Mailyn

Have you considered that, from all the knuckle-clenching, he has already?

Well, that is a common trope, isn't it?

Just watch it until the end of episode 16 and you will get a happy ending (as long as you can forget that episode 17 is based on fact).

Yes, but do you understand why?

I agree with your sentiment, Martial, but, ha ha, do you realize, that you have implied that there IS a guardian of the show still living!

All? Was this over-generalization deliberate, Jeccy? I haven't blamed anyone for anything.

You need to watch the first few episodes though.

I am so glad that it was a fellow female who made that remark! (point no. 1)

I've seen so many dramas with this trope, both Korean and Chinese, that I'm beginning to think that they're using the same cliff! Haha!

Do you think that it (the cdrama) was 'Love In Between' with Gala Zhang?

Have you watched it on Yoyo english channel? The subs are manual. Also, I have just watched the last episode on Dramanice, and they were manual, too. (I know that in the beginning, the subs on Dramanice were terrible.)

I don't think that it's that simple. I think that he has his own agenda. Check out his change of expression when no one is looking at him - from smarmy and supercilious to serious.

If you haven't already, you'll find out in ep. 6.

He doesn't save him because he likes or dislikes him. He does it because it is the right thing to do. There is no moral ambiguity about him.

I had another thought, too. Where is Jae Yi's adopted brother? If Jae Yi was pretending to be her brother when she was investigating, who was getting the credit for it? He is the one who told the authorities that Jae Yi had poisoned her family. If he had been taking credit for it (with the permission of the father) , then the marriage might cause problems for him in that she would not be able to continue and he could become exposed. I wonder who the real father is? Of course, the brother could be innocent or he could have been duped. We'll have to wait and see.

Your comment about Seong On being in league with the king crossed my mind too but it is too early to say. The king's motive, if it is so, seems straightforward but I get the impression that Seong On hates the CP. Perhaps he blames him for something else which we are yet to discover?

Apparently, he is the son of the prime minister. He is a fan of the FL in her previous, hidden role as an investigator. No, from the conversations which take place between the queen and her uncle, the queen is unlikely to be the mother of the CP. (I could be wrong as I was multi-tasking whilst I was watching it. Time will tell.)

In the beginning it looked like the king cared for his son, but later I got the feeling that he wanted his son replaced but wasn't prepared to do it openly. I agree with your comment about the queen. Do you think that she will go against her uncle?

I'm not so sure. I don't know yet about the female lead, but I have a feeling that the crown prince is definitely not safe from his BF. Of course, the writers could be making us suspect him to mislead us.

Don't worry. There was nothing disrespectful about what you said. I understood what you meant. I agree with Hime's comment below.