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When the mustache prince will die? 

 Estelll:

I think, by order of birth, the late Prince Qi was the 1st Prince (the eldest one), but I'm not 100% certain

1 Prince Qi
2 Crown Prince
3 Prince Ning (disabled, not eligible to be crown prince)
4 Prince Yu
5 Prince Huai (no ambition, won't fight for the throne)
6 6th Prince (no ambition, won't fight for the throne)
7 Prince Jing/Wang Kai
+ 2 younger princes

You only have to carry about those in bold, everyone else is meaningless.

 Poia:

Thanks. ML want to get rid of crown prince and place unfavored prince on the throne right? 

He wants to punish Crown Prince and Prince Yu (not a spoiler), redress grievances (won't tell you what grievances, it's a spoiler), fight for justice and give Liang a sensible crown prince/emperor -Prince Jing/Wang Kai.

Episode 3:

1.  So at the palace, MCS runs into this poor servant kid being beaten and you know this kid is somehow important because he has caught MCS's interest.

Unfavored prince reminds MCS that he can't actually "save" him because he belongs to the prison. To which, MCS responds....

This is practically his life motto as a strategist/master manipulator.

2.  Then we have this touching reunion scene now that MCS and general guy meet alone for the first time.  I'm trying to hold back the tears.  It's confirmed that General Meng is the first official person to recognize MCS and knows about his real identity.

3.  Speaking of people who can recognize MCS, I wonder what Granny is thinking when she sees this fragrance pouch.  She seems lost in her thoughts.  She's half "looney" due to her dementia so sometimes it's hard to tell.

4.  So there's this duel going on between Jing Rui and "Bear Guy" in an effort to slow Bear Guy down, but...we have our first orange sighting! Thanks to @Kate, I've been paying to scenes with oranges in them and will most likely keep track.  The count is officially: 1

*casually noms on an orange as two people duke it out*

Episode 4:

1.  Back to to the duel.  These two look so cute together. They are practically flirting.  They get called out for it, to which Nihuang responds about MCS's theory that a bunch of kids could defeat Bear Guy.  The people of the court tell him to put his money where is mouth is and this is probably going to be MCS's first real test to showcase his ability as a strategist.

2. FEI LU FINALLY HAS FRIENDS!!  Look at him teach these three little boys.

Guys, do you realize that MCS is hitting not just two, but THREE birds with one stone with this one bet?

1. Save the princess from her dilemma with Bear Guy.
2. Save the kid (Ting Sheng) from life of servitude at a prison and from getting constantly beaten.
3. Find Fei Lu friends.

Mind = Blown

3.  Another scene of Fei Lu teaching the kids.  They are practically ready to take on Bear Guy.  Fei Lu is like a puppy and needs his compliments. UwU

Fei Lu is such a good boy. Yes, he is. Give me paw....er....I mean high five.

4. So Prince Jing is acting all jealous when he's talking to MCS and is all like "Oh, I hear you're like besties with CP (Mustache Prince) and Prince Yu (Sideburn Prince)." And MCS is all like "Pssh, I'm just acquainted with them.  They're just vying for my attention because they want me to choose sides."  Prince Jing, who is still being jealous, is all like "Who are you going to choose between them?" And then we have this dramatic scene....

i c no difference.

5. Oh right, there's this whole date rape subplot that's been going on for these two episodes.  Someone is trying to date rape our beloved princess Nihuang like they did 20 years ago (not at all surprised about the way that sleazebag Xie Yu got his wife to marry him).  Anyways, it seems like MCS has his hunches and whoever invites the princess to the palace tomorrow is key.  I wonder who it is.  I have a feeling MCS already knows.  Let's see if detective conan over here and his suspicions are correct though.

silly pipe, i know, but not many pipe options on IG/Snapchat. >_<

 MusicalVeggies:

I had a lot of fun reading your post! Nice to know you feel like you're starting to get your stride with the show and finally sitting up and taking an interest. Looking forward to your updates in future!

EDIT TO ADD:

"Of course, he wants to save that poor kid who was actually the son of Prince Qi (seventh prince?). We can already guess that this Prince's demise is somehow related to that bloody battle in the beginning."

