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The man only have one legit/legal wife…the ladies after her are all concubines. The 3rd brother have a boy with the legal wife (myolie is the actress playing the third wife). ‘Yee niang’ is translated to auntie-mother…what the kids would refer to the concubines. E.g. jiang (surname) yee niang. The wife position must be empty for a concubine to be elevated. Sometimes the man would just marry another noble lady then promote the concubine. Concubines are usually servants (like maid servant that came with the first wife as her dowry) or low class workers which is why their status is cheap in the family. Bo li is the concubine’s son and if he stay in his biological place, he will always be treated second hand by society. Which is why the concubine agreed to have her son adopted to the second branch (second hua son).

I don’t get why that theme is so common/popular??? I m glad they can’t include that part in.

Family background (nobility, education, official post) is on par with each other, making the marriage suitable. So if one family is of lower status, the marriage is not well match. That’s how things are back then.

More like sacrifice and agreement, not lies.

The son was transferred or adopted to the second lady since the couple have no kids. The son is actually from the 3rd brother and his concubine. Once that processed is complete, the biological mother have no say or claim to the son anymore…legally and in the family setting. It’s better to be the legit son of the legal wife than a concubine. Kids from concubines do not inherit family titles or given the same treatment or see as equals.

She was good in that role/drama. That drama did so well with so many new faces (at the time).. I would say that was JJY breakthrough drama.

all entertainment cashes in on popularity…or trying to promote them. JJY has delicate features which makes her likeable. Some actress makes it given the right script/drama like JJY when she was in the legend of yunxi. Her popularity started from that drama. If she keeps her image squeaky clean/scandal free…sure she’ll stick around for awhile.

Bashing would critique everything except her acting. I get that it’s extreme comments from some viewers who just don’t like her as a person. Her acting is not as popular as her popularity. Again, as a season actress with many dramas under her name, you expect better acting to act out a variety of roles of different caliber, not play the same cute innocent maiden. I liked her in the drama with Chen zheyuan bc she suits that role.

But one of many with the same thoughts

Calling her that…that person needs therapy lol.

Not really force…I guess management is trying to bank on that. She play other roles well…but this one do not suit her at all.

Ok this comment is more personal lol. Her previous dramas are pretty good.

It’s just not a good thing if the guest actress outshines the lead actress. With comparisons come expectations. JJY is a seasoned actress with so many dramas completed. So the expectations will only continue to raise for a actress of her caliber.

I m not a anti-fan of JJY…I think she’s pretty/cute. Her previous dramas is good bc the character she played suited her. However, like some folks pointed out…she did not bring out the coroner’s character. Acting is redundant.

Opinion: I would enjoy this drama more if JJY (FL) didn’t get cast as the lead. Her acting is the same as all the other roles (in all her other dramas) and it’s just boring. She’s just cute/pretty to look at. The drama storyline is very good and suspenseful but the FL acting do not bring out the original coroner’s character/personality.

No she got into AAA bc of him but ended up liking it later for herself

It s complete opposite in the novel. The novel has so many dynamics from the ML background but that was left out in the drama

I watched it all and no, the last couple of episodes are meh. It’s not even about them but everyone else.

The novel is waaaaaaay better since it’s all about the couple. The drana added a lot of unnecessary fluff to it.

It’s all too fluffy to give drama ML the persona. I rather see the characters growth more internal dealing with his insecurities and challenges vs chasing a dream, success. It’s life to have ups and downs…but I guess this drana is more everyone must be happy. It’s still an ok drama…that have the redundant theme of previous dramas.