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I hope he isnt. I think theres a chance he was rescued in time by Prince Ding's subordinate who saw his body. They may have pretended he died so he can recover and then turn against his father. I think he might have made it bc they didnt show his love interest Ting Lan have any reaction to the news. I get she is someone who is familiar with political drama, but I feel like she would have to give some reaction. I think the other son will also turn against the Marquis and the 2 sons who originally didnt get along will team up to help bring him down. Again, this is just my hope. He might be gone fr.

In the first scene of the series as she runs into her room after being chased by monkeys, we see the courtyard she passes through is unkempt, all the plants are dead, dead leaves are scattered everywhere and probably haven't been swept away in years, the pools are grey and shallow and the doors were falling off the hinge with the paper torn. When her senior climbs the mountain it looks like he sees a similar scene... so we probably wont know until tomorrow or the day after but it looks like our theory is being proven correct. She was probably all alone for years.

My guess is that after those other students were executed, other students probably left, died of disease, and then it was her, a few elderly scholars and her young maid left. With the academy closed off and no other young able-bodied students everyone else probably passed until it was just her left.

It's good. But if you dont like mystery dramas, or dont like a little bit of confusion, you might want to wait until all the episodes are out. Theres lots of plot twists which makes it very interesting to me and most of the people here, but I can see people who like a story to be straightforward getting annoyed lol.

I love when dramas have extremely unreliable narrators. It adds mystery without taking away from the other genres of the story. The FL is clearly very smart and capable, but she's also delusional. She has a mission of revenge and is very scheming but at some point, her declining mental health is bound to get in the way.

I think it helps that her husband has his own revenge journey and it is intertwined with her own. Do you guys think he has realized how scheming she is yet? I know he's figured out she's very complex and clearly is doing more than taking care of the household....but do you think he's realized shes the mastermind he was trying to find?

idk, dramas have even referenced people eating corpses to stay alive, let alone animals doing it.

The disease and the monkey bites may be connected

I feel like he wasn't directly responsible for what happened to them, but he had an opprotunity to save them or speak up for them, and he didnt. And then he did the same to her with the engagement

He thinks he is seeing the ghost of his other wife, Ye Li's mother. It was actually Ye Li who snuck out at night. I wonder if she went back to her father's house to purposely torment him about her mother's death or if she just went back and was singing songs her mother knew bc she missed her mom.

Yea...she even has memories of the time before her misfortune, spending time with the current empress dowager and her mother. So if there is a transmigration plot, it happened very long ago. I think maybe bc transmigration and time leaping plots can be sort of taboo, they only make subtle references like the hand-rolling.

Bots and trolls are definitely weighing down the rating. For the firs episode at least, this has kdrama classic potential. Its definitely a certain type of old kdrama vibe thats very unserious but gets you invested into the MC. The production seems good and there are a lot of really good actors in this. Park Ji Hoon just got recognized for his acting in that historical movie so I fear we wont get to see him in many more dramas like this for a few years, these dramas are usually for up and coming actors, but he's now proven to be one of the best. He's gonna satart getting scripts that are meant for top actors. The downside is that we wont see him in "hidden gem" dramas like this for a while.

Sarcasm is usually taken as rude when ppl straight up dont realize its sarcasm. I think many people just arent used to that type of dry humor and misinterpreted her joke. They realized it was a joke but they didnt get the punchline.

There is a difference. And its obvious some people (including you) dont know that difference.
You guys wrongly assumed that she is attempting to tease others, and that she is not being self aware. But when you realize she is very aware that she of all people should not be the one saying this, that very absurdity and irony is the joke. SHE is the joke, not them. It is not a "savage joke" where someone else is being teased or dissed for their misfortune.

Its finally confirmed we were right lol

We're definitely much further along in the show now so I think it might just be due to power hungriness... but I still wouldnt be surprised if were given a flashback and we see that at some point she had some interest in the grand prince.

MDL moderators need to get it together with these articles....

Listen... this drama was meant to be made for 2021 or before. Firstly, because I believe you do NEED to watch the prequel to actually enjoy this show. I only watched Princess Agents when it originally aired so I don't remember the plot and wasn't able to really understand the characters much. Second, this is a story with lots of tropes and plot holes that would have been acceptable years ago, but now...not so much.

I really want to connect with other kdrama lovers but I swear this group is some of the most depraved, insincere, ignorant weirdos. Yall are neck and neck with the anime fans. As a fan of both, let me go do some self introspection. Bc at this point liking dramas or anime might be a sign of terrible person disease lol.

Anyways...may this couple not recieve ANY of the strange energy in these comments and the best to their baby. Sending good luck and good health to PSH, congrats girl.

Why do yall do this? -__-

No hes not so go back and edit your comment to delete that on this post about a nice family man welcoming a baby. This is how rumors start. And I KNOW you know better.

1) The FL wants to be more than rich. She's competitive. She wants to be the successor to her family's company. Her dad, the owner of the company wants her imcompetent brother to be the successor. Why? Her brother married into nobility. The brother is now officially an elite among elites and his network is top-tier. If you ever have been job hunting, you'll know that youre network matters more than your talent. The FL's father knows at the end of the day, the brother can just hire someone to run the business for him, but his ties to the Noble class are a permanent gurantee for endless business opprotunities. The FL on the other hand is not only a commoner... she is illegitimate. She has a bad reputation among the wealthy and the nobles. She's a BOSS, not stay at home wife material. Her chances of finding a noble husband willing to marry an illigitimate commoner with a bad reputation who does what she wants is almost ZERO. So she has two options, find this unicorn of a noble husband before her father arranges a marriage for her OR a fake marriage with a noble/royal. She's only on good terms with 2 men who could be fake marriage prospects. The ML and the 2ML (the prime minister). She is actually friends with the 2ML, respects him, and based on his personality.... he is not a good first choice. So that leaves the Grand Prince who she knows is an oddball, has flirted with her, and has done her a big favor in the past.

2) Traditionally, koreans live at home with their family until they are married. Same for royals. The Grand Prince is unmarried so he still lives in the main royal palace where the King and Queen Dowager live. Part of the rationale for him being Regent is him still officially living in the palace. He can take care of all official matters right at home and can directly groom the current king for when he takes over power. The Grand Prince is techinically the head of the royal houshold, until the king grows up ORRRR until he gets married and has his own offical household. Once he gets married, what happens in the royal palace is techinically no longer his business. But we know the ML is a rule breaker, so if he marries just anyone, we know he will still stick his nose into palace business when he wants. So the queen dowager wants to pick his wife to have someone on her side who can reign him in and keep him out of the palace.

2.5)The Queen Dowager is not a royal by blood so she would not be first in the running to be regent. Regents are usually in the line of succession and/or the most powerful politician besides the king. So the prime minister would take over for the Grand Prince bc he is literally the PRIME minister and is probably a high ranking noble who is high up in the line of succession.

3) Royals can marry whoever they want. They can give their spouse official status if they dont have it. Plus its still 2025/2026 in the drama... its just taboo. People can complain and comment on it, and try to block it as if its inapropriate but there is no set rule. She's not even a noble to begin with so what does her illigitimacy really even matter.

Thrones are passed down from parent to child. It doesnt matter how young the child is, once the king has a son, no matter the age... if that king dies, the son becomes king.

In the drama we have seen 3 kings so far.
- ML's father (died)
- ML's brother (died)
- ML's nephew, the current king.

So even though the nephew is a child... his father (the ML's brother) was king. The nephew takes the crown.