San Andrea

I think it's only me...
It's weird when he never said something like that and out of nowhere CSS said that in her inner mind.
He indeed said and admitted that he regretted his actions in the past of leaving her alone while he knows that CSS is afraid to be abandoned, but I always tried to rewatch the moment when did he ever said that he would treat her well in the future because he's the reason of her bitter state.
They cut too many necessary scene for unnecessary scene such as Qu Lingjun's arc.

but only the regret part and not promise her that he would treat her well in the future

and the cut out moments are important.
I really hope they will release the uncut version huhuhu...

they dont get married at all in the drama
Just news that being spread to the emperor and CSS's granny that they would got married in the Hua county

is the scene been cut out?

oh my god. thank you for your answer.
As much as I'm still in love this series, I'm disappointed especially after the 51st episode onwards.
Dont get me wrong, all of the cast perfectly delivered their scenes properly.
It's just that I'm disappointed by the way they cut so many important things after the 51st episode.
I could say that HBY is still passionate in some extent after the 5 years arc. He still loves her passionately to the extent of protecting those around her, although in silence.
Hope the rumour to be true.
the uncut version as in 10 episodes or 66 episodes?
And there's something special according to the rumour i read below, that will be in autumn or spring.
Wonder if the uncut version also needed to be censored?

Anyone could tell me:
1. in the scene after the bunker explodes, CSS is in hysterical fits that she talked in her inner mind that HBY had regretted his actions of making CSS in a hard and bitter state and promise her that he would treat her well in the future - when exactly did he ever said that?
2. in the ending scene, CSS said that he's the best man in her life and he had a heart of a kid, May I know what did she mean?
3. Did she ever knew what had HBY do behind her back? Protecting her father, her brother and even YS?

Ps: At some point in the drama, I think actually CSS just wanted to hear HBY's regrets and his understanding about being husband and wife. He always said that he regretted how he abandoned her in the past, but never clearly explained what he regretted the most aside of abandonment issues.
After she heard that, I think she forgives him. Just needed a push from life and death experience.

if i'm not wrong, in the livestream, isn't HBY and CSS one of 3 couples that got married in the drama?
It's answered by the third prince

wonder if the director's cut had to obtain any license?

would have preferred they cut out some unnecessary scenes as the Liang family arc. really, it takes 2 episodes without anything so important. it's just a scene to take down Marquis Yue.
they cut to many scenes and so many loopholes that i didn't understand.
They make Leo and Lusi's incredible acting wasted.
And just like you, I'm disappointed in CSS's characters on the after 5 years arc.
While I thought HBY's changing behaviour is make sense, what I dont think make sense is CSS's characters.
She's known as a character with so many schemes and tricks, just like HBY.
How could she so dumb enough to follow LJT and her nemesis Lou Li? Lou li's arc is even more absurd, because Lou Li always treated her badly in the past.
Although she's depressed, I dont think she should be portrayed so dumb and stupid.
In the novel, She's even the one who tricked LJT into her own trap.
And I wonder here, if she knew what had HBY did behind her back

If you all watched the early episode HBY always promised her that he wont ever abandon her.
But in the end, he still abandoned her by jumping off the cliff.
Although I understand HBY's perspective on some level.
For me, no one is right but no one is wrong too.
HBY's protecting her so that she's not going into the troubles he would do in the future, because of several reasons:
1. For me, after they bit each other arms as a vow, they're husband and wife, unofficially. It's confirmed in the first madwoman arc aka LJT that HBY had considered her as his wife. So, it's basically a husband trying to protect his wife.
2. As I ever said before, CSS is a female counterpart of HBY. Their personalities are so much alike, it's just that HBY's darker on so many levels. He knows that CSS could be as reckless and ruthless as him, which is why until the end he didn't want to disclose his identity and the facts to her. Again, it's basically he tried to protect her from what to come.
But dont forget that HBY's demanding the same things from her.
He's demanding her to disclose everything just exactly on the fifth princess' revenge arc.
and not to mention he repeatedly promised her that he wont abandon her.
He gave her so many promises only to break it in her face.
He's jumping off the cliff and let CSS alone is wrong on a step for me. He's basically feeding her to the wolves although he thought by jumping off the cliff, he's saving her because he's a burden to her. How could you do that to her? Isn't it better to jump together rather than left her alone? She's helping him to run away, so indirectly she's involved with the case.
But as I said before, just as I thought that he's wrong on some level, he's right on some level too.
If he took her with him to jump off the cliff, what about the rest of the Cheng's?
Arent they count as involved too? And what could the Cheng's think if he dragged her to jump off the cliff too?
And after that, when the queen asked him about the regret or if he ever thought of abandoning CSS, a fool of him, how could he said that he's abandoning CSS without regret? This is what I couldn't understand at all, he's just there with The King, Queen and The third Prince. No official ministers there. All of them loved him like their own son and brother.
it's quite complex here for me.
As for CSS, she's amazing when she's true to her words till the end, but she forgot too, what's the most important things aside from grudges she held over 2 people: The first is her mother, and the second is HBY- it's to live peacefully.
Both of them are guilty to each other actually, for putting themselves over this kind of miseries.
Started by HBY who had well intentions to her by lying to her face about his identity to protect her from danger, continuosly be a fool for telling a lie in front of the three imperial family members and proceeded by CSS who held over the grudge towards him for 5 years.

what did it mean?
they give us the marriage poster without marriage scene

I'm sorry, but can you explain in advance what do you mean?

ohmyy..
hope that they would give us that so that we could finally get their healing moments together, just like everyone wants here

one would be in the northwest region, another will end up travelling around the world.
by the villain's intervention, I doubt that HBY will be back to Northwest region and CSS will traveling around the world alone.
If they followed the novel, they will be given their own region (If I'm not wrong)

you mean after their reconciliation?

