Lenterel

In chinese literature the relationship between a ruler and his minister has been compared to a marriage. This arc is much more fun to watch if you view bixia as a toxic husband and ZL as a desperate housewife

from his point of view he maintains the balance of power and moves toward a larger plan to eradicate corruption (that fake death arc). It's silly, but that's the plot, ugh
At this point, it would be better if the tiger really bit back

you know that good old confucianism and bixia is the father of the nation. So his greater good is still the good of the people

Lol, if the script really showed him as a villain, it wouldn't be so unbearable. But we all know he did it for the greater good
He's just stupid—he pushes his appointed tiger to the very edge and doesn't expect the tiger to bite him back (but we all know x2 he won't bite).

This was a direct order from bixia to prove who ZL served: him or NW. And it's completely pointless, because bixia already has all the evidence of ZLs loyalty

To justify the fact that ZL himself executed his friend in order to prove something to bixia - to prove what? Is bixia so stupid that he still doesn't know who his protégé serves? Who's the dumbest person in this room?

Well, then ZL have to get rid of the entire NW to defeat Yu. That's how we win /s

In a picturesque desert, to be fair

just waiting to see how you guys are going to justify Mo Yi's *** scene, that stupidest plot twist (yes, the preview is in the tencent app, yes, all spoilers are true)

Lol, rest assured, bixia with his ridiculous plans will be the next victim
Nan Zhen's script is a joke

Perfect description, lol

This society was extremely patriarchal due to the influence of Confucianism. The only advantage a woman could have if she was a family elder, then even the head of the family had to show her respect. But she was still limited by tradition (see the story of the historical prototype of the Empress Dowager). Drama begins with young, beautiful girls dancing—in reality, most of them (including FL since her family was trying to look noble) could hardly do this because their feet were already like lotus buds. Please don't underestimate how bad the treatment of women was in reality

This drama literally begins with a woman being treated as an object to be profitably married off. If in reality everything truly depended on women, there would be no patriarchy. It's just a fantasy about women running the show

They are alive thanks to ML, but yes, that stupid man doesn't deserve leniency or gratitude

Of course, FL's candidate will get the appointment, because she is the smartest in the room

It isn't doing well considering it's a high-budget show. But as I’ve already said tencent isn't doing any marketing, and without douyin it’s hard to break out of the filter bubble and reach the target audience. All the charts depend on traffic; reaching the top on most of them isn't difficult thanks to DYX's large fanbase.
TV ratings are also just ok

His fans are those who defend his role and who work from 6 a.m. to midnight to promote this series in the midst of an endless hate for poor acting and low ratings.
Everyone tried to keep quiet about the script so as not to harm the drama, that's why there was no noise about it

What? No, the first draft of the script was leaked right after filming wrapped, and then the final version was leaked too. You can ask some users on Twitter for the script.
And everyone had access to the shooting schedule during filming
Haitang tried to stay positive about this script, but many of them already tired

Mo Yi

There's a leaked script - for many, if not most, chinese dramas, there are always leaked scripts that can be bought for a few yuan after filming is completed. The final edit may differ slightly due to some scenes being cut. If you're wondering who that friend is...