Alsooo spoiler for Wei Zhao's relationship with the king in the novel (they had to change this in the drama because…
Besides working in the court/fighting in battles, Wei Zhao was forced to be one of the king's bedmates since he was young because he is a beauty (the clan he came from were all known for their beauty). He was spotted by the king when he was climbing a tree. That's why he also later said to Jiang Ci to not climb trees (aka get into trouble that would change the course of one's life). So there is another layer of why he wanted revenge so badly and why he is so pitiful.
The political plot is more likely to make me watch this than the romance is.
Yeah, the romance is nice later on as both let down their guards, but the political plot really is the main attraction IMO of the novel (and now drama).
If anyone is watching with English subs, I don't recommend iQiyi. 😔 The subs are terrible and skip sentences. I don't know if it is Ai generated but it is obvious there is no proofreading.
From ML's POV yes, but also from FL's POV, she has no idea if he would or won't kill her especially after being fed a poison pill right away and stabbed after the first convo (from her POV, this is just some random masked dude who showed up on the tree and got her pinned ASAP). From both of their POVs, they did what they thought would be the best. ML shutting her up/attempting to end her to not expose himself while FL trying to save herself because she knows no one else will come to her aid. I think this is what makes the first episode so great, tons of conflicts already set in motion.
Also for people who is not into the political aspect, just know that this drama does have that, and it majorly influence these characters and their worldviews. Them being soldiers, working in the court, etc. isn't just some once mentioned and never again plot point. It affects all of their decisions (and yes even questionable ones viewers might not be comfortable with if they just want pure romance where personal love is greater than the greater good).
Love for these characters is almost like a surprise that happened to them unexpectedly. Their goals and motives were established even before meeting each other especially for ML and 2nd ML.
Lol yea I have been side-eyeing him ever since he did that. That was so unnecessary. Poisoned her, then stabbed…
Tbh, it just shows how far he is willing to go to accomplish his goal. He actually wasn't going to attempt to kill Jiang Ci at first because he saw the book she has on her (which is related to his background).
But because from Jiang Ci's POV, she needed to save herself so broke the vase which then allowed everyone to realize something is up and Wei Zhao has to create a distraction not to mention keeping her alive by then would put him and those who were part of the plan at risk (he realized she is a fighter basically and won't just stay quiet about things).
From his POV, Jiang Ci is already suspicious enough being able to be at this peace conference despite the tight security especially when she has no martial arts background (and we will find out later why she even got there).
Just finished episode 1! The plot is plotting. They really jumped right in with the peace conference and viewers will have to slowly piece everything together from their background to their motives.
Have you seen her latest filmed Zhao Xue Lu? She looks absolutely amazing there. Her best historical hair styles…
Li Landi actually has other better pre-drama filming looks for this drama but it seems like none of those make the cut. 😔 Her studio just released another short clip and the end shows her with the side braid style that I am pretty sure won't be in the drama sadly...
Got to say that I love the look of Landy Li’s costumes in here. Her costumes on TSL were on the plainer side,…
Have you seen her latest filmed Zhao Xue Lu? She looks absolutely amazing there. Her best historical hair styles + outfits are definitely in that drama. 🤩
Both the ML and 2nd ML outright tried to kill to FL multiple times (from thinking she is a spy to using her against…
It is a HE in the greater sense that peace was reached and they all got their revenge/problems resolved. But it is also BE in the sense that in their personal lives, none of them truly got who they wanted in terms of relationships.
ML is gone so he never got to enjoy the peace he fought for with FL 2nd ML would never have FL 3rd ML's love interest married 2nd ML for political reasons
I personally hope the ending doesn't get changed because I love this kind of angst. That is just life sometimes. You reach your ultimate goal but your personal relationships get impacted along the way.
Both the ML and 2nd ML outright tried to kill to FL multiple times (from thinking she is a spy to using her against…
It is ambiguous because FL doesn't really have romantic feelings for him. They might live together and take care of the child together aka more co-parents than anything but feeling-wise, ML pretty much had all of FL's heart by the end of it.
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Love for these characters is almost like a surprise that happened to them unexpectedly. Their goals and motives were established even before meeting each other especially for ML and 2nd ML.
But because from Jiang Ci's POV, she needed to save herself so broke the vase which then allowed everyone to realize something is up and Wei Zhao has to create a distraction not to mention keeping her alive by then would put him and those who were part of the plan at risk (he realized she is a fighter basically and won't just stay quiet about things).
From his POV, Jiang Ci is already suspicious enough being able to be at this peace conference despite the tight security especially when she has no martial arts background (and we will find out later why she even got there).
The political aspect is important in this story too because it shapes all the characters and explain why they do what they do.
ML is gone so he never got to enjoy the peace he fought for with FL
2nd ML would never have FL
3rd ML's love interest married 2nd ML for political reasons
I personally hope the ending doesn't get changed because I love this kind of angst. That is just life sometimes. You reach your ultimate goal but your personal relationships get impacted along the way.