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They said that all of Jin An's memories would slowly disappear, but they didn't say it was limited to Jin An's memories only while having the Jade Lingong inside him. Jin An will cease to exist slowly, and every memory made while being Jin An will disappear as Prince Annan reasserts himself. Prince Annan will remember the feelings (like he did when he met Li Shuang 's brother again) but any time or memory created as Jin An (before or after the Jade Lingong was removed) will fade away.

Which is why he doesn't remember Li Shuang in the trailers for episode 32 (a ton of time has probably passed) and why he claims that he does everything "aboveboard" as Prince Annan. (because he doesn't remember being Jin An at all).

I think I understand the memory loss aspect...

Episode 28-- 32:40 timestamp :-)

What I'm thinking happens based on all the random clips thus far:
1. Jin An is now Annan (as of episode 28) and remembers all his Annan memories, but his Jin An memories are fading.
2. Prince Annan pretends to be Jin An and sincerely asks the emperor for Li Shuang in marriage and then feels betrayed when he finds out that she pledged herself to the emperor.
3. Prince Annan decides to kidnap Li Shuang and kill Grand General Li
4. Before he can do either of the above, Li Shuang discovers Jin An is really Prince Annan and confronts him.
5. They fight and he (again sincerely) asks Li Shuang to leave with him; Li Shuang turns him down because she knows Prince Annan is plotting to kill her father. (The clip below of her stabbing him)
6. Prince Annan is pissed and feels betrayed, goes back to his army, and vows to make Li Shuang his one way or another.
7. Prince Annan and Li Shuang meet on the battle field; she saves him/won't hurt him, which surprised him. He wins the battle and takes her hostage.
8. Torture scene where he taunts her (because he's hurt and sad that she betrayed him)
9. Prince Annan takes her to safehouse or somewhere similar, Li Shuang recuperates; they spend time together; he confronts her again and kisses her forcefully
10. Somehow, Li Shuang is kidnapped by the evil empress and held hostage to control Prince Annan.
11. Li Shuang and Prince Annan join forces to remove the corrupt emperor and empress.

At some point, Li Shuang loses her father and Prince Annan tries to give her back the jade hair pin but she refuses. This is another clip floating around. . . .

I CAN'T WAIT!! The tension and angst are going to be SO GOOD!

WHOA.
That's a major spoiler.

Same! I loved that whole arc even though it was sad.

Waiting for the next few episodes is complete torture. I love how they've built the story to now and I can't wait to see what happens next! AH!! This might be my favorite CDrama of 2025.

The wait between episodes at this point is complete torture. :-(

I don't want to spoil it for you, but it's not explicitly clear one way or the other as of today's episode.
But it's still REALLY GOOD.

I agree. I can't wait to see what happens next!! :-D

YES! This was my thought as well. The way he kissed her was very different than before. I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed.

They are now about even (saving each other).

When Jin An says, "What happened recently feels like a long, bizarre dream." IS THAT PRINCE ANNAN?!?!?!?!?!!! His voice is a little different.

OMG! I'm so excited!

So in episode 28...

Ohhhh. I love this theory.

Caught up!! I can't wait for the next few episodes. This is going to be lit! 🔥🔥🔥

Episode 22 😳

What redshoe said. 🙌

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Your comments crack me up.

OMG YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!