asphyxia

(tryna say this nicest way possible) i liked how sweet the hidden love couple was but being 21 years old and acting like how sangzhi did irked me a bit. idk anyone in real life who acts like that

lol the direct translation is punishment but it's less serious in chinese. they set these punishments for who made the most verbal errors. instead of saying "you" (你 ni) they hand to say (宁 ning) to represent the title. a staff member counted to mistakes and then handed out the "dares"

i think he was the one who said "if yanlin doesn't want her ill take her" in an earlier episode. it's always the arrogant characters

2 eps per day 5 days of the week (check episode guide)

do you mean 13&14? i see mixed opinions in the comments lol. some are like "finally ships are sailing" and others want more of the political plot. i personally enjoy the mixture

my plan is to not watch 15 and 16 and save it for when 17 and 18 come out cause i can tell 16 will be a great cliffhanger episode 0-0

it's so worth it :)) it's ok to put it on hold since then you can binge it quickly. bai lu and zhang ling he have great chemistry but it's difficult to compare since i haven't watched every single drama they starred in. even without reaching the romance plot their eyes tell everything <33 minor expression changes show that they're slowly letting down their guards and trusting each other. i loved one and only but im starting to like sokp more since the plot feels more layered, but it's all just my opinion as well. i believe this cast is perfect and the pacing isn't boring nor rushed!

the little girl has a different connotation in chinese (personal opinion). 小丫头, 臭小子, etc can be used by parents, grandparents, mentors, or more just as a calling. it's not necessarily endearing but more like a casual term like bro for brother and sis for sister. i also understand the ick with "cutesy" acts but i feel like she can tell he no longer has malicious intention and is willing to let down her guard (im probably biased since i love the cast)

i read from another comment that it was undecided for 200 chapters aka both ship had moments and there was a pay to vote poll where xie wei won, so she ends up with him

im somehow excited for the heartbreak, i want the show to absolutely shatter my heart

it was so sweet how bailu personally thanked him and told the story of how she contacted him to sing for this drama 😭

that was ep15, summary ep16: xiewei grants yanlin blessings of welfare with calligraphy, duke xue storms the ceremony with an imperial edict, incriminating the Yan family as rebels. fight breaks out. xuening talks to xiewei “i know you have a plan for resolving this”. XIe Wei responds “do you trust me that much?” and she replies yes

previews are on bilibili and mainland iqiyi site i cant translate the whole thing but *quick* summary here: chef delivers desserts to xiewei and says “it’ll make the lady happy” because his right hand man let it slip. yanlin and marquis yan talk about preparations for coming of age ceremony. there’s a flashback where xuening promises to give yanlin a sword on the date of ceremony. marquis xue’s son tried to disrupt the ceremony. xuening scolds him and he slaps her, yanlin kicks him in the stomach and says “in my prescence, no one shall hurt her

YALL ITS BACK TO 8.5 after it dropped to 8.2 it’s back on the rise 🥳

it’s still listed on app as 2 new episodes Tuesday through Sunday

was the blue satchet from yanlin ? i cant remembrr

i has to pause these eps so many times just to laugh at the expressions

most dramas release like this and sometimes even once a day only

ep13 was pretty nice , development for both ships

it was released with the airing of the show so idt it’s new, it exactly follows episode guide