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no lol. she also played hu zhu, the loyal demon bestie of the fl in moonlit reunion.

royal betrothal's rating is actually lower now because of its lackluster ending... but look on the bright side. now that royal betrothal has concluded, more viewers will need to find something new to watch, and they will most likely come here. maybe the road of splendor will impress some of those viewers too.

tbh, 5 eps a day aren't enough either. i'm greedy and i know i will want even more. 😭

omg... this is quite different from the other iteration lol. but i guess it would explain why he knows calligraphy. 😅

i've been saying how much i liked zhao ling being a commoner, so this backstory works just fine for me.

ahhh, i see. i kind of like the idea of zhao ling being a nobody, but this backstory is also very interesting too. i wonder how the drama will reveal this to us.

thank you for responding. i appreciate it!

oh, is this really true? i thought he was just a commoner. did you read the novel?

He Ru Fei. He was so sassy in LOTFG. 😂

i cracked up after zhao ling tricked mo yi and mo yi returned annoyed as hell... only to find out that the crown prince has assigned him to work with zhao ling. so funny!

i love mo yi! along with the rest of the crown prince's men lol. they're supposed to be lethal and intimidating, and yet somehow they come off as so approachable and endearing.

okayyy, fair enough lol. i look forward to reading your thoughts on it once you do start watching!

that's what i'm saying! we need more characters like him lol.

omg yes!!! don't mind the rating, you should definitely start this! imo, it's the best cdrama on air at the moment.

both of our main characters are easy to root for, but if you like a man who treats everyone well, i think you will really like zhao ling. ding yuxi is doing a fantastic job, so there is no boring ml here lol.

imo, this family is worse. it isn't just one villain scheming to ruin the fl's life, there are several.

i saw a comment yesterday that said, in the novel, they will get married when they get to the capital. hopefully it will be the same for the drama too?

i remember reading some comments about how zhao ling is a weak ml because he is too nice and not cold-hearted enough, and how viewers don't like that type of ml, but tbh... zhao ling is exactly the type of ml i love lol.

episode 8 only further proves that kindness is a strength, not a weakness. it is because of how well zhao ling treats others even when he doesn't need to that he keeps receiving good karma. just when you think a moment of mercy from him will go unaccounted for, it is returned to him in ways he least expected. a criminal with a heart of gold. ❤️

yeah... if we look at the rating breakdown by age group, the drama is actually sitting on 8.5 to 9.3. so the low overall rating is just because trolls have a lot of time on their hands.

i'm assuming that's because there isn't much marketing for it. those who know about it are mostly the ones who follow the projects of the actors and director.

this is such a beautiful tribute post to zhao ling. i love this so much. thank you. i fear characters like him are often misunderstood. but having a heart is not a weakness. it takes far more courage to still be kind after living a life of hardships. like others have said, i'm tired of the typical "cold hearted" and born "filthy rich and perfect" ml trope. this is a nice change for once.

one of my favorite tropes!

you're welcome!