Today's quick post is about just how long Xiaoyao has been unable to forget her Ye Shiqi, who is now the married Tushan Jing.
Xiaoyao still crying over Jing, and telling Cangxuan she can't stop thinking about Shiqi in Ep2 was really sad... and if my math holds up, nearly 60 years have passed.
From the time she brought him home, their 6-7 years in Qingshui town; being apart until Cangxuan got to the Central plains, their short season of courtship in Chenrong manor, 37 years apart during their coma, breaking up in 3 months after their reunion; then about 10 years including Cangxuan's coronation and engagement to Fenglong...
Yaojing really have not spent that much time being together since their romance was underground... yet those times spent together was enough for her to miss him.
Its actually also about the same time as how long Cangxuan came to Qingshui town but his reunion with Xiaoyao was much later and its one year less for Xiangliu because they only met after Shiqi had recovered from his injuries which took about a year.
Everyone's like "Cang Xuan, she's your COUSIN" and he's like "yeah but she's my FIRST cousin."
In the olden days, marriage between cousins on the mother's side is actually really common. Partly due to the young ladies having very limited exposure to young men beyond that of their extended family, so 'falling for cousin so and so' is a common trope in many dramas.
However modern times most of us find the idea unacceptable now.
About making decision of surrender, Xiang Liu can only make decision for himself. He is not willing to surrender…
Technically the army he is now leading has no 'country' anymore. Chenrong royals had surrendered to the country of Xiyan about 300 years ago in the last great war. Now things in the "Central Plains ( now under Xiyan rule )" have become relatively peaceful, but the remnants of the army of Chenrong still hide in the mountains and forests and refuse to surrender.
I have difficulty understanding Hongjiang their general, who will not surrender out of loyalty to their deceased brothers in arms, because isn't peace and healing also a positive thing? However, I also understand the surviving soldiers may not even be able to ever be at peace even if they are not in active battle, like old Uncle Lirong...
Waiting for Hongjiang to appear in S2 so maybe will have a better understanding of this 'righteousness' the author is trying to show us.
What happened to XL defense fortress to be accused of hallucination?
One person asked me if my morals had problems for 'wanting Xiaoyao to miss someone's husband'... and you mocked me in your response to her. And now you have the receipts?
And you insinuated no such thing happened, while now you pretend to be the one who is right? SMH. Who is the real troll here.
Okay but how come Lirong Chen is like everyone’s best friend—both Jing and Xiang Liu—wish I could trade…
I believe its because Lirong clan is actually one of the clans closest to the Chenrong army. Back during the war, they were probably the last family to surrender to Xiyan and so they are not well liked by the other families who had surrendered early on to the King of Xiyan and helped him fight their own people. Guess he knows Xiangliu's real identity because of his uncle connection as well.
Jing somehow become his good friend after he helped out their clan when they were struggling. Also I wonder if Tonghua was just tickled because there is a chinese idiom called 狐朋狗友 that means literally 'fox and dog friends' : idle friends who have fun together lol For someone trained from young to become a perfect gentleman, its kind of funny that Jing's bestie is this naughty 'dog'. Jing used to be actually far more lively than what we get to see on screen.
XY dropped hints for XL many times to give up his revenge... and presumably she will stay with him thereafter...…
To me her two choices that she felt she could get along with as companions was always Jing and Xiangliu, but with XL he had always emphasized to her whatever they had was short term only and transactional only.
The one XY cannot get over even after he has failed her 'conditions' for not having another woman/married with family is Tushan Jing. But she is not happy with herself for not being able to be in control of her own heart. Her brain is saying No but her heart is hanging on.
Lots of people going to argue what is true love but I am here for the drama! lol
I've only seen good hotsearches abt it. What is this troll talking abt?
Bless you for daring to say what we feel. Why is this place so high-school and bitchy? I don't see those particular few harassers going around scolding the other XL fans for their reactions?
I got flashbacks to The Double lmao. Fervent qin playing
OMG not the fairy ascending scene complete with lightning display!! LOOOL I too, had to fast forward that sequence... I thought that piece was supposed to be deeply sorrowful but somehow they made an angry 'chang e + thor' thing going on...
Actually, I don't agree. TJ didn't give up the power either and became the leader of his clan. And all three of…
"the author of the novel confirmed that Xiao Yao's love is Xiang Liu" I am sorry I have to ask where did you get this because Tonghua said no such thing ever?
I also think she’s particularly broken because she knows TSJ is not a bad person and the way he decided to still…
I agree with you 200%!! That is exactly her struggle. She knows he did the 'right' thing even after they both were being wronged after he was set up, but she can't come to terms with how she lost him.
I can’t find the disapproving comments about how Xiaoyao is being ‘immoral’ so let me write a general reply to the 3 who have accused me of supporting ‘immorality’ here (becos I am team yaojing?)
