I've started reading the novel (or rather the summary). Some of the links provided in the discussions don't seem to work. Does the novel not have a proper translation anywhere?
Can somebody also help me out with the names? I can't match some of the characters names in the novel with the drama. Who's playing who?
I already know which character DW is playing...and Kou Shuurei is LYT's character. So the young emperor must be Zeng Shunxi's character, right?
What is happening? Now there's another new pic just after a few years. Honestly, this is quite nice too, but I loved the previous one. Why was that one changed?
The beginning of this show was so good but 8 episodes in and I'm so confused. Why are people shipping Cang Xuan…
Why do people ship CX and XY?
CX and XY are cousins in the novel, yes. They may nor may not be cousins in the drama. The drama doesn't make it clear. But they are presented as a possible ship in the drama. So why not?
Why do people ship XL and XY?
It is not because of what he did in the first 8 episodes or so, it is because of everything else he does in the rest of S1 or throughout the novel. The drama is going to be 60 or more epis. Many of us have watched all 39 epis in S1 and many of us have also read the novel. So again, why not?
There are multiple ships in the drama. Moreover, this is reverse harem. There are those who even ship the MLs together.
If you're going to judge people based on who they like in the drama, maybe you should start by judging the author who wrote the novel lol. Her favorite character is XL. Why not ask her why she loves XL so much or why the character was most loved among novel readers even before the drama was made ???
The characters aren't two-dimensional. There's more to everyone than what you see in just 8 epis. You're entitled to like or dislike any character you want btw. There is something for everyone here and all the characters are actually very well written.
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Can somebody also help me out with the names? I can't match some of the characters names in the novel with the drama. Who's playing who?
I already know which character DW is playing...and Kou Shuurei is LYT's character. So the young emperor must be Zeng Shunxi's character, right?
CX and XY are cousins in the novel, yes. They may nor may not be cousins in the drama. The drama doesn't make it clear. But they are presented as a possible ship in the drama. So why not?
Why do people ship XL and XY?
It is not because of what he did in the first 8 episodes or so, it is because of everything else he does in the rest of S1 or throughout the novel. The drama is going to be 60 or more epis. Many of us have watched all 39 epis in S1 and many of us have also read the novel. So again, why not?
There are multiple ships in the drama. Moreover, this is reverse harem. There are those who even ship the MLs together.
If you're going to judge people based on who they like in the drama, maybe you should start by judging the author who wrote the novel lol. Her favorite character is XL. Why not ask her why she loves XL so much or why the character was most loved among novel readers even before the drama was made ???
The characters aren't two-dimensional. There's more to everyone than what you see in just
8 epis. You're entitled to like or dislike any character you want btw. There is something for everyone here and all the characters are actually very well written.