Cho Na

For this drama: you can use mini recap https://cyn-lynn.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-long-ballad-recap-and-review.html. But she doesn't put every scene in detail, only the romcom scenes and other scenes that are stand out per episode. If you can read/understand google translation I can give you another link that is more detailed.

If you want to try to watch a C-historical try something within your favorite genre, so at least there is familiarity. Also try a C-historical that is shorter than this one first, probably around 24 episodes (they are not 1h plus long per episode). Then when you somewhat get used to C-historical you will want to try longer ones like this.

Xia Da was consulted during the scriptwriting. I am pretty sure she shared what the ending she has imagined to be ;D.

sooorry for making your PTW list getting longer and longer with my articles ;P

I envy you... after watching the 7 last episodes raw version, I don't even have a chance to go back rewatching the subbed ones, had to move on.

that's too bad. i was just about to watch it after it's completed!

how is it so far? is it as good as cross fire?

when I checked it says subtitle not found :(

which one is bad? the mgtv or the subscene one?

probably... and now I just realized they are not related. Duke Chang fake surname is Xue, FL's dad name is Xu. Dooh, these Chinese names are so close to each other lol

the synopsis in DC is wrong. DC took it from previous synopsis in MDL. it's already edited since then

you mean it's slow or machine translated?

I found it raw, no English translation. But I google-translated just the end cos I want to know if it's HE, SE, or OE. I'm not interested to read the whole novel (128 chapters) with google translation, lol.

it seems they gave up subbing? I checked time by time no update

where did you find the novel with English translation?

No I don't have any knowledge of Chinese language neither reading history books. All searches are just from internet. I got the info from Wikipedia. But I agree I still think the brothers are somehow not related. Chu Chu is very observant in details ;D

Let's hope that FL’s dead father is not Duke Chang (the late emperor’s son) cos that makes ML and FL related by blood.

No, it's Xiao Heng who is missing. See my reply to rrenaace, the mentor is ML's uncle indirectly. He and ML's mom are cousins.

Oh I did a bit of historical dig, lol... Mr Xue is not one of the brother's real father. His father (Emperor Wuzong) and Princess Xiping's father (Emperor Wenzong) are brothers. So technically they're cousin so it makes sense if he's Jin Yu's mentor. The current emperor is Xuanzong. So it's Wenzong first, then Wuzong, then Xuanzong. Based on history Xuanzong reigned for 16 years, so there is no way Duke Chang (there is Wuzong's last son named Chang) will take over the crown. Xuanzong's successor was not him either ;D

Yes I remember too, but then both Jin Yu and Jin Li refer the Witch Doctor as 'our father'. Not sure that their dad had two women before besides Xiping cos she seems loves him so much. I'm still kinda confused the connection of the elder characters, lol