I stuck with it until the bittersweet end. The only energy in this drama came from the female official and the Princess. The male characters were mostly listless. I waited for 40 episodes to see if Lord Ding could find his young beloved's mouth. All in all this May/December romance was a bit of a slog. The Princess' high-minded goals were undermined by her quest for power. Along the way she managed to skewer the two men who loved her. The young Emperor suffered from an unrequited crush. Now he has a handsome young general so there's still hope for a bosom buddy alliance.
On the home stretch with last three episodes to go. That Emperor certainly is a dimwit. He is being emotionally jerked around by the minions of the Princess. That Jing Hong has shown no loyalty to him or to his classmate/friend MZH. Given all he knows his love interest, the Princess, has done including being responsible for the killing of 30,000 soldiers that's pretty cold. Lord Ding is always in slo-mo which can really get annoying and his young official is pretty ineffective in this fight for survival.
I'm coming to the last six or so episodes but that Princess is so odious that I can hardly watch her anymore. Who will be able to stand up to this manipulator-in-chief? Shen's adoration makes him weak, Ding is physically weak and Zuoahua has no guile to deal with such deception and evil.
I'm coming to the last six or so episodes but that Princess is so odious that I can hardly watch her anymore. Who will be able to stand up to this manipulator-in-chief? Shen's adoration makes him weak, Ding is physically weak and Zuoahua has no guile to deal with such deception and evil.
Only up to ep 31 and Princess is in full attack mode and has dragged Jing Hong along with her when here I thought he was finally going to have a 'good guy' role. Now they are going after Zhuohua and Lord Ding's sweet relationship. Good luck with that.
That clowning episodes was very touching. Chen Xiao is an incredibly talented actor. Love her comments at the end of ep. 24 'you're nouveau riche tail is showing'. Also find the newly divorced 'sister's' playful romance delightful.
Marital bliss it's not. Even the lantern festival is this drama leaves a lot to be desired. Little dislikable brother looks lonely and dejected but has time to figure out the presciption, but who is it intended for?
Ok, after episode 21 I have to get some things off my chest. That Su Yi looks like death warmed over. Chen Shi is making progress and I like the way he shut down Qing's mother. I keep wondering if maybe it would be a good idea if she got pregnant from their drunken one-night stand. Yu Yao is a loveable character as Chen Xiao is in all his dramas. Jian En doesn't always have the best emotional intelligence or wardrobe, but she's trying. I really don't like Zhi Ye. For one things his shoes badly need polishing.
Having a hard time watching that arrogant little git. The FL is endlessly resourseful and could turn out to be Sword wielder's strength. The matriach is another characters of many layers.
How creepy. pain and fever from fly larvae hatching . As cruel as their task is they can only be pitied. Sword wielder is getting the 'after work-out' treatment to prepare him for the challenge ahead. How will the mysterious guy with the silver temples affect the power balance here?
The shocks just keep coming. Everyone is fighting for survival. Shang Jue and his little butt kisser are threatening the matriarch. There are so few Gong women still around so I hope the outrageous sister can rattle their cage.
Love her comments at the end of ep. 24 'you're nouveau riche tail is showing'. Also find the newly divorced 'sister's' playful romance delightful.