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The ML got used by all of them (emperor, his first wife and second wife)!!

The emperor explains it all in ep 16 or 17. It was his plan all along to encite unrest with the rebels so the prince will come. He will then use them to kill each other so when the prince dies, he gets to keep his wife since the 5 year contract is almost over.

I watched this a couple times to try and really grasp what was going on. No real scenes with sml. In the 5 years married, they stayed in separate mansions and had no physical or intimate relationship. There is one scene in ep 16 or 17 where he pulls off her belt which can be interpreted in more than one way.

There's some scenes I saw floating around on social media that seems to be from SoL but wasn't in it. I wonder if they shot two different endings and picked this one instead.

Same!!!! I'm sad seeing that he doesn't have much dramas coming up this year and so far no release date for Dawn is Breaking either. I'm feeling deprived. I need more Richard!!!

I agree. I mean, I sort of understand why. She already suffered through losing him and he doesn't want her to go through it again because of his job but we want to see a HE for them too!! They need a whole spin off of just their story!

Most were BTS with 2 that were short clips not included in the original.

Same! Needed more of RL in the drama!!

Agree. I didn't feel any chemistry between ML and FL. She's supposed to be 18 and him younger than his older brother who is 26 but the ML looks in his 40s. I couldn't get over it. Yunhan was the only reason I finished the drama.

So glad I read this because I only watched it for yunhan and quit after he died! I just went back to finish the rest of the last episode!

Yeah I questioned that too. Why didn't Lu take action when he married the sister instead of waiting for that 5 years. It didn't make sense.

She wrote letters to him over the years but never sent them. The letter for help was the only one she actually sent.

I felt her sister had multiple motives but mainly it was all because of her obsession over her husband. She knew her husband was obsessed with her sister, she also knew that the agreement with Duke Lu was that her husband married Lu's daughter so she can be the empress. Having her sister marry her husband will ensure that her son will be taken care of, the emperor can't marry Duke Lu daughter yet and the prince and his army will protect the empire and husban as long as her sister is there.

From my understanding, the deal was Lu will help him become emperor but he will have to marry Lu's daughter so she will become the empress. With the 5 year deal ending, he would've had to marry Lu's daughter and I believe that's also why he put this whole scheme in motion.

Agree. At first, I felt sympathetic toward the sister and thought she was concerned about her son being raised without a mother but as the story progressed, especially at ep 19 & 20, I was so upset at how selfish she was to use her own sister and the prince!

Feeling the same here!!! It can't end like this!!!!! Before the original came back, it did say "mission failed"...but I'm still hoping there is a s3 because we all need a better ending for ah ye!

Doubtful but also very hopeful! I've been waiting for news of s3 forever! We need a HE and I just have so many questions! I've been sad since I watched this!

I only found on Chinese fantasy's buymecoffee page. You'll have to pay for the rest.

That is my hope also. I'm so obsessed with Richard but the FL ruined the whole show for me.

I thought I was the only one. I wanted to love this so much because of Richard li but I cannot stand the FL! Not just her character but also her acting!