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She wrote it as pinyin with intonation numbers.

Should surge again at 19 onwards.

Reward them with special flower pastries.

Stab him.

I say to him when he whined on my screen: "You are not Shen Yu Rong. I knew Shen Yu Rong and you are no Shen Yu Rong!"

You forget the Big Bad XiyanGreenTeaPrince (TM)

Eh, I post here for fun and games. My dreams are with food and tea, my friend. I just critique plot, writing, camera work, dialogue for fun, nothing more. The more I do so, the more it shows my interest. If there were no continuing shenanigans from me, then it meant I have found nothing to my interest to say about the drama. Good luck with your Chinese novel! I look forward to it!

I suppose I could see her that way. The way she talked to MRJH is so brusque and unromantic LOL. JingHe has never viewed her as a childhood sweetheart, has he? More like a bro, in fact.

Yes, she could be heartbroken but I interpret it as in the space of ten years, she had never visited him while he was an invalid, has steadfastly believed him a criminal. what kind of love is that? She claimed they studied the book of Generals together. Surely she understood his mindset as a general? I find this a contradiction.

Regardless, even if she was pretending, she is still robotic with both princes until AFTER she lost her virginity to Clown Prince. Then, at her own betrothal announcement, we see her greet him with an intimate smile. So there, the girl could act like one.

I wrote a bit more in the Other Discussion section breaking down Episodes 1-4 and then 5-9. I'm currently rewatching 10-14 to break down the next segment (and Writer #3), as I call it LOL.

She started not bad at all but her one note became boring to me. No nuance in her character interpretation at all. Even her Younger Self had more nuance!

Trailer 20: I see Clown Prince is now anticipating his Emperorhood with all those glorious red robes he's wearing, with the dangly hair pieces.

It's all very pretty.

Is she even that smart? Heh.

I saw the same TikTok BTS of him with a goatie, looking lonely. So that's not the true ending, I don't think. He appeared to be lonely and alone for always.

I crack up every time I rewatch that. Clown Prince defeated/rejected again. So do you think CP will be Emperor first before Emperor denounces him?

Well, if I could believe there is this magic drug that make you not breathe for three days so they think you're dead and then someone could rescue you from prison as a dead body....I can surely can believe that the poison's antidote is somewhere around and could be written into that plot to save her in the end.
After all, she's not a historical figure. She lives and dies at the whim of the writer. Since they're all building up for a happy ending with hearts and kisses via the interlude, why not give the same hugs and kisses for the ending? But eh. Wuxias. They always end badly. That's why I look for spoilers and make sure I watch to a certain happy denouement and just not continue for the tragic end. I did the same with Journey to You (end where they were together and not when she had to leave to visit) and Journey to Love (end where they were all in the happy place before they all just DIED for no reason, every single one of them).

Yes, I must admit the speech/dialogue is written well, especially during the quiet moments of our couple just talking. I'm hoping that they (and Writer #2 and #3) won't forget these conversations when the true test of their relationship comes in the next batch of episodes. Heh

I read the book too and it's clear to me the change in tone and intensity in the drama of these "interlude" episodes versus the original author's voice throughout her book. Its cuteness is fun to watch and I was entertained, but definitely, the pudgy suitor, the mosquito moment in bed, etc., deviate from the absolute terror and urgency of the few days prior when they were close to death. I'm just critiquing from a writing/tone point-of-view. The acting is still stellar--both actors brought their A-game into their romance moments--and the cinematography is gorgeous.

I think you mentioned a suspension of disbelief to someone before and yes, we have to do it to accept that our self-immolating, cynical, totally ruthless san wang-ye is a love-sick young farmer boy sewing gloves and that he and his assassin woman are cosplaying in a equivalence of a Renaissance Dressup Festival that will last for 2 weeks. Heh heh. It's all right. The kissing was good. I'm easy to bribe. LOLOLOL.

The first four episodes were definitely written by writer number one. 😂 I feel like writer number one is coming back soon.🤣

Invisible bros.