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I believe that he expected to die too so he instructed his aide make arrangements for her funeral. He did wear soft armor that she pierced.

Don't forget Li Qing. I believe that he came up with the plan. Zhang executed it.

Do you think that Miaomiao was the one that the Dowager consort said resembled someone? She does play both roles.

ep. 2 a man disguised as an gorilla in a pit. FL was supposed to save him after he fell/was pushed into the pit.

Both are saying that they hope that their characters can be true to themselves in the afterlife without mentioning the elephant in the room. I wish he had mentioned Mei Lin riding by his side. Having a live-in husband or a warrior queen, which would she choose.

Thank you.

Had Xuanli waited and not acted, Gen. Weibei would have married Mei Lin after they first met in front of the Spring Flower Cake Shop in Qingzhou and then Xuanli would have had a clear shot at Luomei. Then the ten year sword of damocles that was Jinghe would not have tormented him. I hated him, but if one person could go back in time and wake up before Prince Jing left to fight the Xiyan, with the knowledge of the future, it would be Xuanli, knowing that Luomei could be his without his betrayal. A reformed Xuanli would be interesting.

Many hugs.

He apparently saw her at the end. Whichever afterlife awaits them I choose to believe that karma will smile on them.

Jinghe thought that Mi Lin would die in a few days, during or after the banquet and he did seek out the Red Coix Seeds, that could neutralize various poisons, but not on her. She did suffer after that, but he did not intend for that to happen like that. By killing him, which seems to be the original intent, otherwise why instruct his aide to see that she have a proper funeral. His death would bring about an investigation that he hoped would expose the CP as the man behind the fire and deaths. Too complicated, but her actions would bring about her revenge. He did make the deal with the devil to take her out of harm's way and to get her the antidote. At great cost and pain. too.

Inspired by Gen. Weibei, young Mei Lin brandishing a dengguo branch as an imaginary sword announces that she wishes to join the army and battle like Gen. Weibei. Sadly, Luomei said something similar, but the timing and the chemistry was not right.

Some believe that the "What if," scene at the end of ep. 32 suggests that fate will bring them together, good or bad timeline. Jinghe says as much, "Even if the Qingzhou fire had not happened, fate would eventually bring us together."

Dengguo, the cake, fruit, and the tree appear often in this drama. Mei Lin says that there was a dengguo tree (the subtitle says wood) behind their backyard. ep. 10 37:22 It is called the Red Fruit in Laowozi Village and seeds and soil were saved from outside the village and later planted in a pot by Jinghe but it tasted different. Mei Lin and Jinghe planted the seedling together in Fengcao Pavilion in Qingzhou, where Mei Lin and later the former Emperor Jing died in front the grown tree. There is also a small seedling in a pot in front of the Jinghe when he dies. In the "What if there were no Qingzhou Fire," segment in ep. 32. young Mei Ling is holding a dengguo branch as an imaginary sword when she meets Gen Weibei. Looking at red berries in the close up of the fruit in ep.32, it is a fictional fruit. Googling Dengguo tree comes up blank. The closest is the Chinese Wonder Tree, but although the berries and stems are similar, the fruit clusters are not separate global clusters but are part of a stream of berries. The dengguo cake's shape took inspiration from the fictional dengguo berry cluster.

Skipping ahead to ep. 6.
How did Jinghe's Mother, the Empress Dejia die and did she believe her son was a mass murder. The CP says that when new of the massacre reached the Capital, she went to the palace to beg forgiveness. He says that coming from a military family, she was deeply ashamed of giving birth to a mass murder who slaughtered civilians. Yet even on her deathbed she was embroidering a screen to atone for her. It seems that the CP is suggesting thst she died of a broken heart. And that she apparently believed in public that he was behind the fire. But this is the CP's words, who is the real culprit. The embroidered screen was "Instruct the Young." It's from the event where she instructed him not to harm civilians. I guess that was her way of saying that she believed in him and that he kept her words in his heart.

The writers apparently subscribe to the thinking that outrage generates more clicks happiness. Haven't watched A Beautiful Lie. Thank you.

If you type the Chinese title 春花焰 and then click the baike.baidu link and then google translate, you can find the answer plus an episode re-cap. The answer seems that neither have a voice actor listed.

Plans were helped from unexpected sources. Jinghe's window of opportunity to advance the stalled plans to expose the conspiracy of the Qingzhou fire came by waiting for Mei Lin to be killed. How it is done will give a lead to who has something to cover up. The CP,, Defense Minister Zhang and even Yue Qin have their plans. The CP does nothing, because they believe that their plan and cover up was perfect. But he leaves Zhang holding the bag. Forcing Zhang to send the assassin using the food box that Yue Qin had delivering cakes to Mei Lin. This way only one person is involved. No other jailors or cooks need to be bribed. Yue Qin had planned to send another food box the next day with cakes laced with fake death poison. But the assassin's cakes were sprinkled with poison and a spilled drop aroused Mei Lin's suspicion. How long was Jinghe lurking in the shadows waiting for a assassin? How were they not noticed? Mei Lin was saved from execution because Concubine Yan also added her plea for mercy. Before that, Jinghe might not have swayed the Emperor. Some of the dates here don't add up. Yue Qin freed the Qingzhou servants in the year 15 of Zhaoming. Says she was too young at that time. Prince Jing started his campaign against the Xiyan in the year 14 of Zhaoming. The liberation and fire happened the next year. Year 15. She was clearly a young woman at the time of the fire. She knew who he was in the cave and he might have seen her there. Now that plans are in motion after the assassination attempt at the banquet, now is not the time to get drunk. A final thought is that Mei Lin says that revenge for Qingzhou must be done by someone from Qingzhou. Did the writers forget that or just not care.

Re-watching ep. 4 Some thoughts.

You should post a Episode re-watch comment party announcement.. Give us a day to join in. I'll re-watch ep. 4 right now. Thank you.

I'm thinking that she showed that she wasn't merely a tool of the Shadow Master but that she could change the playbook to best suit the situation. She deserved a better ending. Still haven't started ep. 4. Other dramas and errands to do. Thank you and take care.