Deirdre19

You may be the only one who cares about this...
For anyone who, like me, knows nothing about historical costumes, all that matters is that they look pretty and for once it's not all just pastel colours.

I didn't take it to mean that he was there at the battle ten years ago, but whoever is behind him was also behind that battle. I guess he is a prince from another small kingdom.
As he was taken in by the Crown Prince ten years ago, it is rather unlikely that he's been in that battle himself, otherwise people might have recognised him already...

The point is called renzhong - it's the 1st aid point for fainting.

She hasn't coughed a single time in episodes 13/14... something is missing!!! 😮‍💨😮‍💨

True. I'm really enjoying the fact that for once there's no deluded and obsessive SFL. Also loved the way Jiamin brushed off Prince Ying. He will still need a lot of work until he finally gets it!

I will definitely check out her other stuff depending on the genre... I like her style. It's deliciously irreverent and even rather MTL-friendly...

Considering how hen-pecked HL's father is, I don't think there will be any danger of the Crown Prince ever getting his hands on any concubines... but he will be able to have as many cats as he likes... 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks! I didn't really expect an answer to the second question, it was more a rhetorical question...
I guess I'll wait with starting this until it has aired completely to avoid watching something that ends on a cliff-hanger. Hope the producers have resisted the temptation of not having a decent ending.

Yes, I've noticed the red eyes, too. I don't think it's an eye-liner problem as it is just visible in a few scenes. It looks like a bad case of conjunctivitis to me and the Empress Dowager seems to have the same problem in a few scenes, so my thought was that it may have been an allergic reaction to the make-up.

Yeah, there seem to be a lot of this type of drama around... usually the over-use of pink and glittery CGI is a dead give-away!
I gave up on it because 1) I really hate the transmigration trope and 2) the ML is so thoroughly unlikeable that it makes absolutely no sense for a supposedly clever and independent woman to stick around.

If she was doing too good a job of the sick-acting most viewers wouldn't get that it's fake, so she has to exaggerate the fake-acting.
I cannot say that I find the maid particularly annoying, her loud screaming is all part of the fake-act (they work as a team). I've seen a lot more annoying maids whining around in other dramas, without faking it.

Quite a few people have said this but I don't think they really look alike. It's just the way he rolls his eyes while keeping a straight face that is very similar to Vengo's Donghua Dijun.

I think the pace will have to pick up quite dramatically in the second half. I'm reading the novel in parallel and what happened so far covers approx. the first 30 chapters. So there are another 115 chapters to go...

Hahaha, I know the feeling... it happened to me in the past.
I've tried one ep of Twin Flower Romance - didn't like it - so I rewatched some episodes of this to catch more details....

So there will be a 2nd season? Does this mean we will get a cliff-hanger ending?

It's true that well-written female roles are extremely rare. There is a variety of characters, but sadly they are all stereotypes:
- the innocent (and annoyingly cutsie) girlie
- the obsessive delusional SFL
- the know-it-all quirky/spoilt type
- the dumb-as-bread, whiny maid
- the evil step-mother/grand-mother
One of the reasons that I love Legend of the Phoenix so much (other than JT being great in it) is that it has a wonderfully written Empress and Empress Dowager.

For once I'm glad for censorship. I really hate the whole time travel/transmigration trope. It's such a lame device just to bring in a character that is slightly different (yet for some strange reason still knows exactly how to behave in a different century).
I absolutely love the way they dealt with the stupid "time traveller" in Dong Lan Xue 😈

I think the word "inexplicably" in the summary above is key here. Take it as a euphemism for "we couldn't be bothered to come up with a reason..."
A kind person who has read the novel already gave an explanation of some of the most apparent plot holes in a reply below.

It's really sad (and says a lot about those so-called fans) that fandom wars are even a criterium when it comes to choosing the cast for a drama.

If you're watching short dramas, I can recommend Dong Lan Xue. It has a kick-ass FL. The kind you'd wish to see in a full-length drama...