Interesting palace fantasy fiction
It’s not a sensational watch for bromance significance but the story itself is interesting beginning to end. Bullying, torture, malicious maneuvering all make it a historical palace fantasy fiction. I felt the hesitation through directing and acting to really show this as a romance. There is a large age gap between Xi Meng and Emperor Huizong which is why small details like lingering gazes, subtle shift in expression and fixed attention with non verbal cues were probably skipped. Kevin Yan and Zhou Li Jie straight up acted well. Kenji Chen did a great job in the role of a villain. The orchestra soundtrack paired well with the scenes giving the acting additional emotional impact. I couldn’t see myself watching again yet it’s worth a first watch definitely.
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