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I've never visited Douban. I thought they would converse in Mandarin but they actually discussed in English. LOL. Thanks for the link.

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, it seems the Emperor wasn't happy that the Princess and the Crown Price had so many loyal followers. He liked Yuan An who was the mastermind behind the Black Tea because he was loyal to the Emperor, it didn't matter if he had killed plenty of people. Same case with Sass.

Pei was indeed the fall guy.

Thanks a lot for your very clear and informative reply.

1. Why did Pei (FL's father) got demoted in the end? Was it because he brought in Sass accidentally?

2. Was it implied that the Emperor was aware about Sass' real identity so he approved of what Sass wanted to do to the tower plus the Crown Prince and Princess? If the Emperor knew then Pei just became the fall guy.

Thanks.

I have some questions regarding the finale. Will post them below.

I only watched briefly Word of Honour and Untamed (yes, I know, sacrilegious). They do have great bromance dynamic as in similar to other C-dramas such as Ancient Detective, Imperial Coroner, and from what I heard as I only watched a bit, Killer and Healer vibe.
Perhaps try a few episodes and see whether you like it. They grew from frenemies to friends throughout the show.
I tend to ignore the female leads if not written well but Pei Xijun got better in later episodes.

Yes, we're enjoying it so far. Watching up to episode 21 now :)

Thanks for your recommendation. I usually watch your recommended shows when not sure what to watch. I usually find shows for my mom and I don't have time to watch that many shows. But I like this genre so I also watch this..

Thanks

No worries.

LOL, I think rule number 1 applies to all shows/movies, not only c-drama.

I wish number 3 were true.

I just got recommended on youtube to watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJzCHVrGTvM

Yes. 7 years difference.

You're welcome. "To Love" is modern drama but it has detective romance.

"To love" and "Young Blood" also have detective romance plot.

Perhaps "Age of Legends".

I agree. This show deserves higher rating. It's unfair before seeing the whole show. Sometime the beginning may sound bad but the ending and the overall show is better.

It seems the rating here fluctuates between 8.2 and 8.3 whenever I visit this forum.

You're welcome

Watched until the end credit. It was implied that FJM is the prince's mentor but it was confirmed at the end when he caught the flying feather.