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Military reforms, Miraculous crafts established and a mother’s love and support

This episode has the Empress dowager and WuYi going toe to toe strategy. He has done his best to keep JiaYu out of it but fate chose differently. Her best friend got to stay out of it but she questioned if WuYi could keep them both safe. He is sidelined by seeing one from his past and meets JiaYu’s mother. She has the Phoenix heart token and will give it to him if he will divorce her daughter and keep her from Mao. Here we learn that WuYi is crown prince WenXi. The fake XiaoSheng is still alive and the monument had to be destroyed because it was falling and would have crushed WuYi’s brother. For all the seriousness the bet between the wife and friend funny. Wu Yi and JiaYu responding in sync humorous too. 🤣The Beifu army is now questioning WuYi’s leadership as Empress dowager planned and she is using this to cause friction with the imperial guard and impeach WuYi. The one thing master strategist crown prince did not take into consideration is what the Creator of Miraculous Craft logo meant to JiaYu. This was her self made image of herself and his stunt with her label trashed it. He had become just another user to reduce her to pawn status. Tutor Xie is trying to mentor his son in the art of politics. He deftly maneuvered away from the direct question of his son about his part in 30k deaths to enticing him to the power of ruling. It all sounds reasonable but I had to note the piece he put in his son’s hand was the black one. I don’t see him teaching his son to posture for justice near as much as the path of least resistance to gain power and position. WuYi asks JiaYu to accompany him to the Beifu camp after promising her he would help her untarnish her logo. At the camp the rebel soldiers siding with the Imperial guard were punished accordingly. Yue’s head and fake XiaoSheng was delivered to Empress Dowager’s carriage where master strategist WuYi had her accept Beifu’s military reforms. At the camp he had JiaYu show the difference between a toy crossbow compared to one for military use. Knocking off the brazier with first shot made quite an impression. She did not deny her hunter design was the culprit for their loss, but it was also noted that officials were required to have them mass produced and provided to their army through the armory director. This was such a massive blow to the power play Empress dowager thought she had succeeded at accomplishing. JiaYu’s proving what the memorial was made from and how it would collapse with heat demonstrated the Empress dowager’s treachery with her magnanimous gift of hundreds of lanterns. Her treachery has been made obvious for those that have eyes to see. I am waiting to see what happens to the impeaching officials that had info used prior to it being released to the public. He has declared peace on northern border with envoys wanted to form a treaty. This job came to Mao and WuYi to accomplish because Empress dowager wanted no part of it. This seems typical for those wanting to ensure their own power rather than true help for the people. I think Mao sees his friend in a new light and can compare this strategy for peace and reform compared to Tutor Xie’s position of everybody is a pawn if in the way to ambition’s height. WuYi purchased a shop for her to hang her logo and be offially used for arms improvement as well. It was a touching moment when she cut the sign in half to label it Miraculous Crafts only making it clear women could contribute. JiaYu’s mother thinks she offers WuYi an offer he can’t refuse. He will only agree that JiaYu deserves choice and that nobody else should make that for her…not even him. She gives him the phoenix heart tokens and promises her allegiance and to find the last token holder. What was interesting is we now know Mao is Tutor Xie’s son but what we don’t know is who JiaYu’s parents really are because neither her mother or father are her biological parents. WuYi has become more and more sad that he is falling in love with a wife who wishes him happiness and success while she runs off with Mao to see the world. He has not promised divorce but knows this is very well the option JiaYu will choose. Her mother agrees and that is why she pledged allegiance. I love that he let her know he would not be manipulated by anybody. I don’t think she expected that strength in character. I am not sure how he will convey all this to JiaYu, but it will inevitably cause him increasing heartbreak to watch this play out. I hate that this causes him suffering, but I am so content to see a mother going all in for her daughter without using her as a pawn. She only wishes her daughter happiness and the right to decide what path best gets her there. I cannot fault her for paving the way for her daughter’s freedom.

