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The family internal struggle has been explored abundantly at her house. We don't need to go there again. Wasting a lot time.

I feel that this family fighting theme has been explored so much in her family already. We don't need to see it again at his house! Yes, the aunty needs to go to save time. Would have been more interesting if they had thrown in the ex-wife twist instead of the aunt.

So far I've rated this drama a 9+ for being entertaining even with plot holes. But with only 1/3 of total episodes left, and they are throwing in fillers in 20-21, I might need to lower my rating at the end. I hope it's not a SE just to promote women's right.

Well her goal has been to find family. Now she has found one with ML and daughter, but she doesn't care. She goes for the revenge card.
eps 22 is probably another filler with the duke
eps 23 shows she finally got the upper hand

But where is the romance development? The genre of this drama should be Mystery Mostly.

According to the summary: " She also experiences the love and warmth of a family while living with the Fu family." - Haven't seen this happening yet as she is focusing on revenge!

I agree. So far the 20-21 seems to be draggy. 22-3 probably just about helping the consort and finally she helped them back. I just hope it's not going to be rushed and unhappy ending.

His acting is decent. However, people are comparing him with the other ML in The Double (same author, and typical stoic male leads). In that case, the other actor is more expressive. Even though he is supposed to be stoic, he still needs to show some emotions with his eyes, and deliver the jokes more convincingly.

That's because the Glory has a better storyline, cliff hangers. This story has been slow. I like both leads but I can't get into it.

I think the production has more issues than this. :-) It's not well executed. But the story is more entertaining than most higher end dramas right now for me. Some people call it low-budget- I have to agree.

This story has potential. It's just poorly executed. I think the production should be 40 eps to properly build up the story correctly. The way it is, things seem to be abrupt, just a comic movie. Some people call it low budget so I have to agree. That's how it feels for me. I wish they can remake it with more budget. Sometimes I feel like I was watching one of those mini-series- lots of sensational details.

I agree. This story has been good so far. However, the execution of the flashbacks and the director who has been executing this has been terrible. Oh well, I still give it a high rating because it's entertaining, although some plots make no sense. Like this wimpy burning of the maps to make the emperor protect him.

Maybe she's still alive.

I think it's a trick that they pulled to fool the dad to confess.

Fu Yun Xi is also adopted son of pei dafu?

Rewatching this now! It's so good. For me, this showcases ZLS's acting capability. And the director is amazing too.

I read the news that they changed the script when she arrived to film. She was not happy about this.

ep 12 was unnecessary/nonsensical drama. But hey, let them add some fillers as the actor/actress really deserve some more screen time together! :-) I'll watch 13 for their kids' story too!

I am still giving a 10 despite all the loopholes and incredible scenarios. It's like comic story but it's entertaining.

Pretty good story. Is it realistic? Heck no but I don't need realistic stories. Just something entertaining. The acting is convincing. The couple has chemistry.

No, it's definitely the edit. The transition from his treating her so cruelly to love story is very short/abrupt/unbelievable. Also, the love story didn't develop at all.
She looks fine.

There is no chemistry between them in this drama. It was a let down for me. This is due to the story, the editing, and the director.

No need to take Yang Mi and ZLS down to praise Zhao Liying. Each has her own strength. Although I don't like this drama, I think the issue is the script and director. Douban is a rating that fits a specific taste, which is too serious for me.
ZLS was able to lead a story successfully: it's called Hidden Love. Right now she's trying to break through the adult serious category. It might not work for her. That's all. But maybe practice makes perfect. It's unfair to criticize on the first try. We will wait and see. If you don't enjoy ZLS's drama, then please don't watch.

I am going to block you so I don't have read comments from you any more.

oh no! Maybe after getting arrested? redemption?