QAS

While I was watching episode 20, I decided to stop second guessing the plot, and to just wait for the episodes roll out. The casualty count has been increasing with every episode.

She might be the next fly to drop.

The ending might be another Cheng Yi Mysterious Lotus Casebook nebulous ending.

Same with me! I was hoping for his survival. but the writer had a different idea.

It looks like Xie Huai An is left with Xiao Wei Jing and the female. Who is protecting Xiao Wu Yang? Is Ye Zheng dead or alive? Head Eunuch might be killed next.

They keep dropping like flies. Is Ye Zheng dead? Ironic that the writer brought back a fake Wang Pu to kill Pan Feng Shan. It would have been more realistic if the real Wang Pu had survived the poison, to kill PFS later. I suspected Su was more than Mr Sunshine Smile. He killed his boss Yang and the cart driver in cold blood. King Tiemo killed General Yu. How did General Yu end up at that location? Is Wujin allying with King Tiemo or Chang'An dynasty? There are three living emperors in the drama. LOL. You can't even guess where this story is headed over the final eight episodes . We will find out over the next four days.

It's a very good actor stock photo. I could see Zhang Sheng playing a military or police official, or someone in authority.

Xie Huia An is the facilitator, while the team members do the plot execution.

I think Zhang Sheng might have known that Mo was the Emperor. He was stunned when Xiao Wen Jing-Mo knelt down in front of him.

I hope he changes his face before that, and makes arrangements for Zhong Mo's family. I think Xie Huai An's plan was flawed. Two people with the same face could not live, even if they were some distance apart. The Huben Army and Pan Feng Shan seem to have a wide outreach. By sheer coincidence, Wen Jing encountered Zhong Mo's biological father.

I know he was trying to protect her, but he should have told her that they were long lost siblings, and to warn her of the dangers to come. He should have surmised that Yan Feng Shan would be after her. There was no guarantee that they would meet again. Unfortunately, her foster sister would sabotage her.

I think it is the most impactful scene so far. You could feel the emotions of the junior actor and the senior actor. I can imagine them breaking down during and after the scene was filmed.

I will have to check out Zhou Qi's dramas. I have seen two of his older dramas. His face is vaguely familiar, but not prominent in my drama memory. His VOA character changed from weak emperor prisoner to doppelganger servant/page boy. He became the shopkeeper's assistant and nursed his big brother, who became aware that Zhong Mo is his little brother. Now, Weng Jing-Mo is embarking on the road back to the palace. Zhou Qi's character acquired the widest job description in the cast. He is ranked fourth ML out of deference to the two experienced character actors, Liu and Wang, otherwise he would be ranked the second ML.

As expected, someone died in episode 18. Xiao Wen Jing, Gu Pu, Xie Huai An (...to some degree) emerged from the shadows. I was sorry about Gao Yan. Head Eunuch received a reprieve for the moment, but I suspect that he will become a casualty after his little Emperor, Xiao Wen Jing, is restored to the throne. That might be his last remaining wish in life. The Eunuchs never survive in the dramas. So Bai Wan's foster sister was an undercover Huben spy. I hope she is next on the writer's hit list.

Thank you for the information. I was trying to match the face on the cast list, and I saw Zhang Sheng's name. I kept staring at his picture. I watched him very recently in Why is He Still Single. I didn't even make the connection.

I started crying when XWJ and the father said their goodbye. I am guessing that the old man will not live to the end of the drama.

Episode 17: I started crying when Xiao Wen Jing said his goodbye to Zhong Mo's birth father. That was the most moving scene, and so unexpected that the man was Zhong Mo's father. It seemed as if he knew "Zhong Mo" real identity. Can you give me the name of the old man's character?

I haven't seen her channel in a few years. I took a look at her review video of VOA. It looks like she had a hair and makeup makeover.

I agree about the waterworks. It was unavoidable because of the circumstances, but Cheng Yi likes weepy roles. I liked his cynical smile in episode 16.

I was stunned when I saw their current status. I must have skipped the scenes when Gao was taken down, and Gu Yu ended up in the canal. How will Gu survive for days or weeks if he can't move?