Each and every scene and interaction between the leads were entertaining and there were already more than enough, but for me, I found myself not minding more scenes involving them, even if it is unnecessary. The script writer was masterful at creating scenes with lines that makes the viewers fall for the couple each time.
I only just finished episode 16 but I pretty much know the rest of the story via spoilers, but I found this review with a low 6.5 score, and respectfully disagree:
" I think they were just trying to extend it for as long as possible... after the around 15 episode-mark felt like the drama was reaching the climax only for the actors to... do something absolutely irrelevant or even add an unnecessary scene just so it could make up the drama episodes"
the discussions on reddit are quite good, detail, thorough, and deep analysis into the characters instead of the "he's become dumb and naive". It looks into the pros and cons of the decision to become crown prince or not. One opinion was Li Ni is not naive but avoiding it. Another opinion was Ni Li is reasonable to not be crown prince and lists the pros and