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Chu He still an annoying brother 🙄

They changed clothes for reenactment scene which is sooo much better than S1!

1. Consort Hui clearly didn’t want Chu Chu to continue the investigation and tried to hand the case over to the Palace Matron instead. But that move ended up drawing the Emperor’s attention. Leng Yue stepping in to shield Chu Chu was so cool.
The dialogue here was handled beautifully: Consort Hui had just said a palace maid was found drowned after slipping into the water, and Xiao Jinyu immediately—and tactfully—pointed out the flaw in her wording. Emperor Xuān obviously caught it too and gave Consort Hui a sideways glance.

2. Chu Chu’s forensic skills are seriously professional—she delivers key clues almost instantly. Xiao Jinli is absolutely hilarious: “Pulling all-nighters on cases—that’s our specialty,” clearly responding to viewers joking in Season One that the Three Judicial Offices work like 24/7 agents. Jing Yi and Leng Yue both also notice that something is off with Consort Hui—specifically, that she’s afraid of Chu Chu.

3. Hahahaha, what a legendary line:
“That Xiao Jinyu—even if the King of Hell showed up, he’d still make him check the Book of Life and Death.”
Chu Chu sighs about how being a princess consort is harder than being a coroner, and the Prince naturally reaches over to massage her shoulders—his “husband energy” is off the charts. Chu Chu then starts creatively praising how good-looking his skull is, and the Prince even gets jealous, saying she’s never held his skull like that.

4. Is this what a hardcore couple looks like? Just listen to this conversation! It’s sweet, but please—don’t say such terrifying things in such a calm tone!
“If someone wanted to dispose of your skull at will, I wouldn’t let go either.”
“Then my skull thanks you in advance.”

5. Chu He shows up—LOL—and gets kicked straight through the door by Wu Jiang. This time, Wu Jiang finally knows how to read the room. One look from the Prince, and General Wu immediately starts apologizing to his brother-in-law. Chu He really is a great brother. Seeing the Qianzhou-style furniture he arranged in the Prince’s residence, you can’t help but think—thank goodness Chu Chu grew up with the Chu family.

6. Pausing the frame here, you can spot tons of details on the bookshelves: Southwestern Herbal Compendium, Coroner’s Records, Coroner’s XXX, Simple Musical Notation, and more. The book Xiao Jinyu picks up and flips through is Jin XXX, and the others are also related to forensic studies.
Chu Chu becoming a coroner wasn’t just due to Uncle the shaman-doctor (Xiao Heng)’s guidance—Chu Ping and Chu He also quietly allowed and supported her learning forensic skills.
The look in the Prince’s eyes as he watches Chu Chu carries a deep sense of relief and gratitude—“How lucky I am to have met Chu Chu.” She endured countless stares and grievances to become a coroner, yet never complained. She only wanted to be a good one. Moved, the Prince tells her, “I’m really glad you never gave up on being a coroner.”

7. Solving cases while flirting—this really is The Imperial Coroner. The tone shifts instantly back to discussing Consort Hui and the skull case. Jing Yi and Leng Yue are sweet here too—“authority镇宅 (keeps the house in check)”. Young Minister Jing, your foresight is frighteningly accurate, and you’re way too familiar with the process.

8. Our Chu Chu finally enters the palace wearing her official coroner’s uniform. Season Two really does a better job of showcasing everyone’s role in investigations:
• Big Brother handles the heavy labor,
• the Prince makes the judgments,
• Chu Chu brings grassroots knowledge from the common world, especially rural details,
• Jing Yi reads people and spots lies,
• Leng Yue excels in martial skills and finds clues in tiny details.

Honestly—how could this Three Judicial Offices lineup ever lose?

For Episode One, there isn’t much speculation yet. Most suspicion still centers on Consort Hui. I still feel she has ties to Southern Zhao—possibly a mole—but may have developed real feelings for Emperor Xuān through daily companionship?

1. At the beginning, Chu Chu looks back on how she and the Prince met and fell in love, while also clearly laying out the timeline. Three years have passed—this is now the ninth year of Dazhong.

2. The mystery in Chang’an begins to surface. The item in Shi Qing’s hand is a peacock-feather fan, which I think is a deliberate piece of foreshadowing. The way Chu Chu’s title is handled here is especially good: they first introduce her profession as a coroner, and only afterward mention her identity as Princess Consort of An Commandery.
Xiao Jinyu’s sweet talk is officially full marks—100/100!

