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ah see it makes sense when you write it out, but none of that was even remotely implied in that episode🤷

I think the bone of contention there was that he thought she was only going in there to reason with the consort. he didn't know she was going to threaten her with her hairpin (he figured it out while she was inside) and he didn't know she had written a divorce letter so he thought she went rogue and put his family in danger

very true

i'm low-key so worried for her, she's so precious 🥺

exactly. hy only extended her life for a bit.
yeah but like remember even if she didn't go to the residence her father and his wife already guessed at the connection between her and the consort. she went and taunted him but it's implied her father was always gonna contact that duke eitherway once he had a chance to finish his thought so I don't really feel that scene had much bearing on his actions

the consort's death wasn't really hanyan's fault, she's a whole consort who was making a play for ultimate power c'mon someone was bound to get her. also we don't see enough fl's rage in cdrama-land, that must be why people interpreted the stabbing in ep 24 as anger or revenge towards the ml when that moment had absolutely nothing to do with him.

why was fyx so mad at her in ep 23? bc she went inside the palace and threatened the consort without telling him thereby putting his family in danger? was that emotional outburst supposed to be her grand strategy or was there something else? and what would she have achieved if her threats and tears didn't work? and how exactly did she use him? weren't they trying to get into the supervisor's office anyway? like this all seems to be a whole bunch of nothing to me but they're making it seem like she perfectly crafted and executed a master plan. or maybe there was something I missed

i'm happy Mrs Deng got out. I'm even happier that the FL in spite of her all consuming vengeance was conscious and compassionate enough to lend a hand. i'm only sad that bastard grandpa deng also got what he wanted, but it is a man's world in the end

her post wedding costumes are gorgeous, and they're mostly a variation of black and red, perfectly suited for her whole vengeance is mine vibe. wardrobe department, accept your flowers!!💐🧎

ep 20 - I have low hopes for their partnership/marriage. he's not fully onboard her revenge train its just a means to an end for him, but that's all she cares about sooo

rip mummy dearest. I never liked you, but not a nice way to go

fu yunxi proposed to her like someone who thinks he doesn't have long to live 🥺

ok i took a break at ep 14 and now i'm back and well hm I need me a frenemy/ 'nemesis' like the noble consort, where can I get one pls 👀

i liked this drama lmao, i generally think kdramas are all the same shade of boring so this was a very welcome change. it was a rom-com to the hilt and i really enjoyed it. totally recommended!

that prison scene where liu xue Yi acts out the five sins 💯. hm the man can act

tan yin is very no nonsense and direct, i like that in a fl

good first ep. very intriguing

🤣 I came here to see if someone else saw that. like what was happening there? they even had the same haircut and outfits and mannerisms

she's too slow for that smart and ruthless man. girl he finna kill you sit up!

the way she feels towards her mother has so far not been conditional, she has repeatedly stated that the woman is her bottom line, always. the ml even asked her what she would do if she had to choose between chai jing who literally got tortured and 'died' for her and is arguably her closest relative, and a woman whose only ties to her is birthing her 17 yrs ago and with chai jing's life on the line, she could not answer that question. the way she was patiently enduring under her mother's torture? that woman would kill her and the girl will die with a smile on her face. and yes her mother has suffered and is abused and traumatized, but none of that is the fl's fault, and none of that is an excuse to treat her so cruelly and the fl is also smart enough to see that bc she said at some point that she is not a 'filial fool.' which is why i blame the writer, they tried to appeal to everyone hence all the contradictions that just make her character half hearted, and to borrow someone else's word insincere.