Am I the only one thinking wtf is wrong with him??? He's a bad guy that says no twice to a nekkid woman???
Xia Jingshi already told Xiyang he would never love her, and he is steadfast about that plus his love for Fu Yixiao (this steadfastness is also in the novel). Xiyang and her father never gave Xia Jingshi any choice in this marriage. Xiyang also makes a very fatal blunder of wrongly badmouthing Fu Yixiao who protected Xia Jingshi for years to the point of risking her life, while dressing up like Fu Yixiao and with the same hairstyle to try to make Xia Jingshi love her (this is in the drama for the next episode, but not in the novel). Yixiao would never do that.
With such behaviour, Xiyang just confirmed for Xia Jingshi why he can never love her. He saves her once in a not-unique way, and she decides he must love her and only her. She has never been rejected and always gotten her way as a princess, and she expects him to give in to her. This is exactly the selfishness and naivety that enables her stupid decisions in the novel, and it looks like she'll die as well (only via a different incident and by a different person).
Just as people in Susha Kingdom are aware that Feng Suige protects them with his military achievements, the people of Jinxiu Kingdom are aware that Xia Jingshi keeps them safe from enemies such as Susha Kingdom. Empress Dowager who calls Xia Jingshi a bastard behind his back told Xia Jingshi that because of him, at Pingling City multiple attempts to invade by Susha Kingdom were foiled. XJS seizing the throne would only be celebrated by his citizens who wouldn't know that once upon a time, he was willing to sacrifice 300,000 of them to kill Feng Suige.
If XJS took the throne of Jinxiu Kingdom, is he worse than Xia Jingyan, who takes any official's wife he wants for his bed and has no issues having a maid beaten to death simply to show his brother who is boss? At least XJS has a record for protecting his kingdom. Xia Jingyan has basically been leeching off XJS all these years and wants to kill XJS at some point.
Novel-Xiyang's desperation to get the love of XJS and irrationally persistent jealousy of Fu Yixiao resulted in her making decisions to preserve what she wanted to believe until she couldn't, and that is what eventually led to her death after she realises the wrong she has done and wants to make up for it.
Be it the drama or novel, the reason why men like Feng Suige and Xia Jingshi fall in love with Fu Yixiao is because they want a woman who can stand alongside them, fight with them, and protect them. That is why Xiyang doesn't get it, because she has never considered what love truly is. If she allies herself with Xia Jingyan (as per what is shown for the next two episodes in previews), Xia Jingshi will be justified in killing her.
In her naivety, Xiyang has never actually considered her husband's intellect, as to why he can command so many troops and successfully fend off Susha Kingdom's attacks. In the novel, Feng Suige fears Xia Jingshi's intellect, because Xia Jingshi is known as the God of War of Jinxiu. Xia Jingshi actually helped Feng Suige with a significant problem and the two princes reach a certain state of amicableness before chapter 25 but this drama cannot follow the novel for many reasons, otherwise there is no drama.
I don't see how drama-Xiyang is going to avoid getting herself killed by Xia Jingshi who is stealthily and steadily building his trap for destroying Xia Jingyan.
Xiyang grew up sheltered and never had to fight for her life or suffer, hence one would question whether she actually understands empathy and different viewpoints because she is very emotionally immature. She is scolding her brother about objecting to her marriage to XJS, without listening to what her brother had to say. She is going on about what she wants and being respected for it. Then why can't she respect what Xia Jingshi wants? He has already said he can give her the status and privileges that come with her position as Princess of Zhennan, but he cannot love her and he cannot help her with her obsession.
Yixiao had to survive and suffered muchly, so she developed brains and ruthlessness yet remembered to retain compassion. Xiyang goes to see Yixiao, but has never shown any inclination to understand Yixiao. Yixiao exerts more effort to truly understand Feng Suige in a short time than Xiyang has ever attempted in all her years with her brother. That's the fundamental difference between the two women.
Between these two women, it's not surprising why everyone chooses Yixiao.
