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Of course it’s a compliment.

There’s one scene in Episode 7 that really stayed with me because it quietly explains so much about Jing Qi and i had to rewatch to confirm the details.

It’s when he first sees the man his wife is having an affair with. Then we get that flashback to their wedding night, where he actually looked genuinely excited and hopeful about connecting with his wife—only to be shut out from day one. He then spent the next six years away from home.

Afterward, that long walk in the hall toward the red-blossomed tree felt so painfully lonely. He wasn’t raging or making a scene. He just looked profoundly lonely and defeated. And I watched somewhere the red blossoms are intentional too, since red apricot blossoms are traditionally associated with a married woman having an affair.

That’s why the upcoming preview where he tells Lanxiang that he simply wants her to be his wife , almost begging for it, hits harder for me. His whole backstory is rooted in loneliness—a failed marriage, years of emotional isolation, and this deep hunger for genuine companionship.

Honestly, credit to Liu Xueyi, because that one quiet scene stayed with me enough that I understood Jing Qi’s loneliness long before he ever said it out loud. He doesn’t just want to “win” Lanxiang. He wants to finally be loved back.

He is really desperate and will exhaust all means… haha

He is using proximity theory on her…

Except ren jialun. I watched all of them but lxy stands out for me among them 😍

My other faves zhang xin cheng , xiao zhan

Yesh it seems like that user is satisfied with xiu kai’s range but not LXY. 😍

Are you a lawyer? Your logic makes sense but also needs deep analysis to grasp

Hahhaha like a puppy trying so hard to please his owner

Yup i think some
Viewers come in expecting ML to be chen yan yun all the time….

There was a scene in the earlier episodes where Jing Qi was trying to process what to do about his cheating wife, and what struck me most was just how lonely he seemed. He puts up this strong front—the capable commander, the master of the household who has everything under control—but deep down, he feels incredibly empty, with no one he can truly confide in.

I’m definitely going to rewatch this drama because I want to catch all these little moments again. I feel like there are so many subtle details about Jing Qi that are easy to miss the first time around.

Some viewers really hate the ML because of the forced marriage, but remember—this isn’t an idol drama, and Jing Qi isn’t meant to be portrayed as a perfect romantic hero.

Not that I’m making excuses for him, but that’s simply the reality of the era being portrayed. Women had very little control over whom they married and were often treated like chess pieces in alliances between families. What Jing Qi does isn’t entirely different from an arranged marriage, where parents decide who is suitable for their daughter. The main difference here is that Jing Qi arranges the marriage himself because he wants to marry the woman he loves.

In some ways, a family-arranged marriage could be even more impersonal, because love was rarely the priority. Status, power, and what benefited the two families mattered more. At least Jing Qi’s motivation is personal—he genuinely wants Lanxiang as his wife.

That doesn’t make taking away her choice right, but it does put his actions into the context of the world the story is portraying.

This has always been marketed as female
Focused drama so lanxiang will definitely shine more. And even with the interview, liu xue yi admitted the ML is flawed and lanxiang will teach ML so many things once they get married. Not surprised as lanxiang experienced being a noble lady and a slave, her character naturally has more depth.

Yeah, hopefully we’ll see the ice queen melt a little over the next few episodes. 😂 Given everything Lanxiang has been through, I’d assume she’s resilient enough to make the best of her situation rather than throw a fit at Jing Qi every day. I’m hoping we’ll see her gradually adjust to married life—and maybe start seeing him in a different light. ❤️

the preview episodes, Lanxiang tells Jing Qi how grateful she is and says that if there’s ever anything she can do for him, she’d gladly do it. Now I’m wondering—what favor did Jing Qi do for her this time?

And his answer?

“I just want you to be my wife.” 😍💕👼

They are already giving husband wife bickering vibes in the robe tug of war scene.

True this

He is still enjoying it though….

I laughed at how mom says jing qi is the only person who is happy on the wedding day and has to force everyone to pretend to be happy too hahahha

ML is soooo prepared for it…