They really just left the joker card to us, didn't they.... the way this show played my heart isn't something I'll get over in a day or two... my goodness this show was something else entirely...
I so agree - her female shape is plainly accentuated by the choice of costumes. And she does look too mature and…
She's been growing on me ngl... I have also never questioned her acting because I just know how well she can act. And the fight sequences are just chefs kiss. And about the age... it's not entirely about how old the actress is but the aura she carries. For example, Yang Zi, despite being 30, can pull off playing a 16 year old, but Dilraba, despite being 30, can play a 40 year old because of her mature stage presence imo. But 16 is not it for her...
So... I'm 26 episodes in, and I did skip quite a bit of the plot, but that's because most of the plot after ep 15 felt like it was just Ashile Sun saving Li Chengge... and Ashile Sun's undying love for her that she's too stubborn to value... I love Wu Lei and started watching this for him, but the romance is just so frustrating, and I seriously hope it gets better...
I so agree - her female shape is plainly accentuated by the choice of costumes. And she does look too mature and…
Wait a min... she's supposed to be 16?? What? (And how old is Ashile Sun supposed to be?) Then they should have gone for Zhao Lu Is or someone with her air as the first main lead... she pulled it off in LLTG...
I'm just one episode in, and these are just my personal opinions... No hate to the actress at all, but Dilraba seems too mature to have a voice that sounds like a 15-year-old... She's great when she's fighting but the moment she starts talking, I can't take her seriously lol... the voice actor should've been different. I imagine her as someone playing a powerful CEO boss lady rather than a young playful princess... so it's a little unsettling, if I may say so... And if they were going to disguise her as a man, maybe put in some effort with the disguise? The action so far is AMAZING, but the camera angles are just soooo weird someone pls tell me the editing gets better :')
I absolutely love the King, the Queen, and his concubine! They are such nice people to the ML and FL so far (as nice as they can get, at least), smart, witty, and upright, which isn't really a trait that's given to characters in their positions in most palace dramas.
Is it just me, or did the script get super good in the second season? Like the FL's lines are so wholesome now... or maybe it's cause of character development? Anyway, I'm loving it!
Just my opinions: I knew that the FL was 15 in the start of the show, but considering everything that happened in the first 24 episodes, I thought she'd be like 17 or smt when she got engaged. I'm not one for hating on the age gap or any of that, and I get that all this happened even irl back in the day, but the FL's emotional intelligence when it comes to love right now is akin to that of a 10-year-old. Despite her being cute, clever, witty, and intelligent, I think someone as mature and independent as the ML doesn't deserve someone who still hasn't sorted out her own definition of love. However, I can't blame her since the ML pulled out a scum move by not even giving her a chance to reject his proposal. I get that he didn't want to lose another chance with her, considering how willing she is to get betrothed to whoever might put forth the idea and sweet-talks her for 30 seconds, but it frustrates me to think that this is the solution he thought of.
Also, I don't dislike CSS's mother. She is definitely not a mother I'd want to have, and she's not ideally perfect in any way. She's also at fault for how she deals with her daughter a lot of the time, but I can't help but like her as a character. I want to see what effort she puts into redeeming her relationship with CSS in the future (I hope she does have some character development cause I'd be sorely disappointed if she remains this way throughout). Considering she's an accomplished military figure, her current role has been restricted to being a mean mother and a wife, which I thought was a waste of a well-written character; however, I'm assuming the politics don't extend to the family part of the show.
It takes a while, but it's worth it! (idrc which ep exactly, apologies) If it helps: She doesn't really like the…
Heyy got it! I think where I am rn, I am very involved in the plot but the main leads chemistry is undeniably great and despite my complains, there's no way I'm going to stop watching it. :) On ep 22 and it's gotten quite interesting.
I'm at ep.10 and it still so boring.... when the romance get started already?...it is really too slow
The plot itself is quite slow. I'm on ep 16 and the romance is close to nil. I honestly am quite engaged with the acting and cinematography and to an extent, even the plot, but so far, the romance is a total bummer... (In fact, I'm also quite frustrated with the relationship between the FL and her love interests)... But I personally will continue watching. So if you are watching for the romance, maybe this isn't going to be very satisfying? I don't know...
Guyss... do any of you know how to find an English translation of Sui Yu Tou Zhu (Crushing Jade and Casting Pearls) and Mint Stained Shirt? I've been dying to read these two books, but the translations have been taken down :')
Is it just my feeling? cause i feel the poster is changed from before
Hi! I hope you see this, but I've been wanting to read this book for ages and the translations seemed to have been taken down. By any chance, do you know where I can read it rn? I don't mind buying the raws if that's what it takes for me to read it.
