the drama is throwing all the timeline all over the place.
HY's exposure is before the sword duel with the faux HRF.
the celebration feast is hosted by the king with the queen in attendance. since it's a celebration of the court, the officials bring their family. the men sit at the front and the women more to the backside/behind the men. they don't go up to the court unless called upon. Xu PingTing is a combination of Shen MoXue (XJ's admirer/doctor who followed XJ to the military). even so, SMX instigated her male friend to present the complain to the king. XPT is jealous of YingXiang (her beauty and her being CZ's favorite/close maid) schemed to have YingXiang sent to the crown prince's residence to become his bed servant.
CZ and XPT was granted an engagement/marriage by the queen at the feast. the king granted XJ and HY's engagement/marriage.
the sword duel came later when wutuo send envoys for peace negotiations. she beat HRF as a woman there, claim her qing lang sword back from HRF (XJ wager his yin qiu for the duel). XJ exposed chancellor and HRF's treason at the welcome event. HRF is more smarter, scheming and calm than the drama version. it is his extra caution that is part of the reason for the chancellor's downfall and lost in power.
per novel: HRF is sickly and weak as a child. doctors don't think he will survive to adulthood. the he family…
the character development in the novel is very detailed and gives you an idea of their struggles, plight and choices. if they make this into seasons like game of thrones, you get the whole novel!
I rewatched the two episodes of today, and I had a funny thought about the fight scene between HY and HRF, I felt…
novel same...she meant to do it to show others she's toying with him and he's at her mercy. everyone assume HY is at a disadvantage b/c she's just a girl and a newbie...compare to the skill battle experience HRF. they were thinking HRF will just be a gentleman and let HY down 'gently'. HY's goal is to show everyone he's the one that should be pity on.
Didn't "General" Faux-heng grow up sickly? Wasn't that why he was stuck in a temple and his sister learned…
per novel: HRF is sickly and weak as a child. doctors don't think he will survive to adulthood. the he family being greedy and not wanting to let go the marquis title, switched HRF and HY out at a young age. HRF was sent to the farm estate under HY's title and the family pretty much announced to society or make it known HY is the sickly child.
the He family didn't think it would be complicated and intend to raise HY as a guy throughout her life. when HY ran off to join the army and became a general, HRF got over his sickness and actually survived.
the He family decided to switch them back when HY returns from battle to see the king. that's when they switch back. at court, the real HRF took off his mask. prior to marrying off HY, HY taught HRF fighting and swordsmanship skills. HRF also need to like/dislike what HY likes when she was the fake HRF as to not give their switch away.
to avoid suspicion, HRF killed off all the generals/comrades that fought besides HY. without the people who fought and know HY during army time, there won't be any comparison of before and after the switch back.
in the novel, they were at the temple. the chancellor gave HRF some kind of life saving medicine to improve his health.
the novel has more details of their coverage and switch back.
they adapted that from the novel. In the novel in order to hide her swordplay she predominantly wields the whip…
man, that's one of the climax of the novel! the duel between HRF and HY was pretty awesome!!! HY's redemption and how she played him like a monkey for all to see. it's a pity to be excluded in the drama adaption.
that's so adorable! Since the scene regarding the 2nd lead complaining about the generals marrying causing a power…
That’s not the novel version at all. CZ only professed his love for HY After he got power/side with the crown prince in place of the chancellor. The drama version is putting a different spin on this plot.
I’m torn about Chu. Is he truly a villain… or just a lost soul shaped by a life without proper guidance? There’s…
the drama didn't explore CZ's background and upbringing
he's just a lost soul brought up in a cold reality. - father met his mother in small town, promise to marry her before he left to go back to the capital. mother left her family in search of her lover. ended up getting scam/sold to a brothel. - born out of wedlock/poverty - born/raised by a mother who ended up in a brothel - abused, beaten, blame by his crazy mother of their dire state - mother killed off when Chu family send for him. - hated by the dad's wife/lady of the Chu manor - mistreated, abused by the lady of the manor - only preferred by his dad b/c he is handsome looking/resembles him out of all his sons - had no choice to but suck up to the chancellor (as a young child of 10-11) and convince him to take in as student so he could be free of his adopted mother's torture/attempted killings - chancellor groom him to be his successor b/c his daughter is enamored w/ CZ. if the daughter have a change of heart, CZ is replaceable in a heartbeat. however, the daughter is super spoiled, entitled, jealousy rage and basically a rotten person inside. CZ have no choice but to accept her.
he does everything to just survive. he was just on the losing side of the political fight between chancellor and XJ.
HY's exposure is before the sword duel with the faux HRF.
the celebration feast is hosted by the king with the queen in attendance. since it's a celebration of the court, the officials bring their family. the men sit at the front and the women more to the backside/behind the men. they don't go up to the court unless called upon. Xu PingTing is a combination of Shen MoXue (XJ's admirer/doctor who followed XJ to the military). even so, SMX instigated her male friend to present the complain to the king. XPT is jealous of YingXiang (her beauty and her being CZ's favorite/close maid) schemed to have YingXiang sent to the crown prince's residence to become his bed servant.
CZ and XPT was granted an engagement/marriage by the queen at the feast. the king granted XJ and HY's engagement/marriage.
the sword duel came later when wutuo send envoys for peace negotiations. she beat HRF as a woman there, claim her qing lang sword back from HRF (XJ wager his yin qiu for the duel). XJ exposed chancellor and HRF's treason at the welcome event. HRF is more smarter, scheming and calm than the drama version. it is his extra caution that is part of the reason for the chancellor's downfall and lost in power.
the He family didn't think it would be complicated and intend to raise HY as a guy throughout her life. when HY ran off to join the army and became a general, HRF got over his sickness and actually survived.
the He family decided to switch them back when HY returns from battle to see the king. that's when they switch back. at court, the real HRF took off his mask.
prior to marrying off HY, HY taught HRF fighting and swordsmanship skills. HRF also need to like/dislike what HY likes when she was the fake HRF as to not give their switch away.
to avoid suspicion, HRF killed off all the generals/comrades that fought besides HY. without the people who fought and know HY during army time, there won't be any comparison of before and after the switch back.
in the novel, they were at the temple. the chancellor gave HRF some kind of life saving medicine to improve his health.
the novel has more details of their coverage and switch back.
XJ in novel is more forward. he's actually the romantic one compare to HY.
the audio book to the novel...one of the best audio book i come across for novels.
it's only in mandarin.
he's just a lost soul brought up in a cold reality.
- father met his mother in small town, promise to marry her before he left to go back to the capital. mother left her family in search of her lover. ended up getting scam/sold to a brothel.
- born out of wedlock/poverty
- born/raised by a mother who ended up in a brothel
- abused, beaten, blame by his crazy mother of their dire state
- mother killed off when Chu family send for him.
- hated by the dad's wife/lady of the Chu manor
- mistreated, abused by the lady of the manor
- only preferred by his dad b/c he is handsome looking/resembles him out of all his sons
- had no choice to but suck up to the chancellor (as a young child of 10-11) and convince him to take in as student so he could be free of his adopted mother's torture/attempted killings
- chancellor groom him to be his successor b/c his daughter is enamored w/ CZ. if the daughter have a change of heart, CZ is replaceable in a heartbeat. however, the daughter is super spoiled, entitled, jealousy rage and basically a rotten person inside. CZ have no choice but to accept her.
he does everything to just survive. he was just on the losing side of the political fight between chancellor and XJ.