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He’s really trying to figure out what Mr Fu is about after getting the letter from his future sister-in-law, sent at the behest of Mr Fu.

You have to be careful. Just like the concubine issue was resolved quickly, you have to be careful not to read too much into spoilers without context.

She was not trying to mess up their relationship, she was trying to make the salt negotiations difficult. If he had turned her down right at that moment it would offend that particular faction. I doubt Yu cares that much about their personal relationship.

The dad is a top tier dirt bag. Prepared to be angry.

Still some shade involved. She was basically telling her she looked shabby and to go get a makeover.

ZL was pissing me off though. How are you not getting the hints that this girl is ready to get married. It has been five years. Step it up bro.

I think Tingyun nipped that in the bud when she spoke to the aunt about Madam Yu using her and not telling her the full story. The whole point of pushing the concubine on Zhao was to gain leverage in the salt trade deals. Now knowing she will not gain any leverage, I think it’s done.

She didn’t need to waste any energy on him. I’m glad she showed up. He has the nerve to try and have any say. He doesn’t care about his daughter. He’s just trying to gain a post.

Ep 25 teaser 🎉🥰

She’s a really good actress. Her role as the mother in Glory was well acted as well.

You should. He has placed everything on ZL’s shoulders. If it all goes to hell, only ZL’s head will be on the block.

Right on the money. That’s why Jingxiu has the nerve to ask ZL if FTY will like the man he has become.

I kinda wish she didn’t share that info with Madam Yu. Lead her on to think there was a chance for an alliance and then hit them from behind. By openly telling her she’s aware of Jingxiu’s involvement and wouldn’t let him off, she put Madam Yu on the offensive. And they attacked immediately. I know it felt good to wipe that smile off of Yu’s face but I didn’t think that was a very good strategic move by Tingyun.

PoJ was excellent for the first 15 episodes in the small town. It started gradually decking after that but was still good up until about episode 20. After that it just fell off the rails. I think it’s still worth the watch because the first half was so good.

It’s not just difficult, it’s impossible at this point. The emperor gave him a year to resolve this crisis. And his head will be on the block if it all fails. I don’t think Tingyun was planning on things going this far. She was openly self serving as she told Zhao she needed a man for what she was going to do. She convinced him to lock arms with the crown prince so that she could clear her name and make it back to the capital.

He’s a coward trying to hold out till his government pension. Sending the hat in the box was funny though.

You never know if you’re getting a misdirection with teasers since we have no context. It might be her family suggesting some type of alliance through marriage. It doesn’t make much sense though. He hasn’t married Tingyun and they don’t have a child. It’s not going to happen but let’s say it did. If she were to have a child first it would be a disaster for Tingyun. So this is likely taken out of context.

You know, one the realizations that came to me only recently after watching episode 19 is that Yake and Tingyun were teenagers at the start of this series. I don’t know why that never dawned on me. But it’s common for older actors to play teens in Cdramas. Based on Yake’s account of Tingyun’s current age and the age she got married we can figure that she was 16/17 and Tingyun was 18/19 at the start of the series. Her behavior now makes more sense. She was gullible and impulsive. Her father’s writings didn’t mean as much to her as material things. Her childish jealousy of Tingyun starts to make sense. It also answers my question of how could someone turn on their childhood friend like that. Well, she was still a child. They had not had a mature friendship. I still don’t excuse her actions, but I think knowing that she was an immature young girl allows you to understand her profile better.

Not sure about your time frame. They had only been together for about a month before Hong to Ganlin. Once there about 6 to 9 months went by before he had to go off to war. After that we get the five year skip. Still enough time to get married but not 1 to 2 years.

Tingyun dodged a bullet with that family. Maybe she needs to thank Yake and Jingxiu for inadvertently saving her.