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It’s your opinion but I couldn’t disagree more. Infact, if any other actor had played the Ml, this drama wouldn’t have worked so well. It’s highly Female centric and the ML has fewer scenes, that means the ML character needs to have really good chemistry with the FL (for us to care about their slow burn romance) and at the same time, be really charismatic and impactful for the audience to even remember him…and WXY is doing that excellently. For instance, Ye shijie is supposed to be the second ML but sometimes we forget he is even in the drama.

Also, although WXY is more than a decade younger than the FL in real life, it’s actually so hard to notice because he has a really mature aura and great chemistry with her.

If the drama is not working for you, you can just drop it though…no point wasting time with something you aren’t enjoying.

“Tolerate”? …I’ll be so happy if we get a season 2! They should focus on the main leads’ married life, and include lots of scenes of Ah Li calling XH “handsome” 😭

I think it was really cute when JL was invited to the banquet the Jiang family prepared for her, she turned it down, but when Wen Ji came over to tell her Duke Su was inviting her over…she went to meet him immeadiately. I miss their banter and interactions😩

I wonder if Ruoyao is really a Jiang… her mother is really cold…cheated on her husband with her ex lover then tried to burn him alive to hide her secret.

He was greedy for power. Without the princess’s backing, he wouldn’t have gone as far in his career as he did.

Ah Li to XH : “You look handsome when you are angry”…lol. I love the way she teases him. I hope the next episodes will have more of our couple..I miss them so much already.

“How can a mean, pathetic man be her obsession”…. Read SYR to filth my girl! so proud of her. She has achieved what she wanted and let go of the hatred.

I suspect the same too…He‘s smart so he knows it’s in his best interests that she remains his daughter.

Okay… I grudgingly respected SYR for quarter of a millisecond in the royal court...my girl is safe!!

That psycho princess istg..XH’s fan to the rescue yet again!

Duke Su is an Imperial duke. His father was a very high ranking general too.

Duke (公 gōng): Typically family members of the emperor from changes of lines within an imperial house or between dynasties. One may also gain the title of duke upon marriage i.e. a princess’ husband may be awarded the title of Duke.

- Imperial Duke (国公 guógōng): Awarded to generals or high-level civil officials

- Commoner Duke (民公 míngōng): A sub-rank of dukes to differentiate from those with actual power. My guess is that these Mingong were nobility from previous dynasties who have kept their positions for a long time but lack any real political power.

- Sons and grandsons of a duke were known as 公子 gōngzi (Lit. Duke’s son) and 公孙 gōngsūn (Lit. Duke’s grandson), respectively. Eventually, 公子 gōngzi became a generic honorific for all young male gentry.
公 also means “public” and was used in other titles, ordinary names, and honorific names besides the peerage.

Go to nyanovels.com to read more about the rankings.

It will definitely come in due time but you have to remember the romance is slow burn, although they are clearly attracted to each other.

In episode 22, when JL told XH that she wasn’t leaving Dingzhou because Magistrate Xue didn’t want to leave, and XH replied “Why listen to someone who is not in his right mind”. She chided him then, and he didn’t mind at all, but I think he said that intentionally….because later on he reminded her to remain calm, because she was too emotional when it came to her father and she wouldn’t want to give people more cause to question her identity. This advice really helped her in court because she used reverse psychology by calling her father a criminal to prove his innocence.

His aura, presence, charisma, smouldering gaze, voice, micro expressions, mannerisms, loooksss are completely top notch. He actually doesn’t have a lot of screen time generally speaking in this drama, because it’s female centric but whenever he appears on screen, he makes such a lasting impression and that’s all you will think about.

Episode 24 trailer is quite interesting..XFF has mastered the art of getting XH to do what she wants and he can’t even question her..I wonder who is the”pawn” actually at this point lol.

Also that “go get her for me” is so intruiging..this drama is really addicting.

From the trailer, it seems like the prime minister knows or at least suspects she is not Jiang li. It also seems like King cheng has started making his moves..is the step mother with him too? I’m having a headache...

How is episode 24 and 25 trailer even more intense than the last. I don’t know who advised me to start this drama while it is still airing..my BP is rising with each trailer.

You need to watch the scene with the stepmom and grandmother.

It’s not that her father doesn’t give a shit about her but the case was affecting the whole family, and they knew the Li family wanted to use that opportunity to get rid of Jiang li’s father.
Also, If JL spent the night at the prison, it would harm the reputation of the young girls in the family, particularly her daughter Ruoyao, so she had to go fetch her from the prison.

On a lighter note, I love how XFF scolded XH in front of other people, everyone was in shock while he was slightly smiling, he really loves being scolded by her. He got his revenge by affectionately tapping her forehead with his fan..they are too cute!

I wonder which piece of his personal clothing item he will give her next..

He has already given her his cloak, his undergarment, his handkerchief (which she embroidered and returned to him), and his winter cloak (I screamed when she wore it to meet her step mother, it looked so regal on her).

Maybe he will give her his fan next? Lol

We don’t have details of the princess’s back story yet, but we know she has strong ties to King Cheng, who poses a threat to the kingdom, and she was also a political hostage at some point, so she does have some power but we don’t know how much.

It’s possible the emperor and XH are playing the longer game of “keep your enemies closer” by ignoring her antics so they won’t give King cheng a reason to strike before they are ready, while trying to uproot king’s cheng’s roots in the kingdom - hence why XH was investigating the illegal salt trading case, the assassin training centre in Luyang and the illegal gold mining case, All these were avenues to raise money by the corrupt Li Family and the slimy princess for King Cheng’s plans to overthrow the emperor.

Also, since the princess was a political hostage and “sacrificed” for the kingdom, she is given a bit more leeway. Although, I think her antics are a tad bit exaggerated.

I feel like king cheng may even have a hand in Duke su’s father’s death. I hope we get more details as the show continues.