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Although Su Yu is kinda evil, Chen Xinhai is so handsome playing the role. He really looks so good! Can't wait to see him play the main lead in his upcoming historical/fantasy dramas. I think I might've fallen in love with him a bit in The Double when he played Ye Shijie, but the costumes in this drama really help seal the deal.

Please someone tell me why they dubbed Deng Wei, Julia Xiang, and Chen Xinhai bc I've seen dramas in which all three of them did their own dubbing and it was fine. I get why they might've dubbed them because Julia Xiang's voice is higher than her character's and same with Chen Xinhai.

Gu Zicheng is honestly so goood and handsome. I really want to see him as a main lead. I think he'd be really excellent!

Xiu'e is giving me Princess Wanning vibes from The Double. Xiu'e fell in love with Du Yangxi at first sight and thinks she can have him because she's from a powerful family. Du Yangxi is also from a poor family but moved up the ranks because he came first in the Imperial Examination just like Shen Yurong.

Yes, I think they made it somewhat ambiguous for that reason. One of the first things I noticed is that the script used in Eastern Country resembles Arabic. Also, made me think of When the Phone Rings lol

That was also the vibe I was getting. Except, the little girl with Zoro and the dog looked more Indian to me. I was wondering if it was a hodge podge of different people with a main focus of Eastern European and Middle Eastern culture/architecture.

Yes, always a work in progress!

I'm sorry, but Chai An saying that Kangning forced him into scheming for their marriage is a little ridiculous. He had the choice of not doing anything and just letting her rejection of him pass and then in the future he could try to change his mother's mind but all he does is scheme. I feel like he's smart enough to know his mother probably said something and I think he even asks if she does but of course, Kangning isn't going to say anything so he should've just inferred. This man schemes more than Duke Su and Duke Su was an avid schemer.

I get why they might've portrayed Shengyi going back to her husband and feeling insecure because that's literally what happens in abusive relationships like that. The guy will make the girl feel she is nothing and that he is the only one who cares about her, but I was just disappointed and was honestly wanting to see a cleaner portrayal of their struggles and overcoming struggles with character development. But I feel like that didn't happen. Shengyi had fatal flaws that couldn't be changed even with her friendship with Mu Dan and that led to her downfall. I honestly thought she was eventually going to come back to Mu Dan but she died instead which also made sense based on her character. I guess her character is used to help further develop Mu Dan's character? Overall, just disappointed. The rest of the drama is going well though.

I'm dissapointed with the female characters surrounding our FL. I was hoping they'd be more like the women in Blossoms in Adversity or New Life Begins. But we have one girl who is all muscle, no brains, and impulsive. Shengyi who is too insecure, incompetent, and gullible to a point that she returns to her abusive husband. The doctor girl is about the only one that somewhat has brains beside Mu Dan. The synopsis of the drama made it sound like more of the women would be confident and competent. But besides Mu Dan they don't seem to be the "empowering women" that I was hoping for.

Do you remember which episode?

It's been a while since I've seen that one so I forgot that happened.

So happy to see Sun Zheni as the FL! I loved her in Till the End of the Moon!

I need this confirmed as well lol

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Hei Ze is listed as a supporting actor!

I feel like he's going to want to take revenge on Song Mo and I really hope not especially because again, it doesn't make sense.

Episode 26 was stressful