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Everytime those 2 get in a room together I get sweaty llol

I am not sure it is love at this stage, but both know they have something more than physically attraction going between them.

More like goals then a plan. His main focus seems to be his father's death case, and he knows ot os related to crown prince. He os friend with 7th prince but more like a pawn to him, since 7th prince s real ally is FL. And he really seems to care for what is happening to normal folks, so meanwhile he is playing their advocate. He cannot have a straight plan since he so far has no real back up in the court, and no people to use. So far he seems tp be okay to be used left and
Right and just follow the flow

Its sex buddies to lovers lol

This is not about his love but about his personality. He is scheming , far sighted and always a step ahead. He knows he will leave her in a tight situation, since she will be replaced by the next crown princess after he dies. And she is not a particularly loved by all, and has made quite few enemies among the noble ladies and ministers. Leaving her ways out is not about only showing how loving he is, but is actually about how he manifest his love for her considering the way he already is. And he is just lucky he got to be her match, because she resonates with his vision ( you could feel that whenever they had a deep conversation about the country, the court, and other things)
His brother the ex husband loved his wife deeply too. But he loved her considering his personality too, that sadly for him did not align with her . He traded his life for her just for her to choose death in the end. He wanted to make her empress because he wanted to show his love, while she wants power for her own person reasons.
When you love, you shows it in the actions you would normally do in your other activities in life. And I can 100% see this prince planing any other things leaving them here after his death

That's why I told he thought that he was like CP. Not that they are alike

Crown prince s shameless love is what Situ ling from love in cloud though he had for Ming yi😭😭

I just loved how quickly this get resolved.

No she is a mix of both. Her previous life is just dominant. Even his ex husband lacked to recognize her the first time because he saw the behavior did not match

You forgot that chin dimple.😭

Bad omens on you, if crown prince happens to faint just after exchanging some words with you😂😂😂😂

At this point, is prince regent aware that he is an available single lad?

Did she not offered anything in retire? After he saved her from the cliff, she did told him she was grateful and could lay his life for him, but will never love him. Does that not count as gratitude? Does she have to love him back to show she repay her debts? And its not like she was nit helping him either. Early around when she gave him rhe ledger, she sent him escent ( or whatever it wa) for cold. When she knew he was sick, she did help in searching for help or ingredients for him.. she was even the one who cured his eyes, and crossing etiquettes, she offered him warmth with her body when he was sick and cold. She cares about him, even if its because she wants to profite from him being alive too. She even promised him to be a good wife to him.
Why those are not considered enough, but only the act of love can be considered valid?

You will notice in my first comment that I acknowledged that it can be frustrating when we don't feel rewarded of scenes we are waiting for. My rent is not about people not feeling frustrated, but people calling her name ( I even saw someone saying she was a cold hearted bitch) , or saying she is not shit without her family backing her up. We all have the right to vent our frustration. But this does not mean we need to go beyond measure and even shame the FL because she is not falling yet.
Her character is consistent, and upfront about her motives. If she wants to change her ways, it will be only because she wants to , not because someone is forcing affections on her.

Does she not goes to her length to help him too? Yes she is not a warrior who can jump in fight to save him, but it was told she actively work to help him with his disease. She was the one who helped curing his eyes, while not knowing it was for helping her he got in this state. She constantly shows concerns for him, and even consider him as a good friend, to the point of hallucinating him when she misses him . Are those not enough to show that she is slowly leaving her original state and is just not aware or refuse to acknowledge those feelings she have? She is getting there. Slowly, bur surely.
And about the man s confession, again it would be not realistic if she start to open and believe him. She has reminding him more than necessary that they relationship is transactional. So whatever he does, however convincing he is, that is none of her concerns. She is not searching for arguments to trust his love. She is just not interested in it, and told him from the start. The only reason she is with him is because of the advantages she see for herself, and she told him this already. She pledged to be a good wife to him and a good crown princess, but she will not give her heart away. That is her choice.

Right ? And me who thought that the plot just choose to noy dwell or develop this.

Can we normalize, or accept FLs who does fall in love because the script is romance coded, but when she wants too?
I noticed that in series where the FL keep on rejecting ML s feelings because her own reasons, people get mad at her to the point of even calling her names and degrade her character. Can we not? Yes we are there for romance and to have butterflies flutter our hearts in the leads romantic scenes, and each time one of the lead is not ready to take this step, it is a missed moment for us. But can we at least trust the script because it is exactly the way they choose to carry their story?
Up to FL in this drama. She clearly stated that she is not seeking for love or romance. Do we really need a backstory to really understand why after the little hint they gave us so far? How her family was described? How she retract when showed sympathy? That whole dynamic she has with her brother, and how emotional she got when she learned how her father loved her daughter ? Can we not see how she is herself slowly falling for ML, but at this point, does not want her feeling to develop in anything? She already lived a lifetime, so if she choose to keep this behavior, she is not wrong and from the start , she is open to everyone who is courting her.
Now the ML, knowing from the start that she is not interested in romance, still is trying in his way to win her. He even at some point hide some of the things he did for her because he said if she does not have feelings for him, its not his deeds that will develop them. So why are we now saying that she should reciprocate after all the things he has done? He choose this path himself, and even gave her the free will to stand up for herself if in the future he grows resentful. Why are we more mad at her than he is?
Yes she id arrogant and cold, but is nt it a story about her demise in love? Why are we in such a hurry to see her fall after only 13 ish episodes? And honestly, she is right in her arguments. The ML is a prince, heir to the throne at the top of it. Because he is ML and we viewers know he must uphold the moral and rightful ness persona of the ML til the end, AKA never turn into a bad person and love FL forever; but she does not know that. Yes flings exists, but how long they last is uncertain. He is bound to fight for power, take concubines specially if he end up on the throne, use the power of her family anytime he fits so. She is well aware she is a woman in historical Chinese, and we know that wether its the little folk or the noble ladies, their life was hard. Why should she pin all her hope on a man just because he loves her now?

The man was almost sent in a mission to seduce prince Lei s interest away from the princess. His body his already ready

From the very first episode, each of the man who are interested called her cold. We can't expect her to turn into a cinnamon roll overnight lool. So yes, I am enjoying her as she is. And I love that empathic side of her who maker her care of those who are dear to her, or who cannot defend themselves. I think she is realistically portrayed, as someone who put her ideals before love, even when struck by it

When 2 episodes passed and sha was vibing with Prince Lei, I just knew it was the sign he will be out soon looool.
I do think the competition will be between prince Xinnand crown prince at the end.
I don't know about the marriage, but I have the feeling that if she will discover ML s real intents before the wedding, she will certainly not marry him.
The show does feel rush, mainly because they jump straight to important scenes and actions. Maybe the montage was longer, and at some point they had to reduce some episodes? Maybe the real story will begin after, and they are rushing those parts just to bring it to this point?
Anyway, I am enjoying the drama so far