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So...it's not soup. She's been making a sort of elixir using the heart blood from young children that she keeps caged in a room. She had people lie to them that they would be given a good life and they are taken to the palace is secret. At first they are fed really well but she's doing that to fatten them up so she can then harvest them basically.

GYX later finds out that the emperor technically knew what she was doing. It's really messed up and I'm probably not describing it will but she's a messed up individual.

Hao Yue is the emperor's consort. Well, I forgot if she's the consort or if he made her empress. But either way, she's one of his wives and she's younger and very scheming. She was reborn except she doesn't come from a different time-period, she comes from the same one they are currently in. So because of that and other things such as her wit, she's able to predict some things and influence the emperor. She's really crusty and has a slight obsession with GYX in the novel.

I'm not liking this 1 episode a day thing. It's annoying me.

A Jian has suffered a lot. That poor child.

Yes, she's so crazy tbh. When that arc comes people are going to be shook. I wonder if they are going to change some things though because tbh I've never seen a plot like that (referring to the ... soup ... and the room ... you know what I mean) before.

I wanted to add my take to this comment but before I do I just wanted to say that while I don't agree I'm not trying to come off as attacking you. I just wanted to contribute my own thoughts to this discussion.
Anyways, as stated I don't fully agree with this take. You made a lot of good points but I still don't think HZ is exploiting her.
Here are my reasons for why:
Given FD's status and her confidence level, even if she went on her own and opened her own business, her level of success would not be the same as HZ's.

Additionally, HZ did not force her to stay. She could have left and in the beginning episodes when HZ first came up with the business idea, this was something she seemed to be considering. With or without FD, HZ would have found someone to help with cooking etc. for her business ideas.

Also in the initial episodes, we saw HZ be apart of the process to make snacks etc. And, FD is getting paid more than the other maids and has a higher position/more responsibility. If FD wanted a pay raise and had the confidence to ask for it, I'm sure HZ would give her one.

Lastly, HZ seems to be the one who comes up with ideas for the snacks etc./innovation. For example, when they made the candied snack and other competitors started copying them, she's the one that came up with the slideshow to make their business stand out. She's also the one who came up with the apple idea where they had different sayings or marks on them and she timed it so that other competitors could not copy them. I really don't think FD would have thought to do any of these things. I'm not saying she's not super valuable but I'm saying that while great, the value FD has to HZ is somewhat replaceable, whereas the value HZ has to FD is not. The chance of FD finding someone to provide her with the things HZ provides her is slim.

Sorry, this was long af. If you don't read it or respond I understand cause tbh I wouldn't either lmao 🤣🤣

Recent trailers or trailer for the show?

They shouldn't have put him on the cover tbh if he's barely in this.

Also, when is the 2ml coming back? I want to get that arc over and done with as soon as possible.

I'm wondering if the breakup is going to come before her house gets burned down or after. That was her house right? Or was it the shop/restaurant?

It's explained more in the book. They only have so many episodes they aren't going to spend a lot of time of each character. But in the novel, it's very clear that HJ is not a good person. She's not a redeemable character. Yes, her abuse is terrible and she does not deserve that no matter how horrible she is, but the way you are painting her out is simply false. It is possible to be a bad person while simultaneously being abused/facing abuse.

Where are you getting this from? I thought the little brother and the big brother were okay. But then again, I skipped a lot of chapters.

Last comment, the comments that people made about HZ's maid FD I agree with. I get being afraid because that's her father and he's been abusive since she was young but girl, how do you have such a brave mistress, and yet none of that has rubbed off on you even a little bit? Sigh...

I'm confused now. Didn't his cousin know? Cause they made it seem like he did. This is actually so confusing and, to for me, this is a plot hole.

Also, the people complaining about HZ....it's a bit late for this complaint because after the whole boat lightening scene in the first couple of episodes you guys should have known the vibe/actions of this character would probably be along those lines. So to me, she's not a mary-sue because the way her character is set up in the story and how her actions end up halfway helping her makes sense within the universe built. I think the scriptwriter did a good job given that in the original story, the female lead is from a different time if I'm remembering that correctly.

Anyway, excited for the upcoming story arcs.

I was under the impression that they already knew. I think I missed something. Cause they talked about his scar on his face in one of the episodes...

I don't either. Just this show. But I've seen the interviews they have been doing as the show has been airing so that's my comparison.

The voice in the show is different than irl? I heard an interview he did for the show and it sounded the same to me. I love his voice. It's so...wow.

Why are people in the comments saying the emperor wants to kill GYX...I didn't see that in the trailers for the episodes tonight.

Anyway, I've noticed they have changed some things. For instance, in the book, Prince Ling, GYX's dad doesn't die that soon. He's present at a certain death that occurs at the very end of the book. Also, I don't remember a mention of a crazy 1st prince but I could be wrong because there are so many chapters and I didn't read every single one as it's too long lmao.

For those of you who have read a few chapters have you noticed changes too? Oh also, like someone else mentioned a while back, XY is completely different in the novel. She's super badass. Not like the character in LYX played in MJTY thought because SY in the novel has less arrogance I feel like. And the emperor seems to be close to both her and GYX in the novel.

The fact that the emperor treats his sons the way he does is crazy, especially the young one.

Deleted my comment because I realized you already posted this. I'm hoping someone who read the novel in it's entirety can answer if 1st prince had this big of a role. I only read some parts so I am not sure.