Hanliang might seem incompetent especially compared to ljq and xlx, but he's still a good person. He is a scholar…
Currently 2ml seems like a good match. But, once he becomes a scholar and enters the court, would he still respect and treat fl like before. Sure, fl can manage the household well and social affairs bc she was once a noble woman, however we can't forget her identity as a previous servant. That identity will live on with her bc 2ml isn't strong enough to protect her from her being tea. Obviously, fl thrives best as herself, untied to any man. But, that's not likely to be
Plus he knew he was in love enough to propose and spoke to his mum about it right after LanXiang gave him the…
Yes! Another example that's already happening is him passing his task of transcribing the play to lx. Yes, it's a way to help her make some extra cash, but he did it to focus on studies. So in away, she's taking off a load from his shoulder.
Also, from soo many histories and dramas, when commoners pass the national exam and become officials, they tend to discard their first wife bc she's a commoner. The wife has no backing to help him, he would eventually want to marry a new wife that can provide resources and help his career advance. Eventually, he would either somehow keep lx hidden or kill her and make it that she died of illness. He probably didn't ask for marriage initially bc she's of lower status than him since her family were once servants. However, ml is already established so there's none of that
I think that is clearly Ms Du's preference - to be a concubine over the legit wife of a scholar bc God forbid,…
ml def wants to marry fl as main wife. He wouldn't let her dad kneel to him, in ep 22, ml kneeled too when her dad kneeled. That's paying respect to her dad. Concubine's family can still kneel without these qualms.
Anyone rmb what Miss Du said during her confession of her being the culprit of poisoning Lin family? Something about not wanting to marry a man of humble beginnings that studies hard for years to become a scholar, while she, as a wife, would have to take care of this or that. A bunch of stuff she listed, basically leveling up the man. That's literally what 2ml is to fl if she ever married him, he would always continuously benefit from her sucking her dry.
A video said 2ml is not a match for fl bc of basically what Miss Du said, and that he didn't respect fl when he asked his mom to prepare to ask fl's family for her hand in marriage. His mom said it would be better for him to pass the exam first then ask for her hand in marriage, but he said fl doesn't care or expect this. If a man really respect and love you, he would think you are worth it. so 2ml doesn't value fl's worth. He likes her bc he can aid him in focusing on studying. There's more to the video but I'm getting lazy to translate. It's changed my view of 2ml and fl's compatibility. I rather choose ml then, since he actually respect and cherish fl.
Not Zhu Yuanzhang - he was the founding emperor and a conquerer - he didn’t depose anyone. This is his son Zhu…
From the historical drama, I rmb crown prince, zhu di's brother, was quite jolly in body, and this crown prince is also quite jolly soo I thought zhu di's dad was still in reign. Hahah, either way, thanks for the info.
I'm pretty sure this drama sets during Zhu Yuanzhang's era. From historical dramas I've seen he's quite formidable and kills without a second thought. FL has 0 chance to even get close to him, let alone any revenge (not that I want her to revenge, and I'me aware of Shen family's choice that they could've saved themselves)
Oh man that little way he looks at xlx then says, oh nope thanks omggggg he be perceptive. Ahhh my poor jinqiii
his attempts were futile. 2ml was very intersted and inside he knew it was a great opportunity but he didn't want to be in favour of ml. That's how Chinese people are, we don't want to be in debt (favour) from others bc we have to pay back. My coworker gifted me a stuffed toy and when I showed my mom she said I have to give her something back and not to owe favours. Anyways, I digress,so when fl gave the invitation to 2ml he was so delighted.
Guys, I need 100 eyes to watch this drama to analyze every inch on the screen. There's so many hints and details. Like why did fl sing opera to get marquis attention? Then the bookstore owner/landlor Master Lu that likes plays and songs so fl transcribes them, also a connection to something bigger!!
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Also, from soo many histories and dramas, when commoners pass the national exam and become officials, they tend to discard their first wife bc she's a commoner. The wife has no backing to help him, he would eventually want to marry a new wife that can provide resources and help his career advance. Eventually, he would either somehow keep lx hidden or kill her and make it that she died of illness. He probably didn't ask for marriage initially bc she's of lower status than him since her family were once servants. However, ml is already established so there's none of that
A video said 2ml is not a match for fl bc of basically what Miss Du said, and that he didn't respect fl when he asked his mom to prepare to ask fl's family for her hand in marriage. His mom said it would be better for him to pass the exam first then ask for her hand in marriage, but he said fl doesn't care or expect this. If a man really respect and love you, he would think you are worth it. so 2ml doesn't value fl's worth. He likes her bc he can aid him in focusing on studying. There's more to the video but I'm getting lazy to translate. It's changed my view of 2ml and fl's compatibility. I rather choose ml then, since he actually respect and cherish fl.