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Yes, very creepy. And manipulative in one of the flashbacks, using Luo Shu to get back at Wuniang. Why? Wuniang said she should have killed him back then. Is she his birth mother?

I think concerning the poisoned sweets, Yanjin denied knowledge but I think that between Yanjin and Tengzhou it's a matter of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing. Also in ep. 25, at 39:50 during the argument with Menglin, Yanjin says, "She is destined not to be with us."

The dining with the three girls is ep. 24 at 40:45. Qin Yi calls the newest girl Yulan. In ep. 25. at 3;56 Qin tells bed ridden Xu Biao that the Qis ... destroyed my wife's family. I'm sure that he means Luo Shu's family. Master Qin is the guy with the young girls. The Master from ep. 2 might be Eunuch hang.

See my comments about why the little girl smiled at the end. He probably wrote himself coming back as a young boy.

See my comments about why the little girl smiled at the very end. HE

Last episode. He looks at the book and she doesn't die in the winter square. It had changed. The old lady say that he is the author and he can change the story. Just not her story. That's why the little girl smiles at the end. I guess that he came back then as a little boy.

Yes.

Why did the little girl smile at the end? Earlier during the conversation with the old lady, she revealed as the author of the book, he can change the story. I think that he wrote himself coming back to the girl as a young boy.

Possible, but the two came asking if there were survivors. Had they intended for her to die with her parents, she would have been killed then and there. And why the interest for so long. Serving as Jin Nang at Mengke house allowed her to become a refined lady. Grooming, I would expect. Not Qin as he couldn't buy her. And the conversation between the Master of Mengke House and the failed bidder of Jin Nang's virginity talked about a Master. Eunuch Zhang. Why the interest and why the grooming? My two centavos worth.

He called her Yulan and he called one if the little girls Yulan. And he mentioned his wife.

I think that Yanjin in white is the planner and Tengzhou in blue is the knife.

Mr Shu was a minor official of the granary at Taiyuanwei. That is a storehouse or warehouse to hold grain. Master Qin stepped out of Qin's Grain Shop to pick up the little girl. Qin seems to be behind Shu's gambling winnings, probably a bribe to look the other way as grain is removed from the warehouse. Qi Yanjin or his brother Tengzhou may be behind starting the fire to kill the parents and allow them to snatch the orphan Luo Shu. Eunuch Zhang seems behind this. Luo may actually be a hidden royalty. Or destined to marry one. The Shus may not be her actual parents.

Good points. Also remember during the mine episode, it was revealed that Eunuch Zhang was looking for a women. it must certainly be Jin Nang or her because of original identity as Luo Shu. The latter name would indicate a connection with her parent's death. ep. 14 at 18:47. And can't spend money when you are dead.

My presumption as she is a main character. I hope that Han will accept being friend zoned and Liu Wan and Luo Shu become friends and allies.
My feeling is that because Eunuch Zhang had earlier had his men looking for Luo Shu in Linfen may mean that Luo Shu may be more important the revealed so far. Also Mr Qin talked about his 'wife' which probably means that he regards Luo Shu as his future but certain wife. Just my speculation.

Looks like some Han time coming up from ep. 27. 10 episodes left. Liu Wan should be around, too.

Thank you. Hope that it is with Menglin.

I think that fire that killed Luo's parents and made her available as an orphan was connected to the ML's family. The real business that the Family did was dirty work for hire. If the ML's Family did it, maybe Luo will be unmarried at the end.

Under the Moonlight. They usually show a full moon even if the next scene is in the day. In ep. 23, they show a waxing crescent moon, that should be followed with a new moon, i.e. fully dark. Foreshadowing a dark period in her life?

There must be a connection between Master Qin's fascination with a young girl and Luo Shu. He must be behind sending her to Mengke House to become refined. Was she to be a pawn to be married off to a crown prince?

Ep. 23 The guy who recognizes Luo Shu as Yulan at the end is Master Qin. He came out of Qin Grain Shop to pick up the little girl. He also sent Mr. Li to invite her to spend New Years with him after she walked out of Mengke House. He is probably why Miaocui warned Luo Shu not to return to Taiyuan. In ep. 10, he is probably the boy with the young Luo Sho. First she grabs his hand but the next scene has him pushing her hand away. There seems to be a couple of years between the two scenes. This was the flashback when she was in the river and sinking. I suspect that Mr. Qin was the person behind the old man that tried to buy Jin Nans virginity. And he might be behind Eunuch Zhang's search for a particular woman as revealed at the mine. If so, he has been obsessed for quite a while and has powerful backers.