Gracie

I typed quite a lot and then the page malfunctioned because of how much I typed so I will just shorten this

Just in the first episode you can see Leyan having a crush on Wei Shu Yu while Wei Shy Yu has a crush on Chang Ge. This I like her/him things gets more complicated later.

The Cuju game is an example out of many where it demonstrates Chang Ge's ability to pitch in and devise a solution in a sort amount of time. This also shows her wide knowledge of strategies.

rest of episode 1 what I noticed or thought
Li Shi Min and Li Jian Cheng all looked pleased when Chang Ge was playing but I think Li Shi Min looked more sincerely proud.

Li Jian Cheng kinda shaded Li Shi Min when ShiXin Sili asked about Leyan and he said they would go over and discuss the marriage agreement later. Li Shi Min was upset obviously.

Ashile was at least a bit impressed by Chang Ge during the Cuju game,

Li Jian Cheng looked at the knife like he was gonna kill somebody.

Chang Ge and Li Shi Min dueling when Li Shi Min had a knife while Chang Ge had no sword might have been what would have happened if Chang Ge had not left before the purge.

Li Shi Min's speech about the weak and strong I think is relating to his and Li Jian Cheng's plots and Li Jian Cheng's position is higher than Li Shi Min at the time.

Chang Ge's attitude and how she feels is completely different with Li Shi Min and Li Jian Cheng. She is so carefree, can speak her mind and be herself with Li Shi Min. But with Li Jian Cheng, you can clearly tell she is so afraid and anxious.

Yes, agree

I love Leyan and Chang Ge's relationship as bffs in the beginning and later when they reconciled. Chang Ge knows that Wei Shu Yu is Leyan's crush just like any best friend would be able to tell who you have a crush on, I am like that Leyan refused to think bad about Chang Ge because she is one of the people who know Chang Ge the best and she clearly was not wrong,

I can also conclude Li Jian Cheng doesn't really care or respect Lady Jin just because of his attitude towards Chang Ge and Lady Jin. Must have something to do with the past or when he made her his concubine. The next scene shows Lady Jin crying I think because she heard Li Jian Cheng's plans to kill Li Shi Min but I think she might have still cared or loved him and didn't want him to get killed especially by Li Jian Cheng. That night, the letter or document she was writing probably was to Li Shi Min warning him.

Also in episode one where Chang Ge asks San Niang why her mother wants to see her father when she has always disliked him, I assume San Niang knew at least some of the schemes of Li Jian Cheng or at least Chang Ge's mother's thoughts so she looked worried

I just feel bad for Chang Ge's mother. She knew the whole scheme of things and knowing the backstory to her and Li Jian Cheng was more painful. She had to keep all this to herself and it would have pained and did pain Chang Ge when she knew about it.

The first episode, I remembered something, in a later episode I saw a comment saying something like since Chang Ge is/was a Tang Princess, she could have had the marriage with Ashile Sun. I mean obviously that was impossible from the beginning because of LI Jian Cheng's death but lets just say Li Jian Cheng was still alive. Obviously Chang Ge would have revolted against the marriage. I don't think Sun would be as happy with Chang Ge if he had been "forced" to marry Chang Ge. But also, it might have not worked because Sun is an adopted sun, not a biological one. Just something somewhat ironic that came to my mind that I would like to share

This time, I am going to try to watch all scenes with no skipping and on a normal speed to see if I find some new things or discover some more plot connections

still not over my obsession for TLB, watched like half of The Romance of the Tiger and Rose, btw which was really good and funny but I still came back to TLB to rewatch for the 5th time lol

the comparing them to teenagers is so accurate, they are enemies but like buddies too in a way

100% agree with everything you just said

Your welcome!

I would say I give this a solid 8/10 from the 10 episodes I have watched, the plot is ok I guess and a bit of a plateau in some parts, the acting is fantastic and Esther and Ryan play their characters well, I hope the story doesn't go down and just become boring

Zhou Chuan's character is also funny. He is super chill and like annoying, but he also gets jealous alot

Chu Li is super positive and talkative, and I love that she keeps persisting even when one of her bosses, I think the Miao dude dislikes and tries to backtrack her

Chu Li and Zhou Chuan's characters just make the drama so much more enjoyable, they are somewhat opposites and very extroverted to some extent

Its more business in the beginning but more romance later on; FL and ML have a lot of interactions that make them look and feel like a couple and they start catching feelings but both are denying they are together, also they are super funny together since their personalities clash and they both talk so much

nice explanation and I completely agree

I start from the beginning to the end and skip some scenes I don't really care for like the scenes where leyan was with the human traffickers, but everytime I watch the episodes, I notice some new things

myself too