whoissilmoy

and someone says her character dies, not only that but in the case, her face is covered up, but I haven't seen the latest episodes, but her acting is quite good. I think this is her first step into more palace dramas, and she suits the genre so well.

Tragedies and deaths are common in palace dramas. You get so used to it that you start to expect it. If a drama’s theme is women’s suffering, then of course it’s going to include discrimination.

In ancient China, the emperor ruled as the Son of Heaven, holding the Mandate of Heaven — a moral contract he could lose if he appeared corrupt or failed the people. His reputation was his power; if he seemed to protect criminals, the court and the public would lose faith. Once Li Peiyi’s cases expose the truth, the emperor has no choice but to confront it. Punishing the conspirators cleans house but shakes the court; refusing to act risks even worse instability if people believe “the emperor protects villains.

The emperor could have married Li Peiyi off in an alliance, but instead he kept her close and even had her report directly to him. Was that choice driven by guilt or political calculation?

I still think ML wanted to get near FL because he liked her back then, childhood sweetheart

I had that thought why ML just happened to be nearby in an off-limits area to him when she was drowning. She was 9, he was 13/14. I wondered who pushed her into the pond, and why was ML father also there at the scene with ML, saving her.

the problem is that I know she's not going to die yet, it's too soon, so there is no suspense or emotion for viewer
maybe she can self-harm in the last episodes and make us all wonder if she will die

He has such a sinister, calculating look—and in the last drama I saw him in, he played the villain.

in case 1, there was 15th princess, so we know he had at least 15 daughters, but 1 died, 1 got married off for pollical alliance
I know of four princes (crown prince, 1 died, 1 left, and child)
I think concubine died, a consort went crazy, empress in background, consort raised Li Peiyi, and numerous other concubines

there is equality. men die too.

because she has the emperor

When will the FL stop self-harming to solve a case, and worry and upsets ML.

the FL personality comes across dismissive

after 2 or 3, you just expect someone will die

that will be the last case no. 7 supposed to be a climatic end

The eunuch voice and delivery is really awesome, almost sounds like China opera, so I looked him up. He is actually a voice actor too.

She's the younger daughter from wife #2. She debut in Meet Yourself, 2023, starring Liu YiFei, it was a big hit in China. UJ is her first costumer/historical.

I just noticed that the actress Annabel Yao, who plays Pei Yu, is in real life the daughter of the founder of Huawei, and she graduated from Harvard in 2020 with a degree in computer science and statistics. (It doesn’t sound like she did pure computer science, but more of a math/data-related field.)

It’s your standard palace‑politics setup, just presented as a detective case.

I just block her because she says she's on this page just to keep an eye on obsessive xu kai fans

Wouldn't it be awesome if Tian Du Yi Wen Lu (Miles Wei) and A Cup of love (Zhou Ye) were the final “trades” or collaborations Yu Zheng will arrange for Xu Kai. I used to not care because the narrative out there was that Xu Kai said it's too much work, but when does hard work ever stop Xu Kai from anything, and the more I research Yu Zheng, the more I hope he does leave. Xu Kai’s parents are his biggest priority, and if they encouraged him to move on, he would. Yu Zheng is only interested in promoting his next generation of artists. Sure, Xu Kai will always do great in any drama that he has to take on, but he's entering a new phase of his career, where he'll soon be 31, and wants to take on his dream roles he spoke of, although he's not someone who rushes into things. He appears to be thoughtful, patient, someone who lives with intention and avoids regrets. I wonder what his plans are. I admire his personality, tenacity, and hardwork in life, and I trust he'll succeed no matter what he decides.