Lu Yu Xiao and Julia Xiang look so alike IMO, I just had to add them to my list of lookalikes/doppelgangers: https://mydramalist.com/list/Lp6oOWr4
you could add quan yi lun (yan xiao here) and chang hua sen (known for his role in moonlight mystique and a journey to love. I really thought they were the same people š
it would be funny if in episode 30, ppl still donāt know that he yan is a woman because what would the ppl think of XJ giving heart eyes to his own soldier? š¤£
based on what's going on with Chu Zhao getting more screen time, I guess they will redeem his character. It's not like he's a villain. He's just a gray character who have multiple evidences abt Xu Jingfu so I hope he can be a good man š„¹ unlike what happened in the novel jdjsksks
We need to rememberāHe Yan is a woman. One day, she might bear children and live a life beyond the battlefield. She wants to learn these things because she genuinely desires them.
If youāre looking for a purely kickass heroine who rejects anything feminine, this drama isnāt for you. Itās been implied multiple times that He Yan also longs to embrace her identity as a woman, because she never had the chance to feel that way while growing up.
Some people wonder why He Yan still wants to cook and sew for Xiao Jue when she once said women shouldnāt be bound by these things. The answer is simpleāitās not that she hates these skills, itās that she doesnāt want women to be limited to them. She believes women should be free to choose what they want to do, whether itās fighting on the battlefield, running a household, or mastering both.
Cooking, sewing, and other āfeminineā skills were considered a norm for women in her world. But norms arenāt chainsāthey can be embraced if they are a choice, not an obligation. He Yan herself is a woman; why canāt she also learn and enjoy these things if she chooses? Her stance is about freedom, not rejectionāthe freedom for women to explore more possibilities beyond tradition, while still valuing tradition if itās something they personally want to keep.
Master Liu saw Mu hongjin in her younger years in his hallucination because he never saw her in her older years. š I'm crying I'm crying š Why didn't Mu hongjin stepped outside her palace to see him one last time? Too many regrets! their story is so tragic š„¹
I would say this drama is truly for women. It speaks to us because we understand, in our bones, the weight of the rules, expectations, and limitations that history has placed on us. Raised like a boy to protect her familyās noble title, He Yan learned early how to survive in a world that didnāt expect her to succeed. She fights not only for survival but for the right to live on her own terms, breaking free from the mold society tries to impose.
And thatās why He Yan is so inspiring. She carries the poise and self-assurance of someone who knows the rules yet dares to bend and break them. As a general, she leads and fights with skill and conviction, proving that power doesnāt have to fit a single image. She isnāt trying to be a man or a āstrong womanā stereotype; sheās simply herself.
If youāre looking for a purely kickass heroine who rejects anything feminine, this drama isnāt for you. Itās been implied multiple times that He Yan also longs to embrace her identity as a woman, because she never had the chance to feel that way while growing up.
Cooking, sewing, and other āfeminineā skills were considered a norm for women in her world. But norms arenāt chainsāthey can be embraced if they are a choice, not an obligation. He Yan herself is a woman; why canāt she also learn and enjoy these things if she chooses? Her stance is about freedom, not rejectionāthe freedom for women to explore more possibilities beyond tradition, while still valuing tradition if itās something they personally want to keep.
but I think based on the pacing, he would know it earlier? He learned abt her being a woman much earlier so I think he'll knew it early too.
And thatās why He Yan is so inspiring. She carries the poise and self-assurance of someone who knows the rules yet dares to bend and break them. As a general, she leads and fights with skill and conviction, proving that power doesnāt have to fit a single image. She isnāt trying to be a man or a āstrong womanā stereotype; sheās simply herself.