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thanks for this, especially ep. 18 looks really exciting.

Non-novel reader as well and I am absolutely loving the story. The cast have done an amazing job to make the story come alive as well.

it is really hard for anything to beat LLTG for me, I think it is one of the few dramas I have rewatched more than 5 times or so since it aired. Story of Ming Lan would make a close 2nd. I have a feeling I will be rewatching this one a lot as well.

ok not done yet, sorry. I thought the "harem" could not be involved in politics. Why did the Elder Xue go to the Queen Dowager and how does she have the power to do anything over the Emperor's head? The fact they were talking about rules etc and now they just broke them and want to punish the Yan family for disobeying, but aren't they doing the same thing?

One more comment, I just have to say I have to give props to Jian Xiao Lin (Xie Wei's awesome bodyguard). I have seen him in several other dramas and he always seems to stand out for me.

This story just keeps getting intriguing. I can't stop watching it. I honestly haven't enjoyed a political drama or good story since LLTG (although LLTG wasn't hugely political, I still classify it under that umbrella)

Him remembering the past is speculation right now. According to novel readers, the only other person who remembered (besides Ning'er) was Zhang Zhe, but here in the drama it seems like at times Xie Wei remembers as well.

I didn't think about it that, totally forgot about the army. Although as the emperor said the army is split into two right now, so not as powerful, but I guess they can still cause a threat and as mentioned today, that as long as there is a Yan alive, they will not obey anyone else. So even if Yan Lin and his father were killed Xie Wei is still a Yan by blood and alive.

Yes I didn't think of it that way. I agree about the incompetence. Although, the current emperor is somewhat smart. I just wish he wouldn't listen to his uncle and mother so much. He knows they are purposely trying to bring the Yan family down and he allows it. So aggravating. He is a ruler, the leader of the country, he should tell them to just shut up, lol. I know it isn't how it works. Also, I really really hate little Xue (the kid Xue who thinks he is all powerful and go around slapping women)

Why does Prince Ping Nan target the Yan family by using the Xue family? I would think he would want to go after the Xue family, as they are the ones that are in power and the Queen Dowager especially, tricked him by sending out a "fake" prince 20 years ago. I get maybe he is trying to remove the lesser of the two powerful families first, but if I were him I would do everything to remove the Xue family.

A political drama quandary (in spoiler):

More like PTSD. He is the child that was sent out by the Queen Dowager, as the "false" prince 20 years ago. Everyone believes he was killed, but he is actually alive and has been under Prince Ping Nan for awhile, until he came to the capital under that Princes command. So he suffered a lot, we don't know everything, but since the killing of the 300 (I think it was) happened during the snow storm that is one of his triggers.

I fast forward their scenes, they have become annoying and irrelevant to the main story. And as much as I was excited about Shi Yue and Yu You's storyline, their's has also become a bit to slow and boring. Their interactions in these episodes was just ehhh.

I loved that, I thought it was so sweet!

I want to apply for a makeup exam, too!

Hopefully they hid their phones first.

I keep getting confused with the subtitles, so if they don't fix the lie soon it is going to be quite aggravating going forward. I really thought after watching part of episode 19 that I had missed a whole episode or at least a part of one.

Right!!! LOL

Agree. I love watching Miles Wei, so I am trying to be patient with his character's relationship. And unless, something drastically changes, I can't with BRS and GJ's relationship anymore.

I have been fast forwarding the 2nd couple's scenes. I just can't watch them anymore.