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It could be. And isn't it suspicious they have Lord Freedom conveniently "locked up" in the Inner Guard prison???

Since he is most likely going to go deaf by middle age 🙉🙉🙉 maybe his sense of taste will be even more pronounced to compensate 🤤🤤🤤.

I had my eye on him for awhile but yes it became obvious at that point. But I think he is just a cog in the wheel.

No he is definitely not the current Crown Prince's son. His father is another prince, potentially the previous Crown Prince that she forced to commit suicide.

Yeah but nothing else that is S-class.

Basically Tencent ran out of content for the rest of the year so they torture us like this.

The Empress does mention his dad in not flattering terms when she chastises him but I also don't remember which episode.

Wei Xiaobao is the boilerplate for all the anti-heroes/grey characters of Chinese fiction. Fan Xian is also very much like him.

Yeah I was thinking what a pity as well... If she didn't have rocks for brains she would know that when you are not the target, don't make any noise. In case they get so annoyed they shoot you instead.

Yeah apparently during Wu Jetian's time there was record of a furnace explosion related to experimenting with gunpowder...

I did very quickly skim a couple chapters of the book, he is pretty foul mouthed scoundrel in it I think I am just gonna stick with the adaptation. Its super long as well.

Tyvm will keep it in mind, I have heard good things about it from others as well. I have a 3 week quarantine coming up next year and that is what these super long dramas I somehow missed in the past are for...

Yes and he must be somewhat in line for the throne no? Was this Prince Zhao is father for example?

So if that is the case is he Master Chu's father?

Yeah it’s something I will probably get to one day when there is nothing else to watch. I am a terrible shallow person that hates bangs and loves watching shows with high male to female ratio I avoid all female centric dramas like the plague. Part of it is the poor writing and acting of female characters but it’s mainly bc I just love watching male centric shows.

Well the imperial court always keep a keen interest in gunpowder due to the military applications so grandpa may have somehow been involved with under the eye of previous emperors.

I think the name was mentioned casually in an old episode somewhere but it’s impossible to skim through and find out.

Possibly - I could be wrong of course but I think we are going see him first suspect his own family only to discover they were not traitors.

Ok this one episode a night is nothing more than torture. I am gonna try to watch every other night so that I can have at least two in one sitting.

Yes I think so too so anyone who finds an excuse to not show up for the festival or leave abruptly is suspicious. Also the Chunqiu Dao
are allegedly
remnants of a previous dynasty. Not sure if that means the Sui family or the Li family which she effectively usurped.