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Guess I belong to group A i.e. I like to be tortured (nah, not really). This story feels like what it would have happened in real life - there's no HEA and things keep happening not as planned. Nonetheless, most historical dramas released these days are very light-hearted and fairytale like, whereas this one is heavy and realistic. I guess that's why I am sticking with it despite the hopelessness and helplessness I'm experiencing in almost every episode.

Hahaha! Not really all 66. Just place there wanting to watch but never get the chance to because so many new releases almost everyday. I like watching airing dramas because the discussions are active. Old dramas tend to be very quiet. I don't like watching by myself :D Guess I'm going to shelve some of the dramas for now so that my list doesn't look so crazy XD

Oh, they should also eventually unravel what leads to Wanyin's death. A bit of unrealistic detective work here, not surprisingly Mingyu would become the Sherlock Holmes.

I wonder if they ever find out the actual culprit for the death of Xiao Qiheng (Helan Wanyin's baby). Maybe it'll come as a karma on Shu Fei's (Consort Shu's) own child.

Hahaha! True!

- Crown Prince (Helan Wanyin's baby) dies of allergy
- Helan Wanyin dies in her own hands
- Xiao Chengxu may have softened in his revenge
- The Emperor's health is deteriorating

By episode 36:

HEADS UP FOR YOU: WHEN YOU WATCH LOVE AND REDEMPTION, TRY COUNT ALL THE "SIFENG"S AND ALL THE BLOOD SPITTING SCENES. YOU'D LOVE IT. :D

That noisy dog of Chengxu, Su Yuying, still kills too!

I discount that thought now because I think this is what the writers are trying to do: to create suspicion for the Emperor that this is not his child. Not up to that point yet, so this is just speculation.

The greatest devil of all is that Consort Shu (Su Yuying's aunt), well hidden but causing all the harms.

I thought when Su Yuying saves Xiao Chengxu, she has redeemed herself. But then she throws herself into the pit again. It is hard to change the character of a person. She'll always be that nasty, ill-hearted person. Poor Chengxu having to tolerate such a evil character in his household.

Yes, the characters are similar in terms of enduring all the pains, but also different in a way. For me, as mortal Xiao Chengxu, he is more painful.

Hahaha! I want to say you guys are crazy watching so many dramas concurrently (don't look at my list) XD

I know Mingyu and Chengxu would never commit adultery. But her baby comes early. Could it be that she's conceived even before she sleeps with the Emperor on her birthday? Well, just a wishful thought :<

Finally my dream is being pricked. Xiao Chengxu has no hope to become an Emperor. I think I need to stop for a while to take a deep breath, else can't guarantee what I won't do.

Mingyu gives birth to a baby boy.

Episode 28 (I feel like throwing rotten eggs at the writers):

She can't simply kill him like that because it would have thrown the country into anarchy. Mingyu's character is always trying to maintain peace and balance. Furthermore, though she doesn't love the Emperor, she doesn't hate him either.

No, she hasn't chosen power over Chengxu. All her decisions have been forced on her, and most of them are for saving Chengxu, that's all she cares about. Chengxu knows but can't do much because he's still too vulnerable to help her. At this point, their physical mortal bodies don't mean much anymore; their relationship is at a higher level.