The only thing I didn't understand is why wei yan thought killing "one of his most loyal servants" two…
He believed that their father, General Fan, had told the female lead some inside information, and he was afraid she might let something slip in front of Xie Zheng about what happened seventeen years ago—how Wei Yan, driven by personal desire, caused the death of the rightful crown prince, as well as Xie Zheng's father, Xie Linshan.
Hey whats that last scene where qi min is seen again?? I mean wasnt he dead??
If it were a parallel universe, another timeline—if the tragedy 17 years ago had never happened, what would their growth and development have looked like? Especially Qi Ming; he would have grown into a bright, cheerful, and worthy crown prince. He would have been a trusted companion to both the male and female leads.
Book readers, give me a bit spoiler with a tag: will the escaped crown prince (the one with one short finger)…
That crown prince would never make a comeback. He has a real historical prototype — Zhu Yunwen, the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty. To this day, his fate remains an unsolved mystery. Some say he was burned to death in a palace fire; others claim he fled overseas.
My first CDrama was legend of the female general. I was planning to watch this next, but some people said POJ…
It might just be a small similarity—for example, the heroines all have a boyish, straightforward personality. Also, the way the heroes fight and their strategies on the battlefield are similar.
But can you explain further what was the exchange of notes between lanxiang and han scholar? It’s too poetic…
It's really just meaningless literary banter between scholars—pretentious poems and flowery words, complaining about life and lamenting how unfair fate is. It's no different from how we nowadays go on and on about "what's the meaning of life" or "what lies at the end of time”.
But can you explain further what was the exchange of notes between lanxiang and han scholar? It’s too poetic…
Han:人生如逆旅,我亦是行人。 It's mean Life is but a temporary inn, and we are all passing travelers. I know your heart holds no love for me—this marriage was only ever my own selfish wish. Now that the imperial edict has arrived and named you for Lin Jinqi, I accept it. We are both wanderers in this world; there is no need to cling. XLX:天地悠悠逆旅,岁月匆匆过客,吾也岂瓠瓜。 It's mean The world is but a vast inn—no one truly owns a permanent home here. But am I merely a gourd, destined to hang on a wall, my marriage and my destiny decided by others? Han:四海有知己,何地不为家。 It's mean Wherever you have a true friend who understands you, anywhere can be home.
In some of the dramas, they prohibit burning paper money, and sometimes they go so far as to punish that person…
History is full of such wrongful cases—people denouncing each other left and right, accusing one another of burning paper offerings in memory of some former dynasty's minister, prince, or even the previous emperor. Mourning the old regime was taken as a sign of dissatisfaction with the current dynasty, which was tantamount to treason. It was a mad, paranoid era.
Nobody should bash my ML please. He did what he had to do with that Han guy in the way. I also feel being married…
The original novel is actually a rebirth story, but due to strict regulations from the broadcasting authority—which prohibits rebirth themes as well as supernatural or ghostly elements in long-form dramas—the screenwriter made changes. In the novel, when LX hears that a kind-hearted person helped collect and bury the Shen family's bodies, she kneels before a Bodhisattva and prays, saying she would willingly become that person's slave or maidservant to repay their kindness. So in the latter part of the novel, when she learns that the kind-hearted person was actually the male lead, it all clicks into place—this is why she was reborn in the body of a maidservant in the Lin family.
no but why declare it on lanxiang x han engagement day?? is it on purpose or just coincidence? the hate would…
Both sides were racing against time to secure the marriage. The reason they ended up clashing on the same day is that proposing families would first select an auspicious date, calculated and divined by professionals. Both sides wanted to finalize the engagement as quickly as possible, afraid that the other would beat them to it.
Meanwhile, ML was still in the capital and hadn't returned to the Lin family at all. He had obtained an imperial edict and dispatched messengers to rush it home ahead of him. He himself didn't manage to extricate himself from court affairs and return home until a month later, after which he went straight to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment. After all, with such a monumental event as a new emperor's ascension to the throne, his presence was indispensable.
The purpose of this scholar character is to show the heroine—and the audience—that he is a responsible, dutiful, filial man who respects his sister, is well-educated and brave. He is a man worthy of trust, possessing all the fine qualities one could ask for in a partner. I admit he is excellent, with impeccable morals, but I don't think he has the charisma of a leading man. He lacks that crazy, all-consuming passion for love. All his considerations and thought processes stay within the bounds of what is proper and expected. For example, when he wakes up in the box, the first thing he does is thank LX for her cleverness—otherwise his reputation would be ruined and he'd never be able to take the imperial exams again. Another example: when LX's parents are prepared to defy the imperial edict, he stops them.
Lxy's weibo posts about the drama is so funny. 😂😂I just realized, that some people are assuming based on…
I read this scene's script on RedNote. ML's heart was all warm and fuzzy. Even though he was kicked out on the wedding night just like before, he could clearly sense the difference this time. Although the female lead avoided him, she gave him the big bed and curled up on the small cot herself. In this internal monologue, the ML thought to himself: 'She always gives the good things to others.' Then he carried her onto the bed and slept on the small cot himself, sniffing the quilt and pillow she had used, feeling all giddy and content inside.
He would have been a trusted companion to both the male and female leads.
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Girl. you're welcome.
Life is but a temporary inn, and we are all passing travelers. I know your heart holds no love for me—this marriage was only ever my own selfish wish. Now that the imperial edict has arrived and named you for Lin Jinqi, I accept it. We are both wanderers in this world; there is no need to cling.
XLX:天地悠悠逆旅,岁月匆匆过客,吾也岂瓠瓜。 It's mean The world is but a vast inn—no one truly owns a permanent home here. But am I merely a gourd, destined to hang on a wall, my marriage and my destiny decided by others?
Han:四海有知己,何地不为家。 It's mean Wherever you have a true friend who understands you, anywhere can be home.
Meanwhile, ML was still in the capital and hadn't returned to the Lin family at all. He had obtained an imperial edict and dispatched messengers to rush it home ahead of him. He himself didn't manage to extricate himself from court affairs and return home until a month later, after which he went straight to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment. After all, with such a monumental event as a new emperor's ascension to the throne, his presence was indispensable.