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Mo Xiaowen was never a traitor. That's why he could never instruct his army to fight against other armies (of the same country/empire), causing deaths amongst themselves. He and his army was imprisoned regardless, when Yeli's mother met him and asked for the location.
Marquis Muyang's faction was too powerful at that moment. So Mo Xioawen did what he felt was correct.
I do not want to reserve my judgement before full information is out though. I actually commented the same thing, few hours ago, after watching episode 16. But I got around 80% of the answer I was seeking. So lets see.

Exactly. He trusted Lishan. That's why today Yeli told her third uncle, that her mother and Lishan have this debt to repay to Mo Xiaowen.

I agree to you. Target audience is mostly different, though there are some common people as well, like me. I love those dramas, because it gives me the fun aspect. I ignore a lot of plot holes, to see beautiful people on my screen.
But that doesn't mean I cannot appreciate real good stories. If they continue the same thing till episode 40, this might be the best Chinese Drama I ever saw.

Yes I actually saw comments that Leizi and Lulu have a lot of chemistry offscreen but surprisingly not during the scenes as MXY and Yeli. I feel very different about this. I had mentioned this 3 or 4 days back as well.

In this drama, every thing is done very naturally so is their relationship. In most of the arranged marriage trope dramas as well, if there is a sudden hand touch or something, they flick, with over dramatic music they make a very romantic atmosphere, show sexual chemistry, through sudden falling, pulling, saving scenes. In this drama they did nothing of it. They stare at each lovingly. The day they slept in the same bed, it was so realistic. In this drama, they have kept the entire thing as close to reality as possible in regard to their relationship. Nothing was awkward between them, sudden heart bursting moments, nope nothing shown. This is the reason people thought kiss had no chemistry. In fact we just got the kiss for 2 seconds.

They had so much chemistry when she held his hand and slept in the temple. When he put his other hand on her, kissed her forehead, and had teary eyes. Haha with red ears.

They did not clearly explain this part. I think when ML knows the truth, we will get a little more explanation as well.
But it seemed to me, that ML's brother always knew it was a trap, and hence he hid the edict somewhere. Empress Dowager had him arrested, and accused of treason. I think he feared the edict being taken away from him, so he hid it.
FL's mother told him her father was coming from Lishan. Her father was an influential person. Not only he was the headmaster, but also teacher of Empress Dowager, had relevant power in the capital. He was ready to plead on behalf of ML's brother. So ML's brother told her the place where he hid it. But eventually it was snatched away, and we know the rest.

He always nails it.

As per the teasers, we will enjoy the Ferrari for few episodes more, while MXY is busy pretending being a cripple. Haha.

This is true. People have a very less attention span these days. Normal pacing, natural things aren't appreciated as such. They are often called boring.
Honestly I don't even blame them. People are seeking entertainment. With so much already happening in real lives, most of the people just seek fun, enjoyment in dramas. At the end of the dramas are an escape from reality. So most of them don't seek real things or trauma in the dramas. Its becomes too intense for them.
I saw a comment today, some one said- Though I like the actors, the FL is mentally not fine, ML is physically not fine, where is the fun here? You can never convince an audience like this. Its okay not every drama is for everyone.
Ratings in MDL don't matter as such, yes it gives us happiness though. Positive word of mouth is high for this drama though.

Episode 17, QingShuang Scene

When I had seen the QingShuang scene in the trailer, it was scary. But today in episode 17, when it actually happened, it was so unsettling, so weird, really creepy. QingShuang is there, but isn't there.

The way MXY had fearful eyes initially, but when Yeli looked at him, in a split second he smiled, and when she looked away, he looked at her with concern. The entire scene gave me goosebumps. I think he was less shocked, because he had his doubts initially. He heard her talking before alone, he saw her about to kill grandma but stopping, he understood she could fight, but she denied it. Maybe he was in denial too, hence the initial shock, but later he got the confirmation.

For sure, really well enacted by Lulu and Leizi. But totally creeped me out.

Its a drama, they will for sure cure it. I am so sure it will be a happy ending.

Exactly, every time he stands and walks, I feel a little different. Maybe I got used to see him in the wheelchair. Haha.
Some one on X wrote, its weird to see him without his Ferrari😂.

Are all your exams finally done?

Exactly. His acting has never been a miss. Man acts with eyes as well.

Its an adventure story. So the male lead is a captain of a rescue team, in mountains or deserts, forests etc, like head of a group of people, who save others. The female lead leads tourists groups for adventure trek, like an adventure guide.
A person goes missing, and the male lead's team is told to find him up. Its nearby Tibet, purely mountain areas. So they seek the help of the female lead who is aware of all the routes. The female lead is lovely, she is flirty, cool, nothing like normal cdrama FL. ML is a little cold initially, but their falling for each other, is so cool and unique. We don't see that often. They also had a very healthy relationship throughout. They go on missions together, rescue people. There is also a past accident involving them. FL is an orphan, she had a friend/elder sister from the same orphanage who was a geologist and she was accused of having an affair with ML's dad. It was said ML's dad and she had a fight in a bus in the mountains, which grew intense, leading the driver distracted, leading to an accident and killing 20 people. So ML and FL join hands, find out the truth. There is mystery, exploration, but there is no supernatural element as such.
Its nice, purely on road journey. Very fun. I loved it.

Totally. I agree to you. Empress Dowager could do that because she has Marquis Muyang's faction supporting her. Even if Prince Li brings outside support, he cannot gain the upper hand with no court officials supporting him. Then he has to kill every court official, and that would be impossible, morally wrong, everything you said.

Always. Plus the first time he walked, his guard looked emotional as well.

Exactly. He is not really that smart or capable of actually staging a coup and running an empire. Doesn't have the brains for that.

The way he looked down, and his guard and her maid left, and then he looked up with those teary eyes, hugged her, cried and said thank you. Such a beautiful scene.

Bai Lu said its a happy ending. But her mental health problems are not part of the novel.