- Sorry, I seem to have lost the ability to add another quote of yours so I just did a copy-paste. :( But just to let you know, the 7th Prince is Prince Jing (our gruff baritone disfavoured one). Prince Qi is someone else close to Prince Jing and yes he is related to that bloody battle at the beginning of the show. You will slowly find out more about who Prince Qi is and how he was involved and what happened to him. Strap on your seat belt. :)

Okay, so the "qi" here doesn't mean 7. Got it. 

I'm learning Chinese for fun (DuoLingo, cause I'm cheap that way).  My life goal is to be able to watch C-dramas without subtitles (bye stupid translations). And to be able to say "I'm practicing by watching C-dramas". Yeah, I'm one for meaningful ambitions, I know.

 Vya van Velaris:

Your analytical deduction is worthy of your pipe, Sherlock! I've never thought about 1&3.

Lol, it's just a theory.  We will have to see if I'm actually right.  But it is true that Fei Lu has playmates for the time being. ^^

 Kate:

I hate Chang Su, and because of that I don't root for him, so what's the point watching? I dislike how he does not work with people, but he manipulates people to work for him.

Okay, this would make a lot of sense for you not getting into NiF so I don't blame you for not liking it.  The whole drama is about him manipulating people for revenge.  To be fair, the people he manipulates are all terrible or annoying people so I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Other than MCS, there are very few people to root for at the moment.  Prince Jing is probably the only character I can think of that's aiming to do something so you can root for him?  But again he has joined team MCS.

I'm a bit late, but here I am with episodes 3-4 from Nirvana in Fire! (clap, clap, clap) If I am wrong on any of the key information I wrote or if some of the questions are clear and I'm the only one who can't see the answer already from the episodes we've already watched, please correct/state the obvious to me.

Thoughts and questions for Episode 3:

• Mei Chang Su's identity is confirmed as Lin Shu, the commander and son of the general of the Chiyan Army. His ex-fiancee is Mu Nihuang and understands her well enough to know that she doesn't have the habit of bringing a maid around with her. He is also a criminal from 12 years ago. So why is he suddenly back in poor health in the midst of political turmoil in the middle of some intense power struggle? Also, how did he survive as a criminal and build his way to become the founder/Chief/leader of Jiangzuo Alliance (I know it's because of his brains but what I'm wondering is how did the circumstance of him being a criminal allow for him to achieve that? Perhaps he changed appearance before he did all that?)? What does he hope to achieve for revenge?
• Mei Chang Su was able to come back to Jin Ling, the capital of Da Liang with a new identity due to his completely transformed face thanks to an illness. What is the illness that caused such drastic physical change in a living person?
• Commander Meng is on the Lin family's side. But there is one thing I am really confused about. Commander Meng said, although he wasn't in the Chiyan Army for a long period of time, he recognized Mei Chang Su as Lin Shu with one glance. That means they were super duper good friends right?
• Xiao Jing Rui's birth sure is an interesting one! (And very original and unique too.)
• Mu Nihuang mentioned that Mei Chang Su might've helped her during a war. We can tell that Mei Chang Su still cares for Nihuang a lot.

Thoughts and questions for Episode 4:

• Why did Grand/Elder Princess drink the poison that is used on Nihuang? Did Empress Dowager (now dead) and Grand Princess's husband Marquis Ning force her to drink the poison? If so, why?
• Ting Sheng's identity is revealed as the son of the late/former Crown Prince (Prince Qi), with whom Prince Jing had a very good relationship with and it is due to their brotherhood that Prince Jing is influenced/suffering from whatever crime Prince Qi had supposedly committed. It is also for that reason that Mei Chang Su wants to help Ting Sheng. Is he going to succeed?

I have to admit, I am completely loving this! If only there are more political dramas like NiF I would watch them all for sure. I love how the plots have so many factors, including manipulation according to how one would act/respond to certain events, and so many other things at play. I also love how they're so intricate sometimes, Mei Chang Su thinks of everything to assure no mistakes. Others might not be a fan of political dramas in general, but I sense a masterpiece brewin up!