the drama didn't explain a lot of things, for example, why does a nu have the bracelet if shen lige is the actual daughter of the shen family? what happened to lu wan? did shen lige actually die or was she saved?
there is definitely romance, the leads do take a long time to get together but somehow, it works out because there are enough sweet scenes between the leads showing that they have already somewhat fallen for each other.
Warning ,for people who hate the disgusting idea of hero having other wives ,this one has two and oh my general…
in ancient china, it is common for royalty to have more than one wife. although the idea of it now is disgusting, back then, it was very common and encouraged for a male of royalty to have more than one wife. some kings would have over a hundred concubines.