Good Grief

"She will be handful in the future" .... Lin Qi already planned their whole future together lol And it's funny that his two companions know every bit of it... well not sure about Nan Ke tho haha he's slow XD

Nanke is so funny!!!

"Where are the butterflies? I"ll chase them out." 😂😂


The last 2 eps were so good! How is this possible?!? I loved so many moments, like when Lanxiang gave her friends those books, and every time Jin Qi & Lan Xiang were together on screen, all of them. LXY is perfect! omg he was so jealous seeing her singing with the scholar! 💚

that scene where she's watching Du Cuique perform her act is exceptional. she is instantly shocked and upset but you see her reactions change as it sinks in, disgust, even contempt.

I liked how the writers did not make Lanxiang into this all conquering ‘savior,/heroine in an over the top manner. She did only what was needed

Just finished watching 2 episodes and sigh no more episodes to watch till tomorrow sigh. This show is addicting.

It's a mistake. The novel used a reborn / reincarnation trope, but the drama, AFAIK, does not.

the drama itself isn't a fantasy at all. the fantasy tag is most likely due to the novel being a rebirth story, but that element doesn't exist in the drama (censorship reasons.) i would consider this as just historical fiction and slice-of-life.

What a coincidence "ATC"currently Weibo rating is 8.7 and here in "Mydramalist" is currently 8.7. Well deserved the great achievement! So many fans and new viewers appreciate our "ATC"
P.s Don't forget to rate every episode of the drama😊

man this show is so good. I cried when they got their freedom and got teary eyed again when they found a house to stay in ❤️❤️❤️ i am really loving their little family. I swear if the parents die I will be so freaking angry. I dont usually get attached to the moms and dad's in these stories but thee fact their own daughter died and they gave this girl a chance to live by rescuing her even knowing their own daughter wouldn't "find peace and be laid to rest" that was so heartfelt and moving and she has made the most of it and done everything she can to give them a better life by teaching them to read and getting them freed and stuff. the story is just so touching ❤️❤️ i love this show is give it a 9/10 so far!

the way the grandfather, the lin patriarch, reacted to finding out about xiuwan and du zheng, along with his resolution for it, reminds me a lot of what happened to fu tingyan in the road to splendor. it doesn't matter what the truth is. as long as you are born a woman and you are no longer considered "pure" in the eyes of society, your only path out of that "disgrace" is death. it's tragic how easily a family will sacrifice you to protect themselves. if you are lucky, you will have people who cry for you; if you are not, no one will even remember you. life for women during ancient times was harsh, but it seems especially cruel during the ming dynasty, in which both of these stories take place.

Same, I was wondering why Du Cuique as a character seems so inconsistent and almost 1D compared to Zhao Xingtang in the drama. I looked more into it and turns out her backstory in the novel was set up the way it was which made her later actions makes sense in her twisted mind. But in the drama, as she was never the concubine and her brother was not dead, a lot of the subsequent actions didn't line up.

It makes sense now. I felt that Cuique’s motives lacked the depth that Xingtang’s had. In the end she comes off like an unrepentant brat. In your synopsis she’s more of a victim of the system and a more sympathetic character. Like Xingtang, it doesn’t excuses her behavior but you understand and sympathize with her plight. Unfortunately, with these adaptations, some things have to get cut for time. Thanks for sharing. That version would have changed my whole perspective of Cuique.

I like the changes to the ML too, but I am saying they should have made changes to Du Cuique's motives/actions too to match the changes of ML. I think the scriptwriters recognized Du Cuique's novel character is a very "exciting" character. But as her motives were related to her being part of the Lin household already, the drama version of her ends up becoming flat compared to say the drama version of Zhao Xingtang where her changes make more sense for the drama situation.

I understand, I am just saying I don't think the Du Cuique character drama adaptation was done as well as it could have been. They wanted to have their cake and eat it too with what she does in the novel but her motives in the drama due to changes with the ML ends up becoming flat instead.

I like the Lin Jinqi in the drama, but I don't know how I totally feel about the drama making him into a "good person" while for the female villains, they are still more of the villain roles (while having some sympathetic moments).

In the novel from what I know (someone correct me if I am wrong), Du Cuique's older brother DIED from saving the ML. With her brother's death, Du Cuique couldn't become a female official anymore using normal means (or truly marry someone as a wife without her brother around).

The ML and Lin family took Du Cuique in as a way to "repay the favor" and she became ML's concubine. She recognized that as she couldn't be a female official anymore but still wanted to advance in life. So, she leveraged the "repay the favor" with the Lin family and became ML's concubine.

Some of the actions she later did in the novel was due to him, the Lin family, her position as a concubine, and her own psychological issues. This drama attempted to still have her pull what she did, but her motives seem more superficial because they changed the ML so much.