This is LYF world setting. Men can marry more than one wife. Xiaoyao is not struggling over still being in love with and unable to forget a married man becos of morality. If she wanted, she could marry TSJ openly and nobody in Dahuang would point fingers at her like what you are doing here.
Xiaoyao is struggling because she can’t accept still being in love with a married man. That went against her personal preference/condition for choosing her life partner. That was why she could not bring herself to say it aloud later. Her heart and her head is at odds with herself.
I hope you finally understand ‘morals’ have nothing to do here. For morals, look over at Tushan Hou and fangfeng yiying. You are being disapproving to the victims.
My JingJing has everything like money power looks smartness everything except his memories, maybe he should try…
What you said suddenly made me realise TH snuck in an amnesia trope for xiaoyao’s love interest after all Behold! He who carries the mark of the forgetful one shall indeed be the true chosen one…😆
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Xiaoyao still crying over Jing, and telling Cangxuan she can't stop thinking about Shiqi in Ep2 was really sad... and if my math holds up, nearly 60 years have passed.
From the time she brought him home, their 6-7 years in Qingshui town; being apart until Cangxuan got to the Central plains, their short season of courtship in Chenrong manor, 37 years apart during their coma, breaking up in 3 months after their reunion; then about 10 years including Cangxuan's coronation and engagement to Fenglong...
Yaojing really have not spent that much time being together since their romance was underground... yet those times spent together was enough for her to miss him.
Its actually also about the same time as how long Cangxuan came to Qingshui town but his reunion with Xiaoyao was much later and its one year less for Xiangliu because they only met after Shiqi had recovered from his injuries which took about a year.
Partly due to the young ladies having very limited exposure to young men beyond that of their extended family, so 'falling for cousin so and so' is a common trope in many dramas.
However modern times most of us find the idea unacceptable now.
Chenrong royals had surrendered to the country of Xiyan about 300 years ago in the last great war. Now things in the "Central Plains ( now under Xiyan rule )" have become relatively peaceful, but the remnants of the army of Chenrong still hide in the mountains and forests and refuse to surrender.
I have difficulty understanding Hongjiang their general, who will not surrender out of loyalty to their deceased brothers in arms, because isn't peace and healing also a positive thing?
However, I also understand the surviving soldiers may not even be able to ever be at peace even if they are not in active battle, like old Uncle Lirong...
Waiting for Hongjiang to appear in S2 so maybe will have a better understanding of this 'righteousness' the author is trying to show us.
And now you have the receipts?
And you insinuated no such thing happened, while now you pretend to be the one who is right? SMH. Who is the real troll here.
Guess he knows Xiangliu's real identity because of his uncle connection as well.
Jing somehow become his good friend after he helped out their clan when they were struggling. Also I wonder if Tonghua was just tickled because there is a chinese idiom called 狐朋狗友 that means literally 'fox and dog friends' : idle friends who have fun together lol
For someone trained from young to become a perfect gentleman, its kind of funny that Jing's bestie is this naughty 'dog'. Jing used to be actually far more lively than what we get to see on screen.
The one XY cannot get over even after he has failed her 'conditions' for not having another woman/married with family is Tushan Jing. But she is not happy with herself for not being able to be in control of her own heart. Her brain is saying No but her heart is hanging on.
Lots of people going to argue what is true love but I am here for the drama! lol
Why is this place so high-school and bitchy? I don't see those particular few harassers going around scolding the other XL fans for their reactions?
"LMAO because TRUE LOVE amirite"
Yeah i guess it never happened. Just like how I don't see any of you harassing other Xiangliu fans who also say that scene was cringe worthy.
The other person questioning my morals for supporting Xiaoyao is
"Hua Chengs Butterfly"
I may have a lack of sleep but I have not started to hallucinate or forget my own actions like nathsketch.
I too, had to fast forward that sequence... I thought that piece was supposed to be deeply sorrowful but somehow they made an angry 'chang e + thor' thing going on...
Which I did not find it good enough to pay for, so I practiced patience lol
I am sorry I have to ask where did you get this because Tonghua said no such thing ever?
This is LYF world setting. Men can marry more than one wife.
Xiaoyao is not struggling over still being in love with and unable to forget a married man becos of morality. If she wanted, she could marry TSJ openly and nobody in Dahuang would point fingers at her like what you are doing here.
Xiaoyao is struggling because she can’t accept still being in love with a married man. That went against her personal preference/condition for choosing her life partner.
That was why she could not bring herself to say it aloud later.
Her heart and her head is at odds with herself.
I hope you finally understand ‘morals’ have nothing to do here. For morals, look over at Tushan Hou and fangfeng yiying. You are being disapproving to the victims.
Behold! He who carries the mark of the forgetful one shall indeed be the true chosen one…😆