Val W

I loved Sound of the Desert. ♥

At the beginning of that scene I loved "the cold wind blowing" as they're standing outside contemplating their entrance into the "fortress". hahahaha ♥

I love the scene meeting Mom and Dad. How Drama Grandma and FL are vying for parents attention. ♥

How can anyone say it's boring? First intro to FL is with her mouth full of food and being annoyed. Over bearing maid. The frail hand out the carriage window. To catch a traitor. To meet your parents. All the histrionics between Drama grandma and FL vying for parents attention. LBY praising her for turning in uncle. Learning the mind sets of all the characters and what happened to create all the scenes. I found them amusing, tragic, sad and over bearing at some points. No not boring. ♥

I just rewatched the first 5 episodes.♥

Loved this series, It was a nice break from the heavy kowtow and rules from the historical dramas. There were some very hilarious scenes. I still am chuckling about them. The maid quarter scene and the game night with the emperor come to mind. Laughing out loud is good right? The acting was very good and the timing and sense of the series was very good. Present meets past with a refreshing take on palace life. Love story with a twist. "Your not allowed to say another mans name." ♥

Loved this series, It was a nice break from the heavy kowtow and rules from the historical dramas. There were some very hilarious scenes. I still am chuckling about them. The maid quarter scene and the game night with the emperor come to mind. Laughing out loud is good right? The acting was very good and the timing and sense of the series was very good. Present meets past with a refreshing take on palace life. Love story with a twist. "Your not allowed to say another mans name." Definitely watch Season 2.

I noticed they set up some future scenes. So if a scene felt incomplete we will find out in a later episode or scene. I think they have set up for revenge. They all lovey dovey at the party so all the antagonist will be activated. And they were... ♥

LBY broke it off and regretted it. CSS wanted to follow him but he wouldn't have it. After the 5yrs LBY has not returned. The Empress is dying and wants to see CSS get married. Of course YS is in there like a dirty shirt and puts himself forward. CSS agrees to appease the Empress. The engagement only lasts for about a month. However, LBY returns and fights to get her back. How sweet.♥

What do you mean jumpy? They are following each character and the only time they might jump around is with flash backs. I find they fill in the blanks quite well as they go along. I've seen some show that you are left with questions after the show has ended. This one fills in the history. The only time is when they are setting up for a scene that is going to happen but hasn't happened yet. But it will. ♥

Yes lots of growth there. This show is all about parenting and how it affects each young person. All of the children, princes and princesses alike each one has their own problems stemming from the behavior of their parents. Good or bad. ♥

Darn spell check. hahahha

Me too. I dumped quite a few (not going to bother with them) after seeing such a golden production. The bar is set high. No more crazy trope, fluff any longer. ♥

Yes every story needs a protagonist. He does it so well. ♥

LOL they would have wrestled the gifts away from her eventually. Given her a few token gifts. It's just her character coming from a poor background. She is so uncouth I know.♥

It's my understanding he had in his contract about romantic scenes. His contract has now changed and he can engage in romantic scenes. (Mom or no Mom.) I don't blame putting that in his contract. Why rush adulthood even if you are a star. ♥

To be honest this is one of the most exciting series to come out of China for a very long time. Forget the other fluff pieces productions do. This one is true gold.♥

The ratings by age on MDL 18 - 24 yrs that have tanked it. It's so beyond them to understand a well made, well acted, well directed series that they tank it. So malevolent. Probably not for those reasons. You can check this by Ratings: 8.3/10 from 760 users << clicking on the lines next to this line on the top. ♥

My question here is Did Niao Niao tell LBY what really happened on the bridge/water scene? What did he have to promise? All answers welcome. No answer is wrong.♥

Here is an interesting article. Helps with all historical dramas. I know it can be confusing about marriages. https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/ancient-chinese-marriage-customs.htm