First of all: This show contains scenes that might be triggering for some, all from wrist-grabbing and abuse to r*pe (disgusting Emperor!).

Very brief synopsis:
Crown Prince has been in love with the FL "forever". When they are due to marry, the influential Perceptor, our ML, gets her as his bride instead. FL witnessed this man murder someone and believes him to be pure evil, and tries to kill him on their wedding night. We then follow their story; falling in love, deceivement, intertwinements with the Royal court and the Crown Prince, revenge plots, near-death experiences, abduction, tragic losses, and more. Add in some memory-loss and poison, and pretty much all the boxes for cliches and tropes are ticked off.

Cast:
The main actors were all strong. He Xuan Lin (FL) and Richard Li (ML) makes a good on-screen couple. There are some steamy moments between them.
Wang Xing Wei (SML) made me dislike the Crown Prince, although his character was a bit exaggerated.

Story:
It contains a lot of well-known tropes and cliches, and they could probably have skipped some without loosing much from the story. They could rather have given more room for us to grow a stronger bond with the main characters, as it could feel a bit hectic at times.
The introduction of Pei Che felt unnecessary. His character kind of felt "half-hearted".
The ending felt a bit rushed for me.

All in all:
I watched a lot of this while multitasking, and even if I had to skip back every now and then, it was also much I didn't really miss even if not paying full attention.
I feel the show could have been better, and completed watched it mainly because of the main couple.