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This was actually my first Liu Yuning drama and I was shocked cause I felt like he acted really well for his role. I was equally shocked by Song Zuer, they were really good. They get married almost immediately but although they are enemies they still look out for each other. So the first few episodes you really experience the haters to lovers kind of situation. Lady Qiao (manman) is a smart and independent female lead. She is definitely not the kind that gets bullied on enemy ground. She can defend and stand up for herself which I loved it made her character very interesting. Wei Shao is also equally smart and charismatic making them a really good pair. Even though he doesnt like his wife he will still respect and protect her at times. Thats how they eventually fall for each other. Towards the end where the romance is more developed it was shocking like their chemistry was amazing. So for the leads I really enjoyed watching them! They were cute and fun.

Now for the side characters...I am glad the side characters in this drama are a handful. They didnt keep introducing new people which makes the plot confusing but instead built a story around the existing people. They showed more scenes about their friendships and really fun moments. The comedy was really enjoyable with the witty and sudden jokes. The characters and their acting really made this drama stand out. The only characters i didnt really like were her cousin and bizhi...

Regarding the villain, we cant say there is only one villain it was more like just multiple greedy people who wanted to always attack them someway or the other. Sometimes the villains were females out to break up the marriage and in other cases there were wars. Although I did not really enjoy the final war scene. It was supposed to give a satisfying feeling but it felt really rushed (as usual in cdramas) and it felt a bit messy in comparison to the careful plans which was always mentioned in the drama. The time jumps in the last eps were like every min is a month or something. So yea...that part was really rushed.

Its a happy ending if anyone is wondering. The ending is cute.

For many weeks I could not find any cdrama interesting after flourished peony but when i started this it hooked me back in. There is a chance i might rewatch this in the future for the chemistry between the leads!