I just finished the drama. Despite the warnings below about the final few episodes, I kept going and am glad it ended on a high note.
Three flaws in the final two or three episodes:
1. I wish Yan He had lived. I did not see the necessity to kill him off. Even though he was not a priority supporting character, he was still functioning as a Wei General. Screenwriters should be demoted to copywriter.
2. Paranoid Emperor is not a strong leader, and Wutuo King and his Prince Brother knew it. Emperor separated the mightiest military force in the battle to end all wars. A pathetic joke of a ruler! No wonder Xu Jing Fu ran circles around him, and he, Emperor, was clueless for years. I apologize to the MDL family for repeating myself. The Empress must have whipped him, to issue the royal edict for He Yan and Xiao Jue to marry.
3. Duplicitous Delulu of the Month Award goes to Chu Zhao, who received so many promotions for minimal accomplishments. He was fast tracking like falling rain. His demotion and employment termination are well deserved. He can paint portraits for resale in the borderlands.
I don't know if I have enough recollection on the episodes, to write a review. I will have to think about it.
The lead couple may be my favorite couple of 2025. They possessed minor flaws that are masked by their integrity and military skills. Thank God, the screenwriters and directors did not kill off the four Yezhou Garrison Rookies/Nine Battalion Soldiers, which many C-dramas do customarily.
I am in the middle of ep 34, but I wanted to say that the two Xiao couples, Xiao Jue & He Yan and Xiao Jing & his wife, are the two most beautful drama family couples.
I am so glad that Chu Zhao and his maid assistant finally put the entitled princess Pingting in her place.
Emperor is a spineless ingrate, listening to Chu Zhao criticize the He-Zhao relationship. No wonder Xu Jingfu had run circles around him for years.
I just watched the preview. He is lonely and pathetic. The caramel stick survived that long? He is really pushing the delulu envelope. It is as if he heard the viewers talking about his wimpy character... or his promotion got to his head.
It didn't explain too well in the beginning of the drama, but Ru Fei is her stepbrother in the drama. She shared…
He Yan started impersonating He Ru Fei from a young age. Wouldn't it have been funny if He Ru Fei had grown a foot taller than He Yan when they were teenagers? Mr He would have wasted his strategic planning to switch their identities. It was just coincidence that both children grew to a similar height and build.
Does Xiao Jue know that HY is the blind girl that he saved in ep 1? I am a bit confused by what he said in ep…
There is some confusion in what he said to Emperor. He hinted that he admired the girl for years, but he only discovered his classmate He Ru Fei was a female in Jiyang. When he talked about candy, I presumed it was when he gave the candy to his classmate, who he thought was a man. It might be a different writer.
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Three flaws in the final two or three episodes:
1. I wish Yan He had lived. I did not see the necessity to kill him off. Even though he was not a priority supporting character, he was still functioning as a Wei General. Screenwriters should be demoted to copywriter.
2. Paranoid Emperor is not a strong leader, and Wutuo King and his Prince Brother knew it. Emperor separated the mightiest military force in the battle to end all wars. A pathetic joke of a ruler! No wonder Xu Jing Fu ran circles around him, and he, Emperor, was clueless for years. I apologize to the MDL family for repeating myself. The Empress must have whipped him, to issue the royal edict for He Yan and Xiao Jue to marry.
3. Duplicitous Delulu of the Month Award goes to Chu Zhao, who received so many promotions for minimal accomplishments. He was fast tracking like falling rain. His demotion and employment termination are well deserved. He can paint portraits for resale in the borderlands.
I don't know if I have enough recollection on the episodes, to write a review. I will have to think about it.
The lead couple may be my favorite couple of 2025. They possessed minor flaws that are masked by their integrity and military skills. Thank God, the screenwriters and directors did not kill off the four Yezhou Garrison Rookies/Nine Battalion Soldiers, which many C-dramas do customarily.
Final rating; 8.5 (at the moment)
I am so glad that Chu Zhao and his maid assistant finally put the entitled princess Pingting in her place.
Emperor is a spineless ingrate, listening to Chu Zhao criticize the He-Zhao relationship. No wonder Xu Jingfu had run circles around him for years.
Those toads, Xu Jing Fu, Xu Ping Ting, He Ru Fei, Mr He, Minister Yang should be purged. Chu Zhao is on the fence.