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Ling Yi never spent a lot of time with his son and the 2 boys were of similar age and looks. LBY and his aunt also went missing for a couple of years and Ling Yi remarried, so his aunt never regained her status as first wife.

I think so as well and because of LBY all consuming revenge poor CSS will get abandoned again. I am not looking forward to the angst but we are going to have a happy ending 😊

As insideout91 revealed he swapped clothes with his cousin who was Ling Yi real son and so his cousin got killed instead of him. His aunt found him while looking for her son and saved his life by pretending to be his mother. He actually saw Ling Yi kill his father. After that he and his aunt went missing for a couple of years and then he entered the palace. It is ironic that when CSS was born her parents were sent to rescue General Huo (his real father) and because of it she was abandoned, their fates were already intertwined.

I can tell you but is a big spoiler do you want to know?

Yes that’s right I don’t think all the princes and princesses are characters in the drama

Empress Xuan children:
1st crown prince
2nd prince
1st princess
5th princess

Consort Yue children
3rd prince
4th prince
2nd princess
3rd princess
4th princess

Beauty Xu
5th prince

LBY adopted son, so number 11

I have a girl crush for consort Yue, I love her closing sentence to LBY on episode 30 : “if anyone doubts your bride, ignore their foolish attempts “ she is great no wonder the emperor loves her a lot.

Yes she does, she is also a shady character

Yes true; she is a good actress

Don’t worry her and 5th princess will get what they deserve, 5th princess is worse, from the trailers she gets someone to push CSS in the lake and doesn’t care if she was to drown.

Yes she is a hidden viper, she has her eyes on LBY and she will try to create obstacles for CSS and LBY but fortunately she will fail. Both CSS and LBY can see through her she is not a nice person and LBY has some dirt on her.

Yes I think what you said sounds right

I forgot to add that proof of the massacre conspiracy of the Huo clan is hidden in a statue and this statue could be the Buddha that was given to the bratty princess grandmother by LBY stepmother in one of the episodes. Again this is not certain will see how the drama develops.

Because also other parties are involved and he has no concrete proof, he is gathering evidence, but I am quite sure that in the book he saw his father being killed, I don’t know if the drama will follow the book. Don’t forget that when his father was killed he was still a child he had no power, his aunt protected him by pretending he was Ling Yi son otherwise he would have been killed like all his clan was. He has been planning revenge for a long time, this revenge is all consuming to the point that he will abandon CSS, she will save his life by telling the emperor that he is General Huo son (something about a birth mark he shares with his real father was proof of his real identity ) and so he is sent to the borders for 5 years as punishment. This is the book I don’t know about the drama

The crown prince who is the empress son is not very capable; there is a lot of opposition about him becoming the next emperor, therefore, in order to preserve his life she decides to step down as the empress. Using this method there is no bloodshed and so she chooses to lock herself in the cold palace. Both the emperor and the consort feel bad about her situation and so after the tragedy with LBY, CSS is allowed to look after her that’s why CSS stays with the ex empress in the cold palace. Both women love each other as a mother and daughter even if they are not blood related. They have a lot in common.

She is not his mother she is his aunt and LBY saw his father being killed by Ling Yi he was old enough to remember everything; that’s why he despises Ling Yi and his current wife. and therefore the revenge plot

The book has not been translated in English but if you go to my drama list part 1 under the discussion section and look for a poster called scarfie she has translated some parts and her translation is very good.

Royal palace, not after 5 years, it is for 5 years.

Yes he is blinded by jealousy and so arrogant that he can’t believe CSS doesn’t like him a bit, but according to the novel he will change later, so there is hope for him, unlike some other characters that are irredeemable.

Initially I thought that CSS mother would take the trophy for worse mother of the year, but after episode 28, Wang Ji mother is definitely far ahead. That hidden viper Luo Ji Tong is a bad character but thankfully both CSS and LBY will be able to see through her. So many nasty women are after our boy, but he only has eyes for CSS. After the sugar big angst to come I hope my little heart can take it.