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I think people prefer romance over suspense historical dramas... but this drama is really good one, an hopefully will get more appreciation!

One episode per day torture started... grrr...

The swap was done with Song Han and Song Mo sister....
Song Mo is legitimate son of Duke and madam Jiang. There was no babies switcheroo when he was born

Nope, it's just FL who remembers past life in the novel

If they will follow up the coup plot then SM will first convince CP that his little brother is going to rebel and he will be well prepared for that. As he will stage up countermeasures and let opponents believe things are in their favour.

Also after wedding she showed him that secret chart made on fabric and told him about book.... And? That's it? I think we may see some time back scenes when they are talking about clues, otherwise it would be just stupid scene...

Changes in plots were necessary as they had to reduce number of characters as well as side plots. But as the consequence main course of events required proper adjustments.
My question is - what happened to Li Liuniang (Song Han biological mother - who has killed her? Or did she commit a suicide?

That pill Empress is offering to DZ - is it for Song Mo or old Duke? I believe Ji Yong should be verifying it's properties

What's about mad servants treatment? Is she going to regain sanity?
What's the truth about Song Mo sister??

I think that break up vibe is as usual misleading spoiler
And yes, it is supposed to be Empress and her biological son - prince Qing
Pregnancy should bring DZ close to Crown Princes as they were both pregnant at the same time and in the novel boys were born with one day difference.
I do agree there is no time for a nonsense break up story....

Please mark it with a spoiler

We don't know who she is

I do agree - a lot of people just started to watch the drama so even if we are commenting on current events it's better to use spoiler tag and do not ruin someone's experience

I hope for DZ persuading SM to drop the hatred and live well, both of them to associate with CP so follow up emperor's wish in terms of succession
We need her to get pregnant asap as the baby will be a key 🗝️ to change his fate
The coup plot can be easily resolved in 2-3 episodes - I hope there is someone expecting murder attempt of Duke in that jail...
So far side and main plots are wrapped very nicely and slowly discovered truth is coming to the surface.
I am expecting a real enemy showing up soon.

I can recommend Ripe Town too...

I believe in Hit the table and scissors will speak up solution... imagine your very important pawn disappears into thin air? what would you do?
send someone to investigate as well as someone to clean up as you want to be sure there is no proof left pointing towards your direction.

yes, nice casting! and we don't see same actors - 15 years later looking nearly exactly the same

That tattooed archer had been wearing same outfit as eunuchs - but I am suspecting that it might be an assassin from neighbourhood kingdom which is supporting Prince Qing - he has been sent years ago to his fiefdom in Liaodong - at the border, and if I recall well in some gifts were items from neighbouring tribe.
But ofc I can be mistaken, it might be as well Empress secret guard... any way I think that tattoo and mark on the arrow's head have hidden meaning.

I hope that Zeng Qing Jie will keep his HE drama's serie :) All his previous works had nice, well wrapped plots and very satisfying endings.

his throat had been bitten by Song Han (or rather reaped off), he couldn't speak and was bed ridden till end of his life

I love this drama so far...

All previous dramas directed by Zeng Qing Jie had happy ending... so I really hope he is not going to change the original story and stay true to his former works! I count on him!

It's very well played scumbag! 😁 He made Duke character believable, when I was reading novel I thought that he should be dead already either by heart attack or from a hand of enemies / mistreated servants.