Consort Yue for the win today! She literally sitting there putting everyone in their place hahah You could see the fear in CSS's eyes when Consort Yue set her sights on CSS hhahaha
The emperor just chilling on the side and letting her do her thing hahahah
Just want copy some other people comment from Twitter, which give a bit different perspective for Consort Yue"Today…
This is where "taking advantage of his love" is done in a good context. She literally just wants a peaceful life..and she knows the imperial children are ridiculous.
She a complete no-nonsense type of woman and it's wonderful lol
As catty as these women are...it's probably because they have no ways of controlling their own lives. Men are taught to seek glory before marriage..but women are taught their only value lies in who they marry...wouldn't we all be a bit more catty then?
I do not justify their bullying of her...it's just understanding where they stand.
While I do absolutely adore CSS..there are times when she gets on my nerves.
For someone who was neglected for 15+ years...she has a very spoiled mentality. She doesn't listen to anyone, does whatever she wants, and completely disregards etiquette..yet feels aggrieved when people comment on how she is so unruly? She only wants to live freely so she can do whatever she wants...yet she doesn't realize that such a freedom isn't actually free? A little discipline from LBY isn't going to kill her or her character...if anything, she needs it.
Despite all this..I still love her because she's willing to learn..and she takes those lessons to heart.
I agree with your analysis of LBY and CSS relationship. And I like CSS character because she did not fall in love…
At the beginning, the mom's treatment of CSS was too much. It wasn't fair for her to think that she had her daughter all figured out after a few days versus the 15 years they were away. And it definitely wasn't right that she was so adoring to Yang Yang and blind to CSS.
However, I think she has mellowed out as the drama progressed. The military punishment scene was just something that escalated too far. The mom didn't mean to do it but CSS also also egged her on. It was one of the reasons I personally didn't care for her little bridge scheme with the other girls. She did it as petty revenge and as a means to severe whatever she had going on with her mother. While it was the mom constantly comparing her to Yang Yang in the beginning, we see that it's now actually CSS who constantly brings up Yang Yang to her mother's face. It serves to piss off mom who then retorts "well, I wouldn't worry so much if it was Yang Yang." I'm not justifying one over the other because I truly believe fault lies on both ends. The problem is that neither will compromise..and when they get agitated, they both purposely speak words to hurt the other (standard typical relationship between family members, in my opinion). I think the father realizes that the 2 most important women in his life are too similar, which is why he won't interfere. When he does get words in, neither actually listen to him. I don't think there's much he could actually do. It's something they have to work on themselves.
Yes..she's only 15. But she has said "I'm stubborn," :I don't want to learn," and "I won't listen" so there's only so much sympathy that I can give her.
I think it's also reasonable the mom is harsher to CSS than to Yang Yang. At the end of it all, Yang Yang isn't her daughter. The one she loses sleep over isn't Yang Yang, it's CSS. If both were in danger, I don't doubt she would run to CSS and not Yang Yang.
Even when I'm not fully agreed about what you said about mom and SS (because same as with LBY, her mom much more…
Romantically...I think he should be the one to yield..because they become a family by choice (in this case, his choice lol) However, familial relationships are a bit harder to put in those same terms because the nature of blood ties is different
With every episode, I love her mother more and more. Timeline-wise, it's only been a couple of months but as a viewer, it's felt like years have already passed. I do think they need to get over the "it's our fault we abandoned her" and "I'm uneducated because I wasn't raised by my parents." That argument is moot now..it's beating a dead horse. They didn't abandon her on purpose and they are back now. The fault in their mother-daughter relationship lies with both..so it's unfair to portray it like it's solely the mom's fault. They are both extremely stubborn and don't know how to yield. The mom is too harsh with her words and CSS is the one who refuses to learn. If she's really sick of being bullied for her bad manners and such..she could just learn them. It's quite a simple solution. The bullies will still come after her (because they are vile people and need to get their own lives)..but it'll be one less thing for them to criticize Before it was "all mom does is criticize me..she must not love me" and now it's "mom isn't saying anything...it's true she doesn't love me." Honey, pick one or the other. I honestly don't think CSS would've grown up any differently if she went to the battlefield with her parents and brothers. If anything, I think she would've been more "unruly" since she would also be trained in combat. Other than the issues with her mom, I really do adore CSS as a character though.
I appreciate that she isn't in love with LBY yet. It may be my favorite aspect of the drama. It's more realistic than "we are madly in love so our married life will be rainbows and butterflies." They are learning to adjust themselves and navigate around each other and I'm all for it. He's so intimidating and does everything on his own terms...including the engagement. I get that he didn't want to risk losing his chance again...but giving her a small heads up would have been nice. He needs to learn to be considerate of her thoughts and feelings while she needs to learn to bend a little. Also, I think it also has to do with him always having control and her feeling like she never has any. Which is why I think she loves repurposing and building things so much. Her hobby gives her a sense of purpose and lets her control the outcome of whatever it is she is making. I don't want to be one of those people who say the man should yield...but in this case, I think it would make more sense. Not because he's the man...but because he's the older one with more life experiences while she's still learning.
The aftermath of the banquet scene in episode 25 was perfectly nuanced. I think maybe he thought she would appreciate his help..but I love that her reaction was the opposite. She always has her eyes open and she soaks in every experience and learns from it. I think it opened her eyes more to the imbalance of power and what her mom meant when she said "if you and LBY have conflict, your father and I can't protect you."
Hahaha I cringed so hard when he joins them for their meal. He and his men make her military family look like normal citizens hahaha He's sitting there smiling and her brothers are trembling with fear. You can't say the man didn't put in the effort lol
does this series a lil bit similiar to ashes of love?