And despite seeing how Xia Jingyan treats Xia Jingshi plus has a maid beaten to death for his whims, all her claims about love for Xia Jingshi flies out the window when Xia Jingshi rejects her and objects to her vilifying Yixiao while she is playing dress-up and same hairstyle like Yixiao which is creepy. And aligning herself with Xia Jingyan, due to being jilted? That's not even potential girlfriend material. She doesn't love Xia Jingshi, only her idea of what she wants him to be for her.
He killed Suige's momma so his daughter could be empress.And then wanted a pity party when his half ass treacherous…
She thought that with the Empress dead, she could be his bae. His most trusted companion. Rihanna to his Drake- Whoops, wrong reference. Yes, something about a sunset. In her own warped way, she loves him. Then she finds out after 15 years of efforts that he doesn't trust her at all, plus realises he most likely had no intention of making her son the emperor because he never showed any inclination in shaping Chengyang or having a hand in his upbringing. She can see how capable Feng Suige is.
I don't think Daddy Zhuang told her about wanting to see Feng Pingchang suffer before dying, otherwise she might not be as cooperative with his plans because she is the Empress, and could stuff up his plans majorly if she doesn't cooperate.
Take the pill, for example. Only he and his nephew know about it.
He killed Suige's momma so his daughter could be empress.And then wanted a pity party when his half ass treacherous…
I just want to get the Second Prince to be happy with his Gege again. Minus all the scheming nutjobs who won't leave them alone. They deserve to continue their sweet brotherly love, which is very enjoyable onscreen.
He killed Suige's momma so his daughter could be empress.And then wanted a pity party when his half ass treacherous…
The Zhuang brain malfunctions whenever they are emotionally riled up.
Empress Zhuang: You still love that woman and don't trust me enough to tell me about your terminal illness, so I am stuffing a rice dumpling in your mouth to kill you!
Prime Minister Zhuang: My son only paid for a house and slightly overstepped his boundaries but didn't do anything, so he didn't deserve to die for treason!
At this point, I have no idea how the Second Prince grew up normal and sweet and sunny while raised by these people.
Feel sorry but not really for Xiyang. The reason all powerful men like Fu Yixiao is...she has a principle and…
I don't think the screenwriters or directors want any viewer to sympathise for any characters. They present the different angles mirroring certain characteristics of characters in the novel while changing the events/incidents, and we pick what we want.
Xiyang grew up sheltered and never had to fight for her life or suffer, hence one would question whether she actually understands empathy and different viewpoints because she is very emotionally immature. She is scolding her brother about objecting to her marriage to XJS, without listening to what her brother had to say.
Yixiao had to survive and suffered muchly, so she developed brains and ruthlessness yet remembered to retain compassion. Xiyang goes to see Yixiao, but has never shown any inclination to understand Yixiao. Yixiao exerts more effort to truly understand Feng Suige in a short time than Xiyang has ever attempted in all her years with her brother. That's the fundamental difference between the two women.
Between these two women, it's not surprising why everyone chooses Yixiao.
And despite seeing how Xia Jingyan treats Xia Jingshi plus has a maid beaten to death for his whims, all her claims about love for Xia Jingshi flies out the window when Xia Jingshi rejects her and objects to her vilifying Yixiao while she is playing dressup like Yixiao. And aligning herself with Xia Jingyan, due to being jilted? That's not potential girlfriend material. She doesn't love him, only her idea of what she wants him to be for her.
Her father really sucked at bringing up children. Maybe it's a good thing he didn't interfere with the Second Prince's upbringing, otherwise that kid would be emotionally screwed by now. I like that Second Prince who is very sweet but wouldn't survive court politics.
I want to ask is there anywhere in the novel FSG was kept in cage nd got beaten?
No. The screenwriters kept Feng Suige's ruthlessness and finetuned it, and they wrote a drama-version Feng Suige which I muchly prefer over the novel version.
I have no idea why, whenever I hear the opening as the BGM in some episodes, I just love it, it sounds powerful.
