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Meng Ziyi and Li Yunrui are rumored to film Keep Running for 3 episodes! Zhao Zhao Mo Mo will be back!!!!!

This lineup is the confirmed one? There is the other lineup, but I assume that one is fake?

Tbh I was hoping to see either Li Yunrui, Wang Hongyi, Tian Jiarui, Liu Xiening, Wu Xuanyi, or Dai Luwa perhaps... But I'm happy to see Xin Yunlai! I'm curious about his real personality and how he will adapt with the show.

Btw are Meng Ziyi and Xu Zhisheng the only OG for s5? 😭

Wang Herun is really pretty! Her acting as a madwoman is so good!

I love that Su Xiaoyong and the princess are not the typical ladies in cdrama.

Su Xiaoyong is cute, sensible, knowledgeable, not the typical clingy, persistent, impulsive girl who keeps following ML.

The princess is also adorable. Not the type that is arrogant, selfish, spoiled princess. She is good mannered, elegant, caring and easy to talk to. If only every princess in cdrama is like her.

1. Li Xiangyi and Qiao Mianwan had past relationship.
2. Fang Duobing is engaged with the princess and she likes him.
3. Su Xiaoyong likes Li Lianhua.
Only the first one is shown a lot bcos their past relationship affects her current relationship.

However do not worry much bcos this is a male centric drama, focuses more on his journey with his friends and uncovering the truth.

My mother and I noticed that even though Li Tongguang doesn't have feelings for Yang Ying, but his attitude towards her is different from how he treats Chu Yue. He treats Chu Yue like a man, comrade, and doesn't care even one bit. But he treats Yang Ying gently and he cares about her. Perhaps due to their similar backgrounds, or bcos the fact that she is a girl, or bcos she triggers his protective side. It would've been better if we could see how they are doing after that...

I rewatched this bcos it is so good. Yet I still don't understand why they had to show Chu Yue instead of Yang Ying 🤔 Who cares about her? Chu Yue barely has any role in this drama. Viewers would love to see how Yang Ying is doing after the time skip. Idk if it meant Chu Yue was following them...

I'm amazed you could hold on until ep 27 even when you don't like the story. If I were you, I would drop it before I reach eps 5... idk if you are patience or stubborn...

The crew finished filming on feb 18! 🎉🎉🎉

I looked at the cast and all the characters from the novel are there! I feel like all of them fits the descriptions in the novel. The actress playing Yi Xiao looks cute and somewhat similar with Meng Ziyi.

I can't wait to see the sharp tongued Yi Sa and pure boy Zong Hang, along with the chatterbox Ding Yudie 😆

Oh I forgot to mention. Ji Yong in the novel is cruel, ruthless, and narcissistic. He can harm people with a smile in his face. His victims are Dou Ming and Wei Tingyu. He always thinks what he does is right and thinks it will make Dou Zhao happy. His feelings for her is explained clearly. For him, only Dou Zhao is equal to him. He loves bickering with her and boldly said he wants to marry her. Dou Zhao had a headache when she found out Ji Yong proposed her 😅 I'm glad they toned down Ji Yong's cruelty in the drama.

Song Yichun actually cares more about his reputation and status more than his sons. So he could abandon his sons. However Song Han is a total bastard! What he did in the novel is so disgusting 😡

A LOT!!!!!

1. Dou Shishu, fifth uncle in the novel is a very loyal, honest and good character. He cares about Dou Zhao. He is smart, so he warns Dou Zhao and Song Mo to stay away from politics. He and Song Mo often discuss some things.

2. Dou Shiying, Dou Zhao's father, really loves Dou Zhao. He locked Wang Yingxue to prevent her harming Dou Zhao. He also sent Wang Yingxue back to Wang family.

3. There is no poison issue.

4. Dou Ming is the exact copy of her mother: jealous, stupid, evil, but powerless.

5. Wei Tingyu had a mistress and she was pregnant, but Dou Ming drugged her and she was miscarriage. Then he has another mistress outside who is pregnant. He asked for money from his friends.

6. Song Mo's sister is alive! Dou Zhao managed to find out her existence by a chance. Song Mo sent Chen Jia to bring her back. Her name is Jiang Yan. She then lives in Song Mo's mansion. The couple introduced her to Jiang family and relatives. Jiang Yan and Chen Jia get married.

7. Miao Ansu and Dou Zhao are strangers. Miao family originally had a woman who became a concubine, but after she and the previous emperor died, Miao family became commoners.

8. Miao Ansu immediately realized the dispute between Song brothers and decided not to get involved, esp bcos she could see Song Han is a bastard. She then sides with Dou Zhao and helps Song Mo. She manages to get divorced by suing him.

