Rosalia Scarlet

I prefer Yingruo with her husband from the novel bcos he genuinely loves her 😭

His mother has passed away.

If you have no intention in reading the novel, but like this kind of troupes:
1. Coldhearted FL x coldblooded ML
2. Ambitious FL x pretentious ML
3. 1vN romance
4. Equally smart and ruthless main couple
5. Second couple with cross dressing girl x stone virgin man
6. Hidden enemies and plot twists
7. Acting!!!!!
8. Beautiful settings

Then you might as well try it.
This drama is no 1 for 9 days, surpassing any other airing drama.

The novel is 853 chapters long, heavier in politics with MORE charming enemies and supporting characters. The reason why I didn't drop the novel is bcos of these aspects, not bcos of the main couple.

Idk why some people are sensitive when a woman is NOT a love oriented person; when a woman focuses on her goals instead of love.

Shen Xihe is NOT the first female lead where she gives no shit about love.

Shen Miao from Empress Reborn.
Zhuang Hanyan from The Glory.
Jiang Li from The Double.

These women are all focus on their revenge and don't care about love, making the men chase after them.
Shen Xihe is just another one to make it on the list.

She isn't perfect.
She is emotionless. That's imperfection.
She is cold hearted and calculative. That's imperfection.
She doesn't believe in love. That's imperfection.

However after she falls in love, all she has is fragility and vulnerability. She will cry often, anxious, uncertain and angry.
She has already fallen for the ML even before his adulthood ceremony, in which the 9th prince noticed. She just doesn't know how to love properly.

On the other hand, ML is pathetic. He steals, intrudes, pretends, lies, threatens. He sacrifices a lot and expects something in return, to make sure she can only choose him.

It's funny bcos he is "weak" and will faint when blown by the wind, yet he is expected to have multiple wives so he could have a LOT of children. No, he will "pass out" before the foreplay 😂😂😂

Although I hate the main couple and their romance, I like the political issues in the novel and the side characters, even the villains make the novel interesting.
I was utterly shocked when they erased 8th prince/Changyan. I think his arc is the most interesting. The drama became melancholy with all these 1vN romance, even changing a great character into a psycho 🥱

The ML has always been a pathetic since he fell in love. That's why I hate him (from the novel). He is a red flag.

It's not that she is guarded, but she had never been in love. She didn't know what it feel to love someone. Her marriage with the 5th prince was a forced one and she didn't fall for him despite his efforts and love. But now, as Shen Xihe, she had already fallen for Huayong, but she is afraid bcos it is her first time. She is afraid if the same thing will happen again.

What I hate is the scriptwriter changed Prince Xin/5th prince into a psycho in the drama. He is such a good person in the novel that even Xihe respects him and they often work together.

The couples are happy, but they have to go through a lot of fire to be happy. Don't worry, you'll be satisfied with their journey 😚

Me too. I read the novel after MZY was announced for the drama and I got curious why so many people love the novel. As I read it I realized so much similarities in both novels and I felt the ick towards the ML. Some people just love red flag ML, but not me. I dropped it. The ONLY character there that I love is Shen Miao's best friend.

Oh did I? 😁

Well I really love the novel bcos it focuses on the growth of the FL and ML as a person. However the drama and the novel have some differences. You can read it if you want to know the actual background story of the FL.

Lol I didn't expect there is another person besides me who don't like the ML there 😅 That ML and this ML are the exact same type. I just can't like that kind of ML.

Yes, Wang Yan was in The Glory as Chen Duling's evil stepmom.

I also bought the dvd but I had to throw them away. Thry are broken from being played too much 😅

Fan Shuaiqi and He Landou are the best cross dressers 😍

I did, and tbh I was tired reading it 😓 the political plots are amazing with 4 main villains. However I grew tired with the main couple and ML's petty acts. However I highly recommend it if you love Rebirth of Malicious Empress of Military Lineage bcos they are super similar.

Her father sent her to choose a prince to marry. Even the emperor gave her the freedom to choose. She doesn't annul the engagement bcos ML is indeed the best choice. He will die soon.
If she chooses not to marry and return, her family might face the consequences. The marriage is a political one, it's a gamble, her family and army are on the stakes.

Wow I never expected another person knows about the masterpiece drama!! 😍 Dai Chunrong aged so fine, doesn't she? I'm happy she is still active in drama, just like the legendary Leanne Liu and Rebecca Wang Yan (she acted as Qing'er).

Mudan is a concubine of Jiang Changyang. Why she wasn't the principal wife? Bcos of her LOW status. She is just a merchant. Jiang Changyang is of a noble birth, the emperor's friend. Mudan was asked whether she is truly willing. It was a mutual decision to protect her from Liu Chang.

And yes, Jiang Changyang has another concubine. The emperor's brother sent Jiang Changyang a woman right after his wedding with Mudan 🤧 he couldn't refuse... This woman then died after refusing Mudan's help.

With Liu Chang, Mudan was his principal wife. Liu Chang's family isn't noble. But if he married the county princess, then Mudan will be demoted to concubine status due to her low status compared to the county princess.

Idk what other drama you are talking about, but here Shen family is from the northwest where it is way colder than in the capital. The story setting is also in autumn, getting colder as they approach winter.

HE for both couples, in the novel AND in the drama.

Yes he returns to northwest bcos her family isn't allowed to return to the capital freely. The story will move on to the northwest region.