Shreya

And don't forget the Glorys and Legends 😂

You know, I keep telling myself that I'll stop checking this page and tormenting myself until Youku finally remembers this drama exists but here we are 😔😭

He gets some hints in episode 13 but there's not much development yet.

I don't know if there's more info about them in the novel or whether we'll see any of them in the coming episodes but generally speaking, dramas hardly show princes in numeric order as some could be already dead, some could be irrelevant and/or untitled and some could be off to other places doing their own thing. The reason we saw these princes (with the exception of 4th prince) is simply because they were available for marriage.

Yes, in the coming episodes you can see the male lead scheming more and the female lead generally just says what she wants outright. Also the male lead definitely fell too quickly but in episode 13, he explains his thought process as he fell in love so if you stick around till then, hopefully it'll make more sense to you.

Hey you missed Mu Qingyan and Xie Yanlai! Zhou Yiran has been coughing blood in buckets in Generation to Generation and Ashes to Crown, especially GtG 🤣😭.

Your preference is totally up to you. But as far as this drama is concerned, between the two leads, the male lead is definitely the bigger manipulative schemer. In fact, the female lead is rather straight forward who openly owns up to her actions and wants.

Ep 11, I like Princess Ding's brand of crazy

I agree, it's better to draw the line and make things clear than to let the other person be delusional and grow expectations.

So the og Xihe is gone? Like her subconscious/soul? Since all her personality and habits belong to GQZ.

Something about a limbo and a gate (?) I think Qingzhi's soul was stuck in the limbo for 3 years and when the double moon happened, the door opened and she met with Xihe's soul. What I'm confused about is whose soul is really in the body since she has both sets of memories.

So is it Xihe's soul with Qingzhi's memories or Qingzhi's soul with Xihe's memories?

How come every single prince is such a lovesick fool 😭


Though it's kind of interesting to think how it can be a manifestation of their arrogance that only their own feelings matter to them, and they refuse to let go even when the other person clearly doesn't reciprocate their feelings.

Nope. They supposedly had a face reveal during court once, but we were not blessed to see his face lest we faint from his beauty 🤣🤣

Yes, Xiao Wuyi is already married to 'crown princess' who is the Empress Dowager's niece. The marriage was strictly political, and they hadn't even met till episode 2.

The 'crown princess' is a misleading translation, she is his primary consort/wife, the FL would be married as Wuyi's secondary consort.

Yup that's the regular setup for the second male leads. But it's 2026, I'm really hoping they'd do something different 😭

The ML is not a widower, and he is married to three women here. The 'crown princess' is his primary wife/consort, the FL is his secondary consort and there's another woman who is his concubine and the mother of the kid (not his but calls the ML father).

Their ages are not exactly stated in the drama, but it seems to be similar to their real age so the age gap in the drama and real life is about the same.

Given Li Mao's current personality, I don't see him becoming the emperor. He isn't fit for the court politics at all. No doubt he'll have significant character development, just hoping they don't mess up his writing. I'm honestly tired of obsessive and evil second male leads.

I'd assume the main point was to create a bridge between the royal family and Xiao Wuyi & Beifu army, or else the bloodshed would've been disastrous. Appointing him as a regent also acts as a probation period to see if he's suitable to be the crown prince.