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unfortunately, she seems to be very touched by his sacrifice and not wary of him anymore.

Contrary to what was seen in earlier episodes, Song Shilan doesn't seem to have any bad feelings against his half brother. And the three Song siblings seem to care a lot for each other. I hope the closely-knitted Song siblings remain the same to the end

#17 Xue Hanmei doing the 苦肉计 stunt on Grand Princess to shake off her suspicion...

ah, another cliff-jumping but survive escape route!

#17 i assume the secret hooded man in Yao Manor is Zhao Yue.

Yeah, i can understand. i've problem myself distinguishing which woman is whose wife cos some have common looks while others almost looking like each other! I use ep. 1 as reference - the scene when husbands and wives were back in their rooms after dinner.

Only Wei Ling Chun (Jiang Chun's son) is posted above because he's the only kiddo whose info is up on MDL.

Wei Ling Mo played by Xie Zi Mo 谢子墨.
Wei Ling Ling played by Sun Yu Xuan 孙羽萱.
These two new child actors are not yet on MDL. Will be in due time.

It's only 12 eps and ML is already behaving like a jealous, possessive and suspicious lover.. and then a sheepish boy in front of FL while she acts cute and always teasing ML (Xiao Qi) and then proudly arrogant like she knows it all and can easily resolve every obstacle come what may!

Story unfolds interesting well for me until ML... and the FL....

Thank goodness they were given the choice to leave and have a second chance in life. It'll be very unkind to make them stay as young widows for life.

his nickname should be Xiao Qi, not Xia Qi

yes, the black/red combination definitely matches Su Changhe's menacing aura and vibes. I was thinking more about whether SCH is issued with only a one-set wardrobe or several but in the same color.

has anyone commented on the outfits of our two male leads? While I've lost count on the number of times SMY changed his attire, SMY seems to have not changed at all. Or did he change but only in design, ie all his outfits are in black lined with red???

Why he did all those but just kill himself in the end?

IMO, it's like what he last said to YWJ before he dispersed his demonic energy.

YDZ: "Wenjun, after you left me, I feared that I would never see you again. That feeling had been gnawing me and slowly taking hold of me. So i decided to fight with all i had to get you out of that place once again."

Then why commit suicide in the end?
IMO he lost the battle, failed to get to his woman and all Beili pugilists were after him. He's probably feeling devastated by the outcome. He alone might possibly fight his way out on his own, but it's quite difficult for him to fight with a burden or two.

You're right about Anshi's mother. She didn't care about him at all. Actually, she's not a good mother to both sons. IMO though she returned to the palace, she didn't put her heart & soul into nurturing the 1st son. She's probably drowned in her own sorrowful thoughts! That's why he turned out to be evil - killing his own mother!

But YDZ did take good care of his son and taught his 2-yo toddler well after his wife left him. He left the world after entrusting his 5-yo son to his trusted friend knowing that he'll be in good hands. BDJ in turn entrusted Anshi to Wang You who taught him well.

Apologies for the rambling.

In DY #40
YDZ: "You've come!"
YWJ: "Yes, I came. I've missed you so much. I didn't..."
YDZ: "I know"
YWJ: "on that day, if only I've waited a little longer for you to come home and ask you..."
YDZ: "It's fine. I've returned. I'm now back. How wonderful! Over the years, I've imagined many times about the moment of our reunion... But none of them can be compared to this moment when you are right before me. Nothing could be more wonderful than this. Wenjun, I've missed you so much."
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Then the five eunuchs and BDJ arrive.

YDZ then recalled the moment when the three were together... and the promise they made to each other...
YDZ then did his sword technique, dispelling his demonic energy and resuming to his old self ...
He wished he could go back in time to those days...

YDZ: "Wenjun, after you left me, I feared that I would never see you again. That feeling had been gnawing me and slowly taking hold of me. So i decided to fight with all i had to get you out of that place once again."

YWJ: Yun ge, Let's first leave here. Let's leave here, all right?"
YDZ: "there's something I must tell you. I never doubted you would leave me voluntarily. All through my life, I've never blamed you."
YWJ: "i know"
YDZ: "Dongjun, I entrust to you my child Anshi and those people who came from the icefield with me"
YDZ: "My life, that's it, I'll repay to the world."

Baili Dongjun tried desperately to survive him.

Ye Ding Zhi's last words
YDZ to BDJ: "Remember our promise... Please carry on my part for my sake..."
YDZ to YWJ: "sorry..."

Sorry but i don't understand what you meant by "response in TBOY doesn't make any sense at all". I assume you're referring to her response to YDZ during their first and last mtg in the garden.

in TBOY #29, Wu Xin told Consort Xuan about the rumours/story he heard about her and Ye Dingzhi.
YWJ: "The story was to protect Jingyu's reputation as the emperor.... Most of that story is true except for one thing. I left the palace on my own free will to be with him.
We parted only because we were set up by evildoers. They lied to me that my (palace) son Yu'er was severely ill so as to get me back to Tianci, thus making Ye Dingzhi think I abandoned him for an extravagant life.
Before his death, I finally got to see him. I told him that we should escape to Nanjue, to get away from the disputes.
But YDZ knew he couldn't simply leave because he had done too many wrong things. Only his death could protect his clan...."

WX: "So, your last words to YDZ were "your wish to leave with him?"
YWJ: "Yes. But it was too late. Everything happened because of the one wrong step I took."
WX: "Then why did you return to the palace?"
YWJ: "I've two kids. I couldn't forsake the one trapped in the palace..."
WX: "So you abandoned the other one"
YWJ: "I returned to Xiao Ruojin so that he wouldn't make things difficult for my other son. Imperial family placed great importance on reputation."

As i rewatch this drama, I realise there are quite a plenty of sad moments bringing me to tears. When Scholarly Deity made his exit... When Yu Sheng Mo bids farewell to his disciple... and the others all related to YDZ who's been short-changed from childhood to fatherhood...

This drama is not for those who dislike dramas with sad outcomes…

it's not a matter of whether the traitor has infiltrated into Chu or Wei army.
She sought out General Wei for help was due the fact that the enemy's weapon craft was never superior to theirs but the octagonal crossbow weapon that killed her father and injured her brother used a core trigger identical to the new Wei family design. And that design has not even been released publicly in their kingdom.
So, doesn't that mean something?! That is already a red flag!

isn't the Wei general very stupid not to have shared the info from FL with his father before going to war? Even if there's no hard evidence to prove there's traitor in their army, he should have discussed it with his father.,

Is there an error in the synopsis?

I always shun VS-led dramas, esp period dramas. Sorry but i find her look spells ill fate, like The Broker.