3. Chu Chu even specifically learned palace etiquette.
When the line “You’re busy at the Three Judicial Offices every day—where did you find time to hire a tutor?” came up, it suddenly reminded me of Season One, when the Prince gave Chu Chu her autopsy tools and she asked him in surprise:

“I’ve been with you this whole time. You’re either reading or reviewing case files—I never saw you make these.”
“I did it at night.”
“At night? You don’t sleep?”

Honestly, on the path of being the ultimate workaholics of the Three Judicial Offices, this couple is ridiculously well-matched.

4. Prince An is still as respectful and humble as ever. He was just being all sweet and affectionate, and the moment Leng Yue barges in without knocking, his expression changes instantly. Chu Chu secretly laughing while still in his arms—how can they be this sweet?

5. The Prince then launches into a full analytical breakdown, further reinforcing for the audience how keenly observant and razor-sharp An Commandery Prince is when it comes to reasoning and deduction.

6. His tone shifts incredibly fast here too: with Leng Yue, it’s the straightforward “brother” tone; with Chu Chu, his voice immediately softens. Jing Yi and Xiao Jinli also make their appearances. The conversation between Chu Chu and Leng Yue about women’s attire when entering the palace is really well done.

7. When Xiao Jinyu enters, all the officials clasp their hands and bow—but in the distance, Gao Luoqian doesn’t even turn his head. Later, when the foreign envoys try to ingratiate themselves with Xiao Jinyu, Gao Luoqian only strolls in slowly afterward. This clearly shows Southern Zhao’s contempt for the Tang court.
In Chu Chu and Leng Yue’s dialogue, the line “palace maids and guards will be punished if they have even slight private interactions” is mentioned—this clearly lays groundwork for the case that follows.

8. Throughout his conversation with Xiao Jinyu, Gao Luoqian never once stands up—his arrogance is extreme. There’s an important information point here: Xiao Jinyu brings up Southern Zhao luring Tang citizens and trafficking people. This detail feels like something that will definitely come back later.
Jin Bao has now been promoted to Chief Eunuch (Grand Supervisor). There’s also a very telling physical detail here: after Emperor Xuān of Tang appears, Gao Luoqian does perform a salute—but he rises almost immediately, while the surrounding envoys and officials are still kneeling. This perfectly highlights the Southern Zhao deputy envoy’s blatant disrespect toward the Tang court.

9. Previously, there were analyses suggesting that the moving skull contained a small animal—and that turns out to be correct. What’s especially worth examining here is Consort Hui’s expression. The other palace maids and noblewomen are either panicking or watching the skull warily, but Hui Fei looks almost… unfazed, as if this isn’t entirely unfamiliar to her. When Chu Chu mentions the other parts of the corpse, Hui Fei and Shi Qing exchange a glance.
By this point, viewers already have an initial judgment about the reactions of Hui Fei, Shi Qing, the Palace Matron, and the maid Liu’er. But the bigger question remains: how exactly did this case happen, and why?

Wang Ye soooo sweet!!!!

OMG Xiao Jinyu 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

The first episode soooooo good!!!!!!!

5 episodes! 💅🥳

The final trailer is here!
https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5255167592038421

Some of these details correspond to the cases shown in the trailers.
Let’s start with the overall poster.

The poster’s main theme is a painted scroll, unfolding from near to far. Director Lou previously mentioned that this season’s story is related to “external threats,” so could this scroll be connected to a map of the Tang Dynasty’s border fortresses?

Xiao Jinyu’s position on the poster happens to sit at the midpoint linking several cases, which suggests that someone may be trying to make an issue out of Xiao Jinyu—using him as a focal point.

Now let’s look at the four detailed images on the poster, in order from far to near.

Image 2 shows white bones and palace maids in a lotus pond. This likely corresponds to the “white bones at the birthday banquet” case seen in earlier trailers.

Image 3 depicts a monk and a woman. One notable detail is that the two are holding hands. This should correspond to the mysterious death of Master Shenguan. It feels like Shenguan’s death may be connected to a past romantic relationship.

