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Yup, he was always a villain obsessed with her.

FL's father was a orphan. He was bought as a servant for the Wei family. Servants, subordinates are supposed to have the surname of the family they serve so. No blood relation.
FL's father was later trained as an assassin and he served in the army under ML's father. FL's mother Meng Lihua was the daughter of General Meng Shuyuan, who also served under ML's father.

In the novel, Qian Qian fed him poison to give him a peaceful death, he knew there was poison in the soup though.
But I saw reuters videos, I think they changed the process of death. By the video it seemed he jumped off the palace railing with Qian Qian, to die together or something, but FL managed to save Qian Qian, while he fell. There was no such scene in the novel, so I am guessing it might be the climax.

Yes he is going to die in the end.

Qi Min

Its the real name of FL's father.

Yes

Deng Kai is playing the role of Prince Qin, Huangfo Hao. Kong Xue Er is playing Shen Yue.
https://x.com/kikhu/status/2031737171062010117?s=20

People have accused them of promoting it the most and even having false numbers. Like I am not agreeing to all that, I don't really know about it.
But this has been heavily promoted, in the last two weeks, this is everywhere! They went to variety show for this, had live streams of actors, had a physical promotional activity today.

I have to tell you, its fantastic. Its just amazing!

Prince Changxin is a war lord. He is connected to the royal family somehow, a cousin or something. That's the title, they are the Sui family. Sui Yuanqing is his younger son of him.

Okay, I just heard something, I don't know if this is true or not, but a fanclub just announced that Deng Kai and Kong Xue Er are having a reunion, and they are currently shooting a drama Jiang Men Du Hou, whose leads are Meng Ziyi and Wang Hedi.
Deng Kai and Xuer are playing a couple again. But I have read the novel, and they have a bad ending there, I mean both their characters are really toxic and pure villains there, so I guess.
Anyone who has read the novel, they play Huangfo Hao, the evil crown prince of Qin, and Shen Yue, the witch cousin of the female lead.
So I get the reunion I wanted but at what cost? I mean.
https://x.com/kikhu/status/2031737171062010117?s=20

Hehe true! Hoping they don't cut any excellent scene. If they do, I might riot then.

Both. He wants revenge for his real father's death, for his painful childhood, also wants his title back, because legitimately, he is the crown prince's son, he should sit on the throne.
Both Xie Zheng and Qi Min have suffered due to Wei Yan, he was the one responsible for their families death. Xie Zheng didn't know that before hence Qi Min leaked that info so that Xie Zheng tries to find out. Before Xie Zheng was part of Wei faction, now knowing that there is some mystery to the 16 years old case, and the fact that his uncle is trying to kill him, has divided the uncle and nephew.
Qi Min wishes to use Xie Zheng to defeat Wei Yan, and get back his throne.

Wei Xuan is Wei Yan's son. ML's cousin. He that rude bratty guy who imprisoned He Jingyuan in today's episode.
The same guy who is trying to control the army, and ML tells his subordinates that he is dumb and is bound to loose.

Episode 15 is chapter 50 of the novel. But yes there are 164 chapters, so we almost one third.
I understand there is a lot to show still, you are correct, but I am glad they did not cut off romance part for it, like we saw their entire falling in love and supporting each other, so maybe they can just cut off some palace politics and war, except the major ones.

Its chapter 50. Yes everything is similar, just I think Li Huai An, Wei Xuan characters are really different. Like they are not supposed to be here. But the plot and subplots remain same.

Prince Changxin is a kind of a warlord, not in support of the current regime. Its possible he was a step brother or something of the previous king, like he might have royal blood, hence prince.
He has two children, elder one being Sui something, I am sorry I forgot, but its basically Qi Min. Qi Min is not his son though, Changxin doesn't know that, he was swapped later.
His second child is Sui Yuanqing, this is his real son. The elder real son is dead, no one knows that, they think its Qi Min.
Prince Changxin and his group are trying to make the common people against the ruling regime, they want to create chaos.
Sui Yuanqing is the guy who attacks FL.
Grain collection is due to army provisions being less. Wei Yuan suggests king to collect grain, that is why his son Wei Xuan is there to collect it. Grand tutor Lei is against it thinking people cannot pay more grain tax. His grandson Li Huai An and his master He Jingyuan who is also the prefect of the town think the same, that its burdensome on the common people.

Qi Min had earlier bought a lot of grain from the common people, and then hidden it on the orders or plan of his so called father. But he has agreed to give that grain to ML if ML joins him in his plan.
The people killed in today's episode, the entire thing was orchestrated by the Sui family, but people felt that it was done by Wei Xuan or the palace.
This is not a war, just a chaos, ML just wants peace there.

Their separations are not caused by misunderstanding. Their separations are caused by truth being revealed, things getting clearer. But their separations are not for a very long time, also very vital for the plot so yeah.