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Thank you for the interesting analysis. I suspect that Tangli will be the blade that does in Prince Yu. Mingshu lost her Family but she has been well cared for by Lu Chang, his Mother and Master Song after the cliff. Tangli has suffered much much more since then. She became a govt slave, slept repeatedly with that fat buffoon and in spite of her 'words' and 'actions' (she loved the groom because he said that he could protect her. ... right) (she chose Prince Yu with his ends justify the means mindset as it offer a better chance to wreak vengeance on those who wronged her and her Father) She has has ended up next to the one who probably caused her Father to die and robbed her of a happy life. This is not her story, but I am interested in her real end game.

One possibility is that numbers are grossly exaggerated like the hundreds of years spent cultivating before lover meet again. lol Thank you.

I like the BS actor so I'm primarily interested in that couple.

I'm re-watching the first few episodes because the kids are so good.

Which episode are you talking about?

The Empress is being presented with a number of potential lovers. She rejects all of them until the last is revealed to be Pei. It implies that he faked his execution/death.

Ep. 22 has he and his bodyguard racing to prevent the imperial order? But we are not clearly shown the outcome. That may allow Chang and Mingshu not to be permanently declared siblings, despite what we saw.

Good point. But I guess then the 'Good guys finish last' would not apply. As Song in born into Chang shoes would not be so different. Song as he is now but faced with Chang's dilemma may be interesting. We may see that played out if/when Song is confronted with Mingshu's past being revealed. We are bit by bit shown why Chang has been making the hard choices, at great personal cost. (as seen by ep. 22) Thank you.

Good points. I think that Mingshu will be revealed before either Prince will have a clear shot to be Crown Prince. So it will probably depend on how her situation is explained to the Emperor. And probably before she remembers that crucial piece of evidence from her Father.

After you catch up, I'm interested in your take on events. I'm enjoying but not with a critical eye. Letting the story carry me. Thank you.

Good point. But were Song to switch places with Lu Chang, would he be up to the task of protecting her and also seek justice for his Master? I think not.

Ep. 22. Tangli is made of much sterner stuff where a slight misstep could be fatal. Of the two females wronged by Prince Yu. She has the moxie to make the fatal stab. She and Lu Chang have and will sacrifice much to achieve their goals.

Good reason why to like the ML. Thank you.

And yet this is the only ongoing cdrama that I'm following. The drip drip tension and the will he or won't he is still interesting. If Prince Yu finds out who Mingshu really is, he may decide to eliminate her or use the threat of exposure and the danger to her, he and his Mother to get him to do his bidding. If I were to magically see the last episode, would I keep watching? Probably. Re-watch. value. mebbe low.

Have you caught up to ep. 22?

If Mingshu is found not to be the sister, the three face deceiving the Emperor. If the deception is found after she gets close to Master Song, he may be sucked in, too. Prince Yu may be on a roll for a while.

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Look at Iamkcjthaidramalover's post about the Easter egg below. After ep. 24. So don't worry.

Prince Yu should be her target. But it won't be the first time that she deceived her 'lover.'

End of ep. 20. The ML will tell Prince Rui that Mingshu is not his sister.