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She plays Chu Ying Tao in Strange Tale of Tang Dynasty- one of 5 main leads. Ever since that drama exploded, they have all become fan favorite. I guess she learnt comic timing from that series. It has many scenes of deadpan humor.

Destroying imperial edict even rumor of doing so could get people killed if it came to light. It was considered as highest level of treason. From what I learnt about history, every edict written had a corresponding record kept in royal library written by scribe. Not sure if it is true or false as I am not Chinese. Ppl were wary of destroying document that might have a copy somewhere.

He is becoming aware of her mental fragility while we as audience are already aware of it. He is not omnipresent. There is a dialog where she asks him to stop putting on show for others. It is interesting. She knows he does not comply because others call his family are traitor or is feeling guilt but that he is playing safe by making a show of compliance.

Anyone is in his position would be cautious. His name protects her and his last living family. He is walking on very narrow edge politically speaking. If he moves even an inch in wrong direction, everyone dies. She is safe in the knowledge that no one can think of her being capable of carrying out revenge while in his case everyone think he is capable irrepective of his disability. If anything there are ppl who want him to try and are keeping an eye on him. What he is doing is giving her safe habor till she runs her initial course. She had time to plan while he was boxed in by royal family.

What is coming up is bigger than what she can acheive alone. There is a reason why she is propping him up so they can both tackle those enemies as team.

No need to bring down some other show just because yours is not doing well in rating. POJ is pure cinematic beauty and director's vision. Acting is quite good for what is required. Not everything needs to be trauma laden. It reminded ppl what series can be in hands of person who knows how camera work. Something we rarely see in days of CGI.
Sometime ppl don't like constant negativity in series. Balance is the problem with this series. Nothing else.

He has tremendous screen presence (very few Chinese actors have that right now even popular ones), can act well, has agile body suited for fantasy drama, makes all those fights look easy in those good looking but heavy clothes and has lovely voice. Maybe why he gets so many drama. It is not about looks alone. Good looks don't mean a shit in entertainment world. Did you not get it after POB, Journey to Love and Dream within Dream ML's success.

I would have liked them more if they were not so enamored of their own beauty, Strong blah blah.

He didn't say his cousin was wrong. He said he had to intervene because she was hitting her husband where world was begining to notice. If you are Asian you would have realized his words. If this became norm, elders would intervene and she would be thrown out. That was his warning. Unless abuse is ok with you and all the commentators out here. I am not defending her husband nor was ML. He was pointing out that slipperly slope of jealousy was about to doom her. Her sisters were right that her hubby needed lesson but they were not aware of how abusive she had become. Both want what is best for her.

Frankly too many Zanilia Zhao series in the list. I would chose Nirvana in Fire, Ode to Joy and Empresses in the Palace in the palace to be top 10.