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The fact they said Africa is a generalization as it is a continent not a country. It's the next largest continent after Asia. Even maps we use today have been distorted to look like the continent is smaller than it is https://www.one.org/us/blog/map-africa-game/. It's a huge continent with different countries and cultures. As well as the fact he could have done charity in any other Asian country, the African continent doesn't need to always be portrayed as a place with poverty its offensive to people from the different countries in Africa and helps build stereotypes, most countries in the West have now been working to reverse this, as they are harmful and there is still a painful history with colonization, slavery and Africans being perceived as inferior. Yes it may help the writers build a plot but especially for people who do not travel who watch this, it may build a basis for them to think that the whole of the African continent is a certain way and then they have certain bias its more harmful than most people think. Pop culture greatly influences what some people think more than we would like to think.

Oh really, I wish they had kept a bit of his darker side. It would make the reservations and insults ,FL was throwing at him in the beginning make more sense, And would be nice to see his character progression from that angle.

I am bit torn about this, i think he should be more discreet, since he hasn't had the convo with his brother who loves him dearly. Hope they can keep that brotherly love going somehow. Also the queen knowing will not be good for him.

Oh so your true angst comes out. Seriously Xu Kai is his own person and doesn't need to be attached to Bai Lu. Wu Jin Yan is pretty and done her role well accordingly to the script.

FL is definitely pretty!

Really hope they do another drama together. This was a nice drama, but need something more for Yanxi afterlife. I know this is set before Yanxi time period but still had higher exceptions for their reunion. Still liked watching the drama.

Finally Yue Hua is in jail in episode 38 preview, hope she finally gets what she deserves. Bit skeptical since she has 9 lives.

Completely agree. It started with that vibe like when he warmed up her hands etc. they set it up and then it went flat at some point.

I think additionally Zi Jin was trained to be Empress, her role here has to be restrained and not as passionate. If you think of Yanxi Empress she didn't show any passion towards the emperor even though they supposedly loved each other.

I think they are doing a good job doing what the script asked them to do. Those hugs remind my of old Chinese historical dramas. Wish we have another drama with them together in a more romance focused drama.

Wish they had released in 2 parts. That way they wouldn't have had to cut down the episodes.

This happens with nearly all dramas on mdl even after only episode has aired. Not sure why some people are so quick to rate a drama.

So ready for this drama, hope it will air soon!

Thanks! So sad and beautiful, hope they give him someone to snuggle with.
Like the opening song too, couldn't help but sway along to hei ya yiya

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Hope they show us more of the backstory between FL and SML, obviously I am shipping the leads. But wonder how SML knew to play that tune that was comforting to her and the comment he made about missing home.

I know some are frustrated with Zi Jin and Zhan Ji not hooking up so quickly, I am actually ok with it, its not that type of drama. The characters make sense. Zi Jin loves ML but she also loves and respects herself more than she loves him. Which I am all for. She has certain standards and after all she has been through, losing her mother, being essentially imprisoned and then bullied into marry ML after she had found a career that she loved. She seemed to have suffered a bit during the training she has with her mother, so sad seeing her having that flashback when she was stopping herself from crying. I don't see why she would jump on ML, best for her to have a new goal in life - which is saving lives of people who do not have to die than just rely on ML's love, which means having some sort of position. As love from Emperor doesn't get you far, all those prior concubines loved by past emperors died.

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I don't like her. Her disregard for human life makes me dislike. She is quick to want to bury concubines.

It is annoying wish I had watched after it had finished airing.