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Light and Cute and Fun ?
What a good drama. At first the FL Song Zhu did feel a tiny tad bit annoying but trust me she is very cute and grows on u so much. Also omg Uncle Hu is my favorite character lmao, u will be missed Uncle Hu, lol. The story I feared would be like other historical romance dramas with too much scheming and all that concubine stuff cuz the dude is *spoiler alert* a prince. Or I feared that it would be like o,g a prince so he will be overpowered and everything and it will be too much show off ttpencringe stuff. But OMG IT WAS SO CUTE, SO SOFT AND SO GENTLE.Chen Yan and Song Zhu were so cute together, I love their bickering and frolicking they do. So freaking cute, my heart melted watching them. Although in the last few episodes things became way too serious to quickly while the whole drama was very light and funny. The last few episodes be killing and dropping off ppl randomly here and there. I was restless too with all the beheading and other unjust stuff happening.It was a bit sad to watch those tough times for the fl. Also I was so freaking annoyed with Zhou Ji, Dud was freaking loser during this tuff, not giving the ledger for what?!?! Even when the Dean, a righteous man would have been beheaded. I wa slide dude some needs to slap some sense in him.
Anyhow, i was wondering how they were gonna tread the love square with both sides having their best friends involved in it. Glad to say they did it well. The jealousy part too. I love how supportive the ML is. And also glad that they didnt include the "omg he's royalty she's commoner so they can't marry so here h go 10 episodes on these tough challenges" arc. I had a lot of fun watching this drama. I was expecting cuz it was a random drama I picked. I loved how light it was and I never felt bored. And also it was different than the historical dramas I've kinda seen. Like the focus was more on what goe sin the academy and they did pretty unique things too. ALSO HOW CNA I NOT MENTION? THE WOMENS ACADEMY HALL WAS SO FREAKING PRETTY AND AESTHETIC WITH THE PINKS AND TEALS. AND THE WATER PONDS INSIDE. UGH WHAT AN ATMOSPHERE TO STUDY IN. LOVED IT. The OST were pretty good too. Oh also I loved how positive the main couple are. They have been through some tough stuff but they never backed down.
Overall the drama is very very cute. Kinda unique in its own way and really fun to watch. I did not realize how I finished 36 episodes so quickly. It didn't even feel like I watched 36 episodes. This means I was barely ever bored or felt like it was dragging. I like how it doesn't rush where it should not. Love the calm peaceful slow paced moments that feel so real. I wonder how many pastries tho everyone had to eat lmao š the peach something pastries. The Fl is cute, the ML is cute, they r together even cuter. The random kid and the crown prince arc was pretty interesting too.
If somebody asked me whether they should watch this drama, I would say yes, especially if you have the time and are looking for something fun and fluffy. I wouldnāt necessarily call it some crazy, exceptional, mind-blowing drama or anything, but itās a really, really fun watch. Like, I would personally give it a 10/10, not because itās objectively some perfect or groundbreaking drama, but because I really liked watching it. I had such a genuinely good time with it. Sometimes a drama doesnāt have to be the most exceptional thing ever; if I can sit down, enjoy myself, never feel bored, and actually have fun watching it, that counts for a LOT in my book. And this drama did exactly that.
Itās basically a very fluffy historical romance with academy vibes and minimal palace scheming, and honestly, Iām SO glad there wasnāt too much intense political intrigue or action going on. I really liked that about it. I was initially worried that since the ML was a prince, weād get the whole āomg heās royalty and sheās a commoner so they canāt be togetherā thing, or that heād be super overpowered and everything would become all about him being a prince and showing off. But thankfully, NO. They handled that stuff really well.
The ending was also pretty satisfying. It was a little rushed, but honestly, I didnāt mind because by that point everything had become so tense and I just really wanted it to END š. It was giving me a little too much tension, especially after all the beheadings and unjust stuff happening, and I was just like, okay, enough, PLEASE let everyone be okay. And when I say satisfying, one of the biggest things I mean is that I was just relieved that the FLās family wasnāt randomly killed, poisoned, or beheaded for absolutely no reason. And especially not unjustly. After everything that was happening, I was like PLEASE, JUST LET THESE PEOPLE LIVE IN PEACE. š
Honestly, I donāt really have any complaints about the drama. Like, if you really wanted me to sit down and find faults with it, I probably wouldnāt be able to find many because I wasnāt watching it with a microscope trying to find flaws. I was just having fun. And I think thatās ultimately why I liked it so much. It wasnāt necessarily trying to be the most epic or complicated historical drama ever. It was just a really cute, enjoyable, surprisingly unique little drama that made me laugh, made me root for the characters, and somehow got me through 36 episodes without me even realizing how much Iād watched.
Also, Uncle Hu deserves his own paragraph because that man was freaking hilarious š. He was basically half the comedy in the first half of the series. Some of his scenes were genuinely the funniest parts of the drama. He is definitely one of my favorite characters, and honestly, Uncle Hu will be missed. š The side characters were pretty good too, especially the people at the academy. They actually made the academy feel lively and fun instead of everyone just feeling like background characters.
And honestly, at first when I saw how much the FL and ML schemed against each other, I was like, oh my God they r too extreme, how will they ever fall in love lmao. But then they grew on me SO much. Eventually I was just like, help they r made for each other, pretty fitting these two together š. Their bickering and frolicking around and just being stuck together and doing random things was so freaking cute. I loved their dynamic so much. And I also really liked how positive they were as a couple. Theyāve been through some tough stuff, but they never really backed down from each other or from what they wanted.
The Fl is cute, the ML had great expressions.
So yeah, I think thatās ultimately what makes this a 10/10 for me. Maybe itās not some exceptionally groundbreaking drama, but I really enjoyed watching it. I was barely ever bored, it didnāt feel like it was dragging, and I somehow finished 36 episodes without even realizing how quickly I was getting through them. It was just a really cute, fun, easy-to-watch historical romance that I had a genuinely good time with. And honestly, sometimes thatās exactly what I want from a drama. š
Oh, and shout out to the real Xiao Yu saying the title in the last few dialogues š. side note: throughout the entire drama I was like, waitā¦ has everyone just forgotten about the real dude?! Like WHERE IS HE LMAO?! š
I would like to end my ramble with Uncle Hu rocks.
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PERFECT, Gentle and light, couldnāt stop smiling
It was so cute. Omg after having watched so many dramas only a few hit every now and then. This one is definitely one of them. It was so cute. So freaking good that I was squeeling and couldnāt stop smiling. I loved how it didnāt follow the usual cross dressing stories plot line where the boy finds later girl has to hide and face major consequences. I loved how the guy found it out as early lmao. Also nothing rly serious or stressful happened except for so 21 where it was like omg why did they suddenly bring such an evil mom arc even when his mom already has u know softened. I liked that it was light throughout and never boring. I loved how it starts with a disclaimer by author that this sort of crossdressing scenario is only in fiction and never in real life. Also oh my god the male lead, is amazingly perfect. When I say perfect I donāt mean to say the kind of perfect u see usually in some cliche dramas where the male lead is good at everything, and popular and all. No. When I say perfect I mean, he has ego, he is smart but not arrogant and he is rlly positive and the good kind of positive sly. He is kind too. Omg this is the first male lead about whom I have not even a single complaint. I never hated him for even a second in the whole drama. Same with the female lead. She is perfect but not the cliche perfect. She is kind, cheerful and again no ego. Omg they r both just so innocent yet a power couple in their own soft gentle way. Ugh I love the gentleness of this romance. Wow. I love it. Iām just so glad I started this. Definitely one of my all time favs.Was this review helpful to you?
