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Good riddance dude

Just when you think that boyfriend could not get any worse, he did. I was kinda lost on what prompted her to mention that in the moment cause I know she mentioned having something to share later in episode 1. At first I thought it was maybe an indicator showing that they don't really know each other like that since last time he was all focused on her stats and achievements lol. But I'm glad she let him go. If he wants to walk away after learning that information, then he's total trash.I think overall the juxtaposition of the different scenarios was a good idea, but I hateeee how it was executed. It felt so choppy. I see why they used flashbacks and showing things out of order but it could've been much better. So 8.5/10 mostly cause of that.

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THIS EPISODE WAS THE BEST

so as her father suggested, huiju plans to divorce yian as the only thing that he had was honour as a royal family member and she wanted to protect him so tried taking all the blame, ONLY FOR SUDDENLY DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING BETWEEN THE CABINET MEMBERS, YIAN AND HUIJU, A MESSENGER FOR YIYUN CAME AND TOLD HIM YIYUN WANTED TO ABDICATE AND WANTS YIAN TO TAKE THE THRONE AND YIAN CONFRONTED HUIJU AFTERWARDS SAYING IF YOU TRULY WANTED TO “CUT YOUR LOSSES” THEN WHY ARE YOU READY DROP EVERYTHING AND TAKE THE BLAME AND HE WAS JUST DISSAPOINTED THAT HUIJU DIDNT TRUST HIM TO MAKE THE SITUATION BETTER, BUT EVENTUALLY HUIJU ADMITTED SHE LIKED HIM, AND SINCE YIAN WAS HIDING OUT AT HIS PRIVATE RESIDENCE AFTER BEING OFFERED THE THRONE, HUIJU RUSHED OVER AND TOLD YIAN THAT SHE LIKED HIM AND THEY HAD SUCH A GRETA KISS SCENENENEE. AND DURING ALL THIS, MS DO AND HYEON WERE HAVING DRINKS IN FRONT OF THE HAN RIVER AND MS DO MENTIONED THAT HAVING DRINKS IN FRONT OF THE HAN RIVER WAS SOMETHING SHE LIKED SINCE HYEON ONCE ASKED HER WHAT SHE LIKED SINCE HE THOUGHT HE WAS SLY AND THAT SHE WOULDN’T NOTICE THAT HE WANTS TO GET TO KNOW HER MORE, AND SO SHE ASKS HYEON IF HE LIKES “IT” AS WELL AND HE SAYS YES BUT DUE TO PURPOSE AMBIGUITY, MS DO ASKS HYEON IF HE LIKES THE RIVER, THE DRINKS OR MS DO HERSELF, AND HE ADMITS THAT HE LIKES EVERYTHING ANG IT WAS SO CUTETETTETE. OH AND yian had to follow the customs, he has to say no 3 three times to yiyun’s abdication until he can accept it, SINCE EVEN YIYUN KNEW HIS FATHER’S DEATH WISH WAS FOR HIS UNCLE YIAN TO BECOME KING, BUT DUE TO HER MOTHER’S GREED SINCE YIRANG FELT AS THOUGH SHE MADE SO MANY SACRIFICES TO MARRY YIYUN’S FATHER AND BECOME QUEEN MOTHER, OMG SHE EVEN HAD TO LEAVE HER PASSION OF BECOMING A PIANIST AND SHE EVEN HAD A CRUSH ON YIAN DURING HIGH SCHOOL THAT SHE COULDN’T PURUSE DUE TO HER DAD, SEONGWON FORCING HER TO MARRY. Now yirang feels guilty and has stopped going against yian, and her father had heard of this and said he’ll go through with it AND NOW HE’S PLOTTING SOMETHING ALONG WITH JEONGWOO. SO NOW YIAN WAS GOING TO THE PALACE HALLS TO RECIEVE THE LAST OFFER TO THE THRONE THAT HE WOULD REJECT UNTIL AFTERWARDS HE WOULD ACCEPT THE NEXT ONE, ONLY TO GET A MESSAGE FROM JEONGU TO GO TO COUNCIL HALL BUT THEN THERE’S A FIRE AND YIAN WAS STUCK IN THERE. MY THEORY IS SUNGWON TEAMED UP WITH JEONGWOO WHICH IS WHY YIAN WAS SO EASILY TRICKED INTO GOING THERE.