I totally miss this drama. The drama broke my heart, especially Zhang Yunlong as Wangquan Hongye. This drama has very beautiful songs, in two different albums. There is an album of songs comprising the OST (also with instrumental versions), and an album comprising BGM songs.
By this point, I believe the directors and screenwriters listed down the various defining characteristics of each…
Xia Jingshi already told Xiyang he would never love her, and he is steadfast about that plus his love for Fu Yixiao (this steadfastness is also in the novel). Xiyang and her father never gave Xia Jingshi any choice in this marriage. Xiyang also makes a very fatal blunder of wrongly badmouthing the woman who protected Xia Jingshi for years to the point of risking her life, while dressing up like Fu Yixiao and with the same hairstyle to try to make Xia Jingshi love her (this is in the drama, but not in the novel). Yixiao would never do that.
With such behaviour, Xiyang just confirmed for Xia Jingshi why he can never love her. He saves her once in a not-unique way, and she decides he must love her and only her. This is exactly the selfishness and naivety that enables her stupid decisions in the novel, and it looks like she'll die too (only via a different incident and by a different person).
Just as people in Susha Kingdom are aware that Feng Suige protects them with his military achievements, the people of Jinxiu Kingdom are aware that Xia Jingshi keeps them safe from enemies such as Susha Kingdom. XJS seizing the throne would only be celebrated by his citizens who wouldn't know that once upon a time, he was willing to sacrifice too many of them to kill Feng Suige.
If XJS took the throne of Jinxiu Kingdom, is he worse than Xia Jingyan, who takes any official's wife he wants for his bed and has no issues having a maid beaten to death simply to show his brother who is boss? At least XJS has a record for protecting his kingdom. Xia Jingyan has basically been leeching off XJS all these years and wants to kill XJS at some point.
Novel-Xiyang's desperation to get the love of XJS and irrationally persistent jealousy of Fu Yixiao resulted in her making decisions to preserve what she wanted to believe until she couldn't, and that is what eventually led to her death after she realises the wrong she has done and wants to make up for it.
Be it the drama or novel, the reason why men like Feng Suige and Xia Jingshi fall in love with Fu Yixiao is because they want a woman who can stand alongside them, fight with them, and protect them. That is why Xiyang doesn't get it, because she has never considered what love truly is. If she allies herself with Xia Jingyan (as per what is shown for the next two episodes in previews), Xia Jingshi will be justified in killing her.
In her naivety, Xiyang has never actually considered her husband's intellect, as to why he can command so many troops and successfully fend off Susha Kingdom's attacks.
I don't see how Xiyang is going to avoid getting herself killed by Xia Jingshi who is stealthily and steadily building his trap for destroying Xia Jingyan.
I don't know if Ning Fei is going to tell Yixiao about what Xia Jingshi has been through, when she most likely goes to the Storm Alliance to try to save Feng Suige's life. But I hope Xia Jingshi will listen to Yixiao if she tells him to agree to a truce between both countries, based on certain conditions. Being pregnant by then with Feng Suige's son might be helpful (and if Yixiao becomes pregnant, it will align with the novel).
By this point, I believe the directors and screenwriters listed down the various defining characteristics of each character in the novel, and then they improved the plot significantly for a drama while altering events or incidents. Xiyang maintains the same characteristics from the novel, including her beliefs about Fu Yixiao, which is why she doesn't understand certain things and makes certain choices:
give these 3 directors and the 5 screenwriters their awards immediately! That last scene of ep 24 was painstakingly…
They have done a fantastic job, considering how tricky the novel was to adapt, plus keeping everyone interesting and giving us various characters to disagree about and unite over! The pacing is well-maintained.
I also appreciate that the main leads have open communication as well as tacit understanding. No unnecessary angst…
Sorry, I forgot to mention I was referring to historical costume dramas, so I didn't think of "This Thriving Land". I haven't watched "The Demon Hunters' Romance".
This is from more than 5 hours ago, with several different stats. Yunhe single-day views has reached 26.56 million and Maoyan's effective views exceeded 100 million. Let's see what happens tomorrow onwards.
