since taotao already knows she's a woman, she can now openly cling to he yan 24/7 ❤️ normally in dramas, they…
Song Taotao drama version consist of 2 characters combine: Song Tao Tao, the wealthy elite misses who has an engagement with CLX and Shen MuXue, the female doctor who have an unrequitted love for XJ that she left her lofty elite status to be a doctor for XJ's army.
Shen MuXue is the daughter of one of the imperial doctors and come from a family lineage of doctors who serve the court. She was the one who instigated her childhood friend (who likes her) to exposed HY as a liar...in hopes that it will ruin HY's chance with XY and keep them at a distance.
STT found out HY is a girl towards 3/4 of the novel when HY's identity was revealed at court. CLX (novel version, a nephew through XY's mom side and distantly related) also found out at the same time as STT. they both went to HY's residence and was asking for an explaination. STT was more bratty/upset about the truth...and CLX was like my big brother is actually a sister??? wait, my auntie in law??? STT actually ends up with HY's brother (same age as STT and CLX).
Feinu’s role is like a mobile phone in modern dramas…to keep kiss count to the minimum required in the contract…
XJ actually have 2 personal guards and 1 shadow guards. all are top tier loyalty and their relationships are master/servant.
Feinu and Chiwu is usually not present and lurks in the shadow. Feinu is XJ's personal security and attendant. Feinu is usually lurking in the dark and only appears when call. Feinu is the only one who knows HY's a girl. Chiwu was the one who doesn't know and is always worried about XJ (family line, image, etc). Even when HY was undercovered as a girl, CW still assume he's a very pretty boy, not a girl...and could start to see why XJ may be confused and like 'him'.
LuanYing- female in late 30s with a 12 y/o son she's XJ informant, investigator and one on one assignments.
Point is: if one breaches legal contract clauses OR commits said crimes (abducting her while wheelchair bound…
It seems like she wanted to solve this quietly…but if the other party is not cooperating, the next step is legal process. It’s going to take a process…not something that will happen within a few months.
I am having a really really hard time suspending my disbelief that they would mistake the fl for a man. Like in…
guys could be pretty with soft features back in the day. HY's features are 'fair' in the novel. after her rebirth, she's consider as dainty/cute. the real HY is super girly w/ her makeup, hair accessories and choice of color for her dresses. she is spoiled and materialistic. she is doted by her father and is loathed by her younger brother (not in drama).
when she join the army, she made her features to be more manly like thick eyebrows, no make up. she already have callous on her hands from sword practice/house chores. she also have to bandage her boobs to appear more wide/bulky.
drama will not show not make her more unattractive for aesthetic purposes.
because back then both men and female had long hair having short hair or cutting mean you committed a crime, I…
it's not a 'crime' to cut your hair. it's more of a social taboo and a sign of major disrespect to your parents and family lineage. cutting your hair is basically renouncing your family/joining the monastery.
qing dynasty - cutting hair is also a symbol of a death in the family/funeral. so if you cut your hair and your parents are still alive and well, you're basically wishing death upon your parents.
this is why both genders let their hair grow out long/naturally. married couples on wedding night cut a lil part of their hair to tie together to store away. it's a costum symbolizing being together till eternity and their marriage bond.
I'm just on Ep1, can someone tell me and clarify if that was her real older brother or they brought in a "fake"…
drama: brother from the same parents. i guess they cut out characters to make the plot more simple.
novel: branch 1 - older he brother, father to he yufei branch 2 - second he brother, father to he yan and another sister *families all live together. each sibling is considered a branch of the family. siblings could only choose to separate and set up their own residence when their parents died.
only the branch 1 and 2 couples and HYF knows about the swap.
they swap identities b/c they were born same age around the same time frame (or i think on the same day, forgot the detail). HYF was a weakling and doctors predicted that he may not live to adulthood b/c of his poor health. the he family do not want to lose the marquis title (pass on to male heir only) and benefits so the older he brother decided to switch them out and have he yan lived as HYF, which is why she always wear the mask (even at home and when sleeping, if not at home). no one at the he residence saw her real face. HY is not allowed to have friends outside of the family and there is always guards to watch her, take her from home to school (but everyone thought they were her security or her family being extra careful of her safety). HY doesn't even have a paige boy or a maid like all the other elite sons.
just a reminder: whoever is rich controls the narrative. someone below comment that Alibaba owns the agency ZLS is with...so the battle is going to be an uphill crawl. :(
If ZLS is rich and have family money like Esther Yu's background, there is no hell in way an agency would treat her like this. Money does wonder in the entertainment industry. It's not about fairness when something like this happens to an actor/actress.
