mysteryqueen9

Yyeah totally, I would put YSS as the black sheep uncle, who is a total womaniser and offers you beer and cigarettes LOL

The fact that so many people think ML is "ugly", specially he is receiving hate because of that in China, leaves me perplexed. I find him very handsome, I don't know if it is a cultural thing and I am western or because I have a distorted beauty sense LOL.
It has happened to me in other dramas but the opposite. For example, Zhu Kai is seen like a god of beauty but I don't find him so beautiful (not hating on Zhu Kai, of course)
The thing is I can understand some people may find him unattractive, but why hate on the actor or the drama because of that?? If he were ugly (which he is not), what's the problem? His character is described as cunning and brave, not as handsome.
Way worse are those dramas where all characters perceive FL as ugly, FL describes herself as ugly and she is a beauty goddess (I am not even going to rant in that awful obsession that asian dramas have with showing "ugly characters" as people with tanned skin and curly hair but it is infuriating)

The scene where she removes her hat and her hair is not tied?? That was Emperor of An, or it seems so

I have to say something to all those people who are fanatical fans of this drama and attack people who disagree with a "you are just dumb teenagers who are obsessed with the villain and that's why you hate the drama":
Sorry, but NO: the thing is...the villain is the only somewhat decent character; he may be a bad person but it is the only f**ckng character that is not insufferable, cartoonish or downright flat (and I am really sorry for ML, because his character wasn't annoying, but he is soo flat and they didn't bother in giving him some background or fleshing him out, when they did it for the villain) And yes, the fact that villain is a hottie is a pleasure for the eyes, but that doesn't mean people is so dumb they are going to hate on a drama because they think the villain is handsome... when there are so many reasons to think it is BAD:
TERRIBLE ACTING
FLAT CHARACTERS AND ANNOYING
AWFUL PLOT WITH 0 SENSE
RANDOM CHARACTERS OR PLOTS THAT ARE THERE FOR...WHAT??? (the beggar couple, why??, the secret wealthy club owners that invited FL's mom to join them to go against evil, what they were there for???)
FAKE FEMINISM. Are you trying to tell me this show is feminist when we have FL saying a con woman: I wil not hit you, I don't hit women. (Not even going to talk about how there is psychological violence in the brother and how her mother treats the father)
SO MANY SUBPLOTS
FL'S MOM (sorry, she is in herself a huge negative point of the story)
Here, take your pick because there are so many reasons to don't like the drama, and no, it is not because we are rabid supporters of the villain actor.
If you want really good dramas with mystery or a good thriller/psychological: Strangers from hell, Mouse, Beyond Evil, Evilive, Weak hero, The king of pigs, The smile has left your eyes...
If you want superpower people try Moving, or The Gifted (thai drama)
I really don't recommend this drama

The fact you imply people that don't like this drama are just inmature teens...it is...well, astonishing. Specially since one of my main thoughts while watching this drama was "okay, I guess teens at least may like this LOL"
This drama is not mature but in my humble opinion all the opposite, childish at best. If you want mature dramas with no romance or slight romance at most I can recommend you a lot because that is the type of drama I favored, thrillers with deep plot and well fleshed characters: like Beyond Evil, Weak Hero, Strangers from Hell...
I really respect that we all have different tastes, so it is okay if you like this drama, but why the need to undermine people's different views as "not having good taste or not being mature enough to understand this good drama"?? Specially when this drama is a hot mess in all departments. And I am really sorry for that because I loved Strong woman do bong song and I really wanted to like this but it is garbage. The mystery, the romance...all is trash. The only thing that made me watched all 16 eps was the villain, the only character that wasn't all flat.
And yes, FL is extremely childish, even in the way she speaks, because of course it is understandable she speaks all informal or make that type of mistakes, but why does she uses that pitch? that weird overeacted mannerisms? I sincerely don't know if that is the actress bad acting or the way the character was designed.

Well as someone who has watched a lot of dramas and uses this page to get to know new ones or get recommendations of other dramas who fit my taste, I can tell you that I haven't seen so many negative comments in a long time, what usually is a pretty revealing sign that said drama was not well liked by the public.
Also, you say it has more than a 7 as it is a really good rating, but again, it is extremely weird for a drama in this page to rate below 7. So it also shows in the rating even if it is a 7.3 or whatever that it is not well liked by many.
If you like it that's great, and like you there will be more people, but denying that also a lot of other people thinks it is awful (myself included) is denying the obvious.
In fact, I really think the only reason why this isn't below 7 is because of the actors that are well liked by people. And again, I have really liked dramas that most thought were mediocre or bad, we all have different tastes, but the level of bad reviews...it shows something

By the way, QZ is that typical friend that at first when you met him you thought "what a serious responsible quiet person" but after some time you discover he is the wildest and a total savage, so beware of poker face people lol

This two last ep have so many wtf I am rolling on the floor or yes boss slay I will not talk about all of them but...
why is nobody talking about THAT scene between ML and LTG where ML basically tells LGT to stop prostituing himself with his uncle's concubine??? LOLOL I died there

The entire scene with the dates was hilarious; you can totally relate it to a family everyday life moment: the elder bro (LGT) gets jealous of his little sis (princess Yang Ying) and steals her food just to spite her. Little sis goes after mom (FL) crying to complain and father who has seen everything (ML) scolds his elder son because he is the older one who should be mature and how could he be so childish. Pure gold LOL.

