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He just sees her as she is and accepts that she is intelligent. Plus, he gave her access to all of his books except the ones locked up when she worked for him and also spent all of that time working on operas with Mr. Lu and the dreaded Scholar Han.

He could think she knows all of the etiquette from observing the ladies she served.

BIG time!!!

Our girl actually put a hit out on the wife beater and got his ass beaten, lol!!!

Yes! And he was, like, what's the play about? Loved that. He is constantly amazed by her abilities.

I like your thinking. I also think ML hit the brother because how freaking stupid can you be to keep giving all of this money to these scammers without checking that anything they say is true. That money could have helped to lessen FL's burden carrying the whole household.

Still, I hope the pity party will soon end.

She's there to show the passage of time--seasons, years.

And no oil!

"Using her parents as the decree." Love that; excellent point!

And as I noted yesterday, even when I know the outcome, the tense scenes/scenarios are seriously tensing!!!

Actually, I get why they're upset but do think they overreacted a bit. Have they forgotten how sweet Jinqi has been to them and how he dropped to his knees when the father did and rushed to try to find FL after she disappeared? And what on Earth made them think they could fight the decree?

Anyway, their lives will soon improve and they'll get over it once they see how ML protects their precious daughter. Can't wait till tomorrow!!!

Yes, and "in ancient times" being the operative words!

He was so upset he couldn't even kneel and Mr. Lu had to force him down. Will he cook the geese, LOL?

He's willing to take the hits and wait for her to fall for him.

Yeah, he respects her way, way, way too much to make her a concubine. Concubines give him the ick. It may be okay for others, but not for him.

And he doesn't even really want to go to any lengths to make himself a worthy husband for her. Barely even studies for his exams. If she married him it would be like being a maid all over again, serving him, his mother, her parents, and any future children.

Very wild, lol.

His eyes speak volumes!!!

Yes! Like in yesterday's first episode, I was completely on pins and needles, even though I knew the outcome. The tension was so real!

Yes!!! He thinks that he's slick rushing to get her hand in marriage and it so is not going to happen. LOL

The scene with Xu Lan Xiang and Lu Ji Er was very, very touching, and fingers crossed that XLL can get her out of the brothel. Maybe she'll ask her future husband to intervene?

Man Yi is an egomaniac and very much her father's daughter, it seems. I'm not sure she's insecure; more outraged that Jinqi outright rejected her from the start and also appears to love the former lovely maid, now commoner. How dare he? And her stupid father encourages the crazy, which I pray will also be to his detriment.

It seems like he thinks killing the crown prince might absolve his daughter of punishment. Good luck with that, bro.