9. Song Yichun and Song Han don't die until the end. Song Yichun banished Song Han from family registry and Song Han bit Song Yichun's neck. Song Yichun is then bedridden and lost the ability to speak. Song Han is exiled by the crown prince.

10. Dou family is huge, they are divided into West and East branches. Dou family has a lot of sons with only a few daughters. Dou Zhao is very close to her male cousins. Dou Shiying adopted sixth uncle's son as his own son.

11. Dou Zhao, Ji Yong, Wu Shan, and several of Dou Zhao's male cousins grew up together.

12. Ji Yong asked his grandpa to propose to Dou Zhao. This caused the switcheroo marriage! Fifth Uncle's wife and Wang Yingxue arranged it.

13. Dou Zhao and Song Mo only met a few times in secret bcos he doesn't want his father to know their relationship. While Dou Zhao tried to avoid him bcos she didn't want to get involved in Song family dispute. She even rejected his proposal twice.

14. Prince Qing attempted to hold Dou Zhao ad her son as hostage to threaten Song Mo, while he himself sneaked into the palace to kill the emperor. Song Mo and Ji Yong managed to subdue to rebellion.

15. Ji Yong works for the crown prince.

16. Dou Zhao is pregnant in just 4 months after marriage bcos Song Mo is lustful 🤣 they have a son and by the end, she is pregnant with the second child in just 3 years of marriage ❤

Tbh there are too many details in the novel 😭 Another good thing is, except Ansu and Ji Yong, other characters get married, even their servants!

She can't prevent deaths, she isn't God. She doesn't know the exact time and place of the events. This is further explained in details in the book. In the drama, she asked the sage few times why some fate are still the same. She can save those who can be saved.

You think what Dou Zhao does is pointless? Think about this:
1. She tried to protect her mother, but her mother still felt heartbroken by her father again and again. So she committed suicide. But she changed Dou Ming's fate and forced Wang Yingxue to go to the temple, while she herself moved to Zhending.
2. Duke Ding's death is a conspiracy. How could she save him? Even in the book, she doesn't know who killed Duke Ding. But she managed to prevent Jiang family being exterminated.
3. Song Mo's mother died is also out of Dou Zhao's control. She doesn't know why, how, and when Song Mo's mother died.
4. Grandma Cui was supposed to die of illness, but in this life, bcos Dou Zhao was in Zhending, she could save grandma.
5. Wu Shan was also supposed to die, but Dou Zhao saved him.

Actually there is another major key character in the novel, but the drama erased this person. Dou Zhao saved this person's life, unlike in the previous life where she didn't even know about this person's existence.

She went back to the past to change her destiny. This is not a reincarnation story.

Dou Zhao's character popularity hits 90M! I feel happy for the love she has been receiving ❤

Halfway through, I started to skip a lot bcos there are too many annoying characters, esp SFL. Qimin is so kindhearted. if I were him, I would've stabbed her to death 😡

Qimin and Zhaomin would've been a power couple. I imagined the story where Zhaomin saves him and he falls in love with her bravery and unwavering stances. Then she rules Sun clan and Qimin assists her. Together they eliminate the bandits and bring peace to the border. MinMin cp for good health! 😆
Thankfully now my boy is free from the female and male tyrants! 🎉

Besides MinMin cp, Jiangjuan is my fav. She's adorable! Feisty, responsible, sensible and ladylike. Jun daddy really raised his daughters well. All of them are amazing and mature.

I know. I mean, based on the novel, the shooting will be tough bcos they will dive in Mekong River. I hope they won't catch a cold. Meng Ziyi caught a cold in dec and rested for 2 days 😥

Congratulations to Dou Zhao for breaking 80M character popularity! The drama has ended 1 month ago, but her popularity is still going 😭👍🏻

Time travel, reincarnation, rebirth are banned. However if the scriptwriter is clever, they can use this theme and make it acceptable by the board. For example, by using the excuse of having a dream or premonition. So in Blossom, they changed it into "the book of the future". So she can foresee the future combine with her memories.

Fifth Uncle's servant made a new bloody bandage to trap Wu Shan.

If you mean by the case where Wu Shan is in jail... Wu Shan was trapped by the Fifth Uncle. Fifth Uncle's servant saw that Sulan burned the bloody cloth and made a new one for the trap. Fifth Uncle used Wu Shan bcos his target is Wu Shan's grandfather who is the grand secretariat. So Fifth Uncle trapped Wu Shan to come to Dou mansion to save Dou Zhao. He is imprisoned and gets accused of eavesdropping Fifth Uncle's plan for the war between Liaodong and neighboring state by using the excuse of meeting an unmarried girl at night. So the "secret meeting" isn't the problem, the problem is the "eavesdropping".

So happy the douban score rose to 7.7 with almost 195k people voted 👏👏👏