Am I the only one is is actually happy with this solemn start, I like the fact that they are building the angst…
Probably because I rewatch S1 so frequently and recently right before S2, so it really feels just like a continuation. At the end of S1, the pacing is much the same with the same things going on with a mix of heartbreak & politics, but more focused now on Cang Xuan in S2. Which I prefer; Zhang Wanyi has so much to offer, and the siblings' bond has such chemistry.
this is definitely going to be zwy's season..the slow decent into madness has already started, and I can;t believe…
The line comes back later, where she realized he actually meant it. In her desperation to get away from him, there was no where to go since he owned it all, so she chose Death.
to answer, she ends with TSJ in the book.
Novel doesn't go into details, and ends before they say if anyone is pregnant.