This, quite honestly, is the most infuriating Chinese drama I've ever seen! It took me more than 2 weeks to finish because I kept taking a break from it. If not for the male lead and the second couple, I would've dropped this long ago. The plot is so convoluted and ridiculous that I think the writers themselves didn't know what to do with it exactly. It started out promising enough with the female lead dreaming about her future and trying to avoid the disasters that would supposedly happen to her and her loved ones. But that only lasted for a few episodes, after that, it was all downhill from there. The female lead is so poorly written that I believe almost everyone who has seen the drama thinks she's stupid, bratty, selfish, and does not really deserve to have a happy ending with the male lead. It doesn't help that Ju Jingyi's portrayal of the role is just downright awful. Her acting is totally out of place. It's as if she forgot that she's acting in a period drama or maybe she just doesn't know how women usually behaved in those times so she chose to be herself? And her makeup! OMG, she looks like a walking and talking filter! I'm convinced that whoever does her makeup is high on drugs! That is NOT attractive! She doesn't even look human.

The male lead, however, is close to perfect. Xu Jin is quite literally Prince Charming! I may be a bit biased since I like Zhang Zhehan, but he really did transform into a just, wise, kind, benevolent, and handsome prince who would do anything for the woman he loves. Despite playing a typically tsundere character, he doesn't appear cold and distant, and is in fact, very affectionate towards the female lead and displays various emotions whenever he loses his regal composure. I believe he cries several times in this drama because the female lead breaks his heart again and again. I wanted to strangle her for that! lol

The second couple was also delightful. Wu Bai Qi and his Fu Xuan should have been the main couple because they carried the show for me. I watched this drama for Zhehan but stayed for this couple and I wasn't disappointed. Even though the story has promise and the political scheming is interesting enough, the rest of the drama is just one BS after another. Most of the characters do things that simply have no logic. The main villain and the female lead are the worst written characters in the entire drama, and the worst actors too. They should've ended up together. I think the writers were either drunk or had their brain cells removed when they wrote the screenplay. As a whole, it was entertaining enough but I certainly wouldn't want to watch this dumpster fire again. I would give it 3 stars for the male lead and second couple, and political intrigue but zero stars for rewatchability.