Yay~ 🥳🎉Also Fu Yi Xiao character is topping all charts!!
Somebody was kind enough to screenshot various sources pertaining to statistics of Li Qin topping the charts as Fu Yixiao and posting it yesterday on Weibo, for vlink + Maoyan + Weibo and more:
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With such behaviour, Xiyang just confirmed for Xia Jingshi why he can never love her. He saves her once in a not-unique way, and she decides he must love her and only her. She has never been rejected and always gotten her way as a princess, and she expects him to give in to her. This is exactly the selfishness and naivety that enables her stupid decisions in the novel, and it looks like she'll die as well (only via a different incident and by a different person).
Just as people in Susha Kingdom are aware that Feng Suige protects them with his military achievements, the people of Jinxiu Kingdom are aware that Xia Jingshi keeps them safe from enemies such as Susha Kingdom. Empress Dowager who calls Xia Jingshi a bastard behind his back told Xia Jingshi that because of him, at Pingling City multiple attempts to invade by Susha Kingdom were foiled. XJS seizing the throne would only be celebrated by his citizens who wouldn't know that once upon a time, he was willing to sacrifice 300,000 of them to kill Feng Suige.
If XJS took the throne of Jinxiu Kingdom, is he worse than Xia Jingyan, who takes any official's wife he wants for his bed and has no issues having a maid beaten to death simply to show his brother who is boss? At least XJS has a record for protecting his kingdom. Xia Jingyan has basically been leeching off XJS all these years and wants to kill XJS at some point.
Novel-Xiyang's desperation to get the love of XJS and irrationally persistent jealousy of Fu Yixiao resulted in her making decisions to preserve what she wanted to believe until she couldn't, and that is what eventually led to her death after she realises the wrong she has done and wants to make up for it.
Be it the drama or novel, the reason why men like Feng Suige and Xia Jingshi fall in love with Fu Yixiao is because they want a woman who can stand alongside them, fight with them, and protect them. That is why Xiyang doesn't get it, because she has never considered what love truly is. If she allies herself with Xia Jingyan (as per what is shown for the next two episodes in previews), Xia Jingshi will be justified in killing her.
In her naivety, Xiyang has never actually considered her husband's intellect, as to why he can command so many troops and successfully fend off Susha Kingdom's attacks. In the novel, Feng Suige fears Xia Jingshi's intellect, because Xia Jingshi is known as the God of War of Jinxiu. Xia Jingshi actually helped Feng Suige with a significant problem and the two princes reach a certain state of amicableness before chapter 25 but this drama cannot follow the novel for many reasons, otherwise there is no drama.
I don't see how drama-Xiyang is going to avoid getting herself killed by Xia Jingshi who is stealthily and steadily building his trap for destroying Xia Jingyan.
Xiyang grew up sheltered and never had to fight for her life or suffer, hence one would question whether she actually understands empathy and different viewpoints because she is very emotionally immature. She is scolding her brother about objecting to her marriage to XJS, without listening to what her brother had to say. She is going on about what she wants and being respected for it. Then why can't she respect what Xia Jingshi wants? He has already said he can give her the status and privileges that come with her position as Princess of Zhennan, but he cannot love her and he cannot help her with her obsession.
Yixiao had to survive and suffered muchly, so she developed brains and ruthlessness yet remembered to retain compassion. Xiyang goes to see Yixiao, but has never shown any inclination to understand Yixiao. Yixiao exerts more effort to truly understand Feng Suige in a short time than Xiyang has ever attempted in all her years with her brother. That's the fundamental difference between the two women.
Between these two women, it's not surprising why everyone chooses Yixiao.
And despite seeing how Xia Jingyan treats Xia Jingshi plus has a maid beaten to death for his whims, all her claims about love for Xia Jingshi flies out the window when Xia Jingshi rejects her and objects to her vilifying Yixiao while she is playing dress-up and same hairstyle like Yixiao which is creepy. And aligning herself with Xia Jingyan, due to being jilted? That's not even potential girlfriend material. She doesn't love Xia Jingshi, only her idea of what she wants him to be for her.
