Why do they call her Yuan Niang in the first episode? That’s what Viki translation says whoever is gossiping about her as she wakes up (but the caption identifies her as Ye Li.)
Their marriages weren’t arranged, they were by Imperial decree. What was the Empress scheming exactly? Did she switch partners so the not-smart sister would be with the supposedly debauched joke of a prince?
And the smart one to the disabled prince thinking they were both effectively “cut off at the knees?” Too powerless to plot revenge? Or too, that this makes Ye Li a hostage.
Thanks Google!To "cut them off at the knees" is an idiomatic expression that means to abruptly and severely undermine, sabotage, or humiliate someone, leaving them powerless to retaliate or make progress. It’s like his injuries were planned to literally cut him off at the knees.
I have not seen a lot of arranged marriage tropes in costume c-dramas. But out of whatever I have watched, mostly…
I think they only accepted this arrangement because of who they are and the interactions they had in the past which sparked feelings, if not romantic feelings but sense of caring which in dramaland always leads to romance. I mean, he accepted it but she still had her own agenda. She would’ve still married the other prince solely to leave the mountain for the capital to start her revenge.
I'm all in on the Cheng Lei hype lately-just binged Shadow Love and How Dare You (seriously, don't sleep on that…
Just finished ep3 and I’m so excited to be watching Cheng Lei again. Really looks promising. LOVED How Dare You! It was my first time watching him! (I was new to cdrama atp.) I’ve seen these: Shadow Love First 10 episodes Footprints of Change Short Length Series A Familiar Stranger Legend of the Female General Fangs of Fortune My Journey to You (oh oh oh there’s a steamy bathing scene)(🤣this was my first Zhang Ling He drama and I didn’t like him at first he looked like a dumbass and constantly had a look that said he smelled something bad) All watched for him nothing below an 8/10
I’m still working my way through his filmography 🤩😍
“I’m going to try to understand irrational numbers.” Who knew I’d ever hear that in a kdrama and it’d sound so sexy, too! (Even though at this point it wasn’t meant to be.)
What was the Empress scheming exactly?
Did she switch partners so the not-smart sister would be with the supposedly debauched joke of a prince?
And the smart one to the disabled prince thinking they were both effectively “cut off at the knees?” Too powerless to plot revenge? Or too, that this makes Ye Li a hostage.
Thanks Google!To "cut them off at the knees" is an idiomatic expression that means to abruptly and severely undermine, sabotage, or humiliate someone, leaving them powerless to retaliate or make progress.
It’s like his injuries were planned to literally cut him off at the knees.
More like a gnat or housefly than a hornet or wasp, or even a mosquito.
She would’ve still married the other prince solely to leave the mountain for the capital to start her revenge.
LOVED How Dare You! It was my first time watching him! (I was new to cdrama atp.)
I’ve seen these:
Shadow Love
First 10 episodes Footprints of Change
Short Length Series A Familiar Stranger
Legend of the Female General
Fangs of Fortune
My Journey to You (oh oh oh there’s a steamy bathing scene)(🤣this was my first Zhang Ling He drama and I didn’t like him at first he looked like a dumbass and constantly had a look that said he smelled something bad)
All watched for him nothing below an 8/10
I’m still working my way through his filmography 🤩😍
Who knew I’d ever hear that in a kdrama and it’d sound so sexy, too! (Even though at this point it wasn’t meant to be.)