It's always the quiet and serious ones HAHHAHHAH, QZ with his "1,2,3,4,5,6,7..." pissing off like crazy the Marquis.

Talking about Story of Kunning Palace, uhh??? hhahahh I really really like it, though I must admit I wasn't a fan of that particular scene. I hope LTG gets rid of his obsession for his shifu soon (I think he is not going to be a major villain with a never ending fixation on FL, but we will see) because I really feel his character was set as a very interesting one before the scene when he met Ruyi.

Just seen some trailers previews in youtube. Someone knows what happens in that scene where Yang Ying takes her own hat out with a sword before the emperor of (I guess it was An Emperor, cause she went there with LGT?) ???

You are right there can't be mistake on that because Yang Ying is a gongzhu and Ruyi calls herself junzhu, but it is not exactly like you said. A gonzhu is the "highest" rank of princess, because that title can only be carried by the Emperor's daughters, the current one or deceased ones. Junzhu were also part of the royal offspring, and was the title bestowed to the daughters of princes. So, usually that title was used on the nieces of the emperor.
Perhaps you are mistaking the term with "xianzhu". Xianzhu was also a princess title (the lowest of the three) and was usually given to noble girls who had no royal blood or had a more distant blood bond with the royal family.

I also want Princess Yang Ying with the marquis!! In fact I think they really would make a perfect fit because they are different so he could learn some gentleness from her and she could begin to learn to be a little more ruthless from him; but they also have in common being unwanted members of the royal family of their country... But it seems she is going to be paired with Yuan Lu (sighs).
Btw, I think we will really get Shishan and Tribe Princess.

Thank youu ;))

I am sorry but who is Princess' love interest?? I really want her with someone that treats her well

It is biologically the son of her husband's eldest brother, but he is indeed her son because if I am not mistaken the boy is registered in the family tree under her husband and her. So it is known to the public he is not hers bio, but he is presented as her son to everyone, so yes, adopted son.

I absolutely love the relationship between FL and mother in law. I am in awe with her mother in law, and yes, she is a "villain" and not a good person, but can we for a minute consider how amazing it is that a woman in ancient korea, the wife of the most powerful minister at the moment, is the mastermind behind her husband's schemes?? The way her husband and her brother listen to her and put in action her plans shows her power and strength. But my most favourite thing about her is how she empowers her daughter in law instead of trying to undermine her and push her down like we have seen so many times in a lot of other dramas.
-The scene when ML begins to teach her son was so touching. When the kid said "my mom didn't let me study anymore at late hours after I got a nosebleed" and FL began to justify herself, any other Mother in law would have probably accused her of neglecting the child because he was not her biological son; but mother in law praised her because the child's health was the most important thing and she knew that FL did it out of love, but reminded her people would judge her as not caring and neglecting so she should be careful not letting that type of things be known to outsiders.
-When it was FL's husband death anniversary, Mother in law realised she was not there and searched her to comfort her, and thanked her for giving her late son so much love and taking such a good care of her grandson.
-Even though FL sees it as a burden, Mother in law despite having the power in her hands wants to give up her lady of the house's duties to FL, and when FL states she is not capable enough, Mother in law encourages her and denies she is not up to the task.
I just think is one of the best things in this drama, and her sister in law is also so sweet and supporting.

Don't take this the wrong way because I mean no offense and everyone has different opinions but I am baffled at what you said.
You can like the show and other people not, that's okay, different tastes. (Though I think people generally think this is a bad show, myself included), but saying we don't have the right to judge if it is bad acting, a bad script, etc just because we are not "experts".
So when you eat at a restaurant if the food tastes terrible it is not a bad dish, it is you that can't judge it. If you go to the hairdresser and she messes bad your hair you are not one to judge ?????
And though I don't doubt that Film critics are more knowledgeable about technic aspects of a film or tv show, it's ridiculous to think people need a certification to see if someone is good at acting. By the way, I can recall some films (Hereditary comes to my mind, if you haven't watched it please don't) that were so praised by the film critics that I went to see it at the Cinema and surprise, one of the all times worst films I have ever seen.

I will recommend you two modern k drama because I watch a lot of historical chinese dramas but they usually are wuxia/romance ones:
-Reborn rich. I really really think you will like this one. ML is a total mind player and is a story super interesting and well written. I warn you the ending is trash, but it really is worth is until last ep
-The devil Judge. ML is a boss and he is such a cunning carismatic and super gray character that you can't help but being in awe with him. The actor is one of my fav actors and carries the show extremely well.