honeylemoncha

in a conversation with XFF he said "if i had the same background as [duke su], i wouldn't have to do this" — it's such a petty excuse, but it also reinforces my understanding that deep down he's willing to do anything to climb up the ranks (his initial drive for wanting to bring down corrupt officials got twisted somewhere along the way, i guess)

(lighthearted) if i took a shot for every comment about WJY's age or the leads' age gap i would've died from alcohol poisoning long before this drama started airing

when the princess said "to prevent the xue family from seeking revenge" maybe she was referring to their close relatives? or maybe she initially only planned to keep him alive until after magistrate xue's death sentence (if that scheme worked out) before she found out XFF was still alive

he was attacked by a gang of bandits (princess wanning's men) on his way to the capital

somehow the preview for ep 35 makes me feel like she still has a plan to deal with consort li 👀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V6uKsZT_w4 there's subs on yt!

i see the angst train is going to pick up speed..... can they just release the remaining episodes in one go so we don't have to suffer T_T

xue zhao, XFF's brother

during one of her live broadcasts WJY did say he's bold for not calling her jiejie hahaha they seem to be pretty close!

so funny how people are cursing it LOL if the candle were a person they'd definitely have to sleep with one eye open 😭

it's so cute of him hwgjhw all this time he's been flirting hard with his words but now that he gets to actually hold her hand he's shy 😂

in XH's own words... "when duke su and second lady jiang are together, they don't like to be watched" (😂)

today we're all witnessing proof of how the double successfully stoked XFF + XH's slowburn romance because i've never seen so many people fall apart from a HANDHOLDING scene

good luck with work aaaa you're in for a treat!!!! today's episodes are well worth the wait

they'll have other kiss scenes later on! this was the director torturing us with his artsiness 😮‍💨 forgoing the magic of a first kiss to build our anticipation for the wedding night kiss (most likely)

i guess i'll use the power of my imagination for their first kiss...............

i had to pause before the kiss and take a lap around my room my gawd they're in LOVE love

THE CANDLELIGHT CONFESSION SCENE OUHHHGGHH THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME

XH teasing XFF for being panicked about the fish talisman when an episode ago he was also anxious about her situation in front of the emperor. they deserve each other (affectionate)

shoutout to XFF for effectively dealing +1000 emotional damage to SYR during the banquet