Ep 5, Gong Shang Jue showed a guileful smile in response to his younger brother’s question on what else GSJ liked about Shanghuan Qian other than her beauty. It was as if he knew she was up to something, and appreciated her craftiness and knowledge in the arts of deceptions; to a point that he was looking forward to battle wits and checkmate. This couple has more underlying tension flowing between them then the lead pair. Hope there’ll be a lot of excitement coming up.
Gong Shang Jue is a force of his own and rather capable. I wonder what his secret is. Can't wait to find out about the jade piece. Edward Guo does a really good job in scripting so many hooks that get us asking so many questions.
Princess Roujia's decided to grab the throne by eliminating her brothers, essentially sentencing them to death. Now we know she really doesn't care about them either.
By creating the fake edict, if 2nd Prince were to be the emperor, he would have killed the 1st Prince. If there's a small chance that 2nd Prince were incriminated for the fake edict, then he could be sentenced to death or tortured; which would have happened had LD not been there to protect the 2 younger princes.
want to praise Wang Li Kun’s good acting skills as Princess RouJia, she is believable being kind and compassionate…
I enjoy watching her as well. She really brings life to her character. I've watched enough dramas over the years that when it comes to female villains, I hate most of them instantly. Only a handful I find it hard to dislike, and Wang Li Kun's Princess Roujia being one of them. Why? Is it because of her backstory? WLK's credible acting? She made me think what would I have done if I were in her shoes. Would I also take matter into my own hands?
Mad respect Lord Ding!!I love the conversation between him and his nephews. You can feel the burden that he feels…
Everyone in court respects Lord Ding. His reputation as intelligent, fair, and loyal to South Chen is well known. I'm glad his voice of reason is able to clip the fight for the throne between the princes at the bud before it could potentially cause more internal chaos.
The Princess became the Empress dowager and worse.At a time when women really had no power, how is this even possible?Anyway…
In this story, one of the founding ancestors was a female. She was Princess Roujia's great-grandmother, so women had some power instead of 100% patriarchal. Women just had to work extra harder to be in position of power instead of being handed to automatically.
I'm on. ep 2 and just got to the Elder Sister's exotic dance bit. I LOVE this character!🤣 She's my "must protect at all cost" person in this show. She obviously has the hot for the capable bodyguard, Jin Fan. They make a cute pair. 🥰
I think this is how it's intended. It is Guo Jingming's first TV drama. He is a movie director, he is probably…
I haven't seen his works before. It's so crisp and sharp, and I'm not referring to the 1080p quality. I don't mind the 24 eps honestly, esp if if it's well done. It may just not have as many sub-plots or arcs, that's all. Let's enjoy this one together along with The Legend of Zhuo Hua!! =)
Has it always been slated for 24 episodes? It makes me wonder whether much was edited and cut from the usual 40 episodes and if so, that would be a pity at the risk of loosing cohesiveness and coherence in storytelling. On the other hand, ep 1 seems so well made that I'm also thinking perhaps it's the director's style in being succinct and tight rather than using unnecessary fillers to lengthen the number of episodes.
Just finished Ep 1, and I'm super impressed!!! It has all the right elements to hook me in right from the start. Great production, execution, and direction. There isn't one wasted frame. So many nice angle shots paired with dark color scheme for that suspense feel. The ML gives off a dark Legalos vibe minus the bow and arrows, and yes, he's soooo fine. Instrumental sound effects are also intense. Overall, it feels like i'm watching a movie. So looking forward to chase this series now!!
Hahaha,,...that's hilarious. She said that because he looks old (aka ham sap lo) or is it because his eyes have…
It's so heartwarming that you and your Mom share an activity together. She has good taste with Ren Jialun and sounds young at heart. I like him, too. =)
By creating the fake edict, if 2nd Prince were to be the emperor, he would have killed the 1st Prince. If there's a small chance that 2nd Prince were incriminated for the fake edict, then he could be sentenced to death or tortured; which would have happened had LD not been there to protect the 2 younger princes.