thinking about how the way chu ling raised chu zhao is seriously such a contrast to today's scene where the ministers laughed about their daughters wanting to emulate the grand princess. meanwhile when chu zhao brought chu ling a rabbit, he joked "did my patrol lady bring back a spy?" 🥲 he even made her an armour set when she was little... chu zhao grew up strong because of his love and affirmation aaaaa
i think they want to keep being interesting bcs it's started Mo Li too
those two dramas are on two completely different platforms 😂 youku's just stretching ATC out so their users stay subscribed until their next major drama is released
he's basically the only living remnant who can be proof of the xie clan's crimes sooo...
yeah i dunno if you've watched ep 17 but xie yanlai already confessed to chu zhao that he was the one tasked to burn down the village so we know it was the xie clan who planned for it
he's basically the only living remnant who can be proof of the xie clan's crimes sooo...
for now, it's only because xie yanlai is a xie that his clan is implicated. if they follow the novel, xie san ordered him to do it as an exchange of resources with the wei clan. i'm also curious how xiao xun/deng yi became aware and why they're so concerned with it! (probably to get dirt on xie san...)
oh it looks like netflix will continue with single updates til the final ep on june 20? i thought they'd also skip 3 days and follow the svip schedule haha
so many characters are so short sighted in this. I know people like this exist...but my goodness. So, another…
yeah this screenwriter really lacks the skills to build a fuller world, esp with the female ensemble from the novel (a lot of the noble ladies built really good relationships with chu zhao after the literary gathering arc, which happened before she became empress. but they fucked up the timeline here 😬)
to this specifc point: "FL's cousin has had more interactions with women of the court than the FL has" → even noble ladies can't freely enter the palace at will, which is exactly why chu zhao depends on chu tang, who CAN be outside with an ear to the ground + visit chu zhao in the palace as her cousin, to maintain good relationships with them and keep her informed
- the emperor's concubines probably died with him or got sent off to be tomb guardians - iirc in ep 2 xiao xun's men said there were no survivors in the 东宫府 so... no crown prince concubines left either
again... plot holes left unpatched by the screenwriter for his love-brained ideas hgwjfh
the tea toasting/drinking scene was such a fun exchange to watch lmao chu zhao barely let xie san have that second and third sip... of course she wasn't gonna actually apologise to him 🤭
i think xie yanfang doesn't really know what "love" is. but he definitely has a fondness for chu zhao... i'm waiting to see if they'll keep that in the drama lol
Can you post a link with English subtitles please ☺️🙏
unfortunately i don't think youku ever subs their interviews 🥲 i only ever see fansubs
but roughly, the question was "what's xie yanfang truly afraid of losing?" and xiaotian answered that he's in control of everything and isn't afraid of losing anything, except perhaps losing a clever opponent like chu zhao who can challenge him. if she's gone, then his world wouldn't be as interesting
http://xhslink.com/o/52dcwxkDMjc heehee tang xiaotian's recent interview reinforces xie yanfang's attitude towards chu zhao in today's ep... he can't bear to kill her because she makes his world more interesting
to this specifc point: "FL's cousin has had more interactions with women of the court than the FL has" → even noble ladies can't freely enter the palace at will, which is exactly why chu zhao depends on chu tang, who CAN be outside with an ear to the ground + visit chu zhao in the palace as her cousin, to maintain good relationships with them and keep her informed
- the emperor's concubines probably died with him or got sent off to be tomb guardians
- iirc in ep 2 xiao xun's men said there were no survivors in the 东宫府 so... no crown prince concubines left either
again... plot holes left unpatched by the screenwriter for his love-brained ideas hgwjfh
i think xie yanfang doesn't really know what "love" is. but he definitely has a fondness for chu zhao... i'm waiting to see if they'll keep that in the drama lol
but roughly, the question was "what's xie yanfang truly afraid of losing?" and xiaotian answered that he's in control of everything and isn't afraid of losing anything, except perhaps losing a clever opponent like chu zhao who can challenge him. if she's gone, then his world wouldn't be as interesting
heehee tang xiaotian's recent interview reinforces xie yanfang's attitude towards chu zhao in today's ep... he can't bear to kill her because she makes his world more interesting