I don't think Daddy Zhuang told her about wanting to see Feng Pingchang suffer before dying, otherwise she might not be as cooperative with his plans because she is the Empress, and could stuff up his plans majorly if she doesn't cooperate.
Take the pill, for example. Only he and his nephew know about it.
Empress Zhuang: You still love that woman and don't trust me enough to tell me about your terminal illness, so I am stuffing a rice dumpling in your mouth to kill you!
Prime Minister Zhuang: My son only paid for a house and slightly overstepped his boundaries but didn't do anything, so he didn't deserve to die for treason!
At this point, I have no idea how the Second Prince grew up normal and sweet and sunny while raised by these people.
Xiyang grew up sheltered and never had to fight for her life or suffer, hence one would question whether she actually understands empathy and different viewpoints because she is very emotionally immature. She is scolding her brother about objecting to her marriage to XJS, without listening to what her brother had to say.
Yixiao had to survive and suffered muchly, so she developed brains and ruthlessness yet remembered to retain compassion. Xiyang goes to see Yixiao, but has never shown any inclination to understand Yixiao. Yixiao exerts more effort to truly understand Feng Suige in a short time than Xiyang has ever attempted in all her years with her brother. That's the fundamental difference between the two women.
Between these two women, it's not surprising why everyone chooses Yixiao.
And despite seeing how Xia Jingyan treats Xia Jingshi plus has a maid beaten to death for his whims, all her claims about love for Xia Jingshi flies out the window when Xia Jingshi rejects her and objects to her vilifying Yixiao while she is playing dressup like Yixiao. And aligning herself with Xia Jingyan, due to being jilted? That's not potential girlfriend material. She doesn't love him, only her idea of what she wants him to be for her.
Her father really sucked at bringing up children. Maybe it's a good thing he didn't interfere with the Second Prince's upbringing, otherwise that kid would be emotionally screwed by now. I like that Second Prince who is very sweet but wouldn't survive court politics.
Here is the OST also with instrumental versions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjMBpX6nhgQ
Tracklist is what I C-and-Ped below:
《淮水竹亭》影视原声大碟
00:00 张碧晨 - 如烟 (主题曲/片尾曲)
04:18 周身 - 曼陀 (主题曲/片尾曲)
08:07 杨丞琳 - 焚爱 (主题曲/片头曲)
11:19 徐佳莹/胡夏 - 入骨相思知不知 (插曲)
15:44 TIA袁娅维 - 不问 (片尾曲/插曲)
18:51 王天阳 - 所赴 (插曲)
22:47 李琦 - 一刻天光 (插曲)
26:24 刘诗诗 - 半命题之爱 (插曲)
29:33 张云龙 - 竹夜 (插曲)
34:08 呦猫UNEKO - 人间白首 (插曲)
38:20 杨秉音/周梓琦 - 神火 (主题配乐)
——【伴奏Ins.】——
42:00 张碧晨 - 如烟 (伴奏)
46:18 周身 - 曼陀 (伴奏)
50:06 杨丞琳 - 焚爱 (伴奏)
53:19 徐佳莹/胡夏 - 入骨相思知不知 (伴奏)
57:43 TIA袁娅维 - 不问 (伴奏)
01:00:50 王天阳 - 所赴 (伴奏)
01:04:47 李琦 - 一刻天光 (伴奏)
01:08:23 刘诗诗 - 半命题之爱 (伴奏)
01:11:33 张云龙 - 竹夜 (伴奏)
01:16:07 呦猫UNEKO - 人间白首 (伴奏)
01:20:19 张碧晨 - 如烟 (和声伴奏)
01:24:38 周身 - 曼陀 (和声伴奏)
01:28:26 杨丞琳 - 焚爱 (和声伴奏)
01:31:39 徐佳莹/胡夏 - 入骨相思知不知 (和声伴奏)
01:36:03 TIA袁娅维 - 不问 (和声伴奏)
01:39:10 王天阳 - 所赴 (和声伴奏)
01:43:07 李琦 - 一刻天光 (和声伴奏)
01:46:43 刘诗诗 - 半命题之爱 (和声伴奏)
01:49:53 张云龙 - 竹夜 (和声伴奏)
With such behaviour, Xiyang just confirmed for Xia Jingshi why he can never love her. He saves her once in a not-unique way, and she decides he must love her and only her. This is exactly the selfishness and naivety that enables her stupid decisions in the novel, and it looks like she'll die too (only via a different incident and by a different person).
