Shahbaz18

i see two scenarios where the emperor ask him to such thing

1) either his friend did something treacherous and to save ZL from yk blame by association from his rivals he has to do this cruel task

2)a trap set by the rivals which his friend falls into and ZL is stuck btw delivering justice where trying to save his friend means implicating himself fty or many other yk a impossible scenario where both outcomes are equally bad

Tbh that's why I prefer shows with military couple or royalty couples like emperor empress
Because

1) military couple are mostly away and deal and don't have to take part in this political mess which is the court

2) royalty couple cuz they have the power to bend the will of everyone who oppose them directly or indirectly

Scholar couple deal with too much shit daily and it's kinda exhausting and suffocating.

Idk man these palace intrigues are too deep that once you jump in them you can't turn back and you start losing yourself along the way

That might be the case of madam yu and senior yu they may be full of life and hope like FTY and zl but the intrigues of the politics damaged them emotionally I would say that would explain why madam yu seems to think highly of FTY cuz she literally sees not her but a mirror to the past of what she was and what she has become now

I would still say the best ending for our couple would be to break from the toxic cycle of power plays and choose love and move away after dealing with the shit thrown at them.

I just knew it the way emperor was moving was sus
Either I don't just trust the actor due to the previous role yk LOTFG where he is fl brother or half so him being emperor had Already made me show red signs

Honestly that's why I prefer shows which have push and pull and marriage at like the end of the show cause you get the happy moments at end

Seen some leaks and heart sank just wanna say
"I would much rather prefer being a illegal salt smuggler than whatever these leaks are showing"

I can already see yake bitching abt miss wu being deflected towards yjx bcz apparently FTY can't see her being happy or be happy with yjx
In her mind everyone is against her especially FTY.

Insane cope for your own mediocrity if you ask me

It always works

This is where FTY also comes into play

As much as ZL wants to protect FTY from all this mess I am sorry he can't do this alone he need support from loyal minister yk the good guys and for that political maneuvering he needs FTY who has been taught all this political families system since birth practically.

He might have the physical muscle and good mind but he needs a master strategist aka FTY to cast a safety net of political allies for him so even if shit happens they can survive the fall

So I would say instead of going in circles around marriage get married be on same page quicker and scheme together bcz

"the couple which schemes together succeeds together"

OK I am getting worried with how the emperor is moving.

He has practically put all the spot light on ZL with all the friendliness and promotion and shit.

If you want to use ZL as a blade shouldn't you act more discrete no direct compliments, hidden msg and private convos.

If you gonna be a righteous ruler go for it but I mean if you show your hand infront of corrupt officials aren't you just setting your self for failure.

Beside if shit goes wrong the scapegoat would be ZL who would be at the forefront of all this mess.

I get the emperor wants someone he can rely on and with no political ties and no biases to do it but playing your chess piece aka ZL so openly is such a bad move honestly if ZL survives this it would only be on his ability and luck bcz the emperor has put him on the chopping block.

Ppl say they fear that emperor might turn on ZL if he gets the job done yk the typical philosophy followed by insecure emperor that
"you need capable Minister to rule a country but if they turn too much capable then ppl forget who is the emperor."
Well I don't think emperor would do this what I fear that would he protect ZL if shit goes wrong somehow or just wash his hands off him.

FTY is right to be worried abt ZL that it's right to chase more power but if you just fast track all the progress there is a high possibility you might aswell crash and burn

what i wanna see how will miss wu be diverted towards being a concubine of yjx

this is the one show where i hope they get out alive in the end even if means giving up the power zhao ling gained cuz lets be real you dont wanna be emperor blade or favorite in any era cuz everyone will turn on you due to jealousy or hidden motives and if they got something on you you are dead meat bcz even emperor is useless if whole court turns on him .

as much as being a blade gives power it also means the first to take the fall or being the scapegoat

Madam yu is a control freak
Yake and yjx are both different forms of narcissistists and the dad talks to himself

Whole yu family including yake needs therapy atp

Nuh uh the character relationship chart btw her and yake is:

One household cannot have two favorites so yes she is gonna be yjx concubine

There are lot of spoilers here and I would say avoid this page till you catch up on episdoes unless you don't mind spoilers though

Even if she becomes yjx concubine I hope there won't be hard feelings btw her and FL yk we already have more than enough ppl that hate the leads to the bone
Plus I hope FL and lady wu could be sort of friends and FL lends her a hand (chance to start a new life away from all the mess) when the leads deal with yu family

Ig you are right hearing from yjx directly might be what breaks yake.

Honestly I am more curious to the fact that how will they divert lady wu from zl to yjx cause :

1) he doesn't like yake although they have a son if it would be a daughter then a case could be made but a son....
2) he like or obsessed with FTY so why would he agree to marry her

One can also say so this is from where the son (yjx) inherited delulu genes

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree