Meng Po

So far they updated only all previews. But they might do same thing like it was with Samsara, when they updated episodes faster than planned, and overall drama ended faster. Overall with chinese titles, they started for few weeks, uploading it faster/finish them like that, especially at the end. But indeed, no official annoucment so far.

Well, even if you put it that way, and that's the case, i still think it's very naive. You can't save everybody. And you can't please eveybody. Also being passive is not a good way also. He's not imo in the place, that he can be so. Imo beliving, he can talk out someone, from wrongdoings, is also naive. I get from where he comes, with his attitude, still...

As far we can debate if killing plan is good or bad, at the same time, being to soft about it, is also a problem imo. You can't choose peace, with someone, who is stabbing you over and over again. And ok, i get he can be more dissapointed about An Ran - but the problem is, he doesn't know full story. The question is - what would be his reaction, if he would know their past/alternate timeline/or whatever we call it :P Would he be also such a softie? try to change his brother?

Anyway, i think the problem is, like i mention it also before, that An Ran didn;t disclose to MC some things. So he would be able to pick the dots, and decide for himself. Becaue now, he looks like a man/whatever in distress, confused about An Ran's doings. And it really can backfire on all of them. Wanting to save everybody, without their knowlege, so far An Ran imo did more missteps, than if some people, have some info here and there.

And that's why imo she should do something other - convince and prove to Mu Chuan, that his brother is a devil. And not to start some bloody war between the brothers. Just to explain, that one way or another, MZ will destroy their happiness, and will burn down whole country, just to do it, his way. So i'm not saying, she should tell him about killing his brother. But give him simple some clues, hints, or anything, so he will be able to go to this conclusion himself. Or rather to conclusion that MZ is the evil one in this story, and needs go out. Leaving him behind, without a word nor explanation, can only backfire. Because yes, he has high sens of justice . And do we have any certainty, that even if An Ran will play her role perfectly, at the last minute, for example Mu Chuan, will be not / become a naive scapegoat, and will take, metaphorical or literal, lat blow, for brother to save him? Imo he needs first understand, why this blow will be taken, and have enough information to CHOOSE, who he will belive. And that;s the problem i see.

Everybody keep MC in the shadow, and don't give him enough info, so he can see pro and cons, and go to some conclusios. Mostly, he sees only aftermath, without proper context and with confusing behaviour from FL side.

The question is, if reporting will change anything? I mean, the problem is, that Mu Chuan want's to play fair, with a sneaky snake :P Mu Ze is cunning, i belive most of the court, will back him up, for whatever reason. Also we don't know much about father himself - it is possible, he will side with Mu Ze, and turn a blind eye, as long everything is "working" in the country. So Mu Chuan being sus, do one big nothing at this point. Especially that we saw such a gold moments, when An Ran's maid must explain to ML such a obv plans lol. And imo it's not love per se. Or maybe it is some twisted brotherhood from his side. But imo Mu Ze so many times tricked him, and said half-truths. It's not a great math, to at this point, be aware, that he was lied to. Love is one thing, but MZ took everything from MC. And just for that sole reason, i would burn the country lol than sob sadly and drink in some grass lol.

Anyway the problem is that An Ran ain't saying nothing to him, about her plans, MZ had stupid people around him, so he is able to manipulate them easly, because imo he isn't some master manipulator :P he just use someones pettines, and lack of brain. And MC live in some la la land, isn't greedy for the throne, and doesn't have motivation to clock his brother. But imo knowing that for example MZ was reported about the fields, and do one big nothing, should ring some bell. And yeah, we had already too much talks, with did nothing. Take the sword, and backstab that demon :P

Sigh...so i see Mu Chuan still acts like some side chick :P And i really don't know, if he's being alive, is because he's so cunning, and act so passive, or he really don't care about court stuff. I mean, to some extend i understand him, it is what it is. Still...i have impression, that because nobody has his back, chances he will become now Emperor are very slim. His brother simple must die at this point lol :P Also it's really sad that An Ran, didn't told him, even crypticaly, that he was set up to fail, by his brother. Because if she saw earlier, that Mu Ze was puting something there..

I mean, aish, such a small details, would make a big changes and chances for the story, to go different route. But FL doesn't even trying. It's fine, she's tryng to save herself first, but like i mention it before - she still forgots, about other people/circustatements. Also the Queen - - dear lord, she's dumb. Simple dumb. Not emotional, and jelly jelly, she is simple dumb dumb :P she made An Ran suffer so many times, Emperor clocked her for that, and manipulate to do dirty work for him, and she still try to use An Ran's "cheating" card. Like, gurl, he's very well aware what's going on, why don't you see it :P She's playing mind games, with wrong person.

And as much i hate Mu Ze - he was right in on thing. Queen was trying to play like a chess his two fav people :P it's a big no no, only he can orchestrate this telenovela :P She should know her place, a long time ago lol. Also An Ran is really testing waters in a very bad way. And it was obv, that Mu Ze will test their loyality. Also welp, it's at this point simple funny that some random maid must explain to ML (?) the whole plan. Stupid people everywhere :P

I mean, maybe it was some bogus or they want to throw us, to some thinking spiral. Or we see the building wrongly :P So what we know - looking at the Yuan's house - we have 2 flat in one floor. So some ..infos :P (and to be clear, i don't debunk your theory about 2 buildings completly, i rather think, the second one, if it's true, would be only to throw us out, and doesn't have any other role in the story :P)

- snooping marriage live under Yuan's flat. Because they hear their (supposedly) quarrels all the time . Right side of the building
- Xu En Huai lives for sure 1 floor down on the left side , which i confirm later :P
- in episode 1, if you look at the door number , where Yuan Wu is snooping, we have number 301 ("New Year Doors let's call it :P) and brother of Chu Ping confirms, by phone, it's Yuan's house
- In first episode , we have little cut scene of 401, after Mo , is out from the house to school
- When Yuang Yan goes with the trash from upper floor, he stand on No 401 . But what is interesting in that if you watch closely, we have two scenes on 401 doors, like...Yuang Yan or did back up twice to the same doors or indeed those are two different buildings. But it seems, the door look the same. (Also ep 1)
-En Huai No 302 but it's on the left side one floor down. So i assume, the number goes somehow diagonally?? (Ep.1) and confirm second paragraph
- Snooping Pair confirmed, they live across the En Huai's , under Yuan's house So if they snooping, and saw Mo hidding in someones flat, it could be only En Huai's . Also after new episode, we know he had his own key..which he took from the girl, or she gave it to him?
- 502 - guy they wake up + old lady
-And here is confusing part - because when the old lady catch the other lady on the stairs, she ask about the boy from 401 @_@ and father doesn't correct her. So, mistake? (Still episode 1)
-Ms. Meng live across the 502 , not revelant to the story :P And we have another lady i think floor down, also doesn't change anything
- Remember when En Huai first opens the door to her house (Ep.2). She seems to be very hesitant. Also we know, that day, someone steal/she lost her keys...Mo?

So imo No 401 and our little lady, are the key.

And here is the trick - i used word complex, not building. Because imo even looking at the roof in Yuan's building i think , it was same area. But i was wrong, and now re-watched episodes :) So you were right :)

(Ep.2)

- Yuan Wu opens door number 301 :) So indeed it seems that part of story taking place in other complex :) Especially that in episode 2 we see clearly it's another building. But the trick is, that it's technically more his father flat and it seems that Chu Ping is the flat owner/house owner, whatever :P We even see 301 twice.

- Seem like Chu Ping lives in the same building as him / which she owns, or have a flat.

Still it seems, that both buildings are connected via people. But what bother me then, is why Chu Ping's brother went to Yuan's? They are not from the same area. The only connection would be Yuang Wu then.

Also random things, after re-watching
- i wonder why Chu Ping x Yuan Wu, didn't ended up together :P gambling only and his stalkerish behaviour?
- in episode when Yuan Wu buys the flowers, they make that long shot on his shoes, which look similar to the rapist shoes. It would be still too obv, but will see.

I think if it will be similar building situation, it would explain a few things. But after new episode, it seems, it's not the case, and we are still in the same complex.

I'm still mad at FL. Even if it's some destiny crap, she need to endure, i have impression, she's doing wrong thing. Again - not saying anything, to anybody, and just hurting people, who could help, doesn't save the situation. Because imo, even if the meeting with Emperor, marrying him, giving birth to his child and then death of it yada yada....i think she would be able, to change some of it. And first of all Mu Chuan should be stronger. But not by breaking his heart, but some decent plan. Being cold-hearted, doesn't do a crap. It can make him even more desperate or broken.

Poor Maid :( Also it should be a big wake up call for FL. She's trying to save everybody, based on the past only. Think gurl more, for good sake :/ Also i really don't get why people like Mu Ze. He is on the throne, and he must make hard decisions. But he's just shitty person :P without compasion, and treating every kind of emotions , as an obstacle. Also FL saw so many times already, how shitty he is, and still..nothing. Marrying this guy, forced or not, is a death penalty. Period.

It;s really enrage me, how stupid FL is. I still think, she's able to change the fate, but not in a way, she thinks she should. Maybe some part of the story, simple must happend. But important is, what key moments, she must change.

