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I have a feeling that she's from a rival family or territory. However, this rivalry will be resolved because of their marriage, and this is a good thing.

Hahaha! This is hardly a vision. I'm an optimist and a dreamer. This may turn out to be just my mid-autumn dream XD

Yeah, purportedly from Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. I hope the writers change the direction and ending.

This is the irony: most of these emperors hardly love any women, and yet they demand a woman's total heart and faithfulness. Go fly kite XD

... and dead... I know, I'm a sadist :D

Finally that devious vicious bitch is out. I know she'll come back again.

That boy actor is only 16 years old. I have liked him in Maiden Holmes also. Cute kid.

No, actually it's good, because I believe there'll be a flashback explaining what has happened. Don't worry and be patient :)

Everything like how they talk, they move, their gesture etc. The cloak that Xiao Chengrui gives to Helan Wanyin turns out to be the item that makes her his favorite consort. Everything in this drama is not random.

Dang! Leo Luo and Bai Lu? Both my favorite actors. When am I going to have time to clean my bathroom?

Rest assured - great performance from Cheng Yi here.

Also, look at the official poster: Xiao Chengxu comes right at the top of everyone. He's the hero. Heroes are immortal.

Folks, this drama is very good. Pay attention to the tiniest details - an expression or gesture, an article of clothing or writing, a seemingly unimportant moment or scene etc. These are all hints for later episodes. Skippers, you're missing out a lot :D

Yes, the new Royal Nirvana Special is on my list but haven't had a chance to watch it because there are so many new episodes for the ones I'm following. Royal Nirvana is a heavy watch. I need all the concentration and mental preparation. Right now, The Promise of Chang'an is heavy enough :) Are you also watching that series (Royal Nirvana)?

For me, this is good news. That may mean he'll not touch her. Isn't that what we want? She just needs to lay low and be patient for now until her white horse knight arrives :)

Yes, bad directing, sucking it up etc - all possible. But the way I interpret her after the night in the morning is, she seems light hearted. If she has had slept with the Emperor, I think she would look lost, not focusing etc, but she doesn't. So I don't think they have slept together. Also, the abrupt cut of the scene (on her birthday night) is also intentional - something must have happened at that point. My strongest guess is, Wanyin makes an emergency call to get the Emperor back to her court.

".....he goes back to overbearing jerk who refuses to look at her" - you should add "openly" at the end :D because he sneak peeks at her and smirks. Simply adorable cold face soft heart stuff. Yes, he's killing it with his outrageously good look and acting XD

Don't worry. All this is good because Wanyin now takes away the Emperor's attention. It's good not only for Mingyu, but also for Chengxu. Now Chengxu is letting out rumors about the Emperor's behavior, about the likely crown prince etc. He's rallying his supporters and setting up his base while the Emperor is still on the cloud. Mingyu hides herself away. Both are patient and quietly waiting for the right time. So people, this is going to be good and will end good.

Seeing how Mingyu looks in the morning, she's not upset at all. So I'm pretty sure they have not slept together. The Emperor is not upset either, that means he's not been rejected by Mingyu. So my conclusion is, the Emperor is being called away and I believe it's Wanyin who has made that emergency call, knowing she's so possessive of the Emperor and would never let him touch Mingyu for fearing of Mingyu gaining status. This is really good news.

You mean the introduction of Mingyu's sister, Helan Wanyin? I have been expecting her to reappear here. For me, it's great news because she takes away the pressure by the Emperor from Mingyu (she doesn't need to serve the Emperor anymore). Also she has produced a son whom I think would be the child mentioned in the synopsis. If he's not Mingyu's son, I think Chengxu will not hesitate to kill and succeed the throne himself. Despite the harem feeling sorry (well, kind of) for Mingyu, we can see Mingyu is actually very pleased to be banished; she just wants to get away from the Emperor.