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The story of Phoenix Heart Token

I am quite sure the lost prince linked to the Phoenix Heart Token will be none other than Xiao Wuyi. 🤭🫣 And does the name of that token hides the title of this drama?​ 😏And once again, Grand Tutor Xie showed how wrong I was about him in the first episodes. I thought him to be gentle, kind, and caring, yet he turns out to be such a manipulator and schemer. With each episode, even worse deeds are revealed than before.... And all to grab Imperial power... 😩😠​I am thoroughly enjoying watching how Wuyi has grown quite protective of his new wife, and some deeper sympathy can already be noticed. His expression changes a bit when they talk about Mao, and he worries about her safety and how to occupy her mind so she won't worry about things... 🤗🥰​However, her being blamed for the deaths of those thousands of Beifu Army soldiers will definitely cause them trouble. 😔​I wonder how Mao's attitude will change now that he knows his Master has used him—and, above all, used his own daughter for his schemes to weaken Wuyi's position.🤨​The pacing of the drama seems quite quick—sometimes maybe a little too quick—but overall, I am quite satisfied with it. I wonder how they will execute the romance, knowing that the female lead actress was a minor when they filmed. I know in MoGA they were careful, but the FL there was already 19 years old, so they still gave us some kissing scenes. 🤔

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It got better, but not much

The dialogue got a little better and flowier but is still not great. The translation doesn‘t help and I hope it can be fixed. At times it is very repetitive. Noticed that especially at the beginning when Nakhun repeatedly says „we’re bonded, a pair, a couple, we shouldn’t separate, AlphaxOmega bond, we‘re basically married“ Ugh. — Also some even longer scenes that just took up space plus lots of silence. Phatsa‘s heat in the shower for example. That was 5 minutes of run time. — When we‘re back with Nakhun… Idk who choreographed the „NC“ scenes… while I understand that they are pheromone driven and quite animalistic in their bed behaviour, as viewer it got exhausting to watch the longer it went on. And that scene went on for 7 minutes! SEVEN MINUTES. — Something I am missing is the intensity and tension of the alpha when calm. The father has it but I need to feel it from Nakhun. There‘s 10 Eps left and they just bonded, so 🤞 — I like that we get shown what other effects alpha pheromones can have (the protective shield move towards Nakhin, causing a headache in Beta Ongsa and making Phatsa cry) — I am generally very interested in Nakhun‘s family dynamic. I like that he cried in front of his mum and Nakhin. — We don‘t know much more about Naphit, he seems to take after his father. — Nakhin’s still a very nothing character to me, a shadow/right hand man to Nakhun. — Ongsa and Nakhin… hm. Despite knowing it would happen it still wasn‘t pleasant to watch. — Overall this series so far makes me want to be an editor (& translator) and re-edit the whole thing. Me, from the future (6 episodes in): no, even better: Rewrite and reshoot.

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"Life is too precious to give up easily"

**contains spoilersSo much happened in this episode that I felt fulfilled after watching it. I really appreciated Wang Fa opening up to the boys about his past trauma. Sharing something that painful isn't easy so the fact that he chose to tell them speaks volumes about how much he trusts and treasures them. Wan Xing scared me with that note. Watching her fold the note she had written a year ago into a paper plane and let it fly means that she was letting go of the despair she once carried and choosing to embrace life instead. Just like she said, "Life is too precious to give up easily". And then we got Wang Fa and Wan Xing co-parenting a puppy!!! Xiao Bai is the cutest little fluff ball ever! I get cuteness aggression every time he appears on screen. And please, not Wang Fa using his "injury" as an excuse to get closer to Wan Xing 😅 My guy is trying so hard. Give him a chance, Wan Xing 🙏🏻 I was also screaming internally when my second CP, Wen Cheng Ye and Fu Xin Shu, finally got more screentime. Watching them study vegetable cultivation together was adorable. And yes I love bok choy too 🤤 The rooftop scene with Cheng Ye leading everyone as they planted together was so heartwarming 🥺 And their family photo, I'm not willing to let go of this family soon 😭

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They should have stopped while ahead

I love this drama up to episode 11 but the misunderstanding in episode 12 is utterly ridiculous. He knows the pain of waiting yet left her alone with no explanation. And I was confused, I thought he was shot. So it was just Hee Joo's dream? I thought there was further big reveal on what the psycho whispered to him. But we already knew it was the grandpa who caused the accident 20 years ago. And the war was awkward and out of place, it's as if the Director suddenly got inspired by Decendant of the Sun and decided to shove his opinion on current political events. . And which stupid civilian will actually travels on their own to a war zone?

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