Val C

This one has a different cast for Part 2. I thinks its fair to comment to this cast. Also leave the first part to new comers so spoilers don't ruin their enjoyment. ♥

WL is vicious to Niao Niao right from the beginning when NN first went out into society with her parents. Even before she was engaged to LY. WL was on her case. After she becomes engaged with LBY it intensified to the point of out and out rudeness. ♥

I do think current watchers could move over to Part 2 to leave this for new watchers. ♥

What usually happens in Empirical times the emperor marries an upright woman and it's the true marriage and then becomes the Empress. Then all the courtiers stuff his harem with their own spies, women so they can say they are part of the Royal Family. If you have a kid then you are lucky. From the sound of it Consort Yue came after the Emperor married the Empress.♥

All of them. The Mom, Grandma, QiQi, all the ladies of the palace and of course our Niao Niao.♥

Ep 27 "If the carriage is a rockin don't come knocking". hahahahahaha♥

Viki slow with subs and release. That's why I switched over to WeTV their releases with subs are faster. I find their subs okay on this series. Some times they don't have good ones but this one is good.

The proposal was an absolute shock to her. In her small world and unworldliness she just thought he was being nice to her. It hadn't crossed her mind that he had feelings for her. Her parents could see it. She couldn't. Also he kinda is a bit over bearing and commanding. << this is how she sees him. She is not afraid of him but doesn't realize she respects him. Respect is important in a relationship. The only reason he proposed at that moment was because of the "ladies" treatment of her. He did it within their hearing and left them fainting in their seats. hahahaha♥ Yes he wants to protect her. He will stop their bullying when he can. ♥

Not his real father not his real mother. They are his aunt and uncle. Chinese families are confusing. ♥

YS needs his character built alright. Pompous ass he is. Maybe he'll round off his pomposity in Part 2. I always like yelling at the screen. You loose. Goes for any drama when they win against the antagonist. He lost. << You LOOOSE

thank you.♥♥♥

Ep 25 when LY said she was the best girl. Who said "shut up" and who said "of course". I played it twice but didn't figure it out.♥

Get through episode 5 it really picks up after that. First 5 are background on characters.

She is just over 15 yrs now. so add 5 yrs. About 20. Probably not at the beginning of Part 2 but by the later part.

If you like well developed characters, fun, intrigue, and great actors then by all means. Everyone who is seriously watching it is greatly enjoying it. ♥

Could be another person that was kicked for same behaviour. Check out when they joined and report them.♥

It's my understanding it was arranged. (Empress ) We shall have to see how the script depicts it. As you know he has been attracted to her for a long time. hahahaha She must have finally come up to his standards. ♥

So how many times did you watch it to figure that out? It's not something I noticed. When they film they would do all the filming (usually) for that location where they are. So it could cast over years with costume changed to reflect the passing of time. << all filmed on same couple of days at that location. As to why side characters have the same costume I really didn't notice. What I do notice in a lot of C dramas they are not big on continuity. Like suddenly a character is in clean clothes when they lost their luggage or their hair is dry when they fell in the lake. Stuff like that. ♥

WeTV subscription for international release. It may release in Chine sooner.

The writer of script has a very good insight to human nature. There are nuances that each character has that give this drama some depth of characters. I have not seen this for a long time at least with the 220 Chinese dramas I've watched. I've given up watching certain types as they keep repeating the story just with different characters. Some genres I just don't bother with any longer. ♥