I’ll let go of the part where ZH’s father had to put the medicine on the Queen. I can get the view that he didn’t really have a choice. But the moment where she asks for a hug right before betraying him, and he gives in, really showed that he didn’t set any boundaries. She even asks if he could return to Dongxia and be with her like before, which clearly shows their relationship was probably more than just friendship.
I get why the Queen had a crush on him; he was the one who saved her, he’s "good-looking", and he seemed like someone she could trust. But I question ZH’s father. Unlike the Queen, who lost her husband, his wife was still alive and waiting for him.
Yeah, in the drama, it shows him rushing to leave, but it wasn’t because he missed his family but rather it was to report the Gui Seal to the emperor. And even after that, he only rushed home because he secretly took the compass and knew that once the emperor found out, he, his family, his disciples, and everyone in the house would be in danger. I do admire his loyalty during that time, but I don’t think it was because of his family that he returned, I think for ZH's father anyone being there would still make him go there and he'd still try his best to protect them like he did for the Queen. I believe that because he kept the truth and didn’t say a word to the Duke even when he was directly threatened with his daughter’s and his wife’s lives clearly shows that although he did love his family it was not as strong as it should have been and he did not care for them enough. I'm not saying that he didn't love them because as seen from ZH’s memory he was a good father but not a good husband or dad. I say that because no matter what, I don’t think it was right to risk his entire family’s lives just to protect the Gui Seal which after all the villains still took. I also believe there was no need for him to be so close to Queen of Dongxia.
Ofcourse, that's just my perspective, and I might be digging too much into his life and thinking abit too much due to my jobless life but yeah
Could've got a servant to do it, there are maids in the camp as well 😭 or they could've paid and made someone else do it. Honestly, I was wishing for ZH's father to be more respectful husband to his wife who died for him.
Zhuang ZhiXing was the most unexpected & misplaced charcater for me here. We see him as a caring & free…
In the drama, Zhixing’s father begins to neglect him and favour Zhifu out of guilt for killing Zhixing’s mother. Zhixing also slowly started to realise that the only person who truly loved him for who he was, was his mother. His father had only treated him well before was because he saw him as the next heir, and after his step mother created an image of him being useless, his father has stopped caring for him as much which caused Zhixing to grow distant over the years.
However, in the recent years, he still did love both of his parents, but the emotional gap led him to accept the truth and begin resenting his father. I think it was also that his mother died while he was young so in the sad times and good times he really missed her and which led him to always bring her up in his heart and miss her whenever they treated him bad. Adding on, as Zang Hai mentioned, Zhixing had already sensed that something was wrong but he was just in denial until there was actual evidence.
Despite his anger, Zhixing never truly stopped caring for his father. He tried to stop Zang Hai and even questioned whether killing the Duke was necessary after he had already fallen. When he finally killed him, it was because his father had rebelled and accepted death to protect the Zhuang family’s reputation. They made a deal, but Zhixing still couldn’t go through with it out of love so the Duke stabbed himself. Also I forgot to add but earlier in the story, Zhixing also took an arrow for his father during a critical moment, risking his life to protect him even after everything that had happened. This proves that Zhixing’s hatred for his father was only temporary-ish and it was all out of anger. Deep down, he still loved his father even though his father killed his mother, and whenever there was a situation and the love truly mattered, his actions showed it. For instance, taking the arrow and hesitating to give the final blow both highlight that no matter how angry he was, he could never stop caring for his father.
Overall the drama is 1000/10 for me!! I love revenge dramas and where both ML and FL are strong and smart! :)
Shout out to Xiang AnTu because her character is the most underrated ever :< She genuinely was so smart throughout the whole drama; she was a very understanding person towards Zang Hai, and even though she was never really mad at him for suspecting her and her mother, she kept on saying it wasn't them. I know that she acted "mad", but genuinely that was cute because she was the one who went up to him and gave him hints that she already forgave him/wasn't mad at him, and that's why he owned up to it and came to Zhen Tower to apologise :>. Btw, even when she was like, "Oh, I take revenge on the spot" (not word-for-word), it was a nice/cute "revenge" rather than some "I'm pissed" type of scene, which is something fresh in C-dramas.