Yeah, you have to thanked the three madwomen.
And yeah, you're right too, she's too long, stucked in a palace with the queen.
I actually looked foward 'SHUNHUA' .
I read the novel, and as all of us know, she's the first mother figure to CSS, and also her relationship with the Third uncle is one of several role models that she wanted to have with her future husband.
And If i'm not wrong, She's the first to kick in some sense to her after 5 years that she became a narrow minded woman because she lived with a kind but narrow minded people such as the Queen.
And talking about the three (well, two actually) madwomen,
They serve as reminder to CSS how HBY lives in the border, how much he wanted to be dead instead of live, and how much he loves her till the date (LJT). I dont have any sympathy towards her. She's cunning and shameless, a liar and the most terrifying, she's a murderer .
I even thought although HBY and CSS had been seperated for 5 years, they still understand how their mind works, which is why CSS pointed out to LJT that she wouldn't do anything to help her gaining HBY, because she knows that HBY wont be with anyone except her, and wont do anything he wouldn't want to do. I think she even knocked some sense to CSS when she said she accepted his good and bad, unlike CSS.
Her encounter with LJT is the first step to forgive HBY, but still they make her character to be dumb, because in the novel, she's the one who tricked LJT.
As for WYJ, She might be evil, but I symphatized and pitied her.
She was a nice lady at first. What makes her crazy is her blindsided love for her husband. Her husband's wrong on a high level. Imagine if they didn't uncover his crime, there will be 9 innocents lost their heads and I could imagine there will be another HBY in the form of CSS (which is why he tried to help CSS, because CSS is his female counterpart, and will lose her innocence just like him, if that happened).
I even think that it's WYJ that gives the biggest contribution in the drama of their reconciliation.
It's WYJ who digged out HBY's regret of letting CSS go (on this step I think CSS had finally forgive him, and just needed to be pushed) and on some level, I think although WYJ hated CSS, she still have a little sympathy towards CSS, because she had been in CSS's shoes.
What makes her forgets her sympathy and proceed on is because she's envious of HBY and CSS's chemistry. It reminded her of her husband and her chemistry, which is why makes her pulled HBY's leg, so that CSS could felt how she felt.
Other than the madwomen arc, I think, it's the elders' help that they could go into reconciliation such as the Queen and CSS's parents'
The Queen gave HBY tricks to get CSS back, and CSS's parents tried to kick some sense into HBY so that he could be back to their daughter, because they knew that it's only HBY that could make their daughter smiles again.
But regardless, I actually would love if they follow the novel. At least make them reconcile first and then we could see their healing moments through WYJ's arc.

I dont want to blame CSS, but how could HBY apologized to her when she didn't even give him a chance to apologize her.
Even if He apologized to her, I dont think CSS will listen (she's damned stubborn) his reason (I dont know if it's only me, but from the 47th episode, when they bit each other arms as a vow-for me, they're unofficially husband and wife here, HBY knows that CSS well enough - dont forget, CSS is his female counterpart, she could be as reckless as him - that he finally decided to lie in her face, he means to protect her actually).
So only in silence, he could redempt his guilt towards CSS.
Because as the conversation of HBY and Wendy, He knows CSS well enough as CSS knows him well enough, that CSS would hate him more if she knows he helped her.
He didn't even hope to be back with her.
Because he knows that once CSS is disappointed, She's hard to be dealt with.
So, it needed the elders and the experienced one to kick some sense into them.

Actually, I dont mind the changes of HBY. For me, it makes sense that his changes of behaviour. He knows that he's wronged CSS, so it makes sense if he didn't chase CSS. He will be too thickface enough if he did. Instead, he protected her from behind the scene. It's a part of his regret of letting CSS go and he could only hope the best for CSS because he failed her, just like what her parents did.
What didnt make sense for me is CSS.
I could understand that she became an ice queen.
Abandoned by her parents and when she could finally felt and understand what is love by her fiance, He just left her to fend for herself and cleaned up the mess he left behind.
It's okay if they pulled the cheerful characteristic out of CSS. It's a sign of depression.
But what I cant accept is, how could CSS be so dumb and stupid after 5 years.
CSS is known as a character with so many schemes and tricks, exactly like HBY. (She's the female counterpart of HBY for me)
While HBY still using his tricks and schemes in some political scenes, CSS turned to be someone so dumb enough to follow her nemesis, Lou Li, even though she always had a bad relationship with her in the past. Before that, she's stupid enough to follow the mad woman LJT. And she didn't even use her well known schemes and tricks to trick LJT.
Even if she's depressed, I dont think someone could be that dumb and stupid.

He knows he had wronged CSS. Another way around too.
CSS always knows she’s the only one in HBY’s heart.
Even after 5 years, it’s obvious that they still understand how each other’s mind works just by seeing each other for once and without saying or doing anything in advance.
Which is why when LJT saying something about her and HBY in the northwest, CSS and the queen is like ‘meh, just stop and get out of here’.
Not long after that, she got slapped by the news of bronze mirror.
The next day, when she begged CSS, CSS told her in a cold tone that although LJT likes him, HBY is not in the same page as her. And she won’t want any business with HBY nor coaxed him to marry LJT, I guessed because she simply knows and understands that if HBY wont do something he didn’t want.