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@marvelousdream Actually I found the chapter where he picked her up ... I will translate it when I have time

Initially, yes ...

To be honest, I don't remember. After she entered the palace, there were lots of bickering between the two. I skipped a lot of those scenes. I will let you know if I see it. In Chapter 25, they meet, in Chapter 40 he rescues her, and in Chapter 68 they got engaged. It is not until Chapter 103 that she finally admits her feelings. There are lots of bickering in between!

Looks like the kissing scene before the flute playing is in ...
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16th Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 - 16th Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 was closed as it broadcasted live on the SDA YouTube channel at 5 pm KST on 21st. The seven Juries including head of Juries panel Suk Man Ko, Isabelle Degeorges, Magdalene Ew have participated in the final selection. Suk Man Ko and Isabelle Degeorges attended the ceremony. The Grand Prize went to the Korean drama Missing Child, hoovering up three trophies including the Grand Prize in the Program Category, the Best Director and the Best Actor Prizes in the Individual Category. Taiwan’s Marcus Chang, Indonesia’s Amanda Manopo, Japan’s Kentaro Sakaguchi, China’s Lusi Zhao, and Thailand’s PP-Krit Amnuaydechkorn won the Asian Star Prize of International Invitation Category. Elle Fanning, the lead actress of the American comedy-drama The Great, won the Best Actress Prize, and British screenwriter Russell T Davies won the Best Screenwriter Prize for It's a Sin in the Individual Category. (Graphic: Business Wire)

I am also Chinese BUT NOT mainland. I grow up in US so obviously my taste is different. She, a Chinese actress, won an international award from Korea last year ...

Everyone has an opinion/taste. Mainland Chinese has different taste (I don't base my judgment on their opinions) ... as I posted earlier, WRTW is a different genre ... The script is more like an idol drama. I read the novel - it is different but still sounds unrealistic glorifying the female lead (it is a trend now that females are empowered ... a good thing for these drama companies because a lot of people watching are females!) The script is written one dimensional. The novel is a little better.

I watch based on drama, not actor. I stopped watch this drama after I determined that the script is not to my taste.

The director and script determine the acting style .. not the actor themselves. WRTW was screen-written to be very one-dimensional ... the actual novel itself is more complex, yet mixed with exaggerations that made caricatures of the main leads. I find most C drama, unless you watch the serious ones that have depth and profound meanings, are similar in style. I consider WRTW to be an idol drama where people watching it want to feel entertained (laugh and happy ending). I am sure that if the director made it serious, lots of fans will not happy that the ML is not totally unwavering in his loyalty for the FL.

The director and script determine the acting style .. not the actor themselves. WRTW was screen-written to be very one-dimensional ... the actual novel itself is more complex, yet mixed with exaggerations that made caricatures of the main leads. I find most C drama, unless you watch the serious ones that have depth and profound meanings, are similar in style. I consider WRTW to be an idol drama where people watching it want to feel entertained (laugh and happy ending). I am sure that if the director made it serious, lots of fans will not happy that the ML is not totally unwavering in his loyalty for the FL.

"Heard" should be qualified with experience. In TLB she didn't act like Chen QianQian ... she won a Korean International award for her role. You should not let netizens' opinion affect your judgment ... should watch and decide.

All of the things that you described is about directing ... the director determines the mood, not the actress! Having read the novel, I think WRTW is entertaining. The novel has a lot exaggerations ... if it's all serious, no one would believe it!

Chapter 40 is when he came to her rescue ... 41 is when she helped him pull out the arrow with the string that she made. This part of the novel is in the trailer.

A new translation for his/hers perspective on when they met! Scene from the book in the "Translated Excerpt " in the Discussion section.
Warning: it's funny ...

Perfect actor for this role! I think actor for this role needs to have a very intense look. He also needs to look young too. So they picked the right ML and FL for this role: age, looks, and personality are perfect.

A new translation of the flute scene from the book in the "Translated Excerpt " in the Discussion section..
More coming soon ...

I think there will be some palace drama. The way Chinese Drama works ... they only know one way to do things ... Aside from their love story, there is some royal family sub plots

You can read the 3 epilogues to find out about the marriage

It focuses on the crown prince and his dealing with them, the 3rd fiance, ...I forgot what 3rd one is about. It wasn't interesting so I didn't read them carefully.

It's not Minglan ... I didn't enjoy Minglan, but I enjoy this story.