Even the original Chinese title doesn't really go with the drama, especially in the second part.
The drama was really good till we get to capitol part and thats a moment when whole story deviates completely from novel. Imagine Beimo army marshal withholding an attack of huge army which needs a lot of supplies everyday as he has some sentiments to his childhood sweetheart. So many plots and its conclusions are simply illogical and unreasonable
What kind of mother makes a plot to kill herself to traumatise her son just to became an emperor? Because he is benevolent? OK, but he was also non-decisive and easy to manipulate. In may opinion she didn't care about his happiness... he didn't want that throne in the first place and was clear about it... He could became a regent for Yu and step back when boy would be capable to rule on his own...
Great acting made court episodes watchable - despite stupid plots ;) even Prince Kang was great as stupid and cruel emperor son :)
im honestly so mad at the fact that mu bai is actually prime minister stupid son. im just soo pissed and shocked…
Mu Bai was in the book PM soon, who was investigating Amai after she departed from Capitol (Lin Zerou knew Amai was a woman as they have met there) and his intention was to kill Amai if she would become an obstacle to the marriage of his beloved sister and Yi Zhi (apparently she had a crush on him since childhood) but Amai told him clearly that she has no romantic feelings or any interest in being a consort so he did spare her life. Later he has to change his identity to Mu Bai and became Amai's bodyguard and he was risking his life many times to protect her
throwing Amai to the jail was a way to get Yi Zhi married with Lin Zerou... so he would be able to pardon her…
well, its too much to write being honest, drama only got a general idea from a novel and characters names - you can check my older posts, as I had been writing about it few times
throwing Amai to the jail was a way to get Yi Zhi married with Lin Zerou... so he would be able to pardon her life and other criminals due to emperor's wedding Amai first will leave with CYQ and then she will be back and enter the palace as Xu Xier will be detained there
nothing like that happened in the novel, so generally speaking 80% of drama has nothing to do with book and its just original screenplay
I hope iqiyi releases all the episodes. waiting for 2 episodes a day feels like ages
they could give an express option - any way I don't have high hopes for satisfactory ending from trailer YiZhi scheming mom will be killed by prince Kang (thats what imperial edict says) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfo1FiUuv2I - 1:50 he is mourning her and then CYQ will try to assassinate him and Amai will chase him out
I will fast forward through most of the palace intrigue because it never interests me but I do have a question…
I think he is setting up his sister and uses Yi Zhi to protect his grandson Yuer... as PM wrote 2 succession edicts - one with Yi Zhi name and second one with Yu who is only 8 years old atm
Also, this assassination thing seems weak. What's the point in killing someone who is already on his way out?…
Well we had already a lot of insignificant plots with zero logic ending as well as no continuity/impact to the whole story instead of having some proper romance build up or war which is actually somehow on hold...
Imagine Beimo army marshal withholding an attack of huge army which needs a lot of supplies everyday as he has some sentiments to his childhood sweetheart.
So many plots and its conclusions are simply illogical and unreasonable
What kind of mother makes a plot to kill herself to traumatise her son just to became an emperor? Because he is benevolent? OK, but he was also non-decisive and easy to manipulate. In may opinion she didn't care about his happiness... he didn't want that throne in the first place and was clear about it... He could became a regent for Yu and step back when boy would be capable to rule on his own...
Great acting made court episodes watchable - despite stupid plots ;) even Prince Kang was great as stupid and cruel emperor son :)
Later he has to change his identity to Mu Bai and became Amai's bodyguard and he was risking his life many times to protect her
Amai first will leave with CYQ and then she will be back and enter the palace as Xu Xier will be detained there
nothing like that happened in the novel, so generally speaking 80% of drama has nothing to do with book and its just original screenplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Sbs22rqlU
from trailer
YiZhi scheming mom will be killed by prince Kang (thats what imperial edict says) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfo1FiUuv2I - 1:50 he is mourning her and then CYQ will try to assassinate him and Amai will chase him out