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Not soon enough! Wowsers, I'm going to need a fan to watch these upcoming episodes. 🥵🪭

I lay that action (trading prisoner for food) and the other things in the previews at Xie Zheng's feet, since he hasn't deigned to enlighten her about who he is and what is going on. She is far from stupid, but give the girl some info to make better choices.

One thing I really love about this show is how it has brought us together as a community and fostered great conversations. ☺️

This is exactly what I thought (that he didn't really know her) when he made the comment about her staying at home waiting.

I agree with you! I have no issue with the separation (that is more realistic, to be honest), but the lying about the identity for this long is what annoys me.

Other shows didn't get it wrong, per se, but it is somewhat different. In the military, while the generals would eat better than foot soldiers, they still wouldn't eat as well as they would back home. If they are in a food scarcity situation, they will eat similar food to the foot soldiers. But military food is not the same as food that you would eat back home. So, unless the general is straight up talking with his soldiers, asking what they eat in their small villages, he would never know how poorly they eat at home.

When he made that comment, I wondered if he ever really knew her.

Regarding your comment, "It feels like he’s never even met a poor person...", he more than likely has never met anyone that poor before. He is in the highest echelons of society, and his servants live a better life than the people in this town. While his foot soldiers are comprised of poor folks like this, a general is not really mingling with them on the regular. So his not knowing what they eat and how they live is not surprising. I thought he handled it well, though, and didn't judge.

That isn't love, it is obsession. You don't treat someone you love that way, regardless of your backstory.

I knew there was going to be an epic slap involved in that reveal.

He is not saving her from anything; he is taking away her choice. She should be able to choose whether she wants to be the Marchioness or a soldier's wife, rather than being constantly in the dark and unaware of the danger she is in because all the evil hot dudes know she is his wife (and his weakness).

I'm sorry, but she is already in danger because everyone else knows she is his wife. Her home was destroyed because Evil Dimples was mad at her husband. If she at least knew his identity, she could maybe be more prepared for things. While yes, I'm sure there will be issues with the disparity of their situations, she is a rational woman who should be given the opportunity to choose what she wants to do. Her autonomy and safety are being taken away in the guise of "protection."

I would agree with you early on, but now it is getting a bit ridiculous. Literally everyone but her knows his true identity.

I call him Evil Dimples.

I had a very teary lunch today because of that scene. They really knocked it out of the park.

I yelled at my screen, "Cry later... get help for the man dying in your arms!" That was seriously ridiculous. Also, the sequence of her aunt happily running to QYK, the crazed mass murderer, made absolutely no sense to me.

I am so frustrated with this lagging plot and the back-and-forth. CZ has had next to no character growth. I do like the small growth we've seen from MQY. His character is more interesting and she seems to learn nothing and keeps doing the same thing on repeat. At least it seems we are finally getting somewhere.

I would say it is because she abandoned him, as so many people had before. She said she loved him and then left. It is a betrayal of sorts. I completely understand why he doesn't want to talk about her.

Just finished the first five episodes and this is fire! 🔥 There is so much to enjoy. ZLH and TXW are adorable together and have such great chemistry. I've also had my heart broken multiple times by how the FL is treated (probably used like half a box of tissues already). I can't wait for more!

I think he chose well. The characters in this drama are so interesting, and I love their interactions. It is rare to see a drama like this, so I think he was wise to be a character he really hasn't been before. 😊