I haven't finished reading the book yet (just up to ch 45 or so), so when i peeked at the first ep i was very confused. They seemed to deviate a lot from the book. I guess i'd wait until the whole series finish airing before watching to avoid further confusion.
I have to admit that I'm watching this out of fomo. However, so far (ep4) it did not disappoint. Going to continue watching this while waiting for the S2 to finish airing.
HeQin is weird as heck. He clearly told Wan to find a good husband because he knew he couldn't comeback soon, but when he found out she married the emperor suddenly he got angry??
Ep 38 and it's official; this show should be called 'the petty emperor and his personal vendetta against everybody' seriously. smh. Like he's one of the most unhinged and volatile emperor character in a drama that i've ever watched so far, casually ruining life left and right just cause he feels like it, and all the while somehow people around him stay loyal to him (especially the ML)? Ngl i would throw a coup too if i was his son lol
4 episodes in and i'm worried whether this would be another 'romance in the farm' situation where the family is going to be extremely selfish and frustrating. So far, the drama itself is quite impressive, because i came with zero expectations and it delivers way more. I hope this will be a good balance between the struggle and the progress because I can not imagine having to sit through 36 more episodes of unsupportive family shenanigans.
in the novel, he has a past relationship with the FL (before she lost her memories) and unable to move on, but he ended up marrying another woman and also has several concubines (one of which is antagonistic towards the FL)
I think someone posted a yt link down below, and there is also one posted on gdrive; if you just scroll down a bit there will be several links and they're all still active :)
i’m currently reading the novel, i’m barely halfway through the story and it has already happened so much!!!!…
me too! i just finished reading it and i have to say now i really can't wait for it to air! the FL is fantastic, and while the ML is a bit of an ass, well, his attitude is not uncommon for the era/setting i guess. overall i think if they adapt it well it will be a really fun story!
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Like he's one of the most unhinged and volatile emperor character in a drama that i've ever watched so far, casually ruining life left and right just cause he feels like it, and all the while somehow people around him stay loyal to him (especially the ML)? Ngl i would throw a coup too if i was his son lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExsvWIuhEiY&pp=ygUjamFzbWluZSBub3J0aCBsb3ZpbmcgeW91IGlzIHNvIGVhc3k%3D