JJJ

Sharing a fanmade Douyin trailer video, it is so well-done: https://v.douyin.com/ikE3pRCn/

RJL's and LLD's duo interview: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1TQxKeXE4N/

-LLD's scene that RJL has the deepest impression of is the one where she slapped the porridge away (later episode). He said she was so absorbed in the acting and done so well that he was also sucked it.
-RJL said he felt lucky to have acted with LLD and they have tacit understanding/chemistry and that viewers would also be able to feel it. That the reactions are done just right (not too much/not too little).

-LLD said RJL is very detail-oriented so when they practice scenes, they go through the logic and try a lot of different methods and when they act, it flows naturally.
-Regarding their ship name being "Affairs CP": LLD said she didn't feel like that was the case when they were filming. RJL said they (the characters) were in an environment no one noticed accomplishing their business. And they laughed about how everyone feels like it was an affair. RJL said maybe that proves they acted it well since it came off as looking like an affair LOL. They joked about Jeremy not knowing what they are doing right now (since he isn't in this interview, so it also looks like an affair). 😂

-LLD spoke about the Loopy meme of RJL saying "Your Lordship~~~" and RJL didn't know about this meme until then.
-LLD said Jiang Ci's first understanding of Wei Zhao was during the sword dance. It was only after Nanling when they experienced a lot that JC slowly fell in love.
-They spoke about WZ bumping into JC scene and how people saw it as bit of a jealousy scene. LLD said by that time, they aren't purely enemies anymore and that bumping motion can come off as different compared to how WZ was in the very beginning.

-RJL spoke about reasons why WZ didn't give back the clay cat to JC (first to keep her hostage, then the whole broken clay cat scene)
-They spoke about the first meeting/stabbing scene. RJL said JC would have been fine up on that tree, but the problem was that she saw/analyzed Yu Lian (which was the main problem for him).
-RJL said both WZ and JC are similar people, both are kind. WZ's heart is actually kind, and JC is kind and free-spirited. And that she came down the mountain and just happened to meet WZ. But that thankfully, her strengths and wittiness allowed her to survive between WZ and PY.
-They talk about the characters' colors. RJL said WZ is black, JC is white. LLD said JC is rainbow color.

-They got asked about the characters' horoscopes and had no idea.
-They were asked to act as each other's character and RJL said not possible to act as JC because LLD's performance as JC can't be surpassed.
-LLD mentioned RJL love watching soccer so he would put his phone on her neck to watch games since her chair has this area near her neck where he could put his phone.
-RJL said he and LLD would talk about everything and when LLD has a lot of scenes, RJL would spiritually/emotionally help her.

-They were each saying how the other person has a lot of scenes and worked a lot and then laughed because now it seems like Jeremy didn't work a lot (which he did too lol).
-RJL was asked about Zhou Shengchen and he said WZ and ZSC are totally different characters.
-LLD said she has no regrets while acting as JC just like JC not having regrets. And JC is a lot more extroverted and smarter than she is. But she is a bit more extroverted now. Their similarity would be the courage to try things.

-LLD mentioned the words JC said to PY (amazing person to be carrying this responsibility) describes WZ too. PY treated JC like a caged bird to not let her experience any difficulties while with WZ, here is more equality and WZ believed her ability to solve things and willing to solve things with her which are also reasons why JC fell for WZ.
-They were laughing throughout the interview because they kept saying "Right/correct" to each other's answers haha.

Yup Yup. It is very obvious the stake is so much higher here. As much as we love the main pair, Jiang Ci's person has always been her master. Her many escape attempts have always been to go back to her master. Her coming down from the mountains is because she wants to play/explore but also so she can make that Bitterless Porridge for her master.

Jiang Ci may forgive things done to her, but she would never allow harm to be done to her master.

In addition, we already know Jiang Ci has deep feelings for Wei Zhao at this point. When has she cried this much (even out of anger/frustration) besides the Ayan case and now with Wei Zhao? She didn't even cry like this when she got stabbed/tortured before. She loves that man now, so it just messes with her feelings even more. Like Yu Lian previously said, love and hate are forms of poison and love might not always cover up hate/love can be selfish. She experienced the positive of love and now she is experiencing the opposite. It is a part of life.

