A beautiful drama in appearance. I've never seen a Cdrama set in the Old Republic time era so this was first. Everything looked beautiful. From the costumes, hair & makeup, set designs, and props. However, the drama feels mostly empty. And it's a short drama too. That's crazy to feel like the story is dragging on when there are only 12 episodes.
I will say that there are moments when the gentlewoman says something or does something profound and I'm proud of her for that. Those moments are far too few though.
The best chemistry was between the Detective and Yan Wei. Surprisingly, the actress that portrayed the gentlewoman in the drama was perfect for the part. The Detective too. The scenes where there was action were the best parts in my opinion.
The enemies in this fic were society and the gentlewoman's husband. (Who, I've learned from reading the first few chapters in the webcomic was a royal piece of garbage and the author didn't bother to hide it with a charming artifice and deadly, undiscovered threat like they did in the TV show.) Too much screen time went to the male characters too by the way. As if they want you to feel pity for why these male characters are so vile and oppressing to the FL and other females. Pity? Not here!
The ending is confusing and I don't want to think about it much because I'm sure the answer will upset me because it seems like all the trouble of getting the two female leads together was for nothing.
Pretty looking drama though. That's it.