La Gata

That's a terrible ending. LJL and RSB are destined for each other, neither of them will accept anybody else.

I'll help you hold that grudge 😂, he's really getting on my nerves. It's crystal clear to him she loves LJL, how dare he destroy his letter to her!

He is impossibly good looking, I look at him just for the pleasure of contemplating beauty. The combination of this with being one of the best actors in China is a reason for me to watch every single drama he's in.

LJL's personality hasn't changed at all. Up to when he had to leave for the capital he was still the extrovert, shameless, daring, scheming guy he was on ep 1, including turning up with his stuff at RSB's front door, announcing to all and sundry he was moving in with her and warning her he was going to sue her because she had 'sullied his purity'😂 . In ep 30 there is a glimpse of him in a different state (spoiler) that we don't know what it is about, we'll have to wait and see.

I don't think standing her up at the altar was the big issue with her, but the fact that he used her to catch Madame Yang and Yu Wan. She did open up to him when she let him in her plan to trap the governor with a fake book, that was a massive leap of trust she took there. We still don't know why she's not showing any interest in LJL after he's been gone for a month, but I'm sure we'll find out in the next episodes.My wild guess is the emperor suspects LJL of being biased in favour of the Rong family in the Yang-Wei case, so RSB is purposely not trying to contact him to prove his equanimity.

LJL planned to infiltrate the Rong house under the guise of a poor man injured by bandits. He still didn't tell her who he was and what he was planning after he recovered his memory. He used her in his one-sided scheme to catch Madame Yang and Yu Wan. They were both together in their trap to catch the governor. I think '2 cunning scheming characters that use each other to their advantage through the story' perfectly describes this drama, and the fact that they have almost opposite personalities (he's extrovert/shameless, she's restrained/dignified) does not alter this. At this point it's clear to me they are both in love with each other.

I agree with you. There is a lot of hate on some of these comments for a strong, smart, independent, capable, caring and beautiful young lady. I wonder why.😏

Did you miss the scene in the prison cell where she told him what she was plotting, warned him it was high risk and they agreed to work together?

This drama is so vaguely based on the novel as to have very little to do with it.
The Yang-Wei murder mystery is a main part of the plot, so of course it's a recurring theme.
Second sister already having a partner is no obstacle for a S2 at all, quite the contrary; their story has hardly b been sketched so far and, anyway, this series is not just about romance. Yun Xi and An Chan have a lot of potential as a second couple for another season IMO.

That's just what it looks like. Wait until you watch ep 30.

'Finally something interesting is happening?' Are you actually saying nothing interesting has happened before? This is one of the most solid, intriguing, hole-free plots I've seen in quite some time.

That's also a good guess and it could well be how it turns out to be. I just don't see why they would film that scene if there is nothing in the box aside from harmless mementos.

I know, but IMO that's no reason to bury the box in the tea fields, particularly when he's had it in his room all this time. I still suspect there must be something else in it apart from his mementos.

I love the traps and mind games, that's a main attraction for me. Trying to guess what happens next is hugely entertaining.

I think the letter from LJL to RSB was delivered to steward Cheng on purpose. Surely LJL knew he would destroy it, as he had already tried to destroy the wild tea leaves LJL brought for RSB and didn't let her know he was waiting for her outside. Anyway, both LJL and RSB have means to communicate with each other without involving steward Cheng, for example through Jun Dai.

Steward Cheng is probably not who he says he is either, or he's definitely hiding something. What is the secret in that box he buried in the tea fields?

No kidding. Some idiots are even complaining about FUTURE episodes that haven't been released yet. You couldn't make it up.🙄

Kill them one by one? That's not Glory, is a different series.

And yet about everybody, myself included, predicted at least 15 episodes ago he was an impostor. 😂

Yun Shu's attempt to murder grandma was staged by Shan Bao in order to trap the fake YBL. Yun Shu just told the grandma loud and clear how she felt and thought about her. Despite hating her for what she did to her parents and to herself, she also understands her father did wrong too and why he wasn't Rong 'material'. That's just how she feels about it, whether we agree or not.

Indeed. Not to mention the misogynistic jealousy behind those comments.