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found if so ironic when Ing told Yok "..time…

found if so ironic when Ing told Yok "..time for some grooming.." cause ironically or not, that was what he was going throughout this ep & given the age difference (of the character's) & the workplace dynamic of intern, boss this whole thing hella f*cked-up & in real life all the alarm bells of Ing being a borderline pedo, predator would be sounding off. but as this a BL - everything goes lol... that's BL land for u. **************************************************************************************************************feel sad for Itt cause he is doing everything to get close to Ing & yet Ing only has eyes for Yok. who sometimes seems interested in Ing, but most of the time i think his dislike for Ing is very noticeable. but bringing Yok to his grandfather was such a weird move - all to get him in that small ass bed & put on the moves?!? does he knows that Yok boxes?!? hmmm

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Family changes

Lanxiang sat down with Xiu Lai’s children to chat about how many things made life worth living. Slowly her nephew put aside his anger and both recognized the wisdom of her words. It was heart breaking to hear YingZhi ask if they were really going to be driven from the house. They were all surprised when gpa exited the building with a resounding no. He inducted them into the family and formerly gave them the Lin name with a strong warning to all present that NO ONE would drive them out. The guilty mean girl begged forgiveness and gpa made it official that LanXiang was in charge of the household and to punish as she saw fit. She was not going to be punished publicly so for a short respite these two could shut up on the LanXiang complaints. The eunuch is like the mean version of the youngest brother. He mourned a cricket while s third ranked captain was pinned to the mast and a platoon of men dead on the deck of the ship with the tribute items stolen. This asshat wanted the few soldiers left to pay for the loss, and simultaneously get rid of the pirates and restore law and order to the waterways and border towns. The Marquis and JinQi got put in charge of accomplishing impossible tasks. Jinqi responded the way you do when you have to respect the rank but despise the man.😝🤬He comes home all smiles and flattery until it is revealed he has been put in charge of a new post. The emperor has passed and his replacement seems to let the eunuchs control everything.😝🙄XiuWan is a hoot practicing the plays. Her swordsmanship is improving.🤣😂 It frites her mom crazy but so does everything else. 😝The manic mom still has the loudest and longest fake laments and vapors of everybody in the city.XiuWan is 35 and still unmarried. She has learned a trade and out investigating how things are done. Their driver gets killed and she and friend are kidnapped and taken to a bandit hideout. They manage to escspe and set the place on fire as a distraction. When leaving the camp she runs right into the Xie that was supposed to marry her.😝🫣We get a glimpse of Du Cuique who’s back on the scene. O yay the crazy is back.😝😡

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The passing of a matriarch

Jinqi has a chat with gpa where he asks why he treats the painting of an artist he really didn’t care for like a good friend? He responded that it was in the Shen collection and Mr Xu just happened to find it and hang it up in the store. He tried again to justify going for survival over helping the Shens. After all these years he is still trying to convince himself. I am relieved he has some remorse which proves there is a heart there somewhere. This was the puzzle piece that confirmed his suspicions. As he burns the mementos in front of LanXiang I think he hopes she will confirm his thoughts on her identity. He didn’t confirm his treason with her or volunteer that he saw what she did with the evidence. Here I think they have tacit understanding and choose to leave it wordless. There is no need to worry about witnesses or betrayers if nothing is confirmed aloud. They go from their happiest moment to saddest. The matriarch’s disease eventually took over and there was nothing more to be done except pass the reins to her family and wish them to live well. She had everything set in advance so that her children would know what she wanted. She was well aware of how useless her husband would be. She gave her blessings to her children and family and passed along the house tokens to LanXiang. 2nd Madam and daughter brazenly try to usurp authority over house and brain dead patriarch was all for it. Luckily JinQi confirmed arrangements already taken care of. I liked LanXiang’s solution to shut up mean girl. Unfortunately that was only round one. She is actually threatening Xiu Lai’s children if they don’t frame LanXiang. Her prejudice and hypocrisy will hopefully catch up soon. We do not need manic mom and mean girl offspring in charge of anything. There is no task small enough for them to handle properly. i’m kinda with the kids to throw it back in her face for trying to harm LanXiang. But she is quietly and patiently teaching them how to let go of resentment and outsmart them rather than return in kind. She did not earn madam’s love because of her status. I find that the mom’s bias is on her. She did have the mom’s respect. She knew LanXiang would do as she wished and keep the household in order. She entrusted her youngest to LanXiang’s care to teach her how to live well. It is funny seeing all the divorcees in a row with their children. This has their family looked down on, but how many would have divorces if allowed? At that time, probably every single house. At least one. There are no words for the obtuseness of the dad and uncle. They could not do anything that would be remotely funny in that scenario. I really wish he would have done over the top mourning than proving once again he was a worthless twit.😝

