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Friends in low places

Lan Xiang found herself in Yangzhou in QingYan brothel. She saw the consequence for trying to escape so she opted for more time by having her bid on to up the price. In Jinling JinQi sees the matchmaker Han was going to have over and knows time is closing in. He also finds himself with a new mission to get the prince out of the city. He is helping the prince escape by having a body similar in build to distract and sneaking him away to Yangzhou with him by boat. It is funny when they are all trapped in the opera house that he volunteers to assist with the hunt. The Zhaos want rid of him so badly that they acknowledge his acquaintances and shoos them out the gate. 😂🤣 Mischief managed. 😝 Then he gets him to La Dalang’s ship. In the brothel it is time for LanXiang to prepare for first customer. She is greeted by a lady with scarved hat and it turns out to be Ji’Er who helps her escape. Lan Xiang vows to save her. Ji’Er plays along but she doesn’t quite dare to hope, but knowing how LanXiang keeps her word for the first time in years she comes as close to hoping as she can. She gives LanXiang some jewelry to sell which ends up in a chicken pen. LanXiang paid the farmer back for the chickens he lost in the distraction. She helps a gma exiting so they look like a family. While she is exiting, JinQi is entering and his face is ready to kill whoever is in his way to getting LanXiang.

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What a wonderful ending!

What a wonderful ending! 🤗At first, when I accidentally read the spoiler about Lanxiang's death, I was worried. I had no idea when and why that would happen, but it turns out I didn't have to worry at all. She lived a happy and fulfilled life, surrounded by people who loved her, continuing to write plays all her life and leaving a beautiful legacy of the Shen family — their story... Something only she would be able to tell. 😌Though, I am a little bit sad that Jinqi left her so soon (their eldest daughter was only 16 years old then). Everything he told her about fate and finding each other in the next life and becoming husband and wife again was so beautiful. And right before his last breath, he said in a voice that he knew she was Shen Jialan. 🥹🤧🥰That scene where all the doors were closing and the camera flew backwards out of the Lin residence... I really didn't want it to end. This drama was wonderful at telling us a beautiful story of how women, inspired by Lanxiang's philosophy and ways, went "against the current" to fulfill their dreams, little or big, and found their happiness, stability, and other things. 🥲

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Wonderful episode with many wrap-ups, even if some were sad.

That was such a respect from Old Master Lin to Lanxiang's mother. He sensed she was not doing well and offered Lanxiang to let her stay in Zhichun Hall longer. And I am so grateful he did, because she passed away very soon after... 😢 The scene with her final moments holding her adoptive daughter's hands and sharing last bits of wisdom and joyful moments, then seeing her own daughter coming to take her... It was very touching. And I like that her husband was at peace with that, as he knows how joyful and good a life she actually had. And all of that thanks to Jialan who was a perfect daughter to them, as they were perfect parents to her... 🤧I love how Xie Zhao and Wan's story was wrapped up. And right he was — sometimes people have to wait for the right moment for their hearts to finally find each other and resonate. Their journey took sixteen years where they matured a lot, learned to be independent of their family's opinions, and realized what they wanted from life. We didn't see much of his road, but we saw a lot of Wan's. And knowing how it looks combined, I think it was done very well. 🤗🥰But why did Han Liang hesitate to kneel for the plea to return the Retired Emperor? 🤨

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How to meet all your lab partners at once on a blind date🤣😂

At first I was so angry with Min Jae for playing matchmaker. He had just experienced what it was like for a date not to be a date and he pulls that.🙄😡 If I had been her, when second guy showed up I would have said take my order and leave for the two to have lunch. She is much kinder and soon third lab bro is there and she ended up being where she wanted to visit. Seeing the robot Danny. 007 robot.🤣😂 she did not want to hit the robot but channeled her anger and knocked it senseless. She felt horrible and Min Jae comes back to find his project destroyed and needing 40 million to fix.😱His professor is quirky and was amused by Yu Jin’s application so met with Ms fabric hypocrite. He didn’t know what happened but Min Jae had a much better idea. He sensed that something was off with the professor’s attitude and tracked down the best friend. She didn’t mention what the professor did and that sent a message to Min Jae. He also found out it cost Yu Jin her best friend and entire department because she had dared talk back to the professor and not dropped the incident. So Min Jae has a math question on the board to see where the two candidates for lab stand. His pick ,nut job , finishes it first and Yu Jin had a harder time and didn’t answer it completely. Professor Ahn teased she wrote a thesis for an answer and too small for him to read so they take it to the math head Professor Lee. He is quite impressed because his first question was this was a girl?😝🙄😡 Female brains can’t possibly excel at math🙄😝 He wanted Yu Jin to contact him because he saw the brilliance there. So Ahn said no poaching and they left saying she had to be good because Lee wasn’t impressed by much of anything. Min Jae got the snideness of her past professor who tried to imply she would be wasted effort to try to teach. I’m wondering why a math genius is hiding out in fabric design with uppity attitude students and full of herself crafter mentor/professor? It’s her friend’s loss if she prefers a professor that hid her assault and chooses to have the department shun the rescuer rather than abuser. 😝🤬 you can’t fix stupid. Min Jae has to trim down because he has to fit the leg. His late night snacking had him heavier and the leg was telling him by creating an ulcer. He tried getting back to the pool for a bit which he’d been avoiding since his leg loss. Min Jae wanted excuse to dismiss Yu Jin but the more he investigated the more convinced he was that she was the injured party. The fact that she wasn’t the least bit daunted about failing the test, she would just keep at it til she got in, impressed him. His friends already liked her so the rumor she wasn’t a team player was already proven false. I am not sure about her celebratory song at joining team but she went all out to amuse everybody. I like that Jin Mae walked with her even when he had no clue where she lived. Especially since it was a painful process for him. Her grabbing him and challenging him if he wanted it or not to say so….. lol that’s a twist on a theme. But he hasn’t dated and we don’t know if he’s ever had a chance to kiss a girl……so I am hoping he gets to kiss the girl and likes it.🤣😂

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Finally getting the Fu Ling == Bai Xi reveal

Or at least strong, obvious hints that it's annoying that they (Fu Ling & Bai Shuo) have to be stupid to not realize. So at least a little progress on that thread. Kinda seems stupid that Bai Shuo was running alone through the woods at night without someone like Tian Huo or Cang Shan to protect her. And are they really going to drag Chong Zhao's sad sack pathetic self around the whole show? Twenty episodes in and we are still getting repeats of Chong Zhao showing up, looking sad and pathetic, trying to force his way into Bai Shuo's life, only to get rejected. Rinse. Repeat. His kind of character is just pure annoyance and a total plot drag because it just goes nowhere and we _know_ it will go nowhere. Please, writers. Let him grow up and move on. It makes for a better story when characters like his show actual real growth to maturity instead of staying stuck as lovesick 14 year olds.

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