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LOL, yes!!... I am still laughing every time I think about the "I got a handkerchief" I don't know why that is cracking me up so much.

Yes this should definitely air on Netflix. I think it would be a good drama to have on there.

I think I am in the minority here. I am just not feeling the chemistry between JXN and ZZ (and I felt a bit uncomfortable watching the previews of her cozying up to him, it didn't feel right) Maybe it is because I am already set on her being with XW, but I didn't really get it with YL either. To me YL is a playful friend, that you always have around, never to consider to have feelings for. ZZ is like that older brother type, very serious, and secretly taking care of you. Whereas XW, for me personally, it is like they compliment each other. She feels free to express her views and they communicate really well, and I can feel the tension when they are together.

I agree with your part about ZLH here vs MJTY. Although, I liked his character there, the character in SOKP seems such a perfect fit for him.

LOL when I first saw that, that is what I thought, but I was like what?!? hahaha

after @Lyra explained what they meant by "acting the goat" , I was thinking the same thing about how goats act and they are being silly and foolish. I can understand it a bit more. It was just so weird to see that translated that way in a costume drama instead of just saying "being silly or stubborn or foolish".

and did you mean the royal blood would be Xue... 3/4 Xue right? instead of Yan (cause to me Yan=good and Xue=bad)

LOL "prince "I got a handkerchief"" LOL I love it

Thank you, cause I really was a bit confused on why they would use the word goat.

Translation is right. The Empress Dowager is the mother of the current Emperor and the Princess and the Prince (Yan Lin's friend) and I forget her relationship to the Xue family, but she may be the sister to the Xue guy.

I know Xie Wei's mother is Old Yan's sister and his father is Old Xue. He has both Xue and Yan blood, but is partial to the Yan side mainly because of the events that happened 20 yrs ago. If Old Xue's daughter (the b*tch that sent Ning up) were to marry the Prince she would technically be marrying her cousin (which is not uncommon). Old Xue's daughter is Xie Wei's half sister.

So far that is all I have got out of all of it, lol. There is a lot of connection between the Xues and Yans.

The translated subs say " ...by acting the goat, right?" I have not heard this particular saying in a costume drama before. Was it translated wrong and if not, what does she mean by acting the goat?

yes

Especially when they are your biological child, I just don't get that. How can love and show respect and want to do everything for someone else's kid first and not your own?

Such an underrated drama. I really enjoyed it, except for the ending. It is hard for me to rewatch dramas, even though I thoroughly enjoyed them, when the ending sucks, like Song of Glory and Rise of the Phoenixes.

you'll change your tune pretty quickly, I think he is to forward and clingly ( imo ). I love her push/pull relationship with Xie Wei. A lot of people want her with ZZ, but I am just not feeling it myself.

Yes, I like how he said to her, you should never show your weakness or show anyone about who you care about, because people will use that weakness. (paraphrasing) I have a huge feeling he was talking about himself in regards to her.

here is a link that someone posted from the comments a day or so ago... ( I bookmarked it to read later)
https://www.mtlnovel.com/kunning/chapter-1-sunny-and-snowy/

I love where there is as smart and clever FL. One of the reasons I love Story of Ming Lan and LLTG so much. A few other mentions are The Princess Wei Young, Rebel Princess, and Rise of the Phoenixes (although, I hated the ending of ROTP)

Episode 11 pretty much solved the answer, at least from what I am watching right now.

LOL so THIS!!!