Master Sun's daughter is not doing much so she is not a real threat but LJX is a stalker, a manipulator and a…
Like I already said above, I don't think Congwen is devious or a real threat either. But I still find it annoying when we have these characters (in dramas, generally) who can see the writing on the wall and yet still persist in pursuing those feelings. It's a pet peeve. :P
I don't fault Congwen for being attracted to the ML; clearly, she has good taste! That said, given how he's turned her down at every opportunity and offers no encouragement, she should move on. *Not* try harder to foster a relationship with the ML.
Teasers for next eps34: https://wetv.vip/en/play/iwf554loilcazjm-The%20Rise%20of%20Ning/n4100635vn0-Teaser%20EP34%3A%20The%20Rise%20of%20Ning35:…
34: Sounds like the marquess and the prime minister are headed towards a fall out. It is always nice when the baddies turn on one another. They can never trust each other!
35: Ah, the moment LSY warned LYN about has arrived. What appears to be is not always what it is. Sending strength to LSY!!
I hope they won't try making the so called "sister" in her new home too much of an evil, otherwise it would just…
I hope I’m not jinxing things by saying, I don’t think she’ll cause too much trouble, if she does cause any. She doesn’t strike me as an evil person but rather an insecure person. You can see at times she’s warmed and tugged by/towards LYN. But then something will happen, it makes her uncomfortable, and she takes a step back again. These sorts of actions lead me to believe a relationship between the two is not impossible so long as she can be made to feel secure - Something LYN is trying to do by sharing the duke’s gifts with her. Right now, I think they mostly should replace that maid of hers! She keeps putting doubting ideas into Lady Zhao’s head.
🤣 You really think they would make a C drama about incestuous siblings?
It can’t even really be said that they grew up together…. They have like one childhood memory together. One she needs someone else to help her recall. She otherwise spends her entire childhood living by herself before they reunite at the start of the drama.
I think one of my favoritest things ever in this drama is “the look” LSY gives LYN every time he knows she is hiding something from him on purpose. It makes my heart melt!
LJX: The Wei family and Lu family have been close for many years. If we can improve this relationship, won't it…
The Duke, like the stepmom, gives pretty great zingers. After their last scene together, I’d like to see them hanging out more. I think they’d be a lot of fun for us to watch. Haha
Does the stepmother always enter a scene with a “yo!” 😅?
Yes, but in Mandarin it’s an interjection to express surprise - and in the stepmother’s case, often a feigned one bc she’s funny and sarcastic like that.
The one who died is from the first household and he was the eldest. The children are numbered by birth order and…
Likewise, my parents’ families also number by gender. I’ve only seen this straight birth order numbering without regard to gender in period dramas, though, so I’ve just assumed it’s an ancient practice. 🤷🏻♀️
Both the 1st master and 2nd master had 2 sons so there should be 4 bros in total. The one that died should be…
I always thought Chen's second son was older than Shenyuan, too. During the literary event he was even called up as the oldest. But I guess that was just the dad not acknowledging Shenyuan until he was forced to at the end of that contest. I think Ep 31 was where we finally heard Shanyuan being referred to as the 4th, and it makes sense because otherwise I never could square away his birth order with his sister's, Yiyu. With today's new info I think I've finally sorted it out! (See my other reply to this thread.)
I see LJX is in trouble from comments below he's been called delusional, psycho and that serves him right. Now…
The one who died is from the first household and he was the eldest. The children are numbered by birth order and not by gender. As best as I can tell, the children fall in the following birth order: 1st Brother (1st household, deceased), 2nd Sister (Luo Yiyu, 1st household), 3rd Brother (Luo Shenyuan, 2nd household, Maid's son, male lead), 4th Brother (Luo Shanyuan, 1st household), 5th Sister (Luo Yilian, 2nd household, Concubine's daughter), 6th Sister (Luo Yixiu, 1st household), 7th Sister (Luo Yining, 2nd household, female lead), 8th Brother (Luo Xuanyuan, 2nd household, Concubine's son).
This is based on the fact that the 3rd brother and 5th, 6th, and 7th sisters are referred to as such often enough that I am certain about their birth order placements within the family (especially 3 and 7, oh, how we are familiar with those titles, hehe).
Also, in Ep 31, when Luo Shanyuan was departing for the military, Luo Shenyuan referred to him as "fourth little brother" and he also called himself, "fourth older brother" when speaking with his bio sister, Yixiu.
In Ep 1, Yilian referred to Yiyu as "oldest sister," and in the episode where the literary event ends, Yiyu and Shanyuan are walking away together and the latter refers to the former as "older sister." That means in addition to being the oldest of the female cousins, Yiyu is also older than her bio brother, Shanyuan. Meanwhile, we know Yixiu is the youngest of those 3 bio siblings.
Xuanyuan also refers to his bio sister, Yilian, as "older sister" often enough that we know she has to be older than him and as the 6th and 7th positions are already occupied, we can only assume then he is the 8th child in the overall family. That said, I think the drama sometimes loses its own count of the Luo children because in the scene where stepmom is instructing which sister is to oversee which brother's preparations for the first exam, she says that the "fifth sister" is close to "si lang" (how one would refer to a fourth male child of a family) and that has always left me confused because we know Xuanyuan is younger than Yilian. Moreover, in Ep 31, Shanyuan is referred to as the fourth child of the family. I can only conclude that an error was made in Ep 18 (I think it is, when Stepmom referred to him as si lang).