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well this looks like a toxic train wreck &…

well this looks like a toxic train wreck & i am so here for it, lol.... idk if Yok cares so much for Itt cause they best buds, that grew up together so they might as well be siblings & he wants to look out for & help him in any way he can, or cause he has developed feelings for him. time will tell - same with Itt, is he so fixated on Ing cause of brother worship, where he just wants to get his approval/ be acknowledged as his younger brother. so he rushes to do anything & everything to get a bit of his notice or he's developed a crush on his half (?) sibling & wants Ing to notice him as more then just the son of the woman that took his mother's place, in his father's life. a lot of questions i can't wait to see get answered. **********************************************what's for sure Yok dislikes Ing cause of how Ing treats & has always treated Itt, while Ing has fallen for(?)/ has developed an intense attraction to Yok at 1st sight & until he scratches this itch (get's Yok in bed) he wont stop.

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3 weddings and a baby girl🥳

XiuRu and the Marquis have a conversation where he realizes she was more concerned with the welfare of their daughters than whether or not he took a concubine. He felt hurt but omg did he stop to think how alienated XiuRu was made to feel and he did nothing about it or even really notice? She knew her vote didn’t matter in the great scheme of things with sons and titles. Who knew the Marquis was such a mama’s boy?😝It was a bit underhanded from the Lins but what choice did he give them? He never really picked her, he just wanted an alliance with the family. So now that everybody is aware she is looking for a concubine, LanXiang finds three maids kneeling to be spared from being chosen. One wants to marry her friend’s brother and another doesn’t want to marry at all. LanXiang promised none from her court would be a selection. They were still happily discussing plans when Nanke shows up requesting a bride. She had no clue he liked her. 🤣🫣While he was not given an answer, he was told nobody from that court would be selected and he happily left to make plans of his own. 😁 There is a double wedding and during the festivities Yu Chan asks JiuGao’s mom if she would do as a bride candidate. He jumps right in declaring his love and they are added to the celebration. 🥰🥳 Third sis has come back to announce she is pregnant and before mom gets to digest that LanXiang is in labor. All the women are shocked JinQi was in with her. He played nervous very well, but I agree with those who do not believe a seasoned general would faint over blood. 😝 However, I do like his first question was how did she feel rather than son or daughter. Here she tells him how her mother endured a night and day to bring her into the world so she was let off easy in comparison. Later that day he chats with Ma in law who said she was only in labor half a day like her daughter. Jinqi connects the dots and knows LanXiang was not born a maid. I don’t know if he’s figured out she’s Shen Jia Lan yet, but when he replays their visit to the Shen gravesite he will have the final piece to the puzzle about her identity. As he shows her the things in his keepsake box, she admires the items and how well they were kept. Even those small and insignificant. The fact that he treasured them shows how long she has been in his heart. Gpa got the say with baby name, but fortunately LanXiang and JinQi like it. Mom Lin is very sick and plans to hold out saying anything til LanXiang’s confinement is over with. This episode shows more time passing and the third generation growing up. Happy couples and new babies make smiles all ‘round with the hint of gray on the horizon because of mom’s illness. Still enjoying this family saga very much.

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