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I’m so invested in this drama because one main theme is women empowerment and how they strive to overcome obstacles and difficulties set by society. I have faith in the production team in giving all three female leads an ideal and happy ending. I REFUSE to accept a sad ending. So, I’m going to sit back and enjoy every single episode as it’s released to see how our heroines get their happily ever after ending. 😀

Such a heartbreaking moment in ep 14 when Pan’er realizes and acknowledges to herself what she feels for GQF. Knowing her undesirable status in society and the main reason why she was jilted by Ouyang, she’s probably even more aware of the big gap in status between her and GQF as he’s even higher ranked than Ouyang.

It’s even more touching because the viewers now understand why Pan’er gives GQF the sudden cold shoulder after he plucks the flower off her head and escorts her back to the tea house. It’s because she can’t risk having her heart broken again by hoping for too much, and that is to marry someone of high status.

I actually prefer the 2005 version. 😀Love P&P.!!

It’s a female-centric team: director, scriptwriter, costume designer, and LFY as a seasoned actress; and I believe the producers are also very well known female(s) in the industry.

Hahaha… true indeed!!! He hasn’t! However, he has touched her numerous times, in a non-sexual way, but can be viewed as being comfortable with each other.

Right? I know exactly which scene you're talking about! His gaze is blazing hot, taking her all in slowly. He really is appreciating everything about her: beauty, intelligence, pride, confidence, uprightness. I can sense his head saying to himself: " Gu Qian Fan, this is the one."

I love how GQF and Pan'er have an unspoken yet deep understanding of each other. They take great care in planning their own actions with consideration for one another in not getting the opposite party in trouble with the law or potential enemies.

Chen Lian and He Si's characters are so funny. Mr. Chi's hilarious, too. The writer adds just the right amount of quirks for comedy.

Did I say I love this show?! =P 😜

Hehehe 🤭

@MK916 I enjoyed her performance in Mulan as well.

And just as magnetic!! At certain angle, she has some fat around her jowl, but it doesn't take away her attractiveness at all.

She exudes natural beauty. I’m taken away at how pretty she looks with her hair loose and unbound in some scenes. She is beautiful playing Xiao Long Nui many years ago, and her allure hasn't faded a bit -still as captivating.

Yup, I love it! So soothing and natural, rich yet soft. I totally agreed with you about the monotonous colors, especially seen recently in The Blue Whisperer II where everything is blue/gray or shades on that spectrum for so many episodes.

Wow. Really loving this drama. The scenery and setting are so authentic and spectacular! It seems like the director didn't shoot this at the famous Hengdian studios, giving this drama a different feel from the typical Chinese costume dramas. The storyline is entertaining and provides a lot of historical facts about status.

The leads are nicely matched. Their eyes speak volume. Crystal also bears a healthy and natural look.

I'm chasing the show!!!

@eidisi All the legendary golden era martial artist choreographers are retired. I guess unless it's a really big budget movie/drama, an in-depth martial artist advisor won't be part of the team these days. That's why I feel Li Mu Ge is doing a decent job with the fight scenes by changing the style of fighting compared to traditional wuxia of the 80/90's.

Wow, the cinematography is awesome, and I appreciate it even more in ep 3 face off scenes at PoBanMen. I really enjoy the novelty of how the director shot the battle of inner strength/qi part.

Interesting that you mentioned Ren YingYing because I was feeling the same thing. Just finished ep 2 and feel like so far the story borrows a little of everything from all the golden wuxia classics; but that's ok as it's jianghu and it's always pretty much the same things anyways. Just hope it's well directed and the storyline is good.

First 6 minutes may just be an event on the story timeline for time referencing. If anything, the director is making me more curious of the whole journey and what happened that led to the first 6 minutes.

I love a good Republic Era drama. Let’s hope this one takes off!

That’s why I stopped contributing to to better their database. They need all kind of proofs and forms filled; and the instructions are lengthy. I gave up after a few attempts and rejections with the silly admins. 😱