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Married!

Xu Yan deftly defused the situations which might have marred her perfect wedding and Haoming subtly helped ; they both visited the grandma and Haoming charmed the old lady, vowing to take good care of Xu Yan, and agreeing to help let her grow and not be hard on her if her early education in the countryside had left her lacking. He dismissed Fang Lei and took his bride on honeymoon, returning to show her an old but poetic retreat in a typical but atmospheric courtyard house hidden inside the hutong alley maze of old Beijing (Jingzhou city in the drama). The repairs and improvements needed for the old house mirrored the need for Xu Yan to stay alert and maintain her careful facade, as if Haoming always was aware of her inner wounds and the necessity to keep up the charade for them both. Measuring her height with lipstick on a window pane, despite its transient nature, was a sweet move, as a symbol of her having reached blooming and leaving all heartaches from comparisons behind, even if other people had etched it in the window's wooden frame. He had kept the unknown former owner's memory but was not attached to know more about those...

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New threats to Xu Yan's careful construct

The episode shows the struggles of the young Qiao Yan, after she was denied studies in university by her father and fled to her grandmother. A rotten tomato discarded from her shopping bag takes on an ominous portent, as does the young woman's tears when discovering the jars of guihua jam in the fridge after having picked the blooms in the late September balmy garden when she pays a visit to her grandma. While the real parents suddenly turn up in Jingzhou to find Qiao Lin through Qiao Yan, whose address they got hold of through an acquaintance, Xu Yan experiences a split moment nightmare when the fake and real parents almost brush with Haoming and Mrs Yu. Qiao Lin next encounters the fake parents; she guesses right about the situation, but chooses to withdraw without exposing the lies. But another threat looms on the horizon with the return of Haoming's brazen green tea presenting herself as white moonlight Fang Lei, who joined the company without telling Haoming.

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Two Stars

Mok Ju is a piece of work, considering he back ground i get her not caring about Yi Heon (the King) or anyone in power but her ability to condemn anyone to the suffering's she experienced is mindboggling to me. the only person she cares for is Prince Je San & she is ready to do anything to anyone for him to reach his goal. hard to understand or sympathize with her. but ironically or not i dislike Queen Dowager In Ju even more. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw mentioning Yi Heon - the King, i have yet to see food porn done as well as when the dude eats what Ji Yeong cooked for him. it's not that he makes u hungry - well not for food lol

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all crazy people & ironically (other then…

all crazy people & ironically (other then Ji Yeong & the sweet innocent Gil Geum) everyone kinda on the spectrum of bad to worse. everyone has their own agenda & both Ji Yeong & her side kick Gil Geum r thrown into the middle off all this cold war. i just hope that by the end neither pays the price for their innocence - even though Ji Yeong not as innocent & she also has prior knowledge about the past which should/could help her navigate this whole situation better.. or so i hope ************************i know Mok Ju is bad cause she is in cahoots with Prince Je San who basically saved her life, so she owes him but the fact she is also in bed with him quite literally is grossing me out

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this was fun & funny. i didn't know…

this was fun & funny. i didn't know how much i would like it & i hope Ji Yeong remains as feisty as she is here & not turns into the usual damsel in distress. even though there were moments that bothered me on a whole this was so entertaining that everything that did bug me isn't relevant. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************i really like Park Sung Hoon & i think he would be the perfect tyrant king but sadly just cause of a comment he lost this role. bummer but Lee Chae Min has done a good job so far & usually the age gap between him & Lim Yoon A would bother me, but somehow it doesn't. **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************also was over joyed to see Kang Han Na anotehr favorite actress of mine, love her in anything so i know she will bring her A-game (sadly i know she a "bad-guy" so i guess will love to hate her lol). anyway waiting until this finished airing now i just hope this will be worth the wait.

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