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A mastepiece I'll come back to again and again for all eternity
After finishing this, I wanna erase my memories and watch this show again.
This story comprises two arcs.
**Arc 1**
Arc 1 follows Wei Rao as she discovers her real identity.
It had sinister villains and was mostly an emotional arc. Consort Li was a really great grey character and was basically the big boss of Arc 1. (Thankfully, she joined the FL's side after finding out that the FL was her biological daughter lol.)
Episode 16 will go down in history as an acting masterclass. No matter what anyone says, the villains of Arc 1 won. Aunt Guo knew the damage was done. The FL suffered for 16 years, and whenever Consort Li looks at her in the future, the guilt will remain there forever.
**Arc 2**
After the masterful ending of Arc 1, it took me a while to get into Arc 2. The next three episodes were a little boring, but I really enjoyed Consort Li grovelling before the FL and trying to win her daughter back. But then Wei Shu made her entry, and God, she was worse than her mother.
I enjoyed watching the FL, her mother, and her brother team up to screw everyone in the palace. They bonded as a family through scheming and manipulation lmfaoo.
**Ending**
I loved when Consort Li ran towards the FL in the finale. It was a nice contrast to her adoptive mother, who didn't save her when there was a fire. The FL finally felt her mother's love. They hugged and reconciled, and I cried.
The FL's brother became emperor, AND THAT IS WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE ENDED THE DAMN SERIES.
I wanna pretend the last 10 minutes didn't happen, bro.
The ending left a miserable taste in my mouth.
I knew the prophecy said that the FL had the destiny of the phoenix, and some C-netz said that if her brother didn't die, then according to the prophecy, they would have turned against each other.
I'm so pissed.
Basically, the FL becomes regent, and her mother becomes Grand Empress Dowager. (Poor woman lost both her son and husband side by side.)
This story comprises two arcs.
**Arc 1**
Arc 1 follows Wei Rao as she discovers her real identity.
It had sinister villains and was mostly an emotional arc. Consort Li was a really great grey character and was basically the big boss of Arc 1. (Thankfully, she joined the FL's side after finding out that the FL was her biological daughter lol.)
Episode 16 will go down in history as an acting masterclass. No matter what anyone says, the villains of Arc 1 won. Aunt Guo knew the damage was done. The FL suffered for 16 years, and whenever Consort Li looks at her in the future, the guilt will remain there forever.
**Arc 2**
After the masterful ending of Arc 1, it took me a while to get into Arc 2. The next three episodes were a little boring, but I really enjoyed Consort Li grovelling before the FL and trying to win her daughter back. But then Wei Shu made her entry, and God, she was worse than her mother.
I enjoyed watching the FL, her mother, and her brother team up to screw everyone in the palace. They bonded as a family through scheming and manipulation lmfaoo.
**Ending**
I loved when Consort Li ran towards the FL in the finale. It was a nice contrast to her adoptive mother, who didn't save her when there was a fire. The FL finally felt her mother's love. They hugged and reconciled, and I cried.
The FL's brother became emperor, AND THAT IS WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE ENDED THE DAMN SERIES.
I wanna pretend the last 10 minutes didn't happen, bro.
The ending left a miserable taste in my mouth.
I knew the prophecy said that the FL had the destiny of the phoenix, and some C-netz said that if her brother didn't die, then according to the prophecy, they would have turned against each other.
I'm so pissed.
Basically, the FL becomes regent, and her mother becomes Grand Empress Dowager. (Poor woman lost both her son and husband side by side.)
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