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Ok ok I’m further in now and the way she talks to Nan Heng, her tone!!!! Bitch you should be apologizing!!! I officially hate Yiting

I had to pause the episode to rant. WHAT THE FUCK IS SONG YITING’S PROBLEM?! Up until now she was a likeable character and then wtf?!!! What a selfish self-centered POS. She doesn’t even have basic human respect for Li Shiliu

I’m getting tired of everyone abusing Nan Heng 😡

I just started watching this and was shocked to see Wei Liang still accompanying Wei Shao 🤣

I feel like I have to rewatch part 1 cuz I barely remember anything. But also I don’t like rewatching even my favorite dramas 😔

To clarify, I have no problem with a “strong” entrepreneur FL in modern dramas, but if we’re being realistic, that was impossible in a historic setting. But there were real ways to have influence and power and protect what’s important to you. And I think this drama did a fantastic job portraying that. To me, Manman is one of the strongest FLs I’ve seen in a long time.

In contrast, the antagonist female didn’t believe in the power of sincerity, and suffered a bitter end.

I’m so sick of every historical drama these days having the FL run a shop and be an independent woman who doesn’t need a man blah blah blah. This drama was so refreshing to me and I think had a really beautiful and timely theme of peace and diplomacy. The FL was soft like water, and that was what made her powerful and effective, and made her able to secure her country’s safety and prosperity. She always chose to respect and trust the ML, and he respected and trusted her in turn, eventually becoming completely of one mind, both putting service before self.

It’s really hard to explain. It’s like simultaneously a really bad drama yet had me hooked 😅

This drama is honestly terrible, yet somehow it got me to buy Tencent VIP and even the express package for the first time ever. I had to fast forward through the last two episodes though

Bro you’re from Australia. Mind your own business

I am an American who is an ethnic and religious minority and you are spouting utter nonsense.

I’m willing to bet money you’re a wealthy liberal with white savior complex.

Couldn’t agree more!

IMO it’s kinda low budget but I’m loving it a lot. I kinda agree with the other comment that maybe people aren’t watching it that much because the ML isn’t that popular or good looking by generic standards . Not saying that to defend the dramas flaws, but yeah, maybe that’s why it’s not attracting that many views to begin with

Sameee. Trying to decide if I like Zhao Jinmai enough to put up with Song Weilong’s “acting”

It’s a shame because I like both actors and the story is actually grabbing my attention. But it’s hard to watch when the color grading is so awful, the lighting is bad , and just the overall editing is sub-par. Oh well, I’m still enjoying it for now

Why does this feel so low budget and badly made?

Top 3 for me are Always Home, Filter, and Flourished Peony

Thanks for replying! His voice is so nice 😍

Does anyone know if Zhai Xiaowen did his own dubbing or if he used a voice actor?

God I loved the first half of this drama, but the ending left me quite disappointed. It was so warm and evoked genuine feelings in me during the high school part, but then in the last few episodes it started to feel overly preachy and trying too hard, which totally missed the mark for me because it was inherently inauthentic.