Anyway maybe i should have some pity for Mu Ze, because he had also a hard life. Still, using it as a uno card, for every wrongdoing - meh. Also i'm not sure if he want simple some drama between his wife and concubine or he simple want to please both. Anyway, that medicine - so dramatic, but smart at the same time. But yeah, at the end, conclusion is the same. Death or unborn child + death of close one. Same crap. Anyway i would also broke this crap, like...what the Queen wants more? she had what she wanted at night, bye. I would also play dirrty in this case. Also i wonder, if Mu Ze, not only want antagonise concubine and queen, but playing both side, also somehow make them depend on him? and then throw away the more problematic, less useful?

And i know that whole thing with punishment was staged..but i wonder, if Mu Ze also punished servant , to play his role in it? Anyway i like courtyard mind games :P

And i also read the comment about accepting her fate via @Sirry Usly - but it doesn't make sens for me. Because, if she need only repeat some cycle, what was the point to even reborn in the first place? It seems, that at first time, she was also passive about everything. And she ended up miserable and was betrayed. So what would be the point to re-live it?

This video...such a creep :/
I know some things points him as a person who assaulted Chu Ping. But again i think it's just a smoke bomb. And yeah , about his explanation - even if his intentions were pure, and little love motivated, still..it's creepy, especially, that he didn't told her at the first place. I mean, he was to observant about her, and i would be also afraid, why someone from work, who i barely know, know so much about me. And way how he explained it at first, sounded like bogus. Still, i don't belive him completly. Everybody lies in this story.

Anyway this guy...such a smartass...almost to the point it's scary, but at the same time, Chu Ping, wasn't very smart either. So yeah. Good intentions overall, very poor execution on his part. Knowing how CP is paranoid now, he should be more careful. And also, imo it must be big for CP, because i think, it's the first time, when somebody cares truly about her.

Also the way how CP explained whole situation - is it possible, she was drugged, someone give her some sleeping pills or smth? And is it possible it was consensual , but she doesn't remember it? i mean...ugh. Anyway, all stories in the drama, are imo missing something big. They so one-sided, that i really don't know, what to think about some of the parts.

En Huai and her father - hmmmmmm i have some theory. Looking that Yang Yuan went to her parents meeting, i wonder if some part of him...maybe don't despise Momo, but he was dissapointed? The same is with mother. Is it possible, that the son, seeing that his parents, are more invested now in En Huai life, and she's better at everything than him...maybe he wanted to disappear? That his parents don't need him, because they have "new" golden child, with better grades etc. ? Also is it possible that Momo wanted to somehow "alarm" the school, that he need attention and feel neglected by parents?

Man in suit - Yuan Wu maybe? because En Huai would know it's her father for example. And that snooping neigbhor :P But he pointed something interesting by accident - it such a small building, where everybody are nosy...really nobody saw a kid? even with this whole door hidding...it's simple weird.

And the ending - soo the kid had his own key....that explains a lot....so..he pre-planned this all i suppose, but why?

Yeah i agree with this approach, and it makes me frustrated, especially after new episodes. I mean, i get she has second chance to fix everything, but going to the lion den, and not saying anybody, what's her plan, and also counting on her luck and what she knows from prev encounter is little...not smart, to put it mildly.

I mean, she totally forgots, how sneaky MZ is. His promises, and words, are only a bunch of lies. He's also few steps ahead, so yeah. The way how FL belives, that she can with her approach, do something about him, is bogus.

And yes, it's sad, she doesn't say anybody about her plans. I get her twisted, i want to protect you vibe, but once it backfired, and alone, she wasn't able to do much. She needs people, to help her, period. And yeah, smu must start to think out of the box - she's now in the palace, she will not have great power, and she need some back up plan, just in case if Emporer will send her middle finger. Because all of this, are just words, that she must belive. And she must belive, he will keep his word. Also she forgots, that many people can despise her, because they will think she took their place. And that will make more enemies for her. Which, maybe doesn't have anything to do with her family, but just to crush her by jelly jelly or simple to demote her, and get her spot around MZ - they can be useful. I think she's very shortsighted, beliving, that only one obstacle, and managing it, will change her fate.

For now only 11 episodes are confirmed. We update the number of episodes according to announcements , and so far no info about 12 episode are in

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I think most of the people, are waiting for subs :P

This drama is so weird. I'm not sure, is it because of weird cuting for whatever reason (censorship, wanting to fit the slot, whatever), but the point is...i really like fast paced titles, but even for me it's too fast lol XD It looks rushed to me, in a bad way. Also i think i excepted something else? From 3 episodes, i got some cringy comedy (?) . Anyway i will give it a second change. It's not the worst, what i have seen so far this year, but for sure, not something i would be invested in. So i will give a second chance, not hoping for much lol.

Costs. They are mostly done on phone, so yeah.

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