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The censored scenes are the steamier ones that might show how passionate and wild the couple is, but not needed to show how much the couple love each other. The drama leaves enough romantic scenes in. In fact, there are more romantic scenes left than in many cdramas I've watched.

UL fandom is deeply engrossed in the drama due to its thought-provoking story and unique characters and tends to ignore negative comments, thus negativity does not proliferate. It seems the same thing happened in Weibo, where the UL fandom was praised by casual viewers for giving them a pleasant viewing experience, generally focusing on the plot in their comments and not resorting to negativity. It is an amiable environment where commenters are welcome to be effusive with their admiration for the drama.

The Discussion topic "Why scenes were cut" above the Comments section attempts to answer the question of censorship

They do. They're a passionate couple

Peter Ho did a great job with this complicated character

That's the best guide. After all, this is about sweet moments 🙂

For sure. Those who want her with Xiao Duo would be mad at her for leading Fu on (as I did 😄 She didn't really let Fu know that she didn't like him. I think from the point of view of Fu, she liked him, e.g. she praised his lantern). And those on Team Fu would say she's stupid for choosing somebody else over the emperor 😅

may I know who the competitor is who has connection with state power?

i guess the censors are particular about female lead behavior coz she usually sets the moral tone. but, these are all conjectures

you have a point. I was wondering about that too and checked the legal age in China which is 18

None that festered. The leads are so in tune with each other that even when the FL once tried to push the ML away to protect him, he did not buy it for long

'Love how the ending is consistent with the uniqueness of the story and characters. I've never seen a cdrama ending like this before. While other cdramas portray triumph, jubilation and new beginning with a kiss between the leads or better yet, a wedding, such an ending would be out of character here.
Needless to say, I'm happy with the poetic ending.

it is a unique drama, with a unique story and characters, so it's not surprising that the ending is done in a unique way, too, i.e. one that doesn't conform with the norm :) the romance is the best part :)

i also currently don't have the technology to capture videos, so i guess we can just describe the scenes, including the episode numbers

ikr, I can just imagine the fights between fans of Team XD and Team Fu. This comment section would be a war zone then 😄

I love all those scenes you mentioned. I feel this drama already has more romantic scenes than many cdramas I've watched. What do you say to compiling all the sweet scenes?

There is a Discussion topic entitled "Why scenes were cut" above the Comments section. Apparently, only the intimate scenes were cut so the rape and murder scenes were not. Another possible reason the rape scene was not cut is that in ancient Chinese culture, it was considered inappropriate for women to actively participate in intimacy. This is possibly another reason for cutting the intimate scenes since the FL was an active participant in those. In the rape scene, the FL was obviously not a willing participant so it was probably considered acceptable.

Enjoy! 😄

One of the rather irritating things about cdramas is how fond they are of flashbacks; sometimes a particular scene is flashed-back several times. A flashback of a new scene would be much more welcome. XD told BYL how he feels several times. Which scenes in which episodes do you mean? That's why I didn't view the cut scenes because I knew I would hanker after them once I viewed them. I believe in "no expectations, no disappointment"

Very. The leads ran exuberantly out of the confines of the Imperial City while the Futu pagoda, a symbol of female oppression, burned and the pathetic emperor lay crumpled on the ground. All these images signal a new beginning from the ashes of oppression for both the leads and the empire. It's poetic.