Yuki

In LLTG the flow of the relationship between the main CP is very realistic. The FL due to family reasons has always had trusting issues, She also doesn’t like relying on others nor did she think she could rely on anyone. Unlike most drama where the FL just started liking the ML bc he’s nice to them or something. I would also have to politely disagree. Each charcter have there own story and there actions were all reasonable to there charcter. If you want some romance or whatever you are looking for that will be in LLTG part 2. The FL does finally realize her love for ML and they do have very sweet moment as well as a lot of charcter development throughout the characters.

I saw that some people wanted to know this version vs the 2014 version, so I wanted to give some input on it since I have watched the 2014 version and this version without much spoiler.

Personally I felt the 2014 version is better. This version was lacking in the story pacing, there was a bunch of important details/ scenes cut out and some of the scene seemed pieced together, making a lot of it confusing. It also lacked a lot of relationship building of Xiao bao with his bros and other character so when he cried or cared for them it seemed really fake and we couldn’t sympathies with the character.

For example in the 2014 version they did a really good job of following the story and showcased Xiao bao’s life/ relationship with each character so then you’ll be able to see why he cared so much about his clan + master but one thing this version did do better is the bromance relationship of the empire and Xiao bao, I found there scenes really touching, they seem like 2 good bros that went through a lot together (there was scene that made me cry ;-;).

This version also lacked a lot of important details in the key scene like the killing/ capturing of obai scene (this version did a really bad job of showing how intense it was, along with many other scenes but I don’t wanna spoil anything).

In conclusion if you liked this story I would suggest you go watch the 2014 version. This version is more carefree i guess and more comedy based. ZYS’s face/ reaction is really funny and some of the side characters gave really cute reactions/ expressions haha. (Hated the princess’s character though, nothing against the actor, just the character is annoying).

Both version have its pros and cons, both are worth a watch. This version wasn’t bad either because the whole cast was pretty funny and this version is very comedic.

I love Lu si but this is one of her shows that I couldn’t watch through. I personally felt she had such a better chemistry with the second male lead. Also I don’t like Xu Kai Cheng, especially after the recent news of him cheating on his gf and even pua her (super unsettling and gross). He even tried to get with another female celebrate and made everything think she’s a home wrecker. I always felt there was something about him that I didn’t particularly like.

In the end he went crazy ;-; I wish he could be with Qu tian er (why everyone separate them even fate separate them ;-;)

Also why did they have to pair Jing xin with the 14th prince ;-; would have been better if it was with Mo Lian Cheng’s bodyguard. ;-;

The love story of qu tian er and the first prince breaks my heart ;-; the main cp is really cute and all but this was hard to watch through, I lowkey ship Qu tian er with the first prince (don’t like her sister and by Qu tian er I’m talking about the original her in that timeline, the one in love with the first prince). Even in the first season it was hard to watch through. The first prince only really wanted to be with tian er ;-; The first prince has a much better makeup plus costume, no more of the black eyeliner in season 1 lol. (He’s really handsome)

I’m not sure myself but it seemed he only used one pedal and there was so many pedals. In the book I think the flower was created by the ML to symbolize him and her thus the black and white pedals. Since the poison was unknown I feel there could be a unknown cure (would make a great season 2 theme). Well the fight between hei feng and huang Chao was a battle to see whose stronger (not completely necessary) but glad he understood when hei feng told him theres a bigger enemy. Yeah that part made no sense. It was so obvious he was so sus.

The production team was being rushed to finish that’s why. I think its still good but I personally didn’t find the ending to be not satisfying enough.

Ohhh yeah i know right ? I watched a bit forLu si but I think she had better cp with SML, I saw spoiler clips that he died so yup I’m not watching it.

The ending was so bittersweet ;-; I don’t believe there isn’t a cure, even Yu Wu Yuan found a cure. Plus remember the flower, they only used the white pedals no? (Not sure if I remembered correctly). I wanna watch them find a cure and have a full family. Also Lu Si’s hair in the end looked really nice on her. Feng Lanxi also wants freedom and to do what he wants but everyone keeps telling him he has responsibility but I’m glad his mentor and Feng Qiwu respected his decision in the end. There was a part that was really touching, he said everyone tells me to let it go but its only you Bai Feng xi that tells me otherwise.

