I am a fan of both Allen Ren and Dilraba so I was really looking forward to this show, especially after how long it ok to get English subtitles. I got to episode 27 before I gave up on the series (which is technically part 2).

First the good things about the series.
1. As to be expected the two leads gave us some great acting, their skills as actors never let us down.
2. The costumes and sets on this show where amazing, someone had obviously put alot of love and effort into them.
3. The music was enjoyable although nothing spectacular it was still a definite positive.
4. The secondary and supporting actors where all good and the secondary couple defiantly had some good on screen chemistry.

This leads me to the big negative which ended up ruining the show for me. The plot!
By episode 27 they had used the 'will she die, wont she die' idea about 3 times in succession, which led to around 10 episodes of almost no character development for the main characters, either separately or together. It seemed like nothing at all was happening between them and then all of a sudden something would emerge about how much they loved each other..............despite the silly lies and hurts that could have so easily been avoided. I know this plot structure is used alot in dramas but after 10 episodes of it the show had just stagnated and I was bored, it needed to move on. This was nothing against the actors, it was purely the problem of the plot which was lazily written.

Also in the plot it seems to glance over a few things I personally would have thought was important. For example I can understand how someone as naïve as ChangYi would fall for Yunhe but it doesn't seem to cover why or how Yunhe falls for ChangYi..........feels sorry for him........yes.........sees her own love for freedom in him.........absoloutly.........sees him as her way of getting redemption.........yep............but love......its not clear.

I wish I could have watched the show to the end but I simply couldn't.