reviews say things just happen.

It took 20 episodes but finally Xin Mei has her thunder back. Hopefully it stays that way. 🙏

Catching up to this after A Splendid Match break, and the way A Sheng and Jin Lun are such a gut punch. Such a great tragedy. But these writers really aren't doing Xin Mei any favors. Kind of mourning pre-forcer Amnesia Xin Mei. She was incredible.

I guess "making out" is a broad term. She lost her hair clip, accidentally opened the window and they were so awkward about it in the carriage, you can't tell me skin wasn't exposed. 😂 (And it's probably vague due to censorship.)

Screaming at the fact that there was barely a second between first kiss and spending a night together. Going so fast fits them so well.

Nice to see the rating go up! There has not been a boring minute.

Always good to see more craftswomen lead dramas airing!

I really enjoy that the second ML is a whole 3D character. Too often they are just there to lose to the ML.

Episode 14 made me cry so much. 😭

The way I was rooting for Gu Lan in the beginning and now she and her mother might just be the most rage-inducing concubine-sister pair because they are evil and dumb.

The FL met real Zhaoxi only one time when they played chess. Any attraction only went so far as she, who is an assassin trained to put her feelings behind the task ahead, thought it would be ok to marry him to get the leadership position. All other feelings and her rethinking who she wants to be came when the crown prince started acting as Zhaoxi.

Both the madam and the concubine married Gu Jinchao's father against their parents' wishes? What love spell did he put on them in their youth? 💀

Hedgehog Sheng with Jin Lun would make a cute little comic.

This is a wild summary. Shame it seems like it'll never see the light of day.

First episode watched and this is gonna be a spectacle for sure!

The story walking back the FLs development for convenience is so annoying. Her experiences with Lu Huai had every right to change her view on the world. Then it erased her arc one development with amnesia. In arc two she learns all of one "race" aren't good or bad just because they belong to it. What does the writing do in the third arc? Walk that back as well.

The story thematizes power whether through skill and immortality. The ML knows the cost of power, it makes people cruel - intentionally or not - and his people's power is tied to the fact that their power will ultimately dominate them by causing them to maim everyone around. If you want a sillily powerful ML without any commentary, this is just not the story for you.

They are not unrelated people at all. They are very much part of the main story. After all the story is about how humans get treated under sect rule and the ML wants to be human.

I think the water curse had simply progressed too far for her to use her powers without aid. After the rain comes, she can use it again.