Draco

I wonder how many are watching this drama, but if you want to rate this drama higher you can go to the episode guide to rate each ep of this drama if you think it deserves a better rating ^^

Oh ok, I love to read, so for me I don't like things to be too simple so it's figure out too easy. Something that's a good read is when it engages the readers so they want to keep reading rather than give them the answers. Lots of time when a drama got dumb down, people would get mad because they think the creator think they're stupid, on the other hand if they make it impossible to understand, then many people will not like it either, since what's the point of watching something if they can't understand what is going on. For me think I think the middle ground is the best, not making it too simple, but not too complicate either, so the audience will understand and appreciate the plot and characters.

Royal feast almost finished, still no release date for this drama. I'm looking forward to this drama after royal feast ^^

Up to ep 21, we get a bit more of zi Jin past. So she was offered to become the prince's concubine, but she refused because she was pass over to become his main wife. She resented the royal family because of her mother's suicide, so she could be accepted as the prince's main wife, but in the end she only gotten an offer to become his concubine. Does the empress keeping tab on zi Jin all this time, how would she know her son has an interest in zi Jin otherwise, or I'm wrong and it was her son she was keeping tab on and that why she knew so much.

And here I thought zi ping has a crush, turn out she was getting revenge lol, zi Jin helping zi ping delivered her food basket in turn making it the crown prince jealous ^^

Wow yue hua master died, I wonder if it was really a suicide or was she murdered. Yue hua think both matron meng and matron hu are bad people, then why is it she acting like them, also why is she trusting you yi fan when she has been used by him once before. Trying to win the king favor by using her beauty, good thing he is not a lecher and even gave her a chance to cook for him, too bad she didn't take zi Jin's advice and gotten on the wrong side of concubine gu, if zi Jin hasn't come at the right moment, she would've loss her hand, but she is still clueless.

Wonder if the man who gotten zi Jin injured were send by matron hu, now that zi Jin's hand injures, she won't be able to help matron meng...

Do you mean zi Jin and not zi ping. I don't doubt her way of solving problem. This is just my general answer to why emperor uses anger to solve problems, not saying it's the best way or anything, just how I notice most emperors have a tendency to burst into anger. Maybe that's also the reason why they don't have a long life span.

I think that depends on who you are addressing. If your subjects are righteous, then an emperor doesn't need to use anger to flaunt his power. But if the subjects are corrupted, then the emperor has to strike fear into them, usually these individuals are cowards and will falls like dominos when face with absolute power. This is how I experienced from watching all these palace dramas lol ^^

I think they do have a food taster, it was showed in the first ep when the crown prince was enjoying his food, someone else was always tasting his food first. They stop showing it after that, I don't know why but probably it was edit out because it would be too long maybe. In term of the male lead, he was looking out for his father and grandfather, it's pretty obvious both of his uncles took his father for a fool and took turn making him look like one in front of their father. I thought he was just getting a little revenge for his father. His two uncles definitely were planning something against his father. I can't agree with you since I do like this drama focus on the imperial food service, and since this is a palace drama, it's obvious we will get the occasional focus on concubines, palace politics, etc. In term of female lead, I like her character even if I do agree she's a bit goody two shoes, her forgiving nature make trouble for herself, but it was because of her nature that she was able to help and save zi ping who was down on her luck, so I think in reality there might've been people who are truly good nature and who are willing to help, and it's just our suspicion on anyone who wants to be kind, because we don't want to believe in the goods in people like how yue hua has becomes. No matter how zi Jin wants to help her, if she doesn't want to help herself, and think she's the victim she will keeps making the same mistakes over and over.

I remember the emperor in yanxi palace behave the same way, and get mad for little or big things regardless, so I would say it's not just because of being young and want to get respect. Emperor just has lots of power and like to flaunt it since who will reprimanding them, but it does establish their authority. Also I was watching a vid on YouTube, and it said Zhu Zhang ji died young probably has to do with being overworked, since he is a good emperor, he must be under lots of stress having to rule at such a young age.

You are using your own sensibility to judge an emperor, when are they ever make sense. But to answer your question, to strike fear in his subjects, so they will be loyal to him. Being too soft is not good either, having your subjects fear you will make them less likely to betray you.

Do you mean the novel for tianqi and yuemi, sorry I don't know.

I changed my mind about the female costumes. I think they're very nice looking, in the recent ep, the servants are wearing paler colors look much better than the darker colors. Also the skirts they're wearing are so details. The concubines costumes are also very nice looking, I'm starting to like their costumes, or I'm getting use to seeing them wearing these clothes that I'm starting to appreciate the ming styles. In term of the make up, I think it's the hairstyle that makes the women all look older, kind of like how a married woman would tied up her hair to show her maturity, as a result the women look like they're 10 years older ^^

For anyone who interested, the first ep is finally open to watch on YouTube, without needing VPN.

