Brennnndda

Every episode makes me love Chang Yu all the more. She is just so precious and to deduce now that she only exchanged Sui Yuan Qing for food because Xie Zheng needs it to recover just endears her all the more to me.

Hmm, maybe that scene between Yuan Qing and Xie Zheng hasn't occurred yet. I also don't see why Xie Zheng would think about Qian Qian at all. They interacted like one time and even though Qian Qian and Chang Yu are friends, it wouldn't put her on Xie Zheng's radar at all. Even the Zhao couple weren't on his mind until after he got the care package.

Chang Ning is like 6-7 years old. Bao'er and Qian Qian are not going to be the first thing on her mind after she was almost skewered alive. If anything, she's probably barely processing what's happening around her. Because she's so young, I doubt she understands what the title Marquis means.

I just could not get into Da Feng

I've really only liked New Life Begins with Bai Jing Ting. Her other dramas just didn't do it for me, sadly.

I too, love her individual growth, and story and character-wise, she'll need it to stand by his side as an equal. That being said, they've been apart 7-ish episodes now. I need them back together 😊

Now that I'm caught up, I've been rewatching episodes and I can't get over how lovely Fan Chang Yu is. Characters like her are definitely Tian Xi Wei's forte. She's is just so endearing and easy to like. I love how she's isn't well read and that's usually the shock factor that surprises the men around her (in a comical way).
She's sweet but not weak, can be brash and ruthless but only when those she loves are threatened. This kind of female character can be quite common and depending on the actress and the drama can come off as annoying, but the way she's portrayed in this drama just works in every way.

I actually like that Yuan Qing is a dud. Maybe I'm giving the drama/script too much credit but Yuan Qing and Wei Xuan weren't the end-all villains so I expect that they are on the dumber side. Both guys are also coasting on who their fathers are, not on their own merit which explains why both are in positions of power but are very rash and arrogant yet all their plans fail.
They are minor hindrances on the way to the big bosses so I never thought they'd be much of a threat. I'm hoping Wei Yan isn't disappointing once the battle with him goes full-out.

Wed and Thurs are so far away 😭

The more I see him, the more I firmly believe he's foolish. He's vicious, arrogant, young, and extremely foolish which is a very dangerous combination of attributes.
The fact that he was so overconfident in his abilities and his numbers just shows how inexperienced in battle he actually is.

I think I'm low-key mad at Xie Zheng for not having 1 or 2 soldiers stay behind to keep an eye on Chang Yu, especially after the Lin'An massacre. I don't mean leave soldiers behind to monitor her, more just to make sure she was safe. I know he thought she would stay with Li Huai An to look for Chang Ning, but that also tells me he underestimated her character. Her sister was missing, who wouldn't be out looking for them in her situation?
Yes, I realize they are in times of war and he can't spare soldiers, but after everything she went through, I'm shocked he just let her go and that was that, like he literally didn't keep any tabs on her. . .especially now that the dam flooding incident occurred.
What would he have done if he learned that she was a casualty in that situation? The irony was that the flooding incident was to thwart Sui army and get back Chang Ning but it could've cost him Chang Yu.

Sui Yuan Qing is actually not as evil as Qi Min. Aside from the massacre, he actually just seems young and foolish. If not for the massacre, he might actually be likable.

I think I saw a BTS where at least one dies or was gravely injured. Never invest in the minions, it always punches viewers in the guts later

Sui Yuan Qing is definitely befitting of the dark comedy portion. He's so evil but so silly at the same time that I snicker at his antics.
I don't even know if it would count as dark comedy at this point for Qi Min. I want to say his scenes satisfy my masochistic heart but then the way he treats his son makes me wish for him to suffer when he dies. I just want to smack him. Like, stop torturing your own son, he's innocent and pure and just wants to see his mom.

She's playing the long game and for that, I'm cheering for her.

It's funny that the Sui brothers' desire is really simplistic. They both just want a life with their beloveds and their offspring (okay...maybe just the beloved for QM) but they are both going about it in such a psychotic way.

I'm all here for it because he's going to deserve it

What is ironic about Qi Min's character is that usually with obsessive characters, they show a ruthless/vicious side to others but are deceptively sweet and endearing to the person they are obsessed with. Qi Min is the exact opposite. He has a weak/sickly facade with everyone but with Yu Qian Qian, he's outwardly aggressive.
Bro..that's why you aren't winning brownie points with her. She is right to be terrified of you.

Pretty privilege is astounding. These Sui brothers are lucky they are so pretty because they are CRAZY!

These toxic Sui brothers got me catching feelings I shouldn't be feeling 😆