I'm glad to know I'm not alone in this. My heart felt etched out of me when I watched that episode. He's manipulative…
So perfectly said! His last salute to the princess broke my heart :// He looked so genuinely relieved and happy when she agreed to take care of his mom and keep his secret. I respect anyone who loves their mother that deeply. It made his ending even more painful.The translation didn’t do him justice. His last words were Your subject (your minister), Deng Yi, thanks Your Highness/the Princess.
it's hilarious to me how people literally can't even click the spoiler button because other people just don't…
Nothing about this is funny. Calling it “funny” doesn’t make you look unbothered, just makes the anger more obvious. Your original comment was hella passive aggressive and this is too
In the end, who are the two ladies taking care of Deng Yi’s mother?
so sad to think his mom probably believes he’s still alive somewhere far away, maybe serving in the capital, traveling for work, or unable to come home because of “important duties”
Because she was already confused and mistook Chu Tang for Chu Zhao, I don’t think she fully understands the truth. In her mind, Deng Yi is probably still her proud son who’s busy, delayed, or being kept away by fate not gone.
That’s what makes it so heartbreaking :(( she may keep waiting for him, asking when he’ll come back, while the people caring for her gently avoid telling her the full truth. She probably holds onto the version of him she knows best: the hardworking son from humble beginnings who wanted to rise high enough to make her proud :(((
That’s him, he’s talking to himself, the younger version of him 😅
They should’ve made younger him look more like a commoner, not so princely. He came from humble beginnings, so the styling threw everyone off. Even I thought it was the young king lol
Apparently in the novel he doesn’t die. He’s stripped of his title and had to start from the bottom 🙈
Right! I really wish they had stuck with the novel because it would’ve made so much more sense. In the novel, Deng Yi survives after the rebellion collapses. He’s secretly taken to a border mountain village, where he lives out the rest of his life as a village schoolteacher, stripped of power and status
I feel so bad for Deng Yi. I really loved his character regardless. I feel bad for his mom too! All she ever wanted was for him to be happy and start a family. The idea of her never finding out about his ending is just gut wrenching. And when he asked the princess not to let his mom know what became of him, and thanked the princess one last time, it broke my heart 😭😭😭I feel like he should’ve just been stripped of his title and wealth, then pardoned so he could live peacefully with his mom 😔
Because of him, the princess was able to begin her revenge, and the prince was saved. He helped both of them out of trouble so many times in the beginning, especially when the ministers didn’t trust a woman in power. That’s why his ending feels even more unfair
tbh, this drama would’ve benefited with more romance than politics. they ruined it by focusing too much on the…
Same 😭 It felt like the drama had such a fun identity at first with the comedy, romance, family mess, and that more easygoing villain energy. Then suddenly the ending became all political war, court schemes, and death after death. It was such a harsh tonal shift
I reallllly thought this drama was going to be a comfort rewatch for me because it was so fun and cute with such a strong female lead. But now I just can’t rewatch it or even think about it the same way anymore. Ye Xian’s death was way too much. His letters addressing everyone… omg 😭😭The more I think about Ye Xian’s death, the sadder it gets. Who’s going to take care of the cat? The king’s reaction to his death?? His mom and sister have no one to lean on, the Marquis line is cut off, and Gu Jinzhao lost her best friend, her protector, her soulmate fr, she was crying soooo much And the revenge at the end wasn’t satisfying AT ALL. The ending felt soooo rushed. We didn’t even get to see them living happily, having kids, or any happy reunion with the families. Instead, it focused on the villain and Chen Yanyun hiding for like five episodes lol
so sad to think his mom probably believes he’s still alive somewhere far away, maybe serving in the capital, traveling for work, or unable to come home because of “important duties”
Because she was already confused and mistook Chu Tang for Chu Zhao, I don’t think she fully understands the truth. In her mind, Deng Yi is probably still her proud son who’s busy, delayed, or being kept away by fate not gone.
That’s what makes it so heartbreaking :(( she may keep waiting for him, asking when he’ll come back, while the people caring for her gently avoid telling her the full truth. She probably holds onto the version of him she knows best: the hardworking son from humble beginnings who wanted to rise high enough to make her proud :(((
Because of him, the princess was able to begin her revenge, and the prince was saved. He helped both of them out of trouble so many times in the beginning, especially when the ministers didn’t trust a woman in power. That’s why his ending feels even more unfair
And the revenge at the end wasn’t satisfying AT ALL. The ending felt soooo rushed. We didn’t even get to see them living happily, having kids, or any happy reunion with the families. Instead, it focused on the villain and Chen Yanyun hiding for like five episodes lol