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Sorry, because I didn’t watch it when airing, I forgot it doesn’t have romance for 36 episodes 🤣 I couldn’t watch it for that reason - because I saw all the people complaining on here! but I felt they redeemed it in the last few episodes

Watching this on bili bili. It was far too slow for me when airing, but the chemistry and kissing between the leads is so natural! Love that they weren’t stingy with the romance!

The scene where she helps him get dressed and smells her hair was the peak scene of any attraction and sexual tension 😭 All downhill from there.

I felt that as well. His character was wronged like hers, he was taking revenge. His family was destroyed and his crown stolen. He was only trying to claim back what was taken from him only 8 years ago - it’s not like Dachu has been a peaceful realm for hundreds of years. 2ML was clearly blackmailed at 14, and they conveniently refused to let him explain (they could have threatened to kill those he loved) - he clearly felt guilt about being coerced into signing a confession.

But for plot convenience they made the little emperor the wisest ruler in the world, and then made the ML kill loads of people so you could then get a normal HE. But you’re right, if he hadn’t killed those innocent people in the fire (which she accused him of at the end as her excuse for why she was stopping him), what right did they have to stop him rebelling?

I got that old couple feeling as well. A lot of caressing faces and just smiling at each other. Zero passion. The best part of the romance was the beginning, when she challenged and prodded him. Then it became him doting on her like… she was too delicate. And her becoming directionless after the Li Shan arc.

No romance for the last episodes. Disappointed. They had a totally pointless aphrodisiac incense scene in ep 37 (I think) that was a total nothing burger. ML going 😳 and her going, it’s ok 😌.

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That is never cleared up. Which is pretty crappy writing. (Before anyone comes at me, I enjoyed the drama! But still have some criticisms). While Ye Li has ptsd, there’s no reason she has forgotten that she knows martial arts, since all her knowledge and medical skills are also intact. Then after she comes back down the mountain she can remember her martial arts again and in order to crowbar in a scene of her fighting, they make her a final boss for MoJing Li and have her be his equal, and her husband’s equal in fighting.

Why they felt they had to make Bai Lu’s character be the best at absolutely everything - i don’t know.

Really disappointed with the ending, and lack of proper romance. I get that it’s a political intrigue plot, but it’s not exactly The rise of the phoenixes. Everyone is watching for the romance - like the story of kunming palace. They should have put the romance first, and done more with the chemistry of the ML and FL.

The title of the drama is made of the Mo from his name and Li from hers. The Chinese characters don’t say Jasmine, but the pin yin of the Chinese characters does sound the same as Jasmine (which is mò li). Often the English name for cdramas isn’t a direct translation, they choose something vaguely related that sounds good.

Healed back to kung fu master level. 🪄

The eunuch was such a moron. The whole place had spider webs and was dusty. But when one of the guards came in and said ‘something is not right!’. the eunuch was like ‘what do you mean??’
That may have just been bad writing, but it was idiotic.

The eunuch was awful, he reported that they’d all run away! I was worried he’d say that, or A Li had killed everyone! The eunuch is not a good guy.

Love your comment. I’ve felt that the romance has been off too, and you’re right - she deflects when he’s romantic. And in Li Shan, she is kind to him, but she stares back at him with an empty expression. She isn’t feeling all her emotions for him.

I hope she drops her guard when they’re back, and properly loves him. It means no longer planning on secret, relying on him when she’s vulnerable, and missing him desperately when he’s away. I’d like to see some jealousy from her please!

Always happy to see a random aphrodisiac incense scene! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The excuse for keeping Sui die alive was poor as well. She had infiltrated the cangbei side? So? she killed their princess! She’s unlikely to be any use to contact anyone in cangbei. She’s a wanted criminal in cangbei.

Can’t deal with this one episode a day garbage. I was so proud of myself for not watching yesterday’s episodes immediately… 😭 I tell myself I’ll just skim it and then BOOM! I’ve watched an episode and I’m all caught up and I’m so sad.

He believes everyone on Li Shan is alive and well. He thinks she is only unstable because she has had to come alone to Ding mansion, and letting her go back to Li Shan, which she says she misses, is not cruel to him. And she’s not exactly telling him how much she loves him when he confronts her, she agrees that her purpose in marrying him was out of remorse and guilt. The problem is that only she can explain how much of their marriage was out of love, or had any love, and how much was out of guilt for what her mother had done to them. But for plot purposes… she just doesn’t 🫠

Arrrrgghh! I’m going to have to skip it for the next 3 days. My heart can’t take it!

I don’t understand why keeping Qin Cang alive assists the plot. In a few episodes we will see Ye Li reveal she has the edict that will show Prince Ding was innocent and Marquis Muyang was traitorous. In that case, any evidence that Qin Cang has on his dad becomes unimportant because he will be executed anyway?

I guess they defeat Marquis Muyang. Then from episode 30 onwards they have to fight the Cang Bei people who have allied with MoJingLi.

I love the leads in other dramas, but their romance isn’t as natural or sparky as I hoped it would be. There’s not a lot of lust, or tension - it could be down to her not being in the right mental state. She’s affectionate, but not passionate about him? If you get what I mean.

Sister-in-law is such a pathetic person. You’d expect the wife of a general to be smarter, but I guess the point is that marriages were not exactly love matches in those days.