I know what you meant sexual tension in ep 18, she prepare the chestnuts while he was studying. She then fell asleep, and he came and want to touch her, and she woke up, and they had that long stares, that was a really cute scene. He went back to his study, while she fanning herself, and both of them share a glance at each other. I love those scenes ^^

What that has to do with being wise and quick witted. In my opinion, most emperors I seen in this drama or others are quick to anger, whether it's his grandfather, his father. They all tend to have a boiling point, it's just depends on what the topic is. It's a tendency of emperor, probably has to do with having too much power, that they think it's within their rights to vent their anger regardless.

So far so good, a very good palace drama with food as its theme. I can't wait to watch the next episode. Zi jin and zi ping have such a good sister bond reminded me of mingyu and yingluo relationship as well as the empress and yingluo in yanxi palace. Zhanji's consort and concubine seem to get along with each other, I wonder how it will be after he becomes emperor? You yi fan seems to like zi Jin, and also know her background, I wonder what's his deal? What is his intention working with yue hua, I can't decide how yue hua becomes so jaded, she use to be a much nicer person, having her mother abandoned her, and her master dismissed from her post must be the last straw. She's not a strong person like zi ping, who also has a sad past but she was able to overcome her past, although her change was helped by having a good friend in zi Jin. If zi Jin was there for yue hua like she was for zi ping,maybe yue hua wouldn't become like she did now. She use to want to befriend with zi Jin, but now she just want to compete with her. I like how zi Jin answer yue hua about how she looks at food, every cook intention is to serve a good meal no matter where they come from...

Agree with you, I find romance dramas get boring quickly, I find a couple having meaningful conversation with each other, with occasional hugs and kisses are good enough, I don't put too much emphasis on having too much sexual activities to be consider good, I kind of look down on that, and consider it trash, what I love in a good drama is plot and characters the most. I remember watching older historical dramas where the most romantic a couple did is hug each other, and you can still feel the love they have for each other, this is how acting should be when they can show they're in love through platonic gestures, through their eyes meeting each other rather than just a kiss scene nowadays.

He is not an unreasonable person when he was a crown prince, but ever since he became emperor he keeps butting head with his son as well as the empress. I think he's too prideful, and doesn't like to be reminded that his father favor his son, and him being emperor was due to his father wanting to pass on the throne to his son. Who would want to hear of their shortcomings. He's an emperor who has the most power, and would rather do things his ways rather than the ways of the late emperor, he would get annoy when his son mentioned the previous emperor and automatically think he's being criticize.

I wonder how yue hua went from reprimanding matron hu for using her best friend to working for her. The prince of wei and the crown prince have a nice brotherly bond, he actually said his older brother is his favorite person, that so cute that he's making his father jealous ^^ Ep 18 and 19 have so much going on. We went from having a food contest, to zhi Jin almost gotten kill and was saved by you yi fan, to the prince of wei fell ill, and the food service gotten blame. In order to save matron meng and zi ping, zi Jin begged the empress for help. The empress was accused of poisoning the prince of wei, then it turned out it was his own mother that caused his illness to blame the empress. Wow what a bad mother. This emperor is so foolish to listen to his mistress only, and doubt the empress. The crown prince and crown princess finally arrived and solve the puzzle of the young prince's illness. Too much to take in. Zi Jin is so brave though, she was willing to be cains so she could get the empress help to save her friend and matron meng, the crown prince wanting to help her, but is too prideful because she rejected him. I'm so glad zi Jin and zi ping got promoted. Matron hu finally gotten her due losing the empress as her patron as well as being punished, she deserved it. The crown princess punished zi Jin because her sister gotten punished by the empress, didn't think she has any family love to matron hu. Too much drama, matron meng was betrayed by her patron, but she is still working for her, so I was right concubine gu was the reason she got her job back.

I agree with you, their relationship here shares some similarities to the emperor and empress in yanxi palace. However zi Jin is much stronger due to her experience of being pass over and not made the main wife. Now she knows she has many options, not just becomes his wife and only devote to him.

I find their characters in royal feast are more mature and the relationship is also different because he's from royalty. The relationship in yanxi palace is more like a youthful love, and I think what made me have so much regrets over their love is how young they were, and what it could've been between them if there's no pressure from outside forces. In here his status makes it possible for their relationship, the only thing that is stopping them is her desire for freedom, and her wanting to be first in his heart since she has to share him with other women.