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for 2 minutes 🤣

there is no douban rating yet, but a lot of netizens is upset with drama as the novel was highly rated and very popular one

honestly, no idea, as the drama doesn't follow up the novel

yep! Princess Shenghua was so careless that didn't check the background of her son personal guard ;)
Lin Minsheng in the novel joined new appointed Zhenbei army general to gain some war experience
But he actually wanted to protect his beloved sister marriage (as Yi Zhi was her childhood sweetheart) and was investigating Amai.
He would assassinate her but after hearing from her that she is not interested at all in Shang Yi Zhi he became her trusted bodyguard and later took a name of Mu Bai
(as he have killed a leading army general who nearly lost whole Zhenbei army due to bad decisions what happened after peace treaty which was giving a lot of land to Beimo and Amai and her soldiers didn't agree with that, so she took over the Zhenbei army and kept fighting Beimo, and ofc being called rebel by old emperor)

There is no chemistry between FM and ML - but there is great one between FL and SML - however they are war enemies

Yeah, I had seen some comments on Weibo ;) hopefully in few years we may see a proper adaptation of the novel

https://www.hetushu.com/book/4535/3358364.html

You should definitely give it a go! and write a review after drama will finish airing :)

We just have different expectations - so you didn't expect much and you are enjoying it more than me - as I was hoping for good adaptation :)
but for sure its best costume romance drama to watch atm.

Novel despite being about war shows the point of view from both sides through different characters narration - and it has its adventurous and humorous side too :)
So making an outstanding drama based on it wouldn't be difficult at all

I hope another director will pick up on it in the future and make a good true to the novel drama :)

This drama is pretty watchable one but its not what you are expecting from drama based on the novel. So this my main issue... if it would be an original script I would still comment about its quality as some plots and it's conclusions are badly written and very predictable. Some are simply an offence to viewers intelligence.
So I was expecting a drama adaptation on the same level as Joy of Life, The Long Ballad, Love like the Galaxy, Lost You Forever... unfortunately its not what we get :)

I just wanted it to see how this drama concludes - I am not expecting anything brilliant especially that there are only 6 episodes left and we know that at least another 2 will be again court related - no idea how they are going to close loose ends and finish the story

ep 31 and 32 will be available on Monday...

thats why a lot of us says that screenwriters simply screw up their job - they really fabricated unbelievable story - which characters are only the tools to keep plots running . Drama despite plenty of changes was quite good in first 20 episodes now its just rolling down.

in the novel fight for the power is background story - they could write that part by themself and really as it happened in the novel separate leads for 4 years
let her to became a marshal with slow progression from battalion commander through the battles (those could be even narrated partially) and him to grow up some spine and became a real emperor - but I guess it was too much to ask! and ofc that wouldn't go in the pair with their great plan to set Amai up with Yi Zhi 🥲

I doubt that would happen... this drama won't be very successful as novel had 8.5 rate on douban and large fandom - and screenwriters made a trash from great story...

with all stupid plots twists at least screenwriters stayed true to that part of the story - Chang Yu Qing really had fallen in love with Amai and was protecting her despite consequences - and I hope that Amai will leave ML and his court to either venture through the world or to join CYQ or brother Tang
at the end of the novel when Amai asked CYQ what he would do if she would be beheaded by Emperor he told her that he would lead an army and invade Nanxia - so screenwriters picked up some bits and implemented them where ever it was working for their ideas

if they will really make it that way it will be so pathetic! ;)

unfortunately that's how it is... and ML will be a PM's puppet emperor... I really hope screenwriters will allow her see through it and that will be a real reason why she is going to leave... but in overall it is a pity that drama with good budget, actors, set ups is not as good as it could be due to stupid scenario

I am a bit busy today but will try to write new topic about differences between novel and a drama
- unfortunately Fighting for love - is not true to novel and even a synopsis...
Mu Bai is ML bodyguard from a very long time... and ML has no idea he is a son of PM??? you trust a person, let them be your right hand and you even didn't investigate that person background? Like - really?
CYQ - is Beimo's God of War ... very skilled in martial arts warrior - he is going to assassinate ML alone during the day time? and then run behind the corner without checking if street is safe? and boom! knocking down powder!
SCREENWRITERS! you screw up that story sooooo badly!
You have decided to rewrite a novel and turn it into something else, but at least stay true to the character abilities and make it believable!