I love Zhang JingYi, bro; she always is a green forest for her male leads, and she always plays smart characters!
Idk how, like, out of everyone, I genuinely loved Zhuang ZhiXing the most! I felt so bad for him most of the time because even Zang Hai was really rude to him, especially during the first time when we went to the army. I also loved loved the Duke of PingJin; I really wished he had a reason or there was some kind of misunderstanding and he get to live and be a father-figure for Zang Hai and be the best father for Zhuang ZhiXing
as a muslim myself i was also suprised lol!but i think its a phrase in mandarin or maybe a saying that had the…
Idk, the idiom even goes against our belief esecially if they say it as Prophet Muhammed PBUH because as Muslims we believe if Prophet PBUH wants something then it would definitely occur because he is our prophet and beloved by Allah SWT.
They also made fun of Arabic by saying assalamu alaikum and walaikumus salam and they said that that old women was saying something else and nothing related to the original meaning of salam
it’s a well known proverb. this drama has nothing to do with islam. I’m a muslim too and so far up to ep 18,…
there are other references such as the old women saying assalamulaikum and walaikumusalam and interpreting in a different meaning. They clearly aimed it but the viewers are too ignorant and didn't realise it
I get why the Queen had a crush on him; he was the one who saved her, he’s "good-looking", and he seemed like someone she could trust. But I question ZH’s father. Unlike the Queen, who lost her husband, his wife was still alive and waiting for him.
Yeah, in the drama, it shows him rushing to leave, but it wasn’t because he missed his family but rather it was to report the Gui Seal to the emperor. And even after that, he only rushed home because he secretly took the compass and knew that once the emperor found out, he, his family, his disciples, and everyone in the house would be in danger. I do admire his loyalty during that time, but I don’t think it was because of his family that he returned, I think for ZH's father anyone being there would still make him go there and he'd still try his best to protect them like he did for the Queen. I believe that because he kept the truth and didn’t say a word to the Duke even when he was directly threatened with his daughter’s and his wife’s lives clearly shows that although he did love his family it was not as strong as it should have been and he did not care for them enough. I'm not saying that he didn't love them because as seen from ZH’s memory he was a good father but not a good husband or dad. I say that because no matter what, I don’t think it was right to risk his entire family’s lives just to protect the Gui Seal which after all the villains still took. I also believe there was no need for him to be so close to Queen of Dongxia.
Ofcourse, that's just my perspective, and I might be digging too much into his life and thinking abit too much due to my jobless life but yeah
However, in the recent years, he still did love both of his parents, but the emotional gap led him to accept the truth and begin resenting his father. I think it was also that his mother died while he was young so in the sad times and good times he really missed her and which led him to always bring her up in his heart and miss her whenever they treated him bad. Adding on, as Zang Hai mentioned, Zhixing had already sensed that something was wrong but he was just in denial until there was actual evidence.
Despite his anger, Zhixing never truly stopped caring for his father. He tried to stop Zang Hai and even questioned whether killing the Duke was necessary after he had already fallen. When he finally killed him, it was because his father had rebelled and accepted death to protect the Zhuang family’s reputation. They made a deal, but Zhixing still couldn’t go through with it out of love so the Duke stabbed himself. Also I forgot to add but earlier in the story, Zhixing also took an arrow for his father during a critical moment, risking his life to protect him even after everything that had happened. This proves that Zhixing’s hatred for his father was only temporary-ish and it was all out of anger. Deep down, he still loved his father even though his father killed his mother, and whenever there was a situation and the love truly mattered, his actions showed it. For instance, taking the arrow and hesitating to give the final blow both highlight that no matter how angry he was, he could never stop caring for his father.
He also took care of her and put medicine on her back (so she had to undr3ss abit) and he did all this while being married. Idk, it seems weird.
I love Zhang JingYi, bro; she always is a green forest for her male leads, and she always plays smart characters!
i still think its islamophobe though
They also made fun of Arabic by saying assalamu alaikum and walaikumus salam and they said that that old women was saying something else and nothing related to the original meaning of salam
Idk, its quite weird tbh