Good Grief

IU is an excellect actress. I feel your judgement of these actresses has to do with something other than their acting skills.

dude....... i hope she gains more weight because she looks very sick and malnourished. not a surprise that her family has been pushing her to eat more.
hope she will get the justice she deserves and starts healing.

I was shocked to see her in a wheelchair and read her news.

It's truly horrific. Zhao Lusi is the one being exploited the most by her agency. She suffered from severe anxiety disorder (score 73) and severe depression (score 75) and lost a lot of weight. Her agency wanted to cover up the evidence of her illness.
This is so cruel, especially since her company forcibly withdrew 2.05 million yuan from her studio account without prior agreement.
And also demanded an additional 6.8 million yuan in compensation. And our poor Zhao Lusi can't terminate her current contract because it runs until 2030, and terminating it could cost her around 400 million yuan (ten times her annual income, or tens of millions per drama).
Her agency tried to silence her by threatening to blacklist her from celebrities, and if that were done, it would ruin her career and worsen her physical and mental health. And now, because of our young lady Zhao Lusi's anti-fans, she had to delete her Weibo account. It's condescending that people are exploited for money or that there are anti-fans who insult and criticize. It's no one said they lack a minimum of humanity and kindness.

But it would be better if she deleted this Weibo account; at the very least, she would receive more insults and criticism.

Everything she's going through mentally and physically can exhaust and destroy even an ordinary person, let alone the level of fame and fortune involved.

But at least her family, her dogs that she adores, her friends like Wei Xiao, Bailu, Dylan Wang... make her happy despite all the suffering.

But there are also us, the fans, who send her messages filled with love and admiration.

I hope she recovers quickly and that her agency pays dearly for everything they did to her.

what a beautiful comment and
what a lovely soul

Living in the US and not knowing much of her story other than what I read here. I pray that her close friends and family are there for her. I just fear we are seeing this whole thing unfold into such a tragic story. This young woman deserves a life and one she can live on her terms. Seems so many others are trying to define her story. I just hope those close to her protect her at all costs...

She is seen and loved

They're like elves in Lord of the rings if you think about it. They also get wet in the rain and two seconds later dry hair.

I know they are wearing wigs but It’s so ridiculous that they came out of the water and their hair was perfectly dry 😂

The writing is terrible - like a highschooler wrote it. The actor/actress are good though.

I think Xiao Jue, deep down, knows that the He Yan he knows, the one who has fought for him, bled for him, been blinded for him, and been endlessly loyal to him, did not purposely send the troops late. Because if he did, if he truly thought that, he would have killed her on the bridge. But when she said that she wanted to discover the truth about what happened, he agreed to let her instead of killing or banishing her. It’s not just because he is hopelessly in love with her, I’m convinced that somewhere in his subconscious he knows it couldn’t have been her. He just hates that she lied to him

on ep 20 and kinda lame she had to be saved even after she killed the enemy like damn can we have NO damsel in distress moment for ONCE

Does no one else think the sypnosis is weird?💀dont use the not blood-related excuse…….

Yeah, it's extremely rare in the Big Dramas, I would have to think it through, It happens more in Short or Micro Dramas, though, usually in comedy settings.
"The great general who quelled the war was actually a beauty who captivated the country." (no link on MDL based on the actress's profile) is a nice exception and decent Micro Drama fitting it.

Finally! Someone who has eyes and can immediately tell He Yan is a woman. Thank you, courtesan Hua Youxian!

I like Smart Female Leads (He Yan should be one of them), and I understand the writers having to complicate things in the storyline.

However, as we hear He Yan's thoughts when she is thinking over things and making plans, I would really expect her to consider the pros and cons of revealing her identity to the ML by herself, probably around the moment when she started to gain his trust.

I would understand if she persuaded herself not to do it, but for a capable Female General, I'm bothered that she didn't even consider a move like that.
I guess, Lu Songli spoiled me too much with her decision-making skills.

However, I'm bothered by a million things in this Drama, so it's just one of them.