La Gata

No. The Roman armies had a 'stipendium' consisting of small minted coins (which is where the word 'stipend' comes from) during the pre classic and classic periods, and later on a 'solidata', named after the 'solidus' (gold coin) in which they were paid; this word 'solidus' is the etymological origin of the modern 'soldier'. Roman household slaves were given a small amount of salt called 'salarium' as pocket money, hence the word 'salary' and the expression 'not being worth their salt'.

That post won't age well.

You're welcome. If I remember correctly that reference is from ep 1.

There are shorts of ep 36 on TikTok and Instagram.

I was choking from looking at it. I wanted to shout: 'Put some butter on that, for crying out loud!'

I expect they'll be around until the last couple of episodes, otherwise we'll be left without the main villains and then, what? We can't have 9 eps of ZL and FTY having picnics in their courtyard.

In the early episodes there was some reference to Yake's flower being the narcissus while Ting Yun's is the orchid, I think they were assigned to them by the evil Fu grandmother when they were born. That's the reason why YJX keeps painting orchids. That's also why Madam Yu took all those paintings from her son's studio, she realised he had become infatuated with FTY when she saw them.

Thank you. 👍

WOW!! What an amazing piece of historical knowledge! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain that, it's astonishing.

De nada, guapa. Pensé que el tema requería un enfoque humorístico, me alegro de que te hayas reído. 😂

As I understand it, the problem is not just how/where to get the funds to carry out its expansion. It sounds like the emperor doesn't want to have his grandmother buried next to his grandfather at all. The emperor's father and his grandfather had both stated this as their command.

Did I get the above right and does anybody know the reason/s for it? Thanks.

Question about the mausoleum's renovation.

Slow (within reason) kisses can be sexy, but sticking their necks out as if they were going to have a facial...., is not it. That's what I find particularly off-putting from cdramas on top of the absurd length of time they take in the approach. I'm sure stick insects will kiss faster than that and with more emotion.

For eps 25 onwards. I'm not giving you any spoilers unless you specifically ask.

'...because jingxiu can't have a love triangle with a married couple'

You just wait.

Seconded.👍

Don't. Just don't. I can't.

Thank you for the appreciation. I thought a humorous approach was of the essence.😌

The short answer: NO.

I refuse to watch that. Pursed lips will kill all eggs in both ovaries in one clean sweep. 😏