Shahbaz18

I get it.
I don't know abt you but I am OK with love triangle but not with loser turns villian that's too easy way out too many dramas use this so just wanted to ask abt it.

So from your answer I got new Qs I hope you don't mind.
1.like you said he marries or has to marry ML sister so does she ever find out that he is a eunuch?
2.Does she know he likes FL or has feelings for her?
3.If she knows does she make things difficult for FL yk like the typical jealous type who make things hard for whoever is liked by their lover.
4.So who exactly is the big bad of this novel/story?
5.If the emperor knows he is a eunuch why did he let her daughter marry him in the first place?

A question for those who read the novel
1.Any love triangles??
I know drama may or may not stay true to novel but still just wanted to know if it is a typical love triangle where the loser turns villain.

Yunxi is mad cuz hanyan took her signature weapon with her(hairpin) and it meant she would go all out either the consort helps her or she tries to kill her
And if the consort had called for help it would be a big crime which would have implicated yunxi whole family cuz hanyan is her wife. So he was made at her cuz she risked his whole family for consort support.

The do clearly said he ain't 100% cure of poison which technically means he dies in future that's why the end showed him on the side of dead but let's imagine just like the poison took a long time getting him down which the help of partial antidote he lives long enough yk viewer imagination ✌️

Lol what was that she lied??? 😅

FY standing on the side of dead in the end suggest he will die but luckily show left it for our imagination instead of showing his actual death ✌️

Thank you for not giving a c trauma and good closure

Just a friendly reminder if you don't have express and don't want the show to be spoiled for you don't come on MDL after 40mins from now but if you want it to be spoiled you can check after like a hour or two you'll know what happened

I was abt to have a hanyan Level mental breakdown against you lol

I get it FL is heartbroken by all the close ppl deaths and best friend leaving but plzzz no stabbing/ show of weapons in front of cutie Ling zhi.

Your analysis was beautifully written.

Just adding some of my thought
If we look at xiwen yuwen and hanyan dynamic
The one suffering was xiwen( fake disability due to father) who wanted to keep her in control.

So if we now look at the dynamic of FY hanyan and Ling zhi the one suffering is FY(illness which is also likely caused by father who wants to control/eliminate his enemy)

In both dynamics there are so many parallels and show has done a great deal to show these to us
And like you said in the analysis for the show to give a meaningful msg it would have to be a HE cuz if FY dies then it would feel like the parallels that show draw were a joke.

Bro always has a scapegoat/ escape plan ready
Truly a twisted character

Plus the show has always made us draw comparisons btw xiwen and hanyan like xiwen hanyan is also now bloodthirsty to the extent where she was willing to sacrifice herself for this revenge. In xiwen case hanyan was the light that brought her out of darkness and in hanyan case that light is Ling zhi. But we are missing one more comparison that in xiwen case she died with the love of her life cuz of the father but in hanyan case there is hope like you said so unless they save both or kill both(plzzzzz don't)
This generational trauma won't end

Yk the only hope I have is that this mysterious illness still hasn't taken a toll on his body I mean think abt it as far as I remember except blood spilling once I haven't seen any symptoms so this gives me hope that this is a possible case of poisoning and I am thinking just a wild theory what if this mysterious illness/poisoning was done by Zhou eldest daughter cuz of the manipulation of her father and if his father is so proficient in poisoning yk killing his grandfather with it and if that illness is somehow related to him maybe we can see hanyan save him it could be shi Yang last trump card and the show has shown us that all hurdles can be overcome xiwen who had lost hope cuz of shady docs with help got on her feet if she can overcome her paralysis why not ml survive this life threatening illness just my wild guess

Just a theory they didn't give us romance cuz they didn't wanted to have the FL form a deep connection with ML

Because they are planning his death!!!!
Don't want more emotional baggage for hanyan

Heard some ppl talk abt this side as well
But still I don't want a c trauma plzzz😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏

OK that was an unexpected betrayal but the follow up explained why she did it but still the backstab 😭

She won't kill the ML
By kill we mean from that mysterious illness that has been mentioned / shown signs off cuz ML when he married hanyan said that he wanted to marry her because she can protect his family why he needs protection for family when he is more than capable it is cuz of the illness
Hanyan still doesn't know abt it

I won't say there is no romance
But if you seen the double you will understand what I mean
The characters didn't had fluffy romance but their body language did the work
And it looked chemistry was chemistrying

Here they technically betray each other and show is plot heavy so they don't get much one to one time

As for the marriage it take place I think ep19 or 20
And if you watch the show till that point you will know it is more of marriage of conviniance

For the little girl sake don't kill yunxi let her live with two parents
And turn that little smart brave girl into a beast
(teachings from both parents)