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not only the emperor... her nephew....

I'm concerned that this might be too much of a spoiler. The problem is that the screenwriter altered the story so many times the main arc, and some important details are not explained well to justify certain choices. As a result, it feels abrupt in the drama, whereas in the novel, it was presented in a more chronological manner and better understood.

it is all related to the divine temple :)

I put the drama on hold. something was missing I guess. you?

it is hard to follow the new ARC of the drama. When I assume to see this or that, the screenwriter changed the arc loll

All the goodies stay alive, all the baddies will die

ChengPP died, the emperor died, the eldest princess died. the second prince died. the crown prince died. the empress died. the empress dowager died. few general died. few officials died. a mega purge of the baddies. Cheng PingPing was killed by the emperor.

The first prince did not die; the third prince became the emperor. FX assumed leadership of the Donghi sect, while the first prince aided in maintaining Donghy's independence from the northern and southern kingdoms.

FX went to the divine temple and discovered many secrets. Because of that, peace was established and nobody dared to go at war anymore.

The epilogue is a happy one. FX and his family, including wan’er, DaBao, WuZhu, sister, brother, sisi his concubine (character removed), fan dad, grandma, saint duoduo, niang best friend, an eunuch, shi disciple/aide, and entourage lived a happy simple life in the country far from intrigues. He had 2 kids (in fact 3) and was at peace.

LN?

yes I read the novel. it has 746 chapters. if you go to the discussion, someone shared the pdf. I truly encourage everyone to read it. :)
and no excuses are needed. we are all fans. :)

no it is not him. unless they changed the story

scroll under, someone was kind enough to share it

who knows. probably not.

It is difficult to answer because the screenwriter does not follow the same story arcs as the novel. However, if he does, here goes.

- The worst villain is the eldest princess: she manipulates everyone, has no values, no - s, no moral
- The biggest manipulators and scheming people: The emperor and ChengPP
- right after are Prime Minister (father-in-law) and Fan Jian (father)
- the crown prince and the second prince are puppets

but in the drama, the eldest princess does not have the spotlight she deserves as a villain. My take is that because of who she is, they did not want to take any chance with censorship.

The emperor is incapable of loving fully, but Fan Xian is his favorite son. He tested him over and over again for his loyalty. Fan Xian knew the emperor's personality very well and made sure to never fail his tests. Fan Xian is also a manipulator and a scheming person.

Please remember to use the spoiler button to hide sensitive information. Not everyone wants to know everything. Thank you for being considerate.

IRL he is 26. in the novel he was supposed to be 9 but act like a young teenager (aka first prince and FX at the gate)... S2 is all about twisted ARC, so I would not be surprised if they change the story again. I am curious what it will be :)

Thank you

说得好 lol

this was in the drama, not present in the novel. The screenwriter changed around 70% (if not more) of the ARCs, but kept the essence of the character personalities.

very different from the novel. novel, it was very festive. Concubines, emperor, empress dowager... they all sent gifts. The emperor felt guilty not to offer a wedding for his son as a prince. nobody knew he was his son, but many had suspicions because the emperor showed favor to him since his arrival at the capital (which is totally not the case in the drama)

the meal with the brothers did not happen, the mother showing up with flowers did not happen, wu zhu showing up did not happen, da bao showing up did not happen, brother under the bed did not happen, second prince kidnapping YeLer did not happen. This ARC was a complete new scene out of the screenwriter's imagination

Thank you! 👍

There's no need for the negativity. Having a different opinion doesn't make someone a hater. It's the aggressive and childish comments that fuel unnecessary conflict.

It is important that she is his sister but in the drama they may change as it would not go through censorship