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Yes this was well deserved.

Very sweet <3

Plot hole why the smart Mei Lin became the dumb Mei Lin who could never recognize the evilness of YQ? Because chinese writers like to dumb down FLs as soon as they are in love.
Regarding Luo Mei, arghhhh I don't speak about her. Settleling suddenly for a bad guy like CP MRJH tsk tsk.
There might be cut scenes we did not watch.

Thank you Fiona <3
This is the clues you get when you re-watch it. You are totally right, he didn't want or had to assassinate her. But he poisoned her with Momai poison because it was the exact poison CP MRXL henchman : war Minister Zhang Yin fed his Momai army when the set the Qinzhou arson. It was to incrimnate him and thus the Crown Prince. He knew that the only outcome for an assassination attempt in the court would be death penalty. That's why he asked his bodyguard to gave her a grand burial in Qinzhou, once the plan would be executed.
Unfortunatly, the Momai poison was lethal. The only antidote was the dragon flower but the seed was owned by the CP MRXL.
This is why MRJH tested an antidote and poisoned himself.

Yes Master of Shadow Works is MRJH.
He took 10 years to train Mei Lin to make an attempt assassination of himself, on the purpose of sowing doubt in his father's heart and causing a commotion so that his father has to reopen the Qinzhou case and he can finaly reddem the 30.000 ( I think) Weibei army soldiers, who died unjustly.

Later on the show, when he was already head over heels for Mei Lin, he tried to synthetize an antidote for Mei Lin, by using himself as a testing cobaye. This is where he poisoned himself.

What can I do Fiona? I find this drama so poetic. I love the morals (pay attention on what you do) + symbols of the show and it pleases me to re watch it. Despite the bashing it faces and the decrease of the ratings.
I guess some people don't like some characters, the ending and the fact that CP MRXL died too early on the 24th episode.

I will next watch FoF but meanwhile, I will re-watch daily one episode. Hopefully the audience will understand more of the show. I am hoping to see the rating stop decreasing.

there I store the first 3 episode I reviewed. And I am going to add the following episodes.
https://kisskh.at/discussions/chun-hua-yan/131232-from-violence-to-poetry-through-romance-the-characters-development?page=6

Yes exactly. She is trying to do the right thing. But the problem is that, the wife doesn't let go. And this is clearly the husband's fault. He wants to cling on FL despite being rejected.

Yes, exactly. She had previously kowtowed to the mother, telling her they broke up, beging her perdon and asking her to let the employees of the factory alone.
But the mother vowed to destroy her and her business.
And at that point of time, the mother came, in person, to sow discord.
Seeking trouble for someone who already dropped her cheating husband on the very day she met her.
Of course, she wanted her to be mad.

The concept of "what if" makes sense if not for the "undying flowers"
https://kisskh.at/680797-chun-hua-yan#comment-19339044

You are welcome.
I would have accepted the" what if" alternate story, if were not the concept of "undying flower".
Because, indeed, it would have made sense that in the brink of death, someone dreams or thinks about what would have happened if the story was different.

But I re-watched the episode 3 and here is my take on it.
https://kisskh.at/680797-chun-hua-yan#comment-19332680

After watching it again, I am more convinced that the writer wanted to tell us that Murong Jing He and Mei Lin are represented by "undying flowers". They spoke a lot about it in the show.
And if you remember, when MRJH and ML arrived in the village. They were in a coma but Mei Lin couldn't let go of Prince Jing's hand.
So the doctor let them unconcious, "attached" to one another.
Once they woke up, she realized that she was holding his hand. She openned her hand. And we saw that there was an "undying flower" in their hands.

So, it tells me the "undying flower" represents them and thanks to it, they did not die.
Consequently, I understand the "alternate life" sequence as their next life. And not a "what if" sequence.
Because the writer wants to tell us that they will not die. Like the undying flower is resillient and immortal.

Thanks. Yes I would have like them to keep emphasizing the analogy between he main couple and the undying flower/ immortality.
I don't know why they only had 32 episodes. It's a pity.
We have no independent side story and some concepts were lightly treated.

Indeed, you are right. I just spoke about what I thought when I saw that Zigu was dying. As the drama was airing. But now that we can look back, of course YQ's attitude was key to avoid war. They sign a non agression agreement for 100 years. That was much needed.

Yes exactly. The flower embroided on the handkerchief look like the flower Mei Lin embroided fro Shu Muo's funeral.
I was disturbed by the Emperor's romance and I had the hunch that Zigu would not survive. Because, as I see it her romance was weird and I believed that the relation between Great Yan and State of Xiyan had to be severed to avoid battle for the trone.

I agree. I don't understand why.

I will tell you if he says it.

They survived like the undying flower survives. This concept is explained on episode 3 - Here is my take on this episode.

https://kisskh.at/680797-chun-hua-yan#comment-19332680

There is a fake intercourse in the open.

Yes, I understood that. She had to ask what would love look like to someone. She was indeed completely clueless and gullible in that aspect. Poor girl. *sigh*
I didn't like how the romanticized her relationship with the old man. But luckily we did not see any kiss. What a relieve o_O

Yes, indeed. They let the audience choose what ending they liked the most.
And the audience had to interprete the ending.
It was not easy to recognize at first glance.
You are right.
There are 2 concepts regarding the undying flower and they fell to emphazise that.
I will have to rewatch the episode 28 to see if MRJH tell to Mei Lin's fake corpse : "I didn't know this could kill you".
Pretty much like in the book.

Episode 3 : Oath of survival - Mei Lin must live.

Mei Lin is desperate she knows she has only 3 days left to live and the culprit is still at large. She whispers : « I don’t know what to do now ». She remembers that she has to attend the royal banquet that evening. A plan pops up in her mind : she will seek Prince Jing's help.

Later on, as she arrives at the banquet among the first groupe of 25 beauties. Momai poison starts to flare up. As the hairpin penetrates her wrist, a drop of poisonous blood alleviates her pain. Mei Lin has more and more difficulties to play the complying and obedient peace-making beauty. Quick, she must speak to Prince Jing. But will the Crown Prince spoil her plan? He seems decided to give her the "eastern palace jade". While Mei Lin approaches her hand to receive it, Prince Jing suddenly stands up and walks at her. The banquet attendants are shocked. But they start to yell when Mei Lin suddendly stabbs Prince Jing . Just time for her to whisper to his ear : « You are not the true culprit of Qinzhou Massacre.  I have proof. Save me ».
The couple twirls as if they were dancing a macabre song and Prince Jing falls unconcious.

Mei Lin opens her eyes. She is hanging by the wrists with a rope, a meter above the ground, in a prison cell. It's been hours since the first tortures and harsh interrogation sessions began. She is weak and injured. All her body suffers. She softly whispers : « I cannot die ».
It was the legacy of her dying father. His order binds her, she has to survive.

After the torture, as she is linning on the wall of this dark and dirty prison cell.

For the very first time, Mei Lin notices the undying flowers fighting their way to life.
She crawls painfully at this living beacon of hope.
In case she lie down by them, would she be able to sense their fragrance?
As she slowly whispers « un- dy- ing ».
Prince Jing, who was watching her with admiration and care, also slowly whispers « un- dy- ing ».

They just vowed to survive that deadly quest. The undying flower represent them.
Mei Lin and Murong Jing He must live. They just made an oath of survival.

Episode 3 : Oath of survival - Mei Lin must live.