MadelineMaureen

He used her for 17 years to kill her brother...and doesn't even know what she actually likes...yes you are the only one who likes the little wormtongue

Major spoilers...

I'm wondering if LR's brother Li Chuan was behind her poisoning. I think that the Empress(Shangguan Ya) helped SRQ poison the Emperor(Li Chuan) as she had been in love with Su Rong Hua, and the Emperor was somehow responsible for the death of the whole Su family. Also with her son being at risk of losing the title of Crown Prince...it makes sense that she would help with the Su family revenge.
What they didn't account for is that LR would be poisoned with the same herb they poisoned the Emperor with...so when they gave the sachet to PWX, the only person the Emperor will let close to him, it backfired.
How did SRQ die in the future? Was it self exit? Did the Emperor survive and finally kill him? He's been manipulating LR's affection for him from the jump and I just can't understand how she is still so blind to that. Yes he loved her, but he used her to kill her brother and gain power in the court.

Do you think they'll show PWX doing the same thing at their home in the next episode. It would be interesting to see the different talents they can cultivate.

cause we used to get zero on weekends. so one a day sounds great to me

I'd rather them cover this story of SRQ now in the first half of the show than have all this story toward the end when it needs to really focus in on PWX and LR's relationship.

I don't think you'll like this one. We are currently on episode 23 and there hasn't been a clear line drawn by the FL to the 2ML. There are a lot of misunderstandings and miscommunication between all of them. The ML has only ever liked the FL, but the FL has been under the impression that he was in love with someone else. ML has tried to make his feelings for FL clear, but she isn't ready to accept them yet and has asked for time. I really don't think this one is for you, my love.
I would highly recommend watching a recap video once the show finishes to see if it would be worth it to watch all of the 40 episodes or to skip around. The whole plot pretty much centers on lost love and missed opportunities.

LR can see that her little sister is interested in SRQ. She is also aware that SRQ is back from the future as well. So she can see that if SRQ were to align with a princess of the Emperor's favored Consort it could give backing to the prince of the Emperor's favored Consort. aka that alliance could put her brother, the Crown Prince, in danger. She is not only blocking them she is kind of telling SRQ "I know what the princess has in mind and I wont let it happen"

The Emperor doesn't trust the Crown Prince because of the connection to Shangguan family who are the most powerful of the noble families. He likes Prince Su because he is the son of Consort Rou who comes from a non-noble family.
The Emperor knows that at any moment the noble houses could decided they no longer want him as Emperor and place the Crown Prince in power. He has been testing his son and daughter from the Empress to see where their loyalties lie....with him and the people or with the noble families who want money and power at the expense of the people.
The Emperor knew exactly what he was doing and where he was doing it. He was looking for a reaction. The Crown Prince and Princess Royal can't afford to show emotional responses...nor can they even show affection toward one another as it would be seen from the perspective of collusion and a power move rather than two siblings just loving each other.

PWX has been in love with LR since early in their marriage. He had to watch her fall in love with another man right in front of him and has been waiting 20 years for her to notice his true feelings for her.

It's understandable that with this new life he wants to not have any regrets with his relationship to LR. He wants her to be happy, but he also wishes HE could be what makes her happy in this life. He is much more ruled by his emotions than LR ever has been. She's always on guard, PWX wants to knock her walls down.

Miscommunication is still happening with them because their communication styles are so different. He knows and has already forgiven her for sending people to KILL HIM. I think you need to give the ML some slack. He literally died still loving her and believing that she would never truly harm him.

He is doing big gestures and finding that she still thinks of things from a strategic point of view and what gains she can have from their relationship to one another. He just wants to love her, and for her to acknowledge his love.

go to the home page on the app & hit the up left drop-down menu. 'Calendar' is available there as well. to filter to your list on the app hit the icon upper right that looks like 2 people.

https://mydramalist.com/episode-calendar use this to keep track of the shows you are watching or plan to watch. Just filter it so that it's "my list" and you'll only see what you have on your personal list of shows. It goes by week and by quarter so you can see what on your plan to watch list will be airing when.

So why exactly does SRQ need to protect LR from PWX? Did he not kill the princess himself? Was he also being manipulated by someone else? I don't understand yet. I'm sure they'll eventually expound on this plot point, but as of right now...my guy, stop it....get some help.

My ADHD could never just be watching one thing at a time. I normally have at least 3 currently airing and will binge watch a few between release days and also all the English and other language shows/films. I have a journal to keep track of everything I watch as MDL only covers like 6 Asian countries.

Yeah, i think he remembers, but because we've only had a handful of scenes from his POV and nothing showing his actual motives when it comes to his family I'm curious. But I don't want the story to wait until like episode 39 to reveal his inner thoughts and motives.

Also don't forget that if you add this show to your currently watching list, or really any list you can just use the calendar in MDL and filter it to "my list" and have all of your shows schedules for the week. link below for those who need it. It's also in the app on the home page drop down under 'Custom Lists'. in the app hit the icon that looks like two people to filter it down to only shows on your list.
https://mydramalist.com/episode-calendar

I wonder if the show will flesh out more of what happened to his family in the past and his active role at that time. I hope they don't keep it too close to the close of the drama as it's a little annoying when they focus too much on the villain in the last quarter of a drama...we need one or two episodes where we are completely free of him and his meddling bs.

Imma need them to rewatch the scene of them waiting to talk with the Emporer and PWX is falling asleep standing up against the Princess. They have great banter and physical comfortability that shows amazing chemistry. Also the flash back scenes from when they were actually 18 and 20 and all nervous and cute...yeah...the actors are doing just fine.

I think one slap from the princess and two or three from the ML's mother. I don't think the princess did a double slap, but mommy definitely ate.

I think episode 18 but i'm not putting money on it

Looks like with episode 17 she'll have a clearer idea of her own heart with regards to PWX. I think right now she is still looking for the young man that saved her and made her feel safe...partial manipulation on SRQ's part, but with her husband still not doubling down and making his own feelings for her clear she wont know what to do. She needs words and actions because she never had a real life example of love. So the affection SRQ showed her when she was feeling rejected and hurt left a very large impact. She was with him more than she was with her own husband over the last 20 years...those emotions/connections don't just disappear. Especially if she thinks SRQ is still innocent as the events that caused him to kill her haven't happened yet. Big mistake on her part, but hey...girly needs to learn the hard way sometimes.