La Gata

Just finished ep 28. Comment follows.

LOL. It happens to all of us. You're welcome.

Salt was and still is used today to preserve food, particularly in the fish industry but also meat and vegetables. All those tins you see at the supermarket that say 'in brine', brine is salted water and has been used since ancient times for this purpose. Salt was also used as an antiseptic and still is, the dentist will tell you to rinse your mouth with salted water if you have a slight infection.

Roman household slaves were given a small monthly amount of salt, called 'salarium', that they could then exchange for other goods, being effectively pocket money for them. This is why this Latin word 'salarium' carried in principle a negative connotation, as it was a very small income a dignified citizen couldn't have lived on. And yes, the modern word 'salary' comes directly from 'salarium'.

Salt is essential for human life. Sodium regulates the balance between interior and exterior hydration in human cells. A low level of sodium can result in the interior of cells getting over hydrated, causing them to swell. This condition, oedema, is particularly dangerous in the brain, as it doesn't have room to expand because it is housed in a hard carcass, the skull. If left untreated, brain oedema is highly likely to result in death. So, yes, that's how important salt is.

Other words that are etymologically derived from Latin 'sal': salad, salsa, sauce, sausage.

No. The Roman armies had a 'stipendium' consisting of small minted coins (which is where the word 'stipend' comes from) during the pre classic and classic periods, and later on a 'solidata', named after the 'solidus' (gold coin) in which they were paid; this word 'solidus' is the etymological origin of the modern 'soldier'. Roman household slaves were given a small amount of salt called 'salarium' as pocket money, hence the word 'salary' and the expression 'not being worth their salt'.

That post won't age well.

You're welcome. If I remember correctly that reference is from ep 1.

There are shorts of ep 36 on TikTok and Instagram.

I was choking from looking at it. I wanted to shout: 'Put some butter on that, for crying out loud!'

I expect they'll be around until the last couple of episodes, otherwise we'll be left without the main villains and then, what? We can't have 9 eps of ZL and FTY having picnics in their courtyard.

In the early episodes there was some reference to Yake's flower being the narcissus while Ting Yun's is the orchid, I think they were assigned to them by the evil Fu grandmother when they were born. That's the reason why YJX keeps painting orchids. That's also why Madam Yu took all those paintings from her son's studio, she realised he had become infatuated with FTY when she saw them.

Thank you. 👍

WOW!! What an amazing piece of historical knowledge! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain that, it's astonishing.

De nada, guapa. Pensé que el tema requería un enfoque humorístico, me alegro de que te hayas reído. 😂

As I understand it, the problem is not just how/where to get the funds to carry out its expansion. It sounds like the emperor doesn't want to have his grandmother buried next to his grandfather at all. The emperor's father and his grandfather had both stated this as their command.

Did I get the above right and does anybody know the reason/s for it? Thanks.

Question about the mausoleum's renovation.

Slow (within reason) kisses can be sexy, but sticking their necks out as if they were going to have a facial...., is not it. That's what I find particularly off-putting from cdramas on top of the absurd length of time they take in the approach. I'm sure stick insects will kiss faster than that and with more emotion.

For eps 25 onwards. I'm not giving you any spoilers unless you specifically ask.

'...because jingxiu can't have a love triangle with a married couple'

You just wait.

Seconded.👍

Don't. Just don't. I can't.