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Wow. Yes his actions diverge from his feelings. It is still amazing to watch

Episode 2 : Murong Jing He is innocent.

Prince Jing's fake love story with Mei Lin resumes. He nicknamed her "Little Beggar" and she becomes someone meaningful to him.
As Mei Lin is walking a path toward death, attempting to murder the culprit of the Qingzhou great arson. She collides with the depressed Prince Jing. Who, at this point of time, has lost his purpose and feels as good as dead.
This encounter sparks in him a living thirst for revenge with the clear goal of avenging the 100.000 civilians of Qinzhou as well as rehabilitating his comrades from the Weibei Army.
Mei Lin's relentlessness at kill him amazes him and he starts to admire her.

As the two lie on a subliminal crisom herbal bed staring at each other. Prince Jing has made up his mind. He will make of her his pawn. She will follow him on his quest for revenge because they need each other. They are already a pair.
Mei Lin : « I live to kill you »
MRJH : « You can’t take revenge with just hatred ».

We discover that MRJH's lips is still red from the bitting of Mei Lin in the nupcial pool. He is like tattooed by her, sealed.
( this man is mine, no tresspassing allowed ^_< ).
Because everyone in Zhaojing was able to see it. It served MRJH’s plan of pretending to be interested in this particular beauty among the 100.

When he plays a game, making every one looking at him as a lunatic and a blood thirsty murderer. Only Mei Lin knows on the spot that the killer from the night before has been spotted and killed by him. Something feels off.
It's the first time she as an hint that something is weird.

The feeling deepens, as she enters the capital, witnessing the bashing Prince Jing was subjected to. In the middle of a commotion, Mei Lin is stunned by the sound made by a fallen Weibei Army token. Once again, she senses that something is off. Is Murong Jing He the real culprit of Qingzhou mass murder?


As they enter the city of Zhaojing, 6 children sing a disrespectful nursery rhymne. The goal is to diss Prince Jing and resurface the Qingzhou mass murder public outrage.
Suddenly, someone throws a rond piece of bread at Prince Jing’s face. He sarcastically starts to have it.

At this point of time, Mei Lin already suspects that Prince Jing might have been framed.

Once upon a time, in order to save her. Mei Lin herself was throwing a rond peace of bread ( baozi ?) at a little girl trapped in a burnt house. Then she left her, passing on her father's blessing : « Live well. »

Now, Mei Lin gets another hint at Prince Jing’s innocence.
The fall of the Weibei army’s token undoubtedly sounds different from the one she stole from the arsonist.

Did Mei Lin decide to save Prince Jing at this very moment ?

She certainly found this token weird. For she feel compelled to bring justice to the innocent.
Mei Lin will save Prince Jing, like she saved the little girl.

You are right, he presents a tough facade meanwhile and his hurt and suffers. He doesn't have the choice though. He has to appear strong, or else he would have been killed long ago.

The story is interesting.
Totally agree, the ML's mother gets uglier as time passes.
You are right, at this point she is a step from becoming her husband's enemy. Because it is clear the this man doesn't love her. He is jealous of his son who got to be with FL.
I don't know what can stop ML mother's madness. I used to think it was ML but now I am puzzled.
Maybe she fears the public opinion. FL should expose her to be at peace, but she will never do that. She is a good person. I hope she gets exposed soon, so that she give our cute lead a truce.

Oh wow, thank you so much. This scene would have been disturbing to watch . Luckily it was improved, but the "spirit" of it remains with the tithe theme of the spring flowers instead of the rotten human flesh.
In this scene MRJH was nasty and too weird. However when I saw the flogging it felt BDSM again to me. I knew the tragedy would come.
I remember when MRJH walked among passersby with dead Mei Lin on his back, they said that he was carrying a corpse.
I was surprised because Mei Lin did not seem to be dead.
After what you said, I understand where this comes from. It was a rotten corpse originally. Ew ... How disturbing.

Yes , watch whole of it tohave a fair point of view.

I also love this drma dispite its flaws.

There is double ending to the show. Happy and sad. but in reality it is a happy ending in a parallel world.
Yes, it is tragic that he killed her and loved her. Thus the title.

The way he dug the grave flogging it is very strange. This is a first.

She is a married woman, who's been cheated on by her husband and lied to by her son.
She is pissed OK.
But, isn't it ironic, that instead of going to one of the family's real estate apartments, she chose to go binge drinking wine at her soccer club premisise.
Where she is sure to meet with that hunky soccer player? Is she asking for it?
She is mad at her husband for cheating on her. But what is she doing there.
Will she fight infidelity with infidelity?
If she does. She won't be qualified anymore to stop ML from dating FL.
I guess, bad people are bad people, and this should be happening for the greater good of the main couple.

Ep 8 : I dont' understand the wife's behaviour.

You are very sweet. Thank you :)
And thank you for the informations about the book. I did not read it. But I felt that her blood was important. This is why they emphazised her blood so poetically.
This pool scene was very sexy and immensely innocent at the same time. Such a perfect mix^^

Ok thank you :) I do it right away.

Thank you @eliteles1. It is such a beautiful drama. I think there is a lot to uncover as we will rewatch the scenes. I am also amazed how handsome (Liu Xue Yi) Murong Jing He is . He is a real treat for the eyes. Indeed (Wu Jin Yan) Mei Lin is also very beautiful.

Episode 1 - the encounter :
As soon as Mei Lin appears asleeped and her father saves her, she wears the same outfit she wore in the happy ending sequence.
We also see the Weibei army and Qinzhoun in fire.
Wich means that it is really their story that begins again in the ending of the show.

While exfiltrating her from the fire, her father tells « Live, You must live well! »
This represent a promise done to her dying father and we know how important are moribund's last wish for the ones they left behind.
This is why Mei Lin kept repeating it. She respected her dying father's last wish. "She must live".

This is role playing time at Jeinbei: MRJH is a lustful playboy and Mei Lin is a lethal "femme fatal".
In this white troubled water pool, after Mei Lin, (very seductress) told Prince Jing that she just wanted him.
The latter pierced her throat with her own hairpin. The same hairpin she wanted to use to assassinate him. Suddenly a drop of blood fell in the water.
Like the virginal blood falls on the « proof of virginity » on the wedding night.
We had there a hint (through this symbol) of the marriage between the two.
MRJH's hint is delicious :
« Bleeding should be on the wedding night in ZhaoJing »
This foreshadowing of their wedding amazed me :)

I thought we had to comment on episode guide too.
I will re-watch and add mine here. Thank you :)

I explain the 2 endings here. There a happy ending as reincarnation is a parallel world. And a sad ending of the story when they both die.
https://mydramalist.com/profile/unbeliebubble/reviews/400704

My pleasure :)
You too know how to pick a drama :)

Ok, I will go as I can. Yes I am planning to watch the pearl girl as well.
yes vicky provides great subtitles but I did not subscribe to viki. So I'll find a way.

Sorry, I did not get you. Could you elaborate please?
If you want to re-wach the drama with us. we are going to comment on each episode's comment section.