I don’t min spoilers but can some one tell when the become official, if there is any breakups if so when do…
There is no intense love triangle despite there being second male lead and a second female lead who are in love with the FL and ML, respectively. And this is primarily because of how no one except the male lead is in the eyes of the female lead and vice versa. They get together at around ep 18. Everything leading up to ep 18 is beautiful to watch as well. They kind of drift apart at around ep 22 and then officially get back together again in ep 32. Everything between ep 22 and 32 is once again them building up their relationship based on past feelings, and there's quite a bit of plot.
I'm just 10 mins into ep 35, and honestly, I dislike GJH sooo much and that isn't going to change after everything he's done. Midway through the drama, I genuinely hoped for him to have some character progression but was fairly disappointed. His character is incredibly well written in showing how hatred and jealousy can consume a person to the extent that they forget even to value their own life... But after the scene where Li Xun mentioned how Hou Ning had no one to pull him up at the right time, the same can be said for GJH. I couldn't help but think (hypothetically) that if Li Xun were only a little bit more gentle or a little bit more passionate about his past friendship with GJH since the beginning, if only Li Xun had given GJH the validation he needed, things would have been drastically different... (maybe). And this can be attributed to how Li Xun as a person is indifferent to many things portrayed in the show despite how much he cares... and yes, he's not at fault for being the way he is either.
Of course, Li Xun was in no way obligated to understand or treat GJH a certain way or is in no way responsible for how GJH turned out to be later on. Still, throughout the show's second half, I couldn't help but sympathize with GJH's character while disliking him. And similarly, I can't help but dislike Li Xun a little (just a little) because, as mentioned in the show already, he's the primary cause of the changes brought in many people around him, be it for the better or worse.
(Just my opinions. This is penned to get rid of the frustration of not being able to hate GJH as much as I'd like to.)
Then they should have gone for Zhao Lu Is or someone with her air as the first main lead... she pulled it off in LLTG...
No hate to the actress at all, but Dilraba seems too mature to have a voice that sounds like a 15-year-old... She's great when she's fighting but the moment she starts talking, I can't take her seriously lol... the voice actor should've been different. I imagine her as someone playing a powerful CEO boss lady rather than a young playful princess... so it's a little unsettling, if I may say so...
And if they were going to disguise her as a man, maybe put in some effort with the disguise?
The action so far is AMAZING, but the camera angles are just soooo weird someone pls tell me the editing gets better :')
I knew that the FL was 15 in the start of the show, but considering everything that happened in the first 24 episodes, I thought she'd be like 17 or smt when she got engaged. I'm not one for hating on the age gap or any of that, and I get that all this happened even irl back in the day, but the FL's emotional intelligence when it comes to love right now is akin to that of a 10-year-old. Despite her being cute, clever, witty, and intelligent, I think someone as mature and independent as the ML doesn't deserve someone who still hasn't sorted out her own definition of love. However, I can't blame her since the ML pulled out a scum move by not even giving her a chance to reject his proposal. I get that he didn't want to lose another chance with her, considering how willing she is to get betrothed to whoever might put forth the idea and sweet-talks her for 30 seconds, but it frustrates me to think that this is the solution he thought of.
Also, I don't dislike CSS's mother. She is definitely not a mother I'd want to have, and she's not ideally perfect in any way. She's also at fault for how she deals with her daughter a lot of the time, but I can't help but like her as a character. I want to see what effort she puts into redeeming her relationship with CSS in the future (I hope she does have some character development cause I'd be sorely disappointed if she remains this way throughout). Considering she's an accomplished military figure, her current role has been restricted to being a mean mother and a wife, which I thought was a waste of a well-written character; however, I'm assuming the politics don't extend to the family part of the show.
I can deal with slow burn, but not when a harem is involved ahhh this is torture...
Can someone pls tell me when the FL will finally realise she might like the ML?
This was a beautiful and heartwarming watch.
Of course, Li Xun was in no way obligated to understand or treat GJH a certain way or is in no way responsible for how GJH turned out to be later on. Still, throughout the show's second half, I couldn't help but sympathize with GJH's character while disliking him. And similarly, I can't help but dislike Li Xun a little (just a little) because, as mentioned in the show already, he's the primary cause of the changes brought in many people around him, be it for the better or worse.
(Just my opinions. This is penned to get rid of the frustration of not being able to hate GJH as much as I'd like to.)