Episode 1

The main characters are Shi Wu Ji, who is 29 and the head of an extremely powerful clan and Su Liu Huan Er (age 18) the illegitimate and unrecognized 7th daughter of the Su family.

The other characters of importance are: Second Master/brother, Shi Sister, Third Master/Brother, Su Huan Er, Huan Er's mother, and the Su family head (the Su family is moderately wealthy/average noble family)

1.Shi Wu Ji and family basically invade a giant palace/mansion and when youngest brother hesitates to kill a woman begging for her life (she has a concealed dagger) Wu Ji mercilessly cuts her down (bloody)
and his expression screams Death God

2.We learn that the Shu Wu Ji is the head of his family, which is made up of second brother, youngest brother and a sister. Wu Ji is certain that the Su family is connected to the brutal fire that claimed the lives of his parents--he swore revenge and revenge he shall have (but you know what they say about revenge, be prepared to dig two graves-- a grave for the person you hate and yourself)

3.The family doctor--Lu Feng?--is the Shi family mole, spying on the Su's for years. He often tends to the youngest daughter, Su Huan'Er who is sickly. Since Wu Ji wants to marry a daughter from this family in order to better investigate the Su family head, he relies upon him for information.

4.The Su family consists of 5 wives and Six daughters--the 7th Liu Er is not recognized and works in the kitchens but she seems more like a lady's companion to Huan Er who is often bullied by the other girls--apparently Huan Er is considered the only girl in the family with manners by the doctor, Lu Feng

5.The doctor recommends that Wu Ji marry Huan Er because of her personality. The reason being that she is the least annoying and least involved in intrigue, which the Su family seems to have a lot of. Shi Wu Ji ignores the objections of his siblings and insists that Huan Er will be a puppet for him to control, never a part of the family, and essentially ignored--in short a means to an end (poor Huan Er....)

6.Liu Er goes to the festival and her money is stolen--Shi Wu Ji is there as well, and he puts a mask on (this guy really reminds me of the Prince of LanlLing, maybe an older brother) When he spies a young woman chasing after a thief, and in danger of being injured by him, he uses some sick moves to get her money bag back and turns when his second brother whistles--he leaves before Liu Er can thank him, and she sees his side profile (but he doesn't really look at her)

Important: Shi Wu Ji it seems has a bad sense of direction --like it's almost as bad as my own(it is odd, but I'll roll with it) and Second Brother invented a whistle to help get his attention--I guess the siblings tease him about this

7.He drops an important Jade Pendant (it is the only piece of evidence connecting the Su family to the fire//someone from the Su household tried to sell it, and it belonged to his parents)

8.Huan Er finds out she is going to marry Shi Wu Ji who has a reputation it seems of being a merciless god of death and a bully to boot--naturally she is terrified but nothing can save her--the Su father cares less about his daughters and more about making an alliance with a powerful family

9.Huan Er, Liu er, and her mother escape (now would be a good time to share that Liu Er's mother abandoned her as an infant, which is why she was never recognized) but they are cornered on a cliff--

10.No! Huan Er falls to her death (to survive a fall like that would take a miracle) and both Huan Er's mother and Liu Er are shocked--and the Su Head is extremely angry--but because Liu Er bears a close resemblance to Huan Er (i think the actress played both roles) she is going to take her place

11.Liu Er doesn't want to marry him either, but the Head Wife slaps her mom around (Huan Er's mother essentially raised her so she calls her mom) until she gives in--dad uses this as an opportunity to manipulate Liu Er's deepest desire: to be recognized and loved by her father--and gets her to not only agree to marriage but be part of a plan involving taking over the Shi family...O_o

The episode was very interesting, and I really pitied Huan Er and thought the portrayal was pretty realistic--the only thing poorly executed was the silly trick to make Huan Er not stand out and i personally find the whole getting lost thing odd but it will probably be part of a plot point later

Interestingly, I think the man who plays the Su family head is an actor who is always typecast as the bad guy--i feel as if i have seen him in a lot of dramas,playing the villain//maybe it's his make up??

I think the male lead is gorgeous and very imposing in his all black robes and will make an interesting couple with Liu, they are like night and day--Liu does not seem to be annoying so this should be good although his character seems a bit dark (like his robes O_o)

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