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I feel the opposite. I don't like female characters pretending to be all weak and submissive, while manipulating the people close to them like Muqing. Poor guy - she clearly wants to be the Crown Princess and expects him to be her lap dog. The way she kept touching him and telling him that he will be by her side forever.

On the other hand, I kind of like the strong woman vibe from the Empress Dowager. She may be one of the villains but she has not treated her own family badly. Even Anning was rendered speechless.

Yes! I cannot wait!

Ah, the Anle-Hanye ship was starting to sail for me, but then I see such great chemistry between Anle and her Mingxi Gege. LOL
I hope for a drama with those two as the main leads one day!

1) how the fake DZY is manipulating Muqing
2) how the Crown Prince cannot let go pf the past and DZY because of guilt. Boy, you should just move on, especially after meeting the fake one. It's so obvious that you are not into her.
3) Anning clearly knows something about the framing of the Di family but she's not doing anything about it, except like her brother, wallowing in guilt.

As for the Empress Dowager, I am on the fence about her. She may seem to be the villain but at the same time, her matriarchal presence is impressive. I kind of wish that she would help Anle to be the Crown Princess just to ensure that the fake DZY does not take that position.

Today's episode (ep 15) is somewhat annoying for me. I dislike:

I did and it does imply a sad ending but you never know 😁

True, they could be very fond of each other but still not cheating perhaps

It's hard when he is also plagued by guilt. So he is attributing her changes to being in solitude for 10 years.
Still, even after meeting her, his mind is all about Anle ;D

How exactly was fake DZY mistreated? Even MuQing told her that she probably would not have had a better life if she was left begging on the street.
Yes, she was just a child when she made the choice to trade her identity for shelter and food. However, she is an adult and should know in hindsight that she probably would not have survived. At least she was treated very well, not lacking good food, education and material items.
LMX has not mistreated her or even tried to kill her yet, all for Anle's sake. Yes, he will not hesitate to kill her if she causes issues but he has not done anything. In fact he was meaner to MuQing.

Ah sorry, I used a modern term ;D
Office wife or more generally office spouse:
A person that you work with and have a close relationship with, but not in a sexual way. Even if your relationship with your office spouse is totally platonic, it may be a source of jealousy for your real spouse.

Ah ok, so the novel has a different mastermind? Can't wait to find out more!

Fingers crossed 😊

Yeah, I saw the animated gifs from the other profiles and decided to give it a try 😊

Oh I created it. I recorded with my phone and then used Adobe to edit the specific segment and convert to GIF.

Perhaps that is the couple that will end up being the marriage that ties the states together.

Well, if he does find out, then he will want the real DZY but to protect her, he may still agree to marry the fake one. Sadly, if it was for her name, she is not even named DZY anymore.

I think he will eventually or even better, he will truly fall in love with Anle and decides to let go of the past and his self-imposed obligation to DZY. At least that way, it is truly love...lol

Well, he loved his memory of her, but it's too bad that the fake one can claim 10 years of solitude on the Dai mountain can change anyone easily. She can even say that she has gotten so poor at the Qi game because there was no one to play with.

No, but they were apparently instrumental in forming the Jing State together. So Di Sheng Tian was the founding Emperor's "Office Wife" - LOL

I think it is because Anning is observing Cheng'En more and realizing that the Empress Dowager is going to be a threat towards her, at a minimum make life very difficult for Cheng'En in the palace.