In their first life they didn't know each other until they were caught up in the war briefly. It was only by chance…
in general. i wouldnt consider the synopsis the best indicator of what is going to happen. synopses often are not entirely accurate and mostly based on the novel
those scenes might also be a dream like the dream ML had after he injured his head (he also had the gray hair when he saw FL). i do think that their current life is their second chance and at most, there are going to be dream sequences that thematically ties to them being fated or one of them (probably ML) being almost fatally injured (hoping for a HE here)
I think it's because of ML being close to his uncle (Duke Ding, brother of ML's mother) and he even followed his…
while there must be something that lead to ML being thrown out when he was just a child which we dont now yet, the years made them grow even more distant. what the former comment says is definitely also true. it is an insult/ against filial piety (a virtue in ancient china) of a son to go against his father and MLs support of the uncle is just that. him accepting the punishment for his father is him admitting he thinks his father was wrong, which not only embarrassed his father in the court but strictly speaking goes against aforementioned virtue, leading his father to think that his son does not respect him as his father
there is also the fact that ML is so much more talented and successful than his father which his father also critized him for
its on wetv if the drama is not region locked for you. if it is region locked for you and you dont want to go through the hassle of a vpn, the tencent website has the teasers, too, but no subs
honestly, the biggest selling point of this drama for me was that i actually shed tears when dou zhao's mom died. i think this is the first time when a mother's death early in the drama made me cry. the pain of it was so real despite not really knowing DZs mother, their reunion was so shortlived it broke my heart
man i am beyond hooked. i went in expecting nothing and ended up binging all available episodes in one night (stayed awake until almost five am for it and am now suffering the consequences of my actions at work but have zero regrets)
episode 31 was soo, soo good !! yining meeting her "new" family, starkly feeling how they are not ready to accept her, her finally accepting her father who is, unwaveringly, on her side while she feels homesickness about a home she cannot return to - only to find comfort in shenyuan
what bothers me the most about SML is that - even though he might really just be that in love with FL and might have searched for her for years - he keeps forching her even after she says "no, i dont want anything to do with you."
even if their love was mutual before (based on the novel), that gives him no right to treat her the way he does now
for anyone wondering about the airing schedule (https://kisskh.at/photos/JBDnZy_3): apparently, they are only going to drop one episode a day until friday - then they go back to two episodes a day over the weekend (starting with friday)
in episode 21, the carriage seen of the two leads was really well executed. you could really see the line between them as siblings (and how LSY held back from crossing the line)
those scenes might also be a dream like the dream ML had after he injured his head (he also had the gray hair when he saw FL). i do think that their current life is their second chance and at most, there are going to be dream sequences that thematically ties to them being fated or one of them (probably ML) being almost fatally injured (hoping for a HE here)
there is also the fact that ML is so much more talented and successful than his father which his father also critized him for
even if their love was mutual before (based on the novel), that gives him no right to treat her the way he does now