Saffy88

Only 10 more eps - a lot will be packed into those 10 eps............

If they are planning one they will drop it when there are only a few eps left - maybe look out for it around Friday

It's the weirdest scheduling coupled with the way it was just airdropped with no warning

Don't think she has any relation to the Yan family. The DE is just a control freak - she doesn't want the current Emperor to have a direct heir and escape her influence. She believes that her younger son will be easier to control especially after she marries him to her niece.

Ayyyy so sucky! What's with all this last minute chopping and changing of schedules. Oh well, probably by mid-week they'll launch some express package.....

Hmmm, well if historical encompasses anything to do with period costumes, there's a ton of stuff if you go back a few years for eg. Nirvana in Fire, Rise of the Phoenixes, Joy of Life and Sword Snow Stride. Off the top of my head also : Eternal Love, Lost love in Times, Princess Silver, Ashes of Love. If you want to see Bai Lu in a very different role check out One and Only and the sequel Forever and Ever. She was also great in The Legends (an early work). There's also Love between Fairy and Devil which also starred ZLH.
Detective/wuxia period dramas worth checking out include things like Imperial Coroner, Sleuth of Ming Dynasty, Strange tales of Tang Dynasty, Mysterious Lotus Casebook. I would be remiss if I didn't direct you to the sublime Word of Honor which was the biggest sleeper hit of 2021.
For an amazing recreation of Tang Dynasty life can check out Longest Day in Chang'an.
Another one in the fantasy/xianxia genre which is a charming little gem is Back from the Brink.

I too haven't got a problem with the pacing so far. In terms of XieNing romance, as far I'm concerned, there's been enough frisson and tension right from the earliest eps to keep one hooked.

There could perhaps be a little less of the schoolgirls' interactions but then we would miss XW the uber strict teach. The side characters like LX, XDF, YFY, and even ZYC are entertaining/interesting in their own right and haven't felt the need to press the FF button. Probably only felt it was needed in Xue Shu's scenes since she is such a stereotype.

The Xues try to attack the Yans at the Coming of Age ceremony but this time round the Yans survive. They are arrested and are later "exiled". This is all part of XW's scheme to keep them safe and bring them back to the capital later. He also thinks the experience will be good for YL. On the night of their transport out of the capital, JXN goes to say goodbye to YL in jail and they have a very emotional heart-to-heart. She then gets caught up in another of XW's plots - a jail break to plant ZZ amongst the rebels.

Re other dramas - there's the recently aired Scent of Time which will definitely give you similar vibes esp as WXY is also in it. If you haven't seen Lost You Forever, that's also highly highly recommended.

If you become a fan of ZLH after watching this, he's been in a slew of dramas this year. I still like his debut in Maiden Holmes, a kind of wuxia detective romcom - highly watchable when you just want to chill. Lately, we've also seen him in My Journey to You (wuxia) and Tiger and Crane (wuxia). But seriously, of all his dramas to date, SOKP is I think the one that will make people sit up and watch him with interest.

Waiting for McSchemy to turn into McSteamy 🤣🤣

Romance is a new frontier for McSchemy XW............

We can speculate that he didn't like his first wife and by extension her son. We know he already had a mistress outside when she was still alive since Xue Shu was born "prematurely" and that he prefers the kids he had with her. But really it all just boils down him being a Douchebag Dad.

I think his birthmark was removed when they duplicated it on fake XDF

Only to be expected from Douchebag Dad

Dr XDF too…..😂

ZLH is indeed a revelation in this drama. And not just due to his awesome jawline 😁

26 eps and still going strong...........

After tricking her into going to his house to read an old letter, XW becomes inarticulate and unable to capitalise on the situation? Poor Mcschemy XW will have to find a new playbook to deal with JXN.

Much needed and excellent comic relief from XDF and LX. So gratifying to see XDF turning Douchebag Dad's mansion upside down. While LX has obviously got more EQ than his boss in matters of the heart.

He already had a mistress/concubine on the side while the first wife was still alive. The daughter of the second wife was born "prematurely".

BL definitely does the spunky girl role quite a bit (which I enjoy) and she also seems to revel in those roles. But she does have range when required - see One and Only and Forever and Ever for eg.