mimi0108

What a tragedy! Thanks for letting me know x)

That is what I thought. But sometimes the scripts use the amnesia move so I wasn't sure. Thanks x)

I would like to know the opinion of those who know what will happen next:

Do you think LBY is aware he is General Huo's son?
His attitude towards his so-called father, the marquis, as well as his very deferential attitude towards his "mother" seems to indicate he knows who he really is. If he thought he was the son of the Marquis, I thought maybe there would be more angry arguments with his father about their relationship. However, LBY only gets angry at the marquis with respect to his mother's treatment, he is just the knight in armor of the rejected wife and doesn't act like a resentful son.
This would also explain his rage to avenge the Huo clan if he knows it is his paternal clan and his parents who were killed and therefore his responsibility to avenge them. Whereas if he is the son of the Marquis, he has a whole legacy preserved and still has both parents even if their relationship is not good.

What we know in part 1:
LBY is the son of a marquis and the sister of General Huo (the emperor's sworn brother). When he was a child, he was with his mother and his entire maternal clan in the Gu City which was attacked. Their whole clan and soldier were massacred, only he and his mother survived. They took 1 year to return to the capital and no one knew, before that, what had happened to them. Consequently, the Marquis married a cousin of his and did not take back his wife (who had gone mad) when she returned. LBY was therefore taken in by the Emperor and Empress and brought up in the palace until he was old enough to have his own mansion. He never thought of the Marquis as his father and blames him every time he sees him for abandoning his first wife.
LBY is referred to as the 11th Young Master to signify his connection to the Royal Family (he is considered the 11th child). As his entire maternal clan died, the Emperor gave him all their titles.

Edit: If you want to know more, things that will surely be revealed in Part 2, you can ask ofc.

I just saw the preview of episode 36. The 5th princess is a monster of cruelty and vice. I sincerely hope she will be punished severely even though she is the emperor's and the empress' daughter. A girl who has no regard for human life and for her parents should not live in luxury.

No. Next episode will be 2nd August. You can see the countdown just after the summary.

She is too cute when she comes home and is unable to keep her composure. The drama succeeded subtly and beautifully in showing us CSS discovering flirtation and desire.
On the other hand, if she gets in such a state just for a kiss on the forehead and being embraced by her fiancé, what will it be when things get more serious haha

I had to watch the scene a second time to begin to understand (or at least in my own way) the reason for his anger.
LBY is aware of the power struggle for the crown prince' position and that the Empress is too soft which is not good (as he tells CSS at the start). I think he's both mad to see her hurt (even more if it's for someone else) but also afraid to see her getting too involved in the Empress's camp which could cause her trouble and make her mortal enemies.
Moreover, they are still getting to know each other. He also sleeps little and is tired. The fact she replied by putting him in the same basket as the other nobles and saying she will continue to do as she pleases infuriated him and he started sulking like a kid xD

I think we all now know why Consort Yue avoids attending the royal family banquets as much as possible. Must be a headache yelling at those brats all the time 😂

I understand how you feel.
However, there are several things to consider:
1) Regardless of CSS's choice, the engagement was going to be broken to honor the He family either by royal decree or by Lou family' decision. By taking the lead, CSS just avoided further humiliation for her family and kept LY out of trouble.
2) The He family was very close to LY. They considered him their son and brother. But they all died horribly, leaving just a daughter and a young son. LY was a little too revolted to take a step back but once reasoned, he understands himself he owes the He family to protect their last descendants.
3) The girl He and LY have been friends and engaged since childhood. Even though she had an arrogant attitude and tended to put him down, it can be seen there was affection between them. It's just that she had picked up some very bad habits and they needed to take a step back before they could find each other again. They will not be unhappy together.

I would just like to kindly remind everyone that some people discovering part 1 will come and comment on this page. Please put under spoiler any information on the last episodes, even more if it's about episodes from part 2 or spoilers of the book.
Thank you for your understanding.

In a house, the legal wife is called "sister" by the others wifes/concubines even if they're not related. Because they lived in the same house and are one family. I thought too she was talking about the empress but someone said it was the emperor's sister.

Really ? We never heard of her before, right?

Who is the 5th (or 1st, the subtitles tell us both) princess that Consort Yue is talking about? She calls her sister so I imagine she is the current empress when she was pregnant.

Yes it's a major spoiler, don't read it if you don't want to know.

Dead children tend to be counted. And the numbers are by gender.
The 5th princess is therefore the 5th daughter not the 5th child.
There is only the 2nd, the 3rd and the 5th princesses and 1rst, 3rd and 5th princes so the others boys must have died in their childhood same as the girls, or maybe the girls are married far away.

Oh it makes sense, thanks!

5min into episode 30, can someone tell me what LBY is trying to say by "you started this first" please?

His guards are well trained and CSS isn't that low key. It is sure they saw her leave and some followed CSS while others warned LBY. He then found her where she was drinking and listened to part of her conversation (that's why some of the stuff she said comes in the argue the next day) before intervening to bring her back.

I think it illustrates that the girls who pursue him dont love him really but the good match he is. When he says only CSS asks if it hurts and not if he could still fight and ride horse it implies other girls asked this questions.