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Yah he will draw you into his drama. Be prepared.♥

tues to thurs it will air 2 a day until Aug 30. This week they aired 3 because they had the end of Part 1 and then went right into Part 2 and there was only 3ep for the tues to thurs time slot.♥

We all like bad boyz right? His character if in RL run the other way. Of course there is good in everybody but they may not be good for us. ♥

The Marquis is not his father and neither is the woman he calls mother. They are his father's sister and her husband. Only he hasn't figured it out yet. Maybe he has and that's why he treats them the way he does.

Yes and "Mommy Dearest" too has had a journey. Think about it. What a life she's had. It's a tough life. We are all too complacent in our own lives to see the emotional effect of hard choices we make in life and that others make. ♥

The crown prince isn't necessarily the first born son. It's up to the Emperor to decide. In this series the crown prince is first born. << for now.

In the same imperial family that would be the order. However, There also would be other noble families from the previous emperor whose children also would go in numerical order. Just like in families 3rd brother, 4th sister same thing. It took me a while to figure it out too. ♥ Then all the aunties and uncles who are not related. I have same in my family where close friends of parents are auntie and uncles. ♥ Lady Cheng was a concubine before the Emperor took the throne but did not come with them to the palace. Her child would still be counted but it's up to the Emperor to give him a title such as prince, duke/marquis etc.♥

The order of the princes and princesses is their birth order. 1 prince, 2 princess, 3 is a princess and so on. They would not use the same number twice. First prince is the crown prince. They would not repeat the numbers it doesn't matter if they are male or female it's their birth order so that would be their number.♥

The Empress is always the first wife. ♥

I think the Empress is also enjoying having NN there too. A younger person that shows her respect and admires her and willing to go to battle for her. Not one of her children has stuck up for her. (Her children are all leeches.) ♥

I think they met before on the battle front. His Dad and her Dad are comrades.

Yes she has 3 engagements. 3 men who are interested in her. ML is in love from beginning. FL is young and doesn't realize. ML is more mature. End of part 1 and beginning part 2 with the leads. She is engaged to SML in part 1. I would not call it annoying love triangle as ML is mature and only wants the best for FL. ♥

I agree with you but such was the culture. You're right it's been normalized and isn't right. How ever they aren't that far apart in age and they both immature in their own ways. ♥

CSS's Mother. Is a work in progress. Yes the two of them clash. Huge learning curve for girl who only met mother recently. Huge learning curve for mother who only met daughter recently. I think they both disappointed each other. Mother backs off when CSS chooses to marry LBY. In Episode 27 CSS does go to her parents for guidance and Mother give her some valuable insight for her to ponder on. Hence the final decision to continue her engagement. All is not lost but their relationship will be strained going forward. In comes Empress in episode 28 to guide her. ♥

So if you want to watch whole series it ends Aug 30th. Me, I can't wait. On the airing days I wake up yessss more episodes today.♥

As a general he has to have experience. That comes with age. It's a cultural thing with women sometimes marrying way older men. This goes through many cultures in the past and in some still goes on today. You can still love an older more experienced man. Love isn't about age. It's the meeting of two souls. You could miss your soul mate if you get hung up on age. ♥

I noticed at first I was not noticing the production as a whole. Now I do. After watching some truly amazing productions I then started rating more fairly to the former better production standards. I still give C Dramas a lot of leeway as that is why I started watching them in the first place. Most are not as graphic as North American standard which I do appreciate.♥

I rarely give high scores but when I do it has to be outstanding. Some I've watched got high scores but really were terrible productions. << Have only tanked a few mostly I give 7 to 7.5 and the odd 8 and rarer 9. Never 10 cause they can always be improved. ♥

Yes he knows the woman he calls Mother is his aunt.♥

LBY's Father was a sworn brother to the Emperor. That's how he became adopted after his father's death. In the Ling family the first wife is his aunt Huo (the woman who is crazy). Her brother is LBY father now deceased. ♥