Yes, but hatred aside for Eunuch Wei, the actor did a great job with this role. Even when he said "Well, burn the house down", he said it while waving his hand and finger around like an effeminate man would.š
Wow, ep 9 was so intense and got me sitting on the edge of my seat. The little girl really deserves an award for her stellar performance. She even cried with stringy snot!! Ep. 10 was too heavy and just difficult watch. I also really appreciate the curated music and scores in the series, as well as the nicely usage of sound effects.
Ep 28, got some nice directing scenes and cuts. I enjoyed how the director shoot the scene of ML's guards overcoming Prince Xian's men at the cooking competition. Prince Xian's men were slaughtered with ease in plain sight yet discreetly, in sync with the food prep. The scene in which the single droplet of blood caught in the palm to ensure a clean kill without giving evidence away was just toooo awesome. Love this director.
Just started this today and a bit confused with the politics. What did Minister Hua said that made the Emperor…
Grandfather Hua is a wise scholar with deep integrity and highly moral. Minister Hua is known in court for giving the truth straight to your face. Itās been understood that through the years his ethically correct advises are disregarded by the Emperor as they are not aligned with the Emperorās intentions. Thus Minister Hua slowly takes a silent stance with a semblance of a tired adult parent who finally gives up on an uncontrollable and cocky teenager. The Emperor takes deep offense through Minister Huaās silence in court over the Emperorās ways of conducting political matters because it implicitly downplays the Emperorās authority while indirectly makes him look like an uneducated and unvirtuous fool. Seeing Minister Hua is akin to having a constant reminder he did something wrong, so the Emperor removes Hua family from court. It is as simple as that. He simply feels offended.
Itās so nice to see how much confidence grandpa and little uncle has in HZ. Grandpa just knows it has to be her. He understands her so well. Love the tight bond.
I was hoping for more backstory with Lord Ling. It just doesnāt feel right he was killed off just like that. What a disappointment this arc didnāt have a better closure. I donāt mind that he passed, just that the execution felt flat.
according to flashbacks he loves her but because of what emperor wants him to do and the grandma words that "don't…
He certainly has feelings for her. He's tasked with a lot of responsibilities from higher up along with investigating his mother's death. I think he's trying to prioritize matters, and that means, being in an open love relationship with her may not be a good thing at the moment although he's taken a liking to her.
General Wu also cracks me up.