HardTruth

Ah wow, what you said made a lot of sense. Now I guess the very likely outcome is that he was in a way forced to shoot her, so he did what was necessary without killing her. So i guess his intention regarding FL is genuine. I totally forgot about the Murong Yao guy. Right. Now I can somewhat guess his character. Thank you :)

Exactly. But it's good they still keep us guessing about what happened in the cliff. There are many possible outcomes I can think of. He really maybe a double faced guy who was simply using her for her skills under the pretense of love or he could be innocent & someone framed him in some way or forced him to kill her (likely) or FL could have made the choice herself by falling off the cliff unable to digest his betrayal or he really loved her, maybe somewhat innocent in this whole killing her thing & it wasn't even him in the cliff. Someone just pretended & FL mistook that fragment of her memory after seeing that pendant. So I am curious to see which one of these it will be.

I just hope they give proper justification for these longing stares he is giving FL romantically otherwise it makes no sense to have these scenes we saw today.

My pov is, From flashbacks, they did show him promising marriage and her agreeing to it. So if he really did love her or if they were lovers in the past, those sad puppy stares definitely make sense. But if he was indeed the one who shot her, it means he definitely didn't love her enough. He is obviously craving for power, FL probably confronted him about his collusion with someone from enemy side & he shot her to bury the secret or maybe he was forced to make a choice & he tried to shoot her without the intention of killing her? (very likely). But all these lingering stares at her can only mean he didn't really intend to kill FL in the cliff.. Again, i really doubt it if they will confirm this early it was the SML who shot her with deceitful intentions, maybe there is a twist in here & he maybe really innocent wrt trying to kill the FL? IDK

I hope there is a good justification for his behavior & that flashback gives us a proper closure regarding his character. Personally I hope he is just a double faced douche who betrayed her & then later regretted ngl 😂

I have to say I am really confused by the SML character so far lol. I think at this point we can already safely deduce it was him who shot her, so all these sad puppy faces he is pulling when ML is close with FL really confuses me. Like bro do you really like her romantically at all? If you are only worried if she is gonna spill the secrets about you, then why have those affectionate stares at FL when she is close with ML. Pick a struggle brother 😂

great, thank you

Ah ok. I thought it was a direct adaptation of novel. Didn't know they are changing a lot of things. Thanks for the hint. But just one question if I may ask, the SML is indeed a double faced character in the novel as well right?

Yeah, the ML even had a dialogue in today's episode where he tells FL on her face that SML doesn't really consider her that important or else he would have already stormed his place to rescue her. The SML even gave up meeting her the moment queen called him for the meeting. So I do believe there is some truth to this spoiler. But yeah, SML is not as simple I guess. That's for sure.

I am not sure. So please don't take my word for it. People keep writing different things everywhere. I am just waiting for novel readers to confirm it haha

perspective matters I think. At that point she is still an enemy general who just tried to kill him & could very well be pretending about the amnesia. So the torture was the correct measure in an ideal scenario. It feels awkward or too much only coz we already know they are the ML & FL 😂

So, I saw somewhere that the one who really shot FL is Xia Jing shi himself & He doesn't really love her or atleast love her as much he loves the power. Is this true in the novel? So FL doesn't really have a love triangle with anyone else in the novel in that case?

The relationship chart is also confusing for these 3.
For FL & SML -> former superior - subordinate
And for ML & SML ->Arch-enemy turned love rival.

I mean for the direct relationship link to FL with SML, they don't hint any romantic link or even one sided admiration but suddenly the relationship link for SML with ML - he becomes a romantic rival. I am dead confused lol

Quite enjoyed the 6 episodes. I am hooked. Only wish they don't catch feelings so soon. It's already hinted by ep6. As we have seen from time and again, when leads get together so early, it's almost always gonna drag in middle. And this one is 38 episodes long as well. I hope they keep this enemy trope & cautious dynamics with the funny bickering between them for more episodes as it's very enjoyable to watch. I must say, Li Qin as always nailing it. Such a wonderful actress

Can any novel reader tell me if Xi Yang has a HE or BE in the novel? (ofc add the spoiler tag for others pls :) )

Thank you. I will check it out

Yeah, There is a relationship chart in the discussions but it's in chinese. I wonder if that says he has one sided love with Fu Yixiao. If so, he has no business to kill her. Hence I got confused lol

Just on 1st episode, it does seem like she was shot by xia jing shi. If so, why does he frantically searching for her? What's the situation in novel?

Yeah, I mean at the end of the day, it really comes down to personal taste.. everyone enjoys different kinds of content, so I can’t judge them for that. But I do think it’s very important to call out these kinds of morally offbeat elements in shows, so people who might feel the same way don’t walk in blindly & end up just as grossed out by such creepy elements in the show like I just did. That’s why I ended up writing a whole rant about it, haha. Honestly, I was relieved to see someone else felt the same xD

Louder please. I was honestly surprised to see so many people giving this show a free pass like those offbeat short dramas where they don't care about the provocative plot but just happy to enjoy few steamy scenes, good intimacy & chemistry. Maybe the constant exposure & recent surge of those has shifted the moral perceptions coz my first reaction after few episodes was exactly what you said.

What surprised me even more is that hardly anyone seemed to find it disturbing in the comment section or reviews. I was totally fooled by the positive comments & started this only to get grossed out by ML's repulsive behavior right away. By midway through episode 6 I had to drop it only coz the ML’s behavior toward the FL was nothing short of morally disgusting and disturbing. No amount of their 'sizzling chemistry' can overshadow his creepy advances towards FL(sister in law) not just once but since the first time he saw her.

If you scroll down a bit, you’ll find my longer rant about it here:
https://kisskh.at/768039-the-return-of-the-queen#comment-23532178

Good watch overall for me & as always trust BJT to deliver. But did anyone else feel that the FL acting wasn't that good at all? She was only good in those crying scenes otherwise felt so bland in all of her normal scenes. Like not expressive at all & just delivering dialogues without any emotion?? This is the first time seeing her so maybe it's just the character here. So cannot judge yet but just wanted to understand if anyone else felt the same way lol

Ok, 6 minutes into Episode 6 - DROPPED. Sorry to say, but ML is super CREEPY here. No matter how they develop or justify the romance in later episodes, whatever he is doing with FL in the initial episodes when nothing has been revealed is plain gross & tacky. Even my love for WJT couldn't stand his character here in the first 6 episodes. No hard feelings to others who enjoyed it though. It's always to each his own 👍( but such a tacky romance subplot is not for me)

Sure, that's precisely the reason why responded. So people know what they are getting into. Just coz you weren't weirded out by creepy ML behavior on the initial episodes doesn't mean it's correct or justified behavior. When giving information, it's better to give it properly with all details covered. Cheers