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I thought that drama is a big budget one, isn't Liu Shi Shi a big name actress but she had a hiatus? Not sure. The drama does look good at least briefly looking at the MDL details.

Yeah it was a bit of a shock and awe! Thank you could you refresh me on the cup switch/bath scene?

lol, it was a bit of a dark scene and theme so injecting some humor on it. Its fantasy not reality situation so not condoning anything, I really didn't know what to make of it but glad JXN stood her ground and was strong for both of them. XW is a complex character with tons of trauma in his past and JXN also has gone through some crap herself so perhaps there's some unspoken understanding and uneasy kinship between them.

I liked it when JXN told him NO I will not die with you and she knocked some sense into XW when he was in the height of his craziness but I'm sure there's a range of emotions she feels with the situation.

What a scandalous kiss XW did to JXN in the caves, there was some open mouth action going on there with XW and his sickness. I don't know what to make of all of it because JXN is in shock with it all but XW looks like he's going to disrobe her on the spot and whip out his cinnabar calligraphy pen.

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Thanks for the additional background from the novel😁. I was like XW has some serious willpower to pass on JXN because that was a seductive scene, something our dear old randy emperor couldn't do with XS.

The cinnabar caligraphy scene where JXN in the previous life propositions XW was beautifully if not cruelly done. I saw a small flashback of the scene in a preview clip before this was released and I wondered what that was about. XW pulls her close and looks like he's about to kiss her but then tells her to get the f*ck out 滚, XW wasn't going to fall for it despite JXN looking pretty hot. 😲 I think it makes XW's love, infatuation? more compelling in JXN's current life despite XW being kinda scary lol.

Is JXN really giving up and leaving the capital? She seems resigned that she is powerless? She promised the princess she would help bring her back alive to her homeland one day.

it's like they were property of the man and not really human beings.

Yes women in those roles seemed to have little freedom and all these strict rules. Its kind of sad when the concubine has to sit in the room without the groom and she isn't suppose to eat that night or something. Not too familiar with how the concubinage system worked in imperial palace but emperors could have tons of them and some just in waiting.

I agree she strategically saved her skin at the last moment when she was pushed against the wall. Not sure if she took the best path in the past with spreading the rumors on JXN and the rebels and with other stuff she did to sabotage things. She is brighter than her brother and she waited till she amassed her power as a concubine to unleash the slaps and whippings on JXN. The emperor seems to be giving her more power quickly and you would think he would observe her more before doing so. Yes, she will turn on him in a dime, the emperor may come to regret bedding her and making her his concubine. They are doing a good job with this drama and drawing viewers in.

Great point! Yes he gave in and changed fairly quickly. Was he desperate to have someone from the Duke Xue family stand on his side? IMHO, he seemed to give her more power and took her advice pretty quickly. I was laughing at some of the jokes with the discussions here, it seems he is reacting below the belt rather than above. I also understand he thought it was his strategic opportunity to have her on his side or what he thinks of her being on his side.

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I hope so too! She needs more b*tch slaps. I'm a little further in ep 29, of course it has to get worse with XS slapping JXN since she is emboldened with being the emperor's concubine. She thinks she has power over JXN. Instead of spending time to help the emperor improve the lives of the subjects and build up the kingdom in productive ways, she participates in petty dirty little revenge schemes.

It's annoying when the emperor gets advice from her and seems to have her be involved when she doesn't need to, he thinks he's using her as a sharp sword when really its a blunt instrument.

Spoiler is a rant against the Xue family again.

The Xue family is continuing to really grate on the nerves, the sister of JXN is forced to the concubine because the empress didn't like how her son was rebelling and the mother has to be in control. It's dirty palace politics which is life but they are incredibly twisted and messed up narcissists. Evil smirking XS needs to be b*tch slapped again, she thinks she won in the end.

Now its the son of Duke Xue's turn to get b*tch slapped by his father. This is getting sooooo good.