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There’s a preview with Xu mama dressed finely sitting with LanXiang so I hope and expect so.

I do agree they’re all crazy, but there’s still more to Du Cique and Zhao XingTang’s stories. And yes, also for Ji Er— in the trailers we see Ji Er happily going off on her own when freed.

I don’t want Yuan to die either; but way to go 3rd sis!

That’s how I see it too. And we are given the females as the focus (front face) of the antagonists, but they have males behind them doing worse or being the master minds (Zhao patriarch, the Duke, Du Zheng). I can’t wait to see rest of Zhao Xing Tang snd Du Cique’s stories.

From what I see so far by ep 20, her parents approved (this is important because of what our ML will do to marry her— he doesn’t ask her parents first) of her engagement to the other guy, and the guy lives in the same courtyard, so she wouldn’t be going far.

lol Road to Splendor, anyone?

She's lowkey one of my favorites. I'm one of the ones who dropped In Blossom because they dropped her lol. She's kickin' ass in this drama, and we haven't even seen all that she will do yet! I do wish she would get some more main lead actress roles though.

This is the 1st / main trailer but if you search for “against the current trailer” on YT you’ll find 2 more long ones. https://youtu.be/HOTH23gERWc?is=44Keh4XTWocNoyjh

They both definitely come back.

Lan Xiang’s Shen identity isn’t discovered by JinQi until well after they’re married, and I believe they already have kids at that point. He tells no one, because that knowledge would endanger Lan Xiang. The quiet 3rd sister will marry the Marquis.

I don’t see her either, although her profile in MDL does have AtC listed. Her name is Ma Fan Ding. https://kisskh.at/people/102331-ma-fan-ding

It's obviously a repeated phenomenon in their household 🤣

In the trailer it looks like the quiet 3rd sister (illegitimate) will marry the Marquis. Probably taking 2nd sister's spot because 2nd sister was ensared in the Du siblings' plots (and she was immature and spoiled at that point-- I think she will experience her own character growth later).

Also: The Long Ballad; Court Lady; Legend of Xiao Chuo. I feel like after these, we'd be going back to the classics like Huan Zhu Ge Ge / Returning Pearl Princess lol

Fated Hearts is another good historical non-fantasy. And also Perfect Match, for the romance, not so much a sweeping plot with action.

Agree. Also I think that’s the whole point of her character being the other extreme from the servants— to show how different the lives are in each social class.

It’s hard for me to think of ones similar because this one is really cream of the crop. What do you like about this one? Slow burn? Historical realism (even though not based on an actual historical period, but there is no fantasy element)? The main character born rich but reduced to rags and climbing back up? Scrappy heroine? Some of my favorites along these lines are: Blossoms in Adversity, Road to Splendor, Prisoner of Beauty, Are You the One?

If you want more from the director or screenwriter, I really enjoyed Filter, but it is not a historical.

*in the trailer where she slaps him. Lol I realized my wording might sound wrong by saying “she gives it to him” 😆

Oh my man is shameless. I love it, but hopefully it isn’t done in a way that gives off red flags. I did enjoy her temper in the trailer where she gives it to him right after the wedding rites are done.

With this kind of storyline, I don’t think her character is being redeemed. It’s just telling a bitter story; she could be both a pitiable character and also an irredeemable one for all the inexcusable things she did.