The ending is a pleasant surprise and IMHO very well done so if you are hesitating over whether to continue to…
Jingling urges Pengcheng not to despair. The vindictive bastard Wang Mian's confession which names Lige as a co-conspirator (she did try to kill Pengcheng on their wedding night) puts the emperor in a difficult position. The emperor is in a quandry - he knows how much Lige means to Pengcheng and he recognises her/the Shen's many contributions. Yet he cannot punish Wang Mian without consequences for Lige as well. Pengcheng understands this and he cryptically tells Jingling to step up and assume a bigger role in sharing their brother's burdens going forward. He means to beg the emperor to exile her instead and he means to leave with her. Initially I thought he intended to flee with her but that is not the case, there would be too many consequences for the Shens and realistically they would never get away. He lies to her (because he hasn't secured the emperor's approval) and tells her he is taking 3 months off so that they can spend time together. The fact that they are taking no servants strongly suggests exile. Of course he does not tell the emperor he intends to exile with her; otherwise the emperor would not agree hence his somewhat cryptic conversation with Jingling.
Meanwhile Lige figures out what is going on. She does not want him to sacrifice so much for her and she retrieves her chime as a goodbye message to him. She drinks wine, not poison and by the time Pengcheng returns with the formal edict, she has already left the capital. Yes, the writers were trying to be cheeky, I didn't appreciate their sense of humor but there is nothing else that suggests she is dead. In her voiceover (which was probably a letter to Pengcheng) she urges him not to let her be the reason he does not continue with his reforms, that the people need him and this is his life work. Three years later, Jingling shows Pengcheng that they are pretty much done, the reforms which is what the real Pengcheng wang/Liu Yikang was so well known for are done. Pengcheng goes to their place, hangs her chime back to signify their imminent reunion and tells Lige soon (they will be together). He also goes for family dinner with the Shens - he is saying goodbye. And then he joins Lige in exile in the new home she has made for them. They spawn a terrifying band of assassins and live HEA.
The ending is a pleasant surprise and IMHO very well done so if you are hesitating over whether to continue to watch, you should not be afraid to continue. Since there may be some ambiguous bits, I will explain the ending in a spoiler below:
I just love Lexuan. He is the only one that knows exactly what is going on and his is really enjoying himself... they way I would too!!! My evil old soul just loves his subtle little slightly cruel cheeky little pokes.
No I am pretty sure she did not kill herself. She left. I think she only drank wine - she was sad and you know she is pretty lush. She realized Pengcheng intended to give it all up and escape with her. So she took her red tagged chime and left. It was her way of saying goodbye to him. He arrived too late with either a pardon or a stay of execution, I am not sure exactly what but she had left already. Someone says the emperor didn't really want to kill her either she means so much to Pengcheng but it puts him and Pengcheng in a difficult position in light of what they are trying to achieve. There was no body and no mourning tablet and c'mon even the dumb ass writers know Lige will not kill hersel because of some stupid imperial edict. She wants Pengcheng wang to finish what he set out to do in terms of pushing through reforms and not give it all up for her. But they have a bargain to go once a year at their place to hang the chimes. She must have come back the following year because Pengcheng wang has her red tagged chime. 3 years later, they are pretty much done with their intended reforms. She is waiting for him in their new home. He leaves with her and they live HEA. I was only half watching but that is what I think happened I don't think it was ever made explicit she drank poison or died. I mean the extra drama in 53 was not needed they could have ended it at 52.
On somethings, I felt a level of ROTP pissed... you'll see where I'm coming from.
Actually I watched it half heartedly it was a HE I am not sure why everyone is so upset... think I must have missed something I need to rewatch it tomorrow.
You can try Love & Destiny - it was produced by the same team and is in the same world and the ML is very stern…
I think L&D is a better, higher budget production and the two leads are bigger stars. But as far as rom-com goes, it didn't do it as well as Under the Power. In Under the Power the two leads carry the entire show, the side couples were all meh. But the main couple were hilarious I hadn't laughed that hard in a long time. Depends on your preference whether you want to watch more of a rom com or more of a three life three worlds kind of love story.
Anyone pls reply my comment & tell me who is the most similar male character like Ye Hua???? Extremely cold man…
You can try Love & Destiny - it was produced by the same team and is in the same world and the ML is very stern and fierce. Also Under the Power. But as someone else already said no one is quite like Yehua.
I've been a bit scared to look through the comments section because of unmarked spoilers, but I'm wondering what…
Its a good drama, better than many but it had a very strong start and then started to sag. The characters are very lovable and interesting but you have to suspend disbelief quite a bit . If you need all the plot threads to be logical and make sense you may not like it that much. The FL is really badass, I think that is the strongest selling point.
PZ/Piao line is so freaking boring because a good chunk of their story line was chopped to pass the censorship,…
Ha that is just BS!!! These censors, what could be sensitive about a mysterious illness we are not talking about the origins of covid 19 here!!! No wonder, I was just scratching my head at what the point of all that was.
Yu Le Xuan already found out when he saw her taking a bath in a small building, but he chose not to expose her.
If you have seen the spanking episode, it is very clear he knows she is a girl. But IMHO he seriously suspected very early along and he didnt need to see that much at the bath to confirm his supicions.
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Meanwhile Lige figures out what is going on. She does not want him to sacrifice so much for her and she retrieves her chime as a goodbye message to him. She drinks wine, not poison and by the time Pengcheng returns with the formal edict, she has already left the capital. Yes, the writers were trying to be cheeky, I didn't appreciate their sense of humor but there is nothing else that suggests she is dead. In her voiceover (which was probably a letter to Pengcheng) she urges him not to let her be the reason he does not continue with his reforms, that the people need him and this is his life work. Three years later, Jingling shows Pengcheng that they are pretty much done, the reforms which is what the real Pengcheng wang/Liu Yikang was so well known for are done. Pengcheng goes to their place, hangs her chime back to signify their imminent reunion and tells Lige soon (they will be together). He also goes for family dinner with the Shens - he is saying goodbye. And then he joins Lige in exile in the new home she has made for them. They spawn a terrifying band of assassins and live HEA.
The end.
Still not finished. Totally not motivated.