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i think zhi xing lies to zang hai about the 3rd person. duke's face looks bewilder when zang hai mentions the queen as the 3rd person, then he laughs and says, "good son". to me, he means, good son for not telling the truth to the enemy".

the queen is good

yes, that's possible! good guess here! what if the one that got killed with the family was his puppet or something, and the father is the masked man?

i suspect the emperor because (1) the masked man has to be someone recognizable by many people, therefore he needs to be masked. (2) the masked man is very powerful -- he could command all these sifu's for zhang hai and create an environment to train him. he could appear anywhere anytime he wants. who else has this type of power? (3) indeed, like what @anastasiawun says, the 3rd person could be the emperor. that's the twist. zhang hai has been calling him 恩公 (benefactor), what if it turns out that he's also the culprit? what an irony.

could the masked man be the emperor?

to me, "good son" in this scenario is, the son is helping the father and lying to zhang hai.

the way i read it, he didn't lie to his son, but his son lie to zhang hai. remember his son told zhang hai not to kill his dad? i believe he lied to him so that zhang hai would not want him dead because he needs to find out who the third person is. zhang hai has been had.

from the reaction of duke ping jin at the end of epi 26, the queen was not one of the 3.

Love your review! This drama makes it to my to-watch list. Thank you!

Absolutely briliiant review. Love it!

... also glad to know about the rating on Viki. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for your kind words. Yes, this is a wonderful but under-rated drama. The main characters are intelligent and lovable. I have enjoyed it tremendously. Happy watching!

Yeah, especially looking at Jing Xiu's happy face that turns into disappointment and pain. How the production team has weaved comedy and tragedy together is amazing.

Absolutely! Both Liu Xueyi and Hu Yixuan are talented actors. Don't miss this drama 👍👍👍

😁😁😁 Same!

Watched all of the FB posts you shared here! Amazing! I love HYX and you make me love her even more. What a talent 🥰

You should write more reviews—your insights are absolutely wonderful! Like you, Hu Yixuan became my favorite actor because of this drama. Reading your review took me back to those days when I was eagerly following each episode. You brought every scene to life so vividly through your words! Again, bravo!

🙏🙏🙏 Thank you so much!

I like HYX. I think she's talented. She also looks very natural.

Finally, someone who shares my feelings about Esther Yu! I have to be so careful expressing this opinion because her fans are everywhere. I’ve watched a few of her dramas but skipped most of them—I just can’t get past her acting style either.