XF being the favorite daughter of her father (and the only daughter of both her country's king and queen, the…
Yes, I too think one of the beautiful aspects of this work is that most of the main characters are fully portrayed enough for the viewer to take on the different perspectives. I may not like all of the characters but there was at least a few moments within the show where I can understand their emotions or motivations even if I don’t agree. For example, I don’t care for LCY as a character but I understand his grief (I feel I cried harder than him 😂). It’s rare to find a Cdrama like this. Goodbye My Princess is a really good example of a successful character driven plot. Wish there was more like it.
XF being the favorite daughter of her father (and the only daughter of both her country's king and queen, the…
The tragedy lies in the both of them if it comes from God’s view. It’s not really about the wrong role and who is fit for what because it could be argued that the tragedy lies in LCY being a suitable emperor but not a suitable husband in what is a “love story”. Or that he too shirks his duties for love because had he been period correct ruthless, the tragedy would not have been strung out for 3 more years. Rather what is the flaw is that neither of them changes even when the game resets. LCY still chooses power and Xiao Feng still wants freedom/true love, and this is what causes their downfall. They are both essentially corruption arcs because they both believe “the lie” until it’s too late. And who viewers become frustrated with, because the brilliance of this show is that no character is “pure”, often has to do with who they empathise with.
Like who you like and watch who you want to watch the show for, but the FML is definitely not dumb. Isn’t she…
But she doesn’t have zero observation skills. There’s the scene with her noticing something off about Zhao Sese while they’re playing cards. And the examples mentioned before that show she does have observational skills. She’s just not a schemer so she won’t automatically jump to scheming. For the coin case, she has only observed. LCY escalated her into the situation to earn exploits for himself but didn’t fully explain the situation making it dangerous. It’s rookie stuff to know you either debrief someone fully before bringing them onboard or you safeguard against or for them if you don’t. He didn’t do either so things ended up like they did. She’s still relatively new to Li Chao at that point and has spent some of that time ill. And if she didn’t understand her responsibilities, would she have married LCY? She clearly didn’t want to but understood she had to and she did her best as 16/17 year old girl in a strange language and country pretty much alone, living with an abusive husband. She does begin to learn the ways of Li Chao otherwise how could she participate in planning the wedding with Dowager Empress? She wasn’t brought up in that type of world so there will be a learning curve even if she is willing. And who didn’t she protect? She protected A’du when it was obvious the teacher would punish A’du. She saves A’du’s life. And she saves LCY. Nothing could be done about GJ because his own actions would have led to what happened regardless of what Xiao Feng said or did. And at the end, she protected Xizhou too but did it on her own terms and honoured her own sense pride robbed from her by LCY three years before because he had unrealistic ideas about love. His protection lives in his mouth only. If he was so smart, why is he taking relationship advice from someone who also can’t protect women and has no problems sacrificing them. Shouldn’t he have had the brains to see that the source wasn’t competent? Xiao Feng was always going to be embroiled in complications. Everyone keeps focusing on her going out to play but should she have sat in the palace all day, depressed but demure? A lot of it is escape the miasma of the same complications LCY said he would have protected her from. If he had actually protected her from complicated matters, would things have ended the way they did? He really didn’t protect anything because she was still hurt and he himself ended up hurting her for no reason other than possessiveness towards the end. If he was actually capable, not only would no one have attempted to harm her but he would have taught her the ropes. Instead he kept her in the dark due to his own vanity, dismissal of her, and desire to keep her “pure” for his own enjoyment. Even the dowager empress tells him he should not underestimate Xiao Feng but it’s too late by then.
The show is fine, but the FL's character is just too dumb that it's frustrating. Even if she lost her memories…
Like who you like and watch who you want to watch the show for, but the FML is definitely not dumb. Isn’t she the one who discovers the issue with the counterfeit coins in the first place? She also figured out the scam with the turtles at the festival. And outsmarted LCY at the gate to Xizhou. She just doesn’t want to engage in the pettiness or evilness of court politics, and believes that she should have freedom. Dunno why this would bring contempt… It feels more noble than a prince who has to suck the blood of women from start to finish to get to the top. And what are these responsibilities that everyone keeps griping about? 😅 Being a vase? Being a doormat for a man who abuses her? Bearing children for a dude with several women? What’s so noble about that?😅 Better sis lives her life as she wants because what did all those womanly virtues get the other female characters in the drama? Scammed, dead, and/or discarded. At least Xiao Feng does things on her terms and if it causes trouble to LCY, even better because he’s the one who put the both of them in that situation by being a love brain.
I love being a fan of Xiao Ran because I feel like she honestly tries to bring all of her characters to life. Ling Cangcang feels very promising. The aura she casts in this fan video is really amazing. It feels like it could be a direct shot in a movie. https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5023853338427853
Peng Xiao Ran and Li Xinze🤩So happy to see the MeiSheng couple reunite!! They had such good chemistry in Unshakable Faith so I’m really happy to see them play a loving couple here🥰
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https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5026804101810224
And if she didn’t understand her responsibilities, would she have married LCY? She clearly didn’t want to but understood she had to and she did her best as 16/17 year old girl in a strange language and country pretty much alone, living with an abusive husband. She does begin to learn the ways of Li Chao otherwise how could she participate in planning the wedding with Dowager Empress? She wasn’t brought up in that type of world so there will be a learning curve even if she is willing.
And who didn’t she protect? She protected A’du when it was obvious the teacher would punish A’du. She saves A’du’s life. And she saves LCY. Nothing could be done about GJ because his own actions would have led to what happened regardless of what Xiao Feng said or did. And at the end, she protected Xizhou too but did it on her own terms and honoured her own sense pride robbed from her by LCY three years before because he had unrealistic ideas about love. His protection lives in his mouth only. If he was so smart, why is he taking relationship advice from someone who also can’t protect women and has no problems sacrificing them. Shouldn’t he have had the brains to see that the source wasn’t competent? Xiao Feng was always going to be embroiled in complications. Everyone keeps focusing on her going out to play but should she have sat in the palace all day, depressed but demure? A lot of it is escape the miasma of the same complications LCY said he would have protected her from. If he had actually protected her from complicated matters, would things have ended the way they did? He really didn’t protect anything because she was still hurt and he himself ended up hurting her for no reason other than possessiveness towards the end. If he was actually capable, not only would no one have attempted to harm her but he would have taught her the ropes. Instead he kept her in the dark due to his own vanity, dismissal of her, and desire to keep her “pure” for his own enjoyment. Even the dowager empress tells him he should not underestimate Xiao Feng but it’s too late by then.
And what are these responsibilities that everyone keeps griping about? 😅 Being a vase? Being a doormat for a man who abuses her? Bearing children for a dude with several women? What’s so noble about that?😅 Better sis lives her life as she wants because what did all those womanly virtues get the other female characters in the drama? Scammed, dead, and/or discarded. At least Xiao Feng does things on her terms and if it causes trouble to LCY, even better because he’s the one who put the both of them in that situation by being a love brain.
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5026413753142479
Both leads on the screen today. They look really good together 🤩:
The power couple:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5026055934443838
Ling Cang Cang looking a bit aggrieved while speaking to Xiao Huan:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5026054911034238
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5025971542166960#&video
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5025302479378680
Douyin clip:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5025349259756787
XHS photos:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5025355823843642
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5025202537239248#&videoIt
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5023853338427853#&video
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5023853338427853
Official photos of the two of them:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5024077159073111
Here’s some studio shots of her costume:
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5024094869525610
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5024100823336405
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5024548783916880