Just as people in Susha Kingdom are aware that Feng Suige protects them with his military achievements, the people of Jinxiu Kingdom are aware that Xia Jingshi keeps them safe from enemies such as Susha Kingdom. XJS seizing the throne would only be celebrated by his citizens who wouldn't know that once upon a time, he was willing to sacrifice too many of them to kill Feng Suige.
If XJS took the throne of Jinxiu Kingdom, is he worse than Xia Jingyan, who takes any official's wife he wants for his bed and has no issues having a maid beaten to death simply to show his brother who is boss? At least XJS has a record for protecting his kingdom. Xia Jingyan has basically been leeching off XJS all these years and wants to kill XJS at some point.
Novel-Xiyang's desperation to get the love of XJS and irrationally persistent jealousy of Fu Yixiao resulted in her making decisions to preserve what she wanted to believe until she couldn't, and that is what eventually led to her death after she realises the wrong she has done and wants to make up for it.
Be it the drama or novel, the reason why men like Feng Suige and Xia Jingshi fall in love with Fu Yixiao is because they want a woman who can stand alongside them, fight with them, and protect them. That is why Xiyang doesn't get it, because she has never considered what love truly is. If she allies herself with Xia Jingyan (as per what is shown for the next two episodes in previews), Xia Jingshi will be justified in killing her.
In her naivety, Xiyang has never actually considered her husband's intellect, as to why he can command so many troops and successfully fend off Susha Kingdom's attacks.
I don't see how Xiyang is going to avoid getting herself killed by Xia Jingshi who is stealthily and steadily building his trap for destroying Xia Jingyan.
I don't know if Ning Fei is going to tell Yixiao about what Xia Jingshi has been through, when she most likely goes to the Storm Alliance to try to save Feng Suige's life. But I hope Xia Jingshi will listen to Yixiao if she tells him to agree to a truce between both countries, based on certain conditions. Being pregnant by then with Feng Suige's son might be helpful (and if Yixiao becomes pregnant, it will align with the novel).
This is from more than 5 hours ago, with several different stats. Yunhe single-day views has reached 26.56 million and Maoyan's effective views exceeded 100 million. Let's see what happens tomorrow onwards.
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5220167786957644
Tracklist which I c-and-ped is as follows:
《许我耀眼》影视原声带
00:00 单依纯 - 像烟火爱过 (主题曲)
04:17 郑沐晴 - 一切都好 (片头曲)
08:18 Eric周兴哲 - Take My Time (片尾曲)
12:04 A-Lin 黄丽玲 - 最好的我 (插曲)
15:35 Eric周兴哲 - Me and You(Remastered) (插曲)
19:37 姚晓棠 - 光芒为我存在 (插曲)
22:57 伊斯玛哈撒嗯·达嗨 - 假如再重来 (插曲)
26:59 张耀生 - 想去哪儿都可以 (插曲)
——【伴奏Ins.】——
30:12 单依纯 - 像烟火爱过 (伴奏)
34:34 郑沐晴 - 一切都好 (伴奏)
38:36 Eric周兴哲 - Take My Time (伴奏)
42:20 A-Lin 黄丽玲 - 最好的我 (伴奏)
45:52 Eric周兴哲 - Me and You(Remastered) (伴奏)
49:54 姚晓棠 - 光芒为我存在 (伴奏)
53:13 伊斯玛哈撒嗯·达嗨 - 假如再重来 (伴奏)
57:15 张耀生 - 想去哪儿都可以 (伴奏)