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I think it was mention that she learned from all people from all walk of life - courtesans from brothels, destitute scholars etc... so it plausible.

Correct. I don't have any big expectation about his acting. He's new, not everyone comes out wowing everyone on their debut. It's enough TXW is owning this drama. 3 peats for hitting the hot indexes in 2026. Coming out big on this one as she doesn't have to share the credits with anyone.

A couple of rewind and fast forward, I found it - the mic above her head. Lol

Which one?

Hinted conversation. Father/aunt are twins, then the story of Wei Rou being intentionally lost as a child and possibly switched. I'm leaning towards the 2nd scenario. She could have been lost and got switch kind-of-troupe but it would not explain their uncanny reaemblance.

Finished ep12. The story is evolving into usual troupe storyline territory about 2 possibility...

It make sense though - Jun Dai is like that - unhinged! Even her 'supposed' mother thinks she did no wrong.

Nope totally off. It's best described as the novel being an inspirations where characters were taken but story totally different. A chou character is created for the drama. Novel is light hearted romance theme. The drama is a on the darker side and I'd say more grounded. I like both and Tian Xi Wei delivers!

You coherently summarize my thoughts on this drama. I read the novel 2 year ago and I was one of many who got really excited when they announce a drama adaptation not because of ZLH or TXW (I love most of her drama) but because of Director Zeng Qing Jie (HUGE fan) was on this project. I followed the highs and lows of the production behind the scene drama back in 2024. I've watch most of his short drama series and I'm impressed with how he makes a low budget shorts rivaling even an S+ drama. He made POJ one of my fave idol drama not just this year but all time fave for years to come.

Can't wait. He's totally owning all webtoon character he plays. This is probably another hit after the weak hero. Now another fantastic webtoon comes to mine "Mercenary Enrollment" - can he play Yu Ijin too! I bet he can.

Thanks for taking the time to share. I'm still unable to move on to another drama, so I come back here every now and again to read on comments. I luckily read yours .

After POJ. I'm stalking Director Zeng next project. I can't wait for another masterpiece. I like LYT and CXX. Both lead can act. Add Director Zeng magic, I'm confident this will be another storytelling masterpiece with impressive visual. He's keeping idol cdrama alive. I'll watch any cdrama with any actors as long as He's the director.

Have to ask for their manager approval lol 🤣🤣🤣

What i mean is. Writer doesn't know how to show on screen how mighty the so called general ML lead is. It's all praise and word of mouth. No credible action sequence to show this.

Sharing what I found on reddit a couple of months ago:
Meaning and Themes of Zhu Yu (逐玉):
Literary Meaning: The Chinese characters Zhu (逐 - chase/pursue) and Yu (玉 - jade) literally translate to "Chasing Jade" or "Pursuit of Jade".
Symbolism in Title: "Jade" (玉) often represents preciousness, nobility, or a person of high virtue/status, suggesting the pursuit of a loved one or noble status.
Plot Significance: The story focuses on the characters’ pursuit of love, justice, and the reclamation of honor (or status) after familial ruin and war.
Symbolic Poster Clues: Hidden in the calligraphy for the drama title are subtle shapes resembling a butcher's knife, a hairpin, and a, hinting at the characters' origins and crucial plot points.

Lol. I get what you mean. I just feel sad for all the villains in this drama. I don't even hate them knowing their back story oh except for that Prince Changxin. Good thing FL beheaded him.

I agree and disagree. The Zhu Yu - Chasing Jade pertain to Chang Yu. She is the rough jade the title pertains to. It's a female centric drama/novel but nonetheless this is not doing justice to XZ character at all. Scriptwriter to blame here. She failed to make the transition from page (novel) to screen (adaptation), lacking depth resulting to "too cool" without substance. I can't even imagine those ZLH fans coming to watch this drama with so much expectation only to see him relegated to mostly riding his war horse. SMH

Don't forget the "popcorn" munching servants witnessing the whole thing after the credit roll. LOL 🤣🤣🤣

So many unhappy comment about XZ lack of battle scenes. Only word of mouth about all his sterling accomplishments as Marquis Wu'an. I totally agree with the sentiments. The drama is unable to bring ML whole personna to life. I am reminded of scriptwriter Zou other series with the same issue of ML -LLTG. No credible action sequences only word of mouth.

Actually every character in the book is writtten so well. Yes, even the sad emperor. You have to understand. He was installed as emperor when he was just a freaking kid, I think he's the same age as our FL right after the huge massacre and fire tragedy in the palace 16 yrs ago when the whole story started. So he was a freaking toddler. He has no strong maternal tie/background to support him as he was born by a maid or some lower status concubine. He was all alone with no one to guide him properly, picked by Wei Yan to exact his vengeance with the Royal line. I can't even fathom the trauma, the fear he was put under as a child. The thing he went through just to survive and still needed to do in order to carry on living. What do you think that will do to his fragile mind.