ML is so hard to read. His face when she left after he said he sees her as a bosom friend in ep 14. Is it he likes her but doesn’t want to put her life at risk, or he’s new to the feeling and hasn’t quite grasp why he’s feeling bad and uncomfortable when she walked off, seeing that he may have hurt her feeling?
I suppose it’s a good thing we can’t read him because how else would he be able to fool the Emperor that he knows more than he shows.
It's so difficult to pin point the antagonist(s) in the show. We are not given many explicit clues. The cast isn't extensive, yet we still can't narrow down to the exact person. I've watched a lot of dramas and can say I've been able to deduce most of the times, but gosh, this one is a tough nut and I just finished ep 13. Got me really hooked.
This wrapped filming Late February 2024. Not expected to air until late this year or next. Long way to go for…
If nothing is wrong with passing censorship, then it normally takes 6 months from film wrap-up; meaning, if we're lucky, we get to see this in Aug/Sept of this year!!! Can't wait!!!! Love Bai Lu and this director's works.
Shayao is on the spectrum, seems like exactly the same with Attorney Woo
ML said she wasn’t like that when she was younger, so I think she’s more overly traumatized plus being fed long term a regular dose of herbal tonic by her father’s consort messed up her head. I think she may get better now that she’s in a better environment . Let’s see.
Also the ML looks like a Benedict Cumberbatch. They both have strange faces.
Strangely. I like Benedict Cumberbatch...and ML, too. Their looks don't bother me that much. True, ML can improve a tad with his facial expressions and acting skills, but he did well as Hua Wu Que in Handsome Siblings, and I find myself checking out his other works, too; although sadly, I couldn't finish most of them due to poor storyline. Having said all that, he is charming in his own silent, non-expressive ways.
FL was engaged to SML but she broke off the engagement. There is no major love triangle although SML does like FL but he doesn't go out to bother her or hog up her time.
ML's father was careful not to eat the new pastry, but opted for the one already half eaten from his current consort/wife. It makes me wonder maybe she's not loyal to him, and was sent to be by his side from the Emperor to keep an eye on the duke; and the duke knows about it but pretends to be weak and unaware so that he can keep his family and himself safe.
I suppose it’s a good thing we can’t read him because how else would he be able to fool the Emperor that he knows more than he shows.
The Empress Dowager? Possibly
The Duke? Not likely
The Duke's consort? Perhaps..
Shen patriarch? Maybe..
Hmmm...no other suspects so far...What do you think?
FL's maid and the guard are also so cute with their interactions. =)