Shen MuXue is the daughter of one of the imperial doctors and come from a family lineage of doctors who serve the court. She was the one who instigated her childhood friend (who likes her) to exposed HY as a liar...in hopes that it will ruin HY's chance with XY and keep them at a distance.
STT found out HY is a girl towards 3/4 of the novel when HY's identity was revealed at court. CLX (novel version, a nephew through XY's mom side and distantly related) also found out at the same time as STT. they both went to HY's residence and was asking for an explaination. STT was more bratty/upset about the truth...and CLX was like my big brother is actually a sister??? wait, my auntie in law???
STT actually ends up with HY's brother (same age as STT and CLX).
HY's swordsmanship came from 2 people: LBY and XJ
LBY has his own story arc come to light when HY went undercover as a girl on their mission to Ji Yang.
all are top tier loyalty and their relationships are master/servant.
Feinu and Chiwu is usually not present and lurks in the shadow.
Feinu is XJ's personal security and attendant.
Feinu is usually lurking in the dark and only appears when call.
Feinu is the only one who knows HY's a girl.
Chiwu was the one who doesn't know and is always worried about XJ (family line, image, etc). Even when HY was undercovered as a girl, CW still assume he's a very pretty boy, not a girl...and could start to see why XJ may be confused and like 'him'.
LuanYing- female in late 30s with a 12 y/o son
she's XJ informant, investigator and one on one assignments.
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鯉 middle name is a type of fish
after her rebirth, she's consider as dainty/cute. the real HY is super girly w/ her makeup, hair accessories and choice of color for her dresses. she is spoiled and materialistic. she is doted by her father and is loathed by her younger brother (not in drama).
when she join the army, she made her features to be more manly like thick eyebrows, no make up. she already have callous on her hands from sword practice/house chores. she also have to bandage her boobs to appear more wide/bulky.
drama will not show not make her more unattractive for aesthetic purposes.
cutting your hair is basically renouncing your family/joining the monastery.
qing dynasty - cutting hair is also a symbol of a death in the family/funeral. so if you cut your hair and your parents are still alive and well, you're basically wishing death upon your parents.
this is why both genders let their hair grow out long/naturally.
married couples on wedding night cut a lil part of their hair to tie together to store away. it's a costum symbolizing being together till eternity and their marriage bond.
i guess they cut out characters to make the plot more simple.
novel:
branch 1 - older he brother, father to he yufei
branch 2 - second he brother, father to he yan and another sister
*families all live together. each sibling is considered a branch of the family. siblings could only choose to separate and set up their own residence when their parents died.
only the branch 1 and 2 couples and HYF knows about the swap.
they swap identities b/c they were born same age around the same time frame (or i think on the same day, forgot the detail). HYF was a weakling and doctors predicted that he may not live to adulthood b/c of his poor health. the he family do not want to lose the marquis title (pass on to male heir only) and benefits so the older he brother decided to switch them out and have he yan lived as HYF, which is why she always wear the mask (even at home and when sleeping, if not at home). no one at the he residence saw her real face. HY is not allowed to have friends outside of the family and there is always guards to watch her, take her from home to school (but everyone thought they were her security or her family being extra careful of her safety). HY doesn't even have a paige boy or a maid like all the other elite sons.
someone below comment that Alibaba owns the agency ZLS is with...so the battle is going to be an uphill crawl. :(
If ZLS is rich and have family money like Esther Yu's background, there is no hell in way an agency would treat her like this. Money does wonder in the entertainment industry. It's not about fairness when something like this happens to an actor/actress.