ML’s father was pitiful too. I feel the Bai queen never loved him, and deep down in knows. He’s smart, he knows she plotted everything but he loves her so he turns a blind eye and every now and then he would ask her to not cause conflict and just have a normal peaceful marriage life with him but every time she just keeps talking about making the 3rd prince the next king.

Oh and he never cared about world peace, he has a big ego and a big pride. He wants his family to be peaceful and not be a laughing stock (wants to create a fake image of a loving peaceful family).

Huang Chao gave me mixed feelings, he claims to want the best for the people but he choose to plot a war? Also his goal was the main empire but he decided to take over hei feng bai feng’s kingdoms, made me lose respect of him but then at the end when he admitted he was defeated and didn’t deserve the throne that was respectful.

Right? Since they were both so smart. I think they added his death to make her become stronger then Huang Chao (remember how before they were equally powerful but after the death of Han Pu she basically squashed him). Yes I’m so glad she remain wholesome and loyal.

Ohh all the episode are out so you can watch it now :) I waited for all the episode too. It was so cute and sad but also funny. The ending was wholesome but not satisfying enough for me tbh, let me know what you think. I heard 10 episode worth of content were cut, theres rumours going our that they may remove it and edit in the cropped content then re-upload it. I guess I’ll have to rematch it hahah.

Yang Yang and lulu is still cute though haha. Surprisingly i didn’t skip much for this drama. The slightly two-faced maid was resolved rather quick which was really satisfying. I fast forward in scene with the ML’s idiot dad ;-;.

Also the way that the show ended I think a season 2 is highly ok. Like maybe they try to find a cure for Hei Feng. The ending is so bitter sweet.

I really liked the FL king and his kingdom. They just wanted peace they only fight when necessary and weren’t power hungry. The FL family was the most tragic, it really is true nice people don’t live long. Also I’m so glad none of the FL’s generals died, they all seem like such good people that genuinely wanted the best for the people of there kingdom (just like there king).

Oh I think its done airing, I just finish watching it yesterday.

Well at the start he told her he liked princess (her other identity) and later on when they had mutual feelings i guess she didn’t want him to like her because she’s a princess he even said she can’t be compared with any princess haha. Yeah the half of the show was rushed and written by another director. The director for the beginning of the show changed the story. According to others the second half started to follow the novel a bit more. In the novel they actually both already knew each other’s identity (which for me made more sense bc they are so smart right and the ML literally have a spy organization) but they choose to respect each other and not say anything they are waiting for each other to say it themselves (when they feel comfortable) which I think is really sweet and wholesome. Love this drama for its wholesome relationship. No 2nd FL drama thank goodness. Sad the kiddo died tho. (That wasn’t in the novel)

So from what I understand is that the king himself was the son of a maid so his background is super “low” too so he felt the queen hurts his pride so he could never accept her that’s why he loves bai queen more and the 3rd son. In Chinese history usually the first son has the best probability to be next king but the mom is selfish and greedy so she doesn’t like the first prince because he was born with a illness and back then a lot of illness weren’t clear (like the poison that killed the first queen). Also it was seen to be super bad luck for a child to be born with disabilities especially child’s of the imperial family (as the imperial family is seen as the child of god/ descendent of dragon).

Her pretending to care for the first prince is so heartbreaking. I’m so glad the director didn’t make the 2 brothers turn against each other, I would have felt so depressed, really tired of those drama that keep making good relationships turn into rival. And especially hate those drama that have a lot girls like the ML. Feels like almost everyone likes the ML lol. Like in LLTG (not sure if you have seen it) but good thing the ML gave really good response to them lol and only had eyes for the FL.

I hated his mother more. The poor older brother, it was so hard to watch.
What he said was exactly how I felt like its so dumb. There was so many times the king low-key wished he did something wrong and wish him death.

Indeed lulu is already starting to film a new modern drama. She even cut her bang for it.

No problem :) glad you understood my iffy explanation.

I’ll give it a try again. I felt she had more chemistry with the SML haha. Like you mention her and the ML had more of a brother sister feel

I agree. Also the ML from TROTG is gonna star in another historical drama and I saw some trailers he low key looks like his character from TROTG so I can’t bring myself to watch it. I’m sure it will be a great drama since he’s such a nice actor but it just feels wrong for me haha.