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It makes sens because of the ancient chinese rule of combat. If the leader is killed on battlefield the soldiers surendender. It is like in chess, when the king is taken, the game is over.
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/di-jia-qian-jin/126975-the-ending-explained-according-to-the-book-the-art-of-war
So Xiao Heng survived.

Yes, he treats her very well and helps her always.
When she wanted to visit the temple's mistress in jail and she theatened to starve herself. Duke Su was softly smilling as Wen ji was reporting the situation.
It feels like she was teasing him.
Honestly, the guy was in love with her from the start.

This is a slow burn romance but there is no petting in the drama. So, in my opinion, this drama is very romantic.

I agree with you. I just re - watch again the 5 first episodes and he is clearly investigating her love life when she is in his torture room.
After I remember that he asked Wen Ji if he wasn't going to far about her so-called affair at the temple( questionning her vertue). He said that he has to do it for her to tell the truth.
He was almost jealous.

I remember that it is "hwagin" or something that pronounces like that.
This is the same capital than in "the princess royal", as I remember that I noticed it when I heard it.

Consort Li was the former wife or consort of his father( the emperor). He became emperor at a very young age ( due to his dad's death) and he needed power alliance throught marriage.
So he married his step-mother per say. Consort Li is the sister of Ji Shu Ran (step-mother of Jiang Li). Their father is very powerful in political games.

Episode 25 is one of the bests.

Of course yes. She impersonated Jiang Li so she is not his cousin.
I got the feeling that he deciphed that Xue Fang Fei wasn't Jiang Li.
Maybe because he knew her from childhood and thus he knew her personality. Moreover, he is very calm and obsorvant.

I refuse to believe that he fell in love with his cousin.

It is when the Female Lead as many love interests but she doesn't hesitate between one another. This is where the love triangle is different : she hesistates between one another.
Honestly, I don't know if the situation aplies, but it reminds me of this concept.

Do you think that it is like a reverse - harem, given that 4 guys like her?

Why is it not her cousin? He is from Ye family.

I wonder if he didn't doubt that she was the real Jiang Li. He is so secretive and aloof. I think that he knew very early in the story that she wasn't Jiang li. Because that cousin thing is disgusting.

Thank you for letting me know

Thank you I understand the difference.

Thank you ^^

I liked this one hahaha. Gender bender are the most funny thing to watch.^^

Yes, it was a tragedy. I am still sad (-_-)

Are you sure that there is no love triangles?
I agree with you from Duke Su point of view. He has no love interest apart from Xue Fang Fei.
But I think that Xue Fei Fang Fei is in a love battle.
What about the unrequited love from her cousin Ye Shi Jie?
What about the obsessive desire of her former childhood fiancé Zhou Yan Bang ?
What about the sadistic manipulative obsession of her widower Shen Yu Rong?
Of course we have the sweet romance blooming between her and Duke Su.
Isn't it a love square?
At some point of time, I almost thought that this was a reversed-harem drama.
Because everybody is in love with her ^^

He had already heard about her. And when he saw her for the first time. He was clearly attracted to her. What a beautyful gaze.

Tantai Jin started growing "love threads" when he was restrained by ropes and Ye Xiwu slept on his lap. So that the moment he started to fall in love with her.

I think that Ye Xiwu fell in love with him when he was king and she wanted to seduce him. She fell into her own trap. I remember that she wondered if she was crazy. And later, the fox Pian Ran noticed it and teased her for being in love with him.