I really have to compliment the screenwriting in this drama. I thought the two NYE dinners were brilliantly done. On the one hand you have the Luo family. "Another year has passed and with each year, we have less and less people." A prosperous family is suppose to grow and expand, but with just a few words and a sigh Stepmom reminds us of what this family has been through.
On the other hand you have the Duke's family. The drama doesn't have to spell it out for us, but we can see instead how Yining is the obvious outsider when she can't join in the conversation or the memories that the other two children share with their grandmother.
Fortunately, we know, with time, both those familial environments will change.
What I love about the Duke is how generous he is with the FL - expressing understanding over her current discomfort, never pushing, and giving her the space to adapt and accept. Still, I agree with his mother that while his desire to make amends for the past is understandable, any signs of obvious favoritism are not going to serve Yining well when it comes to integrating her with the other two children. I did appreciate how Grandmother Wei counseled Lady Zhao after the dinner, but then she kind of ruined it when she told Lady Zhao how she would always be her favorite. In this regard, I wish the two adults could meet somewhere in the middle by letting Lady Zhao and Ting know that their hearts are big enough for all of them, as equals (because favoritism never serves anybody well), but also reminding them that acceptance of Yining as a new family member is also a reality.
My favorite parts of today's episodes were 1) Yining finally accepting the Duke as her father -- I loved seeing his obvious delight over her acceptance, but I especially loved when she said to LSY later that the word "father" is now filled with warmth. And 2) LSY's reminder that when when she feels lost between her old and new families, she'll always have a place with him. <3
Unlike somebody else we know, I appreciate how LSY only ever shares his thoughts and advice with Yining but otherwise lets her make her own decisions and on her own timeline. Growing up as she has, it's lovely to finally see Yining with strong support around her!
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I don't fault Congwen for being attracted to the ML; clearly, she has good taste! That said, given how he's turned her down at every opportunity and offers no encouragement, she should move on. *Not* try harder to foster a relationship with the ML.
35: Ah, the moment LSY warned LYN about has arrived. What appears to be is not always what it is. Sending strength to LSY!!
34: https://wetv.vip/en/play/iwf554loilcazjm-The%20Rise%20of%20Ning/n4100635vn0-Teaser%20EP34%3A%20The%20Rise%20of%20Ning
35: https://wetv.vip/en/play/iwf554loilcazjm-The%20Rise%20of%20Ning/k4100d6caev-Teaser%20EP35%3A%20The%20Rise%20of%20Ning
And THAT is the key difference between LSY and He Who Shall Not Be Named.
The other one remains as annoying as ever, but as he walks her around his creepy wedding chamber, all I can think is how pathetic he is…. Gross.
*raise your hand with me*
😂😍😝
This is based on the fact that the 3rd brother and 5th, 6th, and 7th sisters are referred to as such often enough that I am certain about their birth order placements within the family (especially 3 and 7, oh, how we are familiar with those titles, hehe).
Also, in Ep 31, when Luo Shanyuan was departing for the military, Luo Shenyuan referred to him as "fourth little brother" and he also called himself, "fourth older brother" when speaking with his bio sister, Yixiu.
In Ep 1, Yilian referred to Yiyu as "oldest sister," and in the episode where the literary event ends, Yiyu and Shanyuan are walking away together and the latter refers to the former as "older sister." That means in addition to being the oldest of the female cousins, Yiyu is also older than her bio brother, Shanyuan. Meanwhile, we know Yixiu is the youngest of those 3 bio siblings.
Xuanyuan also refers to his bio sister, Yilian, as "older sister" often enough that we know she has to be older than him and as the 6th and 7th positions are already occupied, we can only assume then he is the 8th child in the overall family. That said, I think the drama sometimes loses its own count of the Luo children because in the scene where stepmom is instructing which sister is to oversee which brother's preparations for the first exam, she says that the "fifth sister" is close to "si lang" (how one would refer to a fourth male child of a family) and that has always left me confused because we know Xuanyuan is younger than Yilian. Moreover, in Ep 31, Shanyuan is referred to as the fourth child of the family. I can only conclude that an error was made in Ep 18 (I think it is, when Stepmom referred to him as si lang).
On the other hand you have the Duke's family. The drama doesn't have to spell it out for us, but we can see instead how Yining is the obvious outsider when she can't join in the conversation or the memories that the other two children share with their grandmother.
Fortunately, we know, with time, both those familial environments will change.
What I love about the Duke is how generous he is with the FL - expressing understanding over her current discomfort, never pushing, and giving her the space to adapt and accept. Still, I agree with his mother that while his desire to make amends for the past is understandable, any signs of obvious favoritism are not going to serve Yining well when it comes to integrating her with the other two children. I did appreciate how Grandmother Wei counseled Lady Zhao after the dinner, but then she kind of ruined it when she told Lady Zhao how she would always be her favorite. In this regard, I wish the two adults could meet somewhere in the middle by letting Lady Zhao and Ting know that their hearts are big enough for all of them, as equals (because favoritism never serves anybody well), but also reminding them that acceptance of Yining as a new family member is also a reality.
My favorite parts of today's episodes were 1) Yining finally accepting the Duke as her father -- I loved seeing his obvious delight over her acceptance, but I especially loved when she said to LSY later that the word "father" is now filled with warmth. And 2) LSY's reminder that when when she feels lost between her old and new families, she'll always have a place with him. <3
Unlike somebody else we know, I appreciate how LSY only ever shares his thoughts and advice with Yining but otherwise lets her make her own decisions and on her own timeline. Growing up as she has, it's lovely to finally see Yining with strong support around her!