At this point, all xianxia dramas use the same outline and tropes. It's similar to Ashes of Love, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, etc. If anything, the trailers of their relationship give me Ye Hua & Bai Qian vibes with the whole self sacrifice-->misunderstood betrayal-->heavenly gallows-->human reincarnation-->return to the god realm format.
IDK why but Supreme Majesty / Emperor is sus as hell.
If we've learned anything from xianxia dramas, it's that heaven/celestial gods are hypocrites, biased, arrogant, and liars. They are seldom ever the good guys lol
Plus, Ying Deng could always just cultivate in the opposite direction and become a demon. She's spiteful enough..
She literally sitting there putting everyone in their place hahah
You could see the fear in CSS's eyes when Consort Yue set her sights on CSS hhahaha
The emperor just chilling on the side and letting her do her thing hahahah
She literally just wants a peaceful life..and she knows the imperial children are ridiculous.
She a complete no-nonsense type of woman and it's wonderful lol
No Yuan Shen and his pettiness hahaha
I do not justify their bullying of her...it's just understanding where they stand.
For someone who was neglected for 15+ years...she has a very spoiled mentality. She doesn't listen to anyone, does whatever she wants, and completely disregards etiquette..yet feels aggrieved when people comment on how she is so unruly? She only wants to live freely so she can do whatever she wants...yet she doesn't realize that such a freedom isn't actually free?
A little discipline from LBY isn't going to kill her or her character...if anything, she needs it.
Despite all this..I still love her because she's willing to learn..and she takes those lessons to heart.
However, I think she has mellowed out as the drama progressed. The military punishment scene was just something that escalated too far. The mom didn't mean to do it but CSS also also egged her on. It was one of the reasons I personally didn't care for her little bridge scheme with the other girls. She did it as petty revenge and as a means to severe whatever she had going on with her mother.
While it was the mom constantly comparing her to Yang Yang in the beginning, we see that it's now actually CSS who constantly brings up Yang Yang to her mother's face. It serves to piss off mom who then retorts "well, I wouldn't worry so much if it was Yang Yang."
I'm not justifying one over the other because I truly believe fault lies on both ends. The problem is that neither will compromise..and when they get agitated, they both purposely speak words to hurt the other (standard typical relationship between family members, in my opinion).
I think the father realizes that the 2 most important women in his life are too similar, which is why he won't interfere. When he does get words in, neither actually listen to him. I don't think there's much he could actually do. It's something they have to work on themselves.
Yes..she's only 15. But she has said "I'm stubborn," :I don't want to learn," and "I won't listen" so there's only so much sympathy that I can give her.
I think it's also reasonable the mom is harsher to CSS than to Yang Yang. At the end of it all, Yang Yang isn't her daughter. The one she loses sleep over isn't Yang Yang, it's CSS. If both were in danger, I don't doubt she would run to CSS and not Yang Yang.
However, familial relationships are a bit harder to put in those same terms because the nature of blood ties is different
With every episode, I love her mother more and more. Timeline-wise, it's only been a couple of months but as a viewer, it's felt like years have already passed. I do think they need to get over the "it's our fault we abandoned her" and "I'm uneducated because I wasn't raised by my parents." That argument is moot now..it's beating a dead horse. They didn't abandon her on purpose and they are back now. The fault in their mother-daughter relationship lies with both..so it's unfair to portray it like it's solely the mom's fault. They are both extremely stubborn and don't know how to yield. The mom is too harsh with her words and CSS is the one who refuses to learn. If she's really sick of being bullied for her bad manners and such..she could just learn them. It's quite a simple solution. The bullies will still come after her (because they are vile people and need to get their own lives)..but it'll be one less thing for them to criticize
Before it was "all mom does is criticize me..she must not love me" and now it's "mom isn't saying anything...it's true she doesn't love me." Honey, pick one or the other.
I honestly don't think CSS would've grown up any differently if she went to the battlefield with her parents and brothers. If anything, I think she would've been more "unruly" since she would also be trained in combat.
Other than the issues with her mom, I really do adore CSS as a character though.
I appreciate that she isn't in love with LBY yet. It may be my favorite aspect of the drama. It's more realistic than "we are madly in love so our married life will be rainbows and butterflies." They are learning to adjust themselves and navigate around each other and I'm all for it. He's so intimidating and does everything on his own terms...including the engagement. I get that he didn't want to risk losing his chance again...but giving her a small heads up would have been nice.
He needs to learn to be considerate of her thoughts and feelings while she needs to learn to bend a little. Also, I think it also has to do with him always having control and her feeling like she never has any. Which is why I think she loves repurposing and building things so much. Her hobby gives her a sense of purpose and lets her control the outcome of whatever it is she is making.
I don't want to be one of those people who say the man should yield...but in this case, I think it would make more sense. Not because he's the man...but because he's the older one with more life experiences while she's still learning.
The aftermath of the banquet scene in episode 25 was perfectly nuanced. I think maybe he thought she would appreciate his help..but I love that her reaction was the opposite. She always has her eyes open and she soaks in every experience and learns from it. I think it opened her eyes more to the imbalance of power and what her mom meant when she said "if you and LBY have conflict, your father and I can't protect you."
Hahaha I cringed so hard when he joins them for their meal. He and his men make her military family look like normal citizens hahaha
He's sitting there smiling and her brothers are trembling with fear. You can't say the man didn't put in the effort lol
If anything, the trailers of their relationship give me Ye Hua & Bai Qian vibes with the whole self sacrifice-->misunderstood betrayal-->heavenly gallows-->human reincarnation-->return to the god realm format.
They are seldom ever the good guys lol