Did Li Chen Yin actually love Xiao Feng when he was Gu Xiao Wu? Or was it just an act to get her trust? I'm watching…
The first time I watched it, I thought that it was part of Sir Chai and Gu Jian's plan that Gu Xiao Wu marry her. But as the drama went on, and due to some of the discussion on here, I think the wedding was real. All he needed was to know where the camp was located. Actually, damn I need to rewatch. Because didn't The Khan move up the wedding? And then how did Li Chen's brother know of the wedding...to attack at that specific time? We should do a collective rewatch!
I am on episode 50 and I don't want this to end! I picked this up after my obssessive period with Nirvana In Fire…
Can you elaborate on your last two paragraphs? I didn't read up on the facts before or after. And only know that Sima Yi is real and did help to usher in a new dynasty of the Cao's.
All the characters are so complex......Xioafeng wants freedom and live her own life full of happiness and love.…
I like your analysis, but have to disagree with the statement that Xiao Feng only truly loved Gu Xiao Wu. The beginning of the show starts with her plan to meet and elope with Shifu. I believe that she deeply loved him, and of course we know how much he loves her.
She did love Gu Xiao Wu, and even married him; but he was a contrived persona. While it was Li Chengyin and most of the time it was really his thoughts and feelings, the framework of who he was (a simple tea trader) was not real. He was really a soldier and a member of the emperial/politcal court. To bring to modern times, that's like someone lying about their career. In some instances the differences isn't drastic, but at other times it's polar opposites. Consider someone telling you he is a teacher versus a soldier in the army. Those worlds are very different.
The Tea Trader image lends itself extra gentleness imo. It automatically puts him in a certain category and gives him certain traits.
Later when she's married to Li Chengyin in the palace, and falls in love with him (The Crown Prince at this point), he's a different person. I feel of all the characters shown, we never get to see the real Li Chengyin. Perhaps only a bit in the beginning did we see him, because then he changes to Gu Xiao Wu and then The Crown Prince. He's lost part of his memory now. Then he turns evil.
Xiao Feng's love for Shifu was the purest type of love. She was completely herself back in Xi state and freely chose him. There were no secret forces or schemes to persuade her to love him.
Edit to add: Xiao Feng was told by Shifu that Gu Xiao Wu was a good guy. Xiao Feng was told by everyone that Li Chengyi was her husband and that she should be nice to him, love him, sleep with him even! Grandma even schemed to get them in bed together. Xiao Feng was then mislead to believe by Gu Jian that he was Gu Xiao Wu, to get her to go with him.
She's emotions are constantly manipulated. One of the reasons she married Gu Xiao Wu was to avoid a marriage with the Fifth Prince from Li state (yes the irony). She had to marry Li Chengyi (after river of oblivion) for the peace of the kingdoms.
My ultimate point is that, when she loved Gu Jian...it was completely sincere. He could not offer her titles or money, but he would've shown her the world. I love him so much.
Wait, are you saying that you feel Pei Zhao should've lied and said he was Xiaowu during the arrow scene to save…
Agreed.
Going with this, do you also believe that Shifu didn't know about that wedding? I'm leaning towards no. However, now I'm thinking that there's a small possibility he was able to piece it together after he goes to the tent to get her after the massacre. Wouldn't he have picked up on the celebration setting and perhaps her clothes?
She did love Gu Xiao Wu, and even married him; but he was a contrived persona. While it was Li Chengyin and most of the time it was really his thoughts and feelings, the framework of who he was (a simple tea trader) was not real. He was really a soldier and a member of the emperial/politcal court. To bring to modern times, that's like someone lying about their career. In some instances the differences isn't drastic, but at other times it's polar opposites. Consider someone telling you he is a teacher versus a soldier in the army. Those worlds are very different.
The Tea Trader image lends itself extra gentleness imo. It automatically puts him in a certain category and gives him certain traits.
Later when she's married to Li Chengyin in the palace, and falls in love with him (The Crown Prince at this point), he's a different person. I feel of all the characters shown, we never get to see the real Li Chengyin. Perhaps only a bit in the beginning did we see him, because then he changes to Gu Xiao Wu and then The Crown Prince. He's lost part of his memory now. Then he turns evil.
Xiao Feng's love for Shifu was the purest type of love. She was completely herself back in Xi state and freely chose him. There were no secret forces or schemes to persuade her to love him.
Edit to add:
Xiao Feng was told by Shifu that Gu Xiao Wu was a good guy.
Xiao Feng was told by everyone that Li Chengyi was her husband and that she should be nice to him, love him, sleep with him even! Grandma even schemed to get them in bed together.
Xiao Feng was then mislead to believe by Gu Jian that he was Gu Xiao Wu, to get her to go with him.
She's emotions are constantly manipulated. One of the reasons she married Gu Xiao Wu was to avoid a marriage with the Fifth Prince from Li state (yes the irony). She had to marry Li Chengyi (after river of oblivion) for the peace of the kingdoms.
My ultimate point is that, when she loved Gu Jian...it was completely sincere. He could not offer her titles or money, but he would've shown her the world. I love him so much.
Going with this, do you also believe that Shifu didn't know about that wedding? I'm leaning towards no. However, now I'm thinking that there's a small possibility he was able to piece it together after he goes to the tent to get her after the massacre. Wouldn't he have picked up on the celebration setting and perhaps her clothes?
I'm gonna have to rewatch Eps 1-9 very carefully.