The minue his uncle wanted to have him accept a concubine, everyone in court chimed in wanting to send their daughters too so they can have a slice of the pie. I don't blame ML, I'd be pissed too at this blatant attempt to grab power.
I like ML's grandmother. She understood what FL was saying without it being said explicitly. ML must get his brusque, all-business attitude from his grandma XD
Qiao Man's outfits are bit long. Or is it like that. Hmmm. Seeing these kinda outfits for first time especially…
I should add this time period isn't featured often in Cdramas. They prefer the Tang Dynasty costumes because they're more colourful and look almost modern.