Yes, the one who attracted the emperor's attention during her dance + died from her child labor (supposedly).

As sad at these two episodes are, their tension. 🔥

Same. I feel like they went through so much at this point already that I just want them to at least have a chance to live their lives freely and happily after all this.

"Teehee, since Jiang Ci is the current emperor's niece and Wei Zhao is the current emperor's brother-in-law, then it adds another layer to their "affairs" relationship as that did make them unrelated relatives". 😂

They were trying to figure what Jiang Ci would have to call Wei Zhao in this family set up LMAO.

Shippers are hilarious, everyone feeling bad for their favorite characters and there are the shippers going:

Consort Wei was supposedly sent to the emperor under Madam Rong's order.

My theory is that Consort Wei becoming pregnant might have been a problem for Madam Rong. Because as stated, the emperor's current sons are useless and don't have what it takes to be the emperor. If Consort Wei birthed a son, that son might be a threat for Madam Rong. I am not sure how much Consort Wei truly knows though and what kind of potential lies might have been fed to her by Madam Rong. Or if her being pregnant changed Consort Wei's mind about certain things, we will have to see.

I saw this potential drama/script spoiler about Consort Wei but I really can't confirm this so just take this with a HEAVY grain of salt:

Please!! We can't rely on the other two. 🥲 Cui Liang is the only one who dare to talk some sense to him.

Ah yes, let's send her back to the time machine and tell her she gotta slap Pei Yan too when she almost got assaulted for the first time because viewers are upset she only slapped Wei Zhao. How dare she not react "correctly" according to some viewers as a victim!

I don't know how much more obvious this drama can make it that Jiang Ci views Pei Yan and Wei Zhao differently and even the anger she feels toward Wei Zhao is different based on the love she had for him. She will always have a more intense reaction to him compared to Pei Yan because she doesn't love Pei Yan.

In the novel yes, I don't know about the drama ending though, too many conflicting info about it.

I did see comments from C-side who read the script that the peak angst doesn't last long (maybe 1-1.5 episode max) and I think around episode 33-34 is when things are okay again between them.

Jiang Ci was not Prince Qi's daughter in the novel (have nothing to do with what is going on with Wei Zhao's revenge) so this second half of the drama can't really be predicted by the novel. I am actually okay with either BE or HE for this drama because I think BE is kind of poetic, but I do want them to be happy after all of this. 🥲 But these dramas nowadays love to do OE (open ending) so that might happen.

No, the master does know the emperor probably has something to do with this. She just thinks BOTH the Xiao family and the current emperor were in cahoots. That the Xiao family offered up Prince Qi to the current emperor.

Episode 28 is the start; it peaks at a later episode though with something that happened with her master.

No? She sees both the Xiao family and current emperor being involved in this. Especially because consort Wei did not explain herself back when she asked her what was going on (as she visited Prince Qi's burial site).

I finally watched the most two recent episodes in full and the way some viewers were talking about Jiang Ci and her master... you did think there was no logic to what they were doing, and they were throwing some random tantrum just to torture Wei Zhao. 💀 People made it seem like Jiang Ci screamed her head off at Wei Zhao and that she just slapped him for no reason (when she already doesn't like it when someone physically holds on to her against her will re: Pei Yan). Her master was completely valid in the things she said too especially now we also know there is more to Consort Wei (who also didn't say anything when JC's master questioned her back then).

But anyway, at least this now gives Wei Zhao a better idea on how much bigger this whole thing is especially because the truth involves someone this important and goes so much deeper than he thought.

I saw those comments before I watched the 2 episodes today in full, so I was shocked when I watched the episodes because it did not warrant the type of aggressive responses Jiang Ci and her master got from some of these viewers. They made it seem like Jiang Ci threw some big illogical fit and Jiang Ci's master was out to get Wei Zhao.

Jiang Ci's master was valid to believe what she believed especially based on what she knew + Consort Wei.

In the novel, it was finally revealed what happened with Prince Qi (I don't have the full details, but it definitely has to do with the current emperor). Wei Zhao/Yue Luo headed to war against the emperor, and he dies with the emperor in the fire (perished together).