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rumors may not be true. People love to destroy celebrities. Unless I hear it I am not interested.

746 chapters and not even at mid novel yet at S2 ep 25

Uh? Did i miss something?

I agree. When I read that part I was puzzled because it came out of the blue

I recall 1-2 minutes with the young dukes
He jumped on the roof to escape the marriage clothes - no fighting
He ran on the roof to meet the emperor - no fighting
But I do not recall much fight at all nor tyrannical Zhenqi sessions
I am not impressed with the martial choreography

But considering the last part of the novel, if there are no fights I wonder if we will watch the same story. I hope to watch something epic in S3

FX is the illegitimate son of the emperor and lady Ye
Wan'er is the illegitimate daughter of the emperor's younger sister and prime minister

They are cousins.

she never learned the martial arts but the herbs and became a doctor. so she was never truly the grandmaster's disciple but a disciple of the sect who followed the equivalent of Fei doctor but not poisons. She was taught to use herbs to heal. Remember that nature is part of Haitang/DuoDuo and Hu Ku teaching.

you are right on this. everything you see between second prince and Yler is out of the screenwriter's brain. it does not exist in the novel at all. in the novel, YLer and second prince married and became parters and confident. YLer brought a lot on the table with her marriage and she had A LOT of support from her family. so everything is messy because it is not part of the novel.

and the touch of grey in her hair is noticed. she must look like a mother and an aunt and the emperor's sister.

To overturn the emperor's marriage decree, the only option is to become a grandmaster disciple.

First prince also known as Great Prince and later Noble Prince. same

screenwriter choice. He changed many ARCs and downplayed the martial fights. You may see them again in S3 :)

Not completely. He loved FX and FX mother. But his love came in the bottom list of his ambitions and they were pawns nonetheless

Screenwriter wanted to justifyFX hate and revenge toward the second prince. It as good for drama.

FX was 16, third prince was 9, FX brother was 12.

third prince became FX student because his mother trusted FX to protect her son.

The major difference with the novel is that FX retained all his memories from his previous life as well as his memories of his present life. So at 16, he had the mind of someone 30 years old or older.

This drama exists solely in the screenwriter's imagination, many scenes are not in the novel. In a drama, actors require dialogue, so ARCs are twisted, removed, compiled, modified, and even created for the sake of the drama.
In the novel, second prince and Yler never interacted before their marriage. This Lin Gong was not divulged at all.

the emperor's personality is complex. He is not a murderer, but he will be to secure his position. He is narcissistic, egocentric, lacks empathy, unable to love, paranoid, and can be cruel at times, but he is extremely brilliant. A true mastermind. I would compare to someone whit a very high IQ.

drama he is dead. in novel he is not

Yes. It will end with a cliffhanger. They want the fans to hold their breath. Crossed fingers the screenplay will be sooner.

Really? Confirmed or rumors?