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I don't think Madam Du cares since she openly said she wished she had another son to marry her. But I don't know about Du...he is quite calculative and particular like Kang Ning said.

It was satisfying! I thought Kang Ning was a little heartless, but I am glad that she and Chai An were able to honestly express their feelings about their families, and Kang Ning was able to tell him how prejudiced he was.

I guess so since they have to show what happened with the older sister.

I am enjoying it, especially since the show is more of a satirical depiction of the way people think and behave at that time. Characters like the mother and the spineless husband now just make me laugh.

The scheming is fun, especially with people playing double agents and external/internal collusion.

The first couple Chai An and Kang Ning are perfect for each other. I enjoyed their romance - I liked the bit of slow burn but appreciate that it was moving along nicely. It's a good pace since we have other couples that we need to root for as well.

Give it a try - if you can stand the screechy mother who really was not that bad in the end. because her love for her daughters, redeemed her, then I think you might enjoy the rest of the episodes.

We are still pretty early in the show, so who knows what's to come.

You will enjoy the episodes. Ep 9 was a little stressful for me since I was rooting for the couple so much, but Ep 10 was very satisfying!

I wonder if they will show that Du's mother in the end gave in to switching the bride after finding out that Chai An was their savior.

Yes, karma will bite but it will also reward :D

Ep 9 and 10 were so much fun with all the scheming on behalf of the couple. It was also a little stressful wondering if they would ever get together! I love Chai An's smile when he finally got his wish ❤️

Oh good, it would be nice to avoid that kind of trouble.

That's what I thought too. The childhood friend was Liu Ba Niang.

Looks like the oldest sister is still the wisest. I still ship her with Du Yang Xi.
Edit after ep 9 - she is also the most calculating. I’m a little annoyed at her. How dare she stand between our couple?

I see both the mother and the spineless husband as caricatures, satirical portrayals of that period, and societal thinking. That's how I can tolerate them :D

Yeah, there are still the other couples to root for!

I think so, too. Of course, like any other show, there will be frustrating scenes, and we will want to vent, but there were and will be heart-fluttering moments. There will also be satisfying moments when we finally see our battling couple get married. I can't wait!

It's good to see that you are enjoying the show too.
I am surprised that this comment section is so controversial - it's like many of these commenters have never watched a historical drama :D

The show is most enjoyable when Kang Ning and Chai An are battling wits and actually talking to each other. It's better when they pull in other smart people who are good at scheming. I like that Liu Ba Niang - too bad Chai An and Kang Ning have no brothers that I can ship her with.

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Can Chinese artists get coaching help on their own or is everything controlled by their companies?

I wish I started this earlier. Just finished ep 6 and I just love watching Xuan Lie looking at Qi Luo with pride and admiration. He looks so good simping!
I know there will be angst but I hope there will sweet moments for our couple too.
Shimin and Luo Zhi Zhou are easy on the eyes too. But I don’t like the Princess - reading the comments that she hasn’t improve in the recent episodes.

Ah that's a relief. I am not sure I can watch them going back and forth as enemies when they should be a power couple together.