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I really hope Duke will face same fate as in the novel... but seems unlikely as the master (Empress + her son Prince Qing - I bet its them) is about to silence him

I believe that things won't go wrong this time!
and look how nicely novels plots has been modified and wrapped!
Song Mo parents, fathers mistress and half brother story was for me less believable than a way how its presented in the drama.
Making Song Han mother a musician who was a daughter of prominent family, which was involved in cooperation with Japanese pirates and as such punished by Duke Dingguo on Emperor's orders - made Jiang family in Duke's eyes enemies...
Then emperor granted marriage with Madam Jiang... well... he hated a woman and her family... so he hated even more Song Mo... with his minority complex and cruel personality his actions are understandable...
for novel readers - drama is another alternative reality - at least for me - and it shows how living circumstances, family, friends, enemies and decisions taken at the same point can impact someone's life path

yes, as poison won't fully develop

eps 25 - its going to be a lot of angst there
JY - I think it might be misleading trailer - as we could see him smiling when he had seen SM and DZ hugging each other after the fire scene
ep 24
in the novel he died out of overeating, and it was a last sentence in the book

as they were usually airing 2 eps on Mon and Tuesday... so ep 34... for SVIP - will be on Tuesday... if they want to make some additional money they should release express for the weekend and then only 1 ep per day...

enjoy! they are pretty good!

that was hilarious! first... omg! did he went to pleasure house???
then... OMG! empress knows!
I think, if it would be me, he would be dead!

I doubt they will include that dialogue ...

Any way - the dice - sounds like taking a gambling with a fate - so, probably a decision time without full picture knowledge.

She has the book and remembers everything from the previous lifetime

I hope they will release express by the end of week :)

He said he had a long dream but he can't remember any of it

because it wasn't something pleasant in the past and also she is afraid of pregnancy

Yes, that's not S+ or even S grade budget drama... its A one... and it proves what capable production team, talented screenwriter and director could achieve when moneys are wisely spent :)

Duke household has been covering huge area - each Song family branch had their own halls with rooms and courtyards. So, SH has been sitting in his own study which was quite a distance from his brother hall... separated by walls, gardens, gates... Ofc he could hear something is happening

8.8 ranking says a lot :)

CP in the novel is a very good material for an emperor :) I wouldn't call him scheming - he takes necessary precautions but not plotting against others

I am counting on it... all previous dramas of this director had nice happy endings... so I hope he won't go against the novel and we will see main leads going through all the trouble, staying a lovely couple and having 2 kids :)

Didn't finish the drama being honest - was quite busy and when back after few days after reading comments how plot is turning up - I stopped and then just quickly check up the ending... I think this year had too many SE dramas.

Her first marriage in the drama left her with a bitter memories... so she really is not in the rush to get pregnant - in the novel, her first marriage was like a duty bond - she was making money and running the household, and delivering babies... there was no romantic involvement in it... So when she got married with SM it took them few weeks before they consummate - and every single time they had sex she was comparing it to her previous experience. For her being truly in love and intimate with her husband was a new thing... and it took few months to understand how much Song Mo loves and cherish her...

for me it was more about the style of writing... not the length... you can describe same picture in many ways

this drama for me is best of 2024... and I really hope next 11 episodes will be of the same quality as already aired 23...