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esther yu’s make+up team is perfect

my hypothesis is that the princess wants liu fu yi because of her maid being so interested him. i also think maybe the sword is beckoning miao miao which is a complete guess because it’s completely unreasonable with mu sheng & then mu yao being next candidates. i say mu sheng more because he hasn’t been close to it yet kuke mu yao has. i feel like the princess is a glitcj along wotj everypony else in the imperial city ，to an extwnt. not like glitch glitch but moreso how the game has choosen to rewrite the story now that miao miao has caused sich major deviations. but liu fu yi was also prophesized toh it a love calamity so ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i don’r think i have much else to say but theorize. i enjoy these outfits a lot ，the girls get to have a lot more variety & it does help depict their relationships & mood more often. like miao miao adding in black which brings her closer to mu sheng paired with a pink that is in line with his red & yellow accents. liu fu yi i associate more with cool+tones like blue which i see mu sheng adopting as him growing closer to a person LIKE fu yi but not closer YET. he is softer now & it’s cute how fond he is of miao miao now & more importantly trusting. it also allows mu yao to be more independent & not have to mother him which benefits both of their characters ，mu yao is a lot more engaging to watch ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ final note is i like that theu actually focus on tje severity of demon oppression & how horribly they live & that miao miao also has longer to go to fully understand mu sheng as much as mu sheng also needs to understand himself. this was a cute ，okay episode.

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Weapon smuggling

JinZhao mourns her while listening to the melancholy music and Rong clutches his mom’s memorial tablet grieving. Rice is going up in price because of difficulties in transporting. Ji’s ships have brought in more grain and keeping the prices the same so the people aren’t dealing with price gouging. What is uncovered is the southern gang using Ji’s ships to smuggle weapons. They plan on using the grain convoy to transport them to the capital. Chen and aide have been keeping eyes on them. Rong also knows who these men are from his gambling associates. He warns Yao and they stage an argument to get closer. It is clearly the gang and Rong discovered weapons in the grain sacks. Yao knows it’s a felony to smuggle weapons and they make plans to get help and keep the convoy from leaving the city. Chen is also leaving to investigate. One of the leaders kidnaps JinZhao who is making good points on why she is not going to be helpful to him as a hostage. Chen shows up and negotiations start. Chen gives up his sword but does an excellent throw with JinZhao’s hairpin. In spite of his valiant effort, all three end up going over the cliff. Fortunately, it’s not a high one and there are no major injuries. While he is massaging her tendon back into place he wants to know why she is interested in Shanxi. JinZhao has decided that after her gma passes she will go to Shanxi to work. She will declare herself permanently single and a businesswoman. They finally get around to dead guy. Here I was expecting her to retrieve her hairpin, 😝 They find silver notes and correspondence from Xiao. JinZhao recognized the doctor that wrote a script for her mom. She also described the man they’d been looking for down to the growth on his ear. He has hidden himself in the Marquis’ home and serves as YeXian’s mentor. They will be brought up on charges if working with the bandits to smuggle weapons. Chen doesn’t see how to rescue YeXian without evidence of his innocence. JinZhao and servant ride off to warn him before it’s too late. She is convinced that if Ji and Chen houses not implicated, it’s safe to warn him. Chen has asked his men to replace the bandits and have the delivery go to the prince’s residence as planned. Ye Xian and crown prince are having a chat and ye Xian finds out he has been called because Chen is unavailable. There are conflicts and the crown prince wants one he trusts to know about hidden passages in the palace. He entrusts YeXian to protect him in the event of any trouble. He also gives YeXian food for thought when he said Chen believed his family the only trustworthy ones that would not betray the crown prince. JinZhao arrives timely and gives YeXian the news about his mentor. He is irate and refuses to believe her. He asks his aide if he thinks it is true. He can neither confirm or deny about Xiao, but he is convinced that Ms Gu would not lie. This Ye Xian also believes to be true. This time he is thinking and asking before doing. Maybe progress is being made. I am really despising Chen’s mentor. Even if innocent he fully intends to implicate the Marquis whether guilty or not. He thinks while everything peaceful and the coffers are full he can raise new soldiers to take his place. 😝Good men tend to take the brunt of political schemes. I am sure Nie’s family is still waiting compensation for FengMing’s sacrifice. There is no ‘good’ side with these two faction leaders. They both need to go. What is interesting is that Xiao and Marquis are also taking notes on the weapons movement. This seems more a case of spies duplicating mission without the other one being aware rather than the Marquis colluding to commit treason. JinZhao returns home to find out her father has become a drunkard in the taverns and Lan is left to head the household. She begs for the right to control who she marries like JinZhao and Rong can. Here I wish they would have kept the sisters allies instead of JinZhao giving her the cold treatment like her mother did. I am not happy that Lan is left on her own and JinZhao fully aware of how little help her step sis has. But at the same time she is brutal with justice and Lan was integral in bringing about the circumstances that resulted in her mother’s death. So she may just view this as justice served with the Gu family. JinZhao and YeXian meet with Chen. It is clear Prince Glorian is plotting. He has boxed the Marquis in so no matter if he gets weapons to defend or advances without receiving weapons he looks guilty of treason no matter the choice. It is agreed that the crown prince is to be protected and moved if necessary. Chen does say there is a way out for the Marquis but it will be very dangerous. And of course this is where the episode ends. 😝

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