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Let’s prepare for his death so we can be happier if he doesn’t and we’re not in too much pain if he does… that’s my approach

I haven’t watched but I’m guessing it’s the theory one of our very intelligent watchers posted yesterday

Please tell Esther Yu and JJY this ! I’ve been screaming this 😂😂

You re-enlightened me. I will give it a rewatch and come back and compare notes.

She was forced to go to Xiyan due to that meddling of that annoying Princess! CP of great Yan then solidified it when he went back and used the fake was voodoo girl to manipulate his Father into naming him CP, then further manipulated his Father so that he could return to the other state (can’t remember the name) so that he could go back for Mei Lin, WHO NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE WITH HIM! If it wasn’t for his annoying clearly DEAF meddling sister, Mei was meant to be Prince King’s Palace but again meddling annoying princess and his friendship with the emperor, she instead ended up in the state of ceremonial affairs! The story made no sense and was genuinely annoying at points! It was their meddling that ensured she ended up in Xiya. I understand your synopsis of episode 6, but I believe at some point, I don’t remember what episode exactly, she was meant to be with Prince Jing, I’m not too sure if it was as a concubine or not, but the ceremony ended up not happening again due to that ANNOYING, I can’t scream enough how actually ANNOYING that character was, constantly meddling and making demands without actually knowing the full story of Anything! CP of Xiyan meddled by manipulating the Emperor into decreeing their marriage stating that his Father had approved or something like that and to keep the peace the emperor had to grant it, then he went to Mei Lin saying it was just formalities knowing exactly what he intended to do.

For me personally, it was just too much! From the annoying Princess, and I promise you I wanted to slap her mouth shut from episode one, to the gullible emperor to even Mei Lin herself and some of her useless decisions, it was all over the place!

She was a pawn for everybody’s use including Prince Jing! And I can understand the character arc of this innocent girl turned assassin, but I would’ve thought assassins were a bit sharper and to know when they were being manipulated … she just ended up being a dumb, easily manipulated girl who just knew how to use a knife. Like I mentioned earlier, I like when a story makes sense, even when it frustrates me til the end, I still understand the sense of it and the reasoning when certain things turn out as they do. I’m not sure if you’ve been reading some of the threads on this platform but if you happen to come across some of my comments you’ll note that I’m very reasonable with characaters and try to understand how they’re written. With KMLM, I tried but I had no more time to waste. It started off so strong and I was routing for it, but by the middle I was just left confused. I won’t lie, the best character for me was Prince Jinghe (Prince Jings Older brother)! At some point I was routing for him even with all his calamities, why? Because I felt like he WANTED ghat glory, that success, that title way more than anything and he was extremely meticulous, left no stones unturned and that’s the true nature of someone looking for revenge. Like compare him to YZJ… would you not say they’re very similar characters except one is a villain yes, but YZJ is on the border between villain and anti-hero! Extremely meticulous, no stones left unturned and at whatever costs! The fault of Prince Jing was over planning, and Mei Lin was just not very smart and unnecessarily kind for someone who had gone through what she went through not saying that’s a bad thing I just didn’t think it fit. Maybe I’ll go back and watch it again when I’m bored, in my maternity leave lol but as for now I felt like it started STRONG had so much potential only to be a let down by the time I left it. Sorry for the long rant and the mistakes, I’m using my phone and it won’t let me scroll up to edit 😩lol

Thank yyou

Ahh I see… as I mentioned I dropped the show episode 22 and the Prince she left with had been crowned the “Crowned Prince” of great Yan so I made an informed guess as to why she would be addressed as Empress seeing as she was Crowned Princess of great Yan so technically when the King dies being the “ Crowned Prince and Princess” automatically puts you next in line to be the next Emperor and Empress that’s the line of ascension. I was explaining the line of ascension to you not specifically based on the show just the general idea of ascension in Dynasties.

Again, I didn’t finish the show, because I knew where it was headed and went to the comments to confirm my theory which it did. Also tbh, I was already getting annoyed with the story… the last draw for me was when she rode all night just at the taught that he may have died, only not to see him and then to leave him and marry the crown prince of great yan! I don’t know about you but after all that building they did to get the two main characters where they were… it was a slap in the face.

I’ve watched one and only, and the realism of that drama taught me something, once it’s decreed, there’s very little chance of coming back from that decree. Especially with her being sent far away, they did that grand exit… I knew where the story was going, I didn’t have to have my intelligence played with as I felt the writers did and I believe many viewers shared the same sentiments. Even more insulting to know the original source material had a HE so why stray from that? For dramatic effect? After all that tragedy and build up? Nope. So thanks for your advice but I make very informed and insightful decisions when I decide to drop a drama, I rarely do, but if I drop a drama it’s because it was unnecessary to finish. Til this day I still haven’t healed from the trauma that was One and only even though I’ve watched Forever and Ever like 10 times… the damage was done.

I see!!! I watched it but didn’t finish it as I knew where they were going with the story and it made absolutely no sense to me so I dropped it. Yes she would’ve been empress of that other state because she left with the crown Prince which was his plan all along to give her a better life so she was crown princess of that state so automatically when the king died as crown prince and princess they would have been next in line for Emperor and Empress. It doesn’t need to be decreed because the title “CROWN” automatically grants them next in line to the throne except decreed otherwise. If an Empress is deposed and a new empress is to take her place, that position would require a decree. I hope I made it a bit clearer? 😇

Yes, and the dowager titles are bestowed by their emperor sons. A servant could never address her as empress whilst alive unless it was decreed so. Why are you asking if I may ask?

STAYED TRUE TO HER IGNORANCE 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I think empress dowager titles are bestowed posthumous but never seen an empress titled bestowed after death.

Oh wow seriously ? Those are some strict laws !!!

Oh really ? I didn’t know this !!! I hated the portrayal of WYL… I felt it was a harsh portrayal but I liked the story in general even though to me it was a SE! I feel the emperor dying alone was pretty justified

I’ve just looked it up … it’s only giving prime as the platform to watch it on, do you have anywhere else? I’ll give you my review once I finish lol

Chinese dramas perpetuating the male ego! Good the fight for the attention of the emperor used to FRUSTRATE ME! But when I read up more on the history of those women I felt so bad for them because his affection was their survival. Some women have led really sad lives so a story like TSOPG, is so refreshing! Really shows the reality of women in those times. How families can easily fall and a seemingly noble woman could be kidnapped and turned to a slave in an instant from CSJ POV and how life then was a literal fight for survival! ZLS has truly embodied this character I feel like a proud momma!

😂😂😂 I didn’t want to say it but yes he was a big gullible SL*T! I just wanted you to watch another perspective of the same historical events/timeline lol… I find in Palace stories it’s very hard to route for ML and FL when there are like 10 concubines waiting on the sidelines lol

Not yet, but he’s the “emperors pet” remember … he would never be allowed to marry SM as a main wife!

Let’s hope the writers think like you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 we want nothing more than a H

Have you seen Ruyi’s Palace Love Story? Another really good story telling! Frustrating at times but another angle showing THE EMPEROR WAS THE PROBLEM but another great historical drama. I love history so I get really into researching the accurate historical facts. But man do I have words for that womanising emperor. It also tells the story of WYL (given a different name in that drama) of a different angle completely opposite to SYP

I don’t think she has any romantic affection towards ZJR! I think he would remain her really good friend but nothing beyond that. And also, he is too duty bound, I don’t think he could stomach marrying her as a concubine, nor would she accept to be his concubine