I honestly don't understand all this pointless lying and drama. It kind of ruins the show for me. It would have…
i kinda understand it though. imagine telling your wife, who is a commoner and who you are very much in love with, that you actually are a marquis and general famous for being ruthless - when he knows that she fancies scholars. he just really doesnt want her to change the way she thinks of him.
additionally, judging by the previews, yz was put in a very weird position where the person he loves broke military rules. he has to uphold justice and punish rules being broken as to uphold morale in his military but at the same time he cant bring himself to punish his wife - so he decides to take the punishment as her husband. he cant do that (at least easily) as xie zheng bc he either needs to announce publically that changyu is his wife (officially, she sent him a divorce letter and he likely does not want to force her), she made a mistake and he would be bearing the punishment in her stead
of course, the miscommunication is annoying but to me, it makes sense for yan zhengs character
not sure how i should rate this series - i would give the johannorth scenes as well as the scenes between the friends a solid 8 but i really did not enjoy the hillter scenes....
liu chang truly is irredeemable. how often has he been told that him "being close" to HWF is only going to bring harm to her? his affection truly is selfish, again and again risking her life while never thinking about the consequences his actions have on her life. it really does not matter to him what happens to her or what she thinks. its only about his pride. truly irritating.
additionally, judging by the previews, yz was put in a very weird position where the person he loves broke military rules. he has to uphold justice and punish rules being broken as to uphold morale in his military but at the same time he cant bring himself to punish his wife - so he decides to take the punishment as her husband. he cant do that (at least easily) as xie zheng bc he either needs to announce publically that changyu is his wife (officially, she sent him a divorce letter and he likely does not want to force her), she made a mistake and he would be bearing the punishment in her stead
of course, the miscommunication is annoying but to me, it makes sense for yan zhengs character