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I have made a post about this now. Please have a look.

A more comprehensive cast list - so difficult to find information:
Main / principal cast
Zhang Zhe Xu (张哲旭 / Zhang Zhe Xu) — Duan Ziang.
Mi Jin (弭金 / Mi Jin) — Xiao Shuhe.
Wang Ding (王鼎 / Wang Ding) — Huo Ying.
Cheng Fang (程方 / Cheng Fang) — Xiao Shuqian.
Yang Shu Wei (杨书伟 / Yang Shuwei) — Duan Huaiyi.
Li Yi Xiang (李一想 / Li Yixiang) — Shen Song.
Supporting / additional credited roles (from cast lists, trailers and listings)
Da Tao (大涛?) / Luo Gu Yuan — credited in some full-credits listings.
Shu Wei Yang — appears credited as Duan Huai Yi (supporting episodes).
Young / flashback actors credited in listings: Yichen Chen (young Duan Ziang), Keyu Wang (young Xiao Shuhe).
Wei Long Xu — credited as Emperor of Ji Bei (appears in episode credits).
with the Chinese characters you can find them easily in Weibo, Douyin and RedNote and then use the translator.

Don't pay any attention to the MDL cast list, it is incomplete. This site is not good. I will try to get you a link with more names.

Yes, I think so, but only his mother was killed. The brother we don't know anything about them.

The attire in itself did not give him the right, it was more representing his father acknowledgement of this son as the robe was so special/expensive.

Great reasoning Yerisina!

Thank you for the historical reference!

100% acrylic!! 😂

"Such is my parting sorrow---
A taste that tastes so odd, so strange that my heart, never ever before did know."
These beautiful verses are from a poem by Li Yu the historical king that inspired the character of ShuHe. Thank you to @Yerisina for finding them.
As we discussed before, this series is inspired by historical events, see Discussions above.
Li Yu words and the fact that Taizu of Song, the emperor of the North when defeated the South Kingdom took Li Yu with him and treat him with warm hospitality until Taizu death, have provoked the imaginary of authors that suggested they had a romantic entanglement. The truth is that there are no historical evidence to suggest that was the case. It is the beauty of Li Yu words, written in captivity, as the ones quoted above, that has triggered that fantasy in people. What do you think? Does these words also provoke in you the same thoughts?

I don't know the official narrative, maybe @Yerisna knows, but that attire represent his Royal lineage and because his father the Emperor gave it to him he was fully acknowledging his full right to participate in court affairs. Let's remember he is the 6th in line to succeed the throne. So he was not really relevant. For lack of money we did not see the other brothers in the series, and in the novel not all of them "have a voice". ShuHe in the series said that their brothers died (we do not know how many of them) defending the Southern Kingdom.

ShuHe wishes to help ZiAng gave him the last push of motivation to join the court. ShuHe was always torn about this issue because on one hand he wanted to vindicate his mother, who died at the hands of the court instigators and, on the other one, he wanted to live a free life. When ZiAng appeared he decided to make a deal with the despicable Prime Minster to get him to find ZiAng brother and also protect ZiAng (that Primer Minister was sure he was from Jibei and an assassin). It was all intertwined. ShuHe is a complex character and it was not just one reason in his decisions. This is why he come across as very contradictory person. About why ShuHe ignore ZiAng red flag signs? he wanted to trust him to make him his lover, just like women do all the time when they fall blindly in love with narcissists. It is very much real, I think.

New vblog - we have ZheXu (plus Jin Jin) disco party here. Also ZheXu give JinJin his Gucci earing (and a rose in the party?)
https://weibo.com/u/6168484981?layerid=5226781947725854
https://x.com/yunton37496913/status/1983114952719430114

Video/bts with Arena magazine:
https://weibo.com/6523231129/QbfMXzPfI

It does, but I guess is because they did not have money to hire assistants responsible for checking the nails, hair, noses of the actors like in other Chinese dramas. The acrylic cover their nails and is one problem sorted.

ZheXu birthday live - I was not going to make a post about this, but he is something else. I was so impressed about how much he is aware that the total of fans are not "his" but "their" : Lagogos, and rather that this make him feel awkward, he was delighted. This attitude is so refreshing to see in the individual members of a CP. During the live he could not stop mentioning Jin Jin. He has a pin that he hung in his t-shirt with the face of Jin Jin. Most gifts has reference to the CP and gave him immense joy. When he cut the cakes he fed the image on Jin Jin in his t-shirt. Jin Jin was watching and made some comments but there were thousands of people attending the live so his comments were missed. Lets enjoy this moment of true CP party. When we, particularly international fans, became fascinated by a CP like YiZhan or any other of the popular ones, the solo fans hate us. In the international community, most of us did not know who Yibo and Xiao Zhan were, we knew them through The Untamed, so what it was wrong to feel supportive of a duo? Fortunately, Xu and Jin were unknown actors even in China so their current followers are all shippers. How long will last? I don't know, but for the time being, let's enjoy the fortune of a great and true partnership. Here some super cute videos:
https://x.com/naaayizhan/status/1982812649961168998
https://x.com/macherevenus/status/1982812184645153005
https://x.com/naaayizhan/status/1982817328321503629
https://x.com/naaayizhan/status/1982813776391831949
https://x.com/wizcrizzz/status/1982813529196360074
https://x.com/naaayizhan/status/1982822027850371264
https://x.com/macherevenus/status/1982808775464468989

new vblog reporting backstage at the start of the fan meeting
https://youtu.be/PnKLP68Pz2s?si=-O79g4CqbaF5mkD3
(Go to TianTian in X for translations)

New Arena magazine video! Beautiful!
https://weibo.com/6523231129/Qb4jyrB66
https://x.com/jambool_D/status/1982718217748644181
Guide to purchase from overseas
https://x.com/macherevenus/status/1982690160451150060
A link to the fan meeting in Macau
https://x.com/anzupricot/status/1982646846188359915
Today is ZheXu birthday. He went back very early to Beijing alone. He said to the fans: Jin Jin is still sleeping, The celebration with Jin was during the night. They were seen in a rooftop. I guess we will have a vblog about it soon. In their interaction today in Weibo, he replied to Jin Jin that he was feeling very happy. It is so good to hear, as they have been working so hard non stop all these last days. Chinese actors have stamina to give away!!! - this is proved all the time, and Jin (24) and Xu (26 today) have a very endearing relationship, which I guess adds up to that energy.
https://weibo.com/1872760363/Qb2qeBzYv
Confirmed gossip: those Gucci earrings were bought by ZheXu to JinJin. He said it today to fans in the airport. Such generous CP considering he is not earning a lot of money yet. Bless him.

Yes in Macao!

The official links to the Arena Magazine photos in Insta
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQQvmjsjQLR/?igsh=MXR1Mm9tZW4xaWFp
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQQqmbkDYfs/?igsh=ejRnOTdpOXlmZTdq
If anybody knows how to order from abroad let me know

What is making it really confusing is the bad translation of the pronouns: you, I, he etc so be careful always they translated as I the ones should be You.

New vblog - more about their characters. I really enjoy their take on ShuHe and ZiAng. Here they really shed light on the issue of Shu He's "revenge" . For both of them, such a think did not exist, it was said in narration like ShuHe lying to himself, but what he really wanted was to be free - @The Boyfriend and @Yerisina, we were commenting about this in a previous post.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQRM1JpkYXC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
(for those like me that prefer the YouTube Link are in the channel "Kill to Love")