Image 4 shows, behind a bamboo fence, a masked man dressed in black holding a medicine bottle, with another person facing away from the viewer. The black-clad figure doesn’t look like a Tang person; he feels more like a foreigner. Given that this season’s theme is closely tied to Nanzhao, it’s reasonable to speculate that this masked figure is from Nanzhao. The person with their back to us is very likely a Tang individual colluding with foreign forces for ulterior motives. The bottle probably contains poison—so will someone be poisoned? Could this case be linked to Emperor Wuzong of Tang’s death? Historically, Emperor Wuzong died from poisoning after consuming elixirs. Could this old case be an investigation into the mystery of his death?

Image 5 shows someone dead on a stage. The amount of blood seems unusually excessive. Could it be the result of some kind of mechanical trap, causing such heavy bleeding?

Now back to the characters. In the poster, Jing Yi, Chu Chu, and You Chen’an are all holding objects that look like scrolls, but they’re not quite the same.

It’s still hard to guess what Jing Yi is holding.

What Chu Chu is holding looks a bit like the illustrated manual You Chen’an once gave her—but that raises a question: what, then, is the scroll in You Chen’an’s hands?

Could it be secret information about Nanzhao that he wants to guide the Sanfasi team to help investigate?

As for You Chen’an’s lavish attire—honestly, he doesn’t look like a destitute nobleman at all. So his “fall from grace” may be less about material hardship and more about being politically sidelined or marginalized within the Nanzhao royal family.

Group poster.

The earliest official group portrait promotional image features a giant peacock feather in the background, hinting at the backdrop of the second season's theme: the entanglement between the Nanzhao Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty.

The Nanzhao Kingdom revered the peacock, symbolizing royal power and status, and it was also a mascot. During Emperor Wuzong's reign, relations with the Tang Dynasty were relatively peaceful, but from Emperor Xuanzong's reign onwards, tensions began to rise.

This season will likely incorporate some plot points from Emperor Wuzong's era; it remains to be seen how the writers will weave them together! After all, the Nanzhao Kingdom was also embroiled in internal strife at that time, with the real conflict occurring after Emperor Xuanzong's death. It's likely the writers will bring forward some of these events.

Xiao Jinyu's solo poster.

The background of this picture is from *Guiguzi: The Art of War*, which states, "Each thing returns to its origin, whether yin or yang, soft or hard, open or closed, relaxed or tense. Therefore, the sage guards its gates, examines its order, measures its power and ability, and compares its skills and weaknesses."

In other words, all things are infinitely changing, but ultimately return to their origin. Growth and decay are interdependent and transformative. By observing and assessing the situation, one can grasp the core of events, adopt corresponding strategies based on the opponent's tendencies, and thus influence the final outcome. Judging from this official promotional image, the props in Little Coroner 2 might be similar to the first one, with many details.

Detail on posters~

Today is the day! 🥳

I don't speak Chinese too but always heard the term 😅

Wang Ye" (王爷 / 王爺) in Chinese typically refers to a prince, marquis, or nobleman of the imperial family~

Wang Ye" (王爷 / 王爺) in Chinese typically refers to a prince, marquis, or nobleman of the imperial family~

⏰ “The Imperial Coroner 2 ” premieres on Jan 15 — release schedule as follows ⬇️
• 10:00 — Final Trailer
(Official account / Actor reposts)
• 10:05 — Individual character posters
(Official account + Actor posts directly)
• 10:30 — Behind-the-scenes featurette
(Official account)
• 11:30 — Short video of the original four cast members
(Official account)
• 15:20 — Weibo live stream
(Actor)
• 16:10 — Douyin live stream
(Official account)
• 17:00 — In-platform live stream
(Tencent)
• 18:00 — Full episode release
(Tencent)

(Actual release times may vary)

To friends hearing about this drama for the first time:

It’s good—really good! It’s the strong support and recognition from viewers that carried this small production team to a second season. This is still a story about a group of hot-blooded people whose passion never cools, who love themselves, support their friends, resolve internal troubles, resist external threats, eliminate villains, and protect the common people.

To friends who haven’t watched Season 1:

Not watching Season 1 won’t affect your enjoyment of Season 2! The two seasons are connected but each tells independent case stories. Think of it like the left and right sides of a New Year’s Eve dinner table—either side alone is already a feast, but having both is even better.