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it most definitely is censored BL, the gaze, the soft touches, JW's pained expression when XX was getting disciplined and JW's soft smile he only gives to XX I wish that it was longer because they could have definitely fleshed it out more

on XHS people are saying the producer are saying that they're switches/opened to everyone's own interpretation so it was definitely filmed with a BL lense

I just watched the teaser for ep 24 and I'm really hoping happy ending it's the scene with them in the snow holding the umbrella
here's a translation of the scene:
XX: you must remember everything that I'm saying (keep them closely to your heart)
XX: otherwise wait this little master to return
JW: *laughs*
XX: what are you laughing at? don't laugh
JW: having said so much, what about you?
XX: me..
JW: from now on, eveything will start over again

I couldn't wait so I paid for ep 23 and they reconcile + they had a little talk so I have 90% hope that it's going to be a happy ending

EXACTLYYYYY from gently caressing the hair to the cheek to the chin?! then pulling his hand back because he felt like he wasn't worthy

it was actually pretty common back then to marry cousins but I guess this was how they were able to get pass censorship

after ep 22 I can definitely say xiaoxi is definitely lipus soon, even the person who used to work closely with him thought he looked like him, there's only two more episodes I wonder how they'll wrap it up because we haven't seen some scenes from the trailer/ending ost yet

edit: just finished watching ep 22 we were right they pulled the old switcharoo and they're actually cousins their moms were sisters

why does the rating keep dropping? last I check it was 7.8 to 7.6 now 7.4

hope it's a fake out ala WOH to get the villian out

I think it's a possibility because that be a very evil revenge

another clue could be that xiaoxi could be lipu's son with both of them having migraine issues

i feel like that could be an option as well considering her and chendawang mention something about 20 years of waiting? I've been watching clips because I haven't had a chance to watch yet and I could be wrong but I think it did mention their age at the very beginning but briefly they should be late teens

I feel like liyan might not be lipu actual son and was swapped and xiaoxi is the real son but if they end up being cousin it was common back then to marry your cousins so if they do go that route

the flower villa arc reminds of a similar arc in handsome sibling

dong zifan reminds me of Tian jia rui in some angles, I think it's his eyes

on the tencent app they have up till 13

this really reminds me of a strange tales of tang dynasty mixed with ripe town

just finished the first case and the victim paying their respect to Shen wan reminds of the show cold case

I hope they don't bait us like a prime minister in disguise

there is a preview, I still have it on my reserved list I need them to drop it soon

I need to let the next couple of episode mirinate because I can't afford any cliff hangers, it looks like the plot is starting to move forward and get more new scenes she didn't see from the script and I hope SYM learns to trust him a little more because with the bond SGH and NH have she has to know this is none of his doing and he won't do anything to harm the people around him

just catching up now but I LOVE nan heng's mom when she came and defended SYM (when the emperor said she always quiet like a mouse and never does or say anything like you got see how pissed off you made her!!) and when she laid out all the facts and was going at it with the emperor and basically said you want to go? I got all day and every wrong thing you've done to us that I could air out

also the AUDACITY for the emperor to let people go around saying Nan hengs mother weaseled her way into the harem when he was the one WHO STOLE her from her betrothed?! and ruin everyone's life? I hope we get to see more of the mom and her background