Jenny

That's alright. There were time I became agitated too due to some characters or points in the series. We are free to feel however we want and that's what makes watching a series so fun. I hope jinqi redeems himself later in your eyes😂

I get their point though I think romance tag is for jinqi cause bro fell really hard, hard enough to cover the part of romance for both of them😂😂

Me too. It happened to my relatives so it's more common to me.

Oh.. I haven't watched that series yet. But still I liked the character development of jinqi. The things he said about the marquis title is something I haven't seen any male lead from any series or novel say it. I felt like it was refreshing.

Now that you mentioned it I can see the logic behind it. I think at first they planned to air two eps a day but suddenly there was a change in airing time so that's what caused the confusion. Yesterday I was almost disappointed by ep 39 but now I'm glad that they didn't change the pacing of this series.

I on the other hand think that there's so much that they have to show yet so how are they gonna cover it all in the remaining eps?😭

Yeah.. I actually heard a spoiler about him. I do want to share it but idk if you want a spoiler. Anyways I can only say that fortunately lanxiang married jinqi.

I think the confusion and vagueness of ep 39 was because they wanted to show how the court and emperor has changed in ep 40 rather than tell us about it. The things that confused us in ep 39 are made clear in ep 40. Though future viewers might still have negative opinions about ep 39 but I think that ep 39 and 40 are tied together in an artistic way.

But he suffers in the future due to his good character😭.

Many have hated jinqi here but I could understand his mentality as a man from ancient times so though I didn't hate him it's not like I was a fan of his character but in ep 40 I felt like I have fallen in love with him too😭. I have read many chinese novels with ancient setting but never came accross a character like him. His reply to the marquis was amazing.

Watching the start of ep 40 and I'm already feeling so frustrated and angry for xinriu. Really the life of women in ancient times wasn't easy.

I should be the one thanking you for your compliment. I too hope that next eps would be better than this one.

I don't think it's about her loving him. It's about their paths being different. She told him about her path and how it differed from him so when he finally resigned their paths became one. It was like a final barrier in her heart but when that was lifted they both consummated their marriage. In ancient times they say that a husband and wife should be of same mind and same heart so only when their mind and heart became one did they fulfill their roles as wife and husband towards each other. The only complaint I have is that they didn't provide enough context on when he resigned from his post. They just let us imagine on vague scenes that made me feel confused.

They didn't give enough context on what happened in ep 39. Jinqi resigned from his post and they didn't even show that. The scenes just passes by quickly so it would leave you feeling confused as to what's happening. Still if it's just this ep then it's not a problem.

I can understand that jinqi and lanxiang consummated when jinqi resigned from his post because before that their ways were different so they can't really form a relationship until their ways become one but what happened to the emperor should have been done in a bit of detail. They didn't even properly show us that jinqi has resigned. I don't have problem with time skip but they didn't show us enough how jinqi realised what lanxiang said was true and how he resigned. The scenes just kept changing and suddenly he is in jinling with a pregnant lanxiang. Idk why they want us to use our imagination when the part of him resigning is important for development. All in all I can understand this disappointment but I would say that I still like this series overall.

Now I know why everyone is complaining in comment section. They didn't give enough context for everything that happened in 39th ep. Though it won't make me dislike this drama instantly and I'm not here for romance but still the events that needed context feels sudden as if the director told us to guess what happened in this ep.

So true😭. You said it better than I could have. This is what I meant. It's a bit frustrating to see people here complaining about the romance between them when lanxiang's character was never about romance. This is also why jinqi lives up to 50yrs but lanxiang lives till old age cause the series is more focused on her life journey than the romance between the leads. It's about how she survived and lived well till her old age whole fulfilling her responsibilities and obligations and how her mindset changed with time but still her beliefs were same. I actually liked them not making this series about romance and instead gave us something different which could be appreciated even without intimacy between the leads.

From what I think, lxq's character won't have a deep or moving realisation that she loves jq. From ep 38 when she recalled the scene of how she vowed to be grateful towards the person who buried shen family and original lanxiang and would do whatever she can to repay that person I think that her finally consummating her relationship with jinqi was more out of gratitude and due to her vow. Though I think that she does respect jinqi as a person and starts to feel love for him gradually but it's like how a woman falls for the person she married in an arranged marriage. It's not like dramatic realisation like jinqi felt but a more grounded love you eventually feel when you realise that your partner is a good man.

I don't think she tells him her real identity but she shows how she is different from him. Her family has suffered due to monarchy so she is not loyal to the monarch but jinqi is loyal to the monarch, I think that's the difference she wants to show to him. I'm guessing by the preview of ep 39 so I'm not sure too.

You didn't get lin jinqi's personality at all. He is an arrogant person and lanxiang's status was just of a maid so he always thought that for lanxiang to marry him and become the first madam of the household would feel like an honour to her. He thought the only reason she was angry at this marriage was because she was in love with han liang. Though in ep 37 he does talk with her and apologize her for not understanding what she wanted and she too admits her mistake. In their relationship his biggest flaw is that he does things while assuming that he is doing it for her own good and lanxiang's just being stubborn because she likes han liang. Beside this flaw he is actually a respectful gentleman who listens and cares about his wife more than any husband in that era would.

But if you were watching this series for romance then this series is indeed not suitable for you cause for me it's all about lanxiang trying to survive and live a good life. I'm watching it for the slice of life and the way the smart lanxiang solves the sticky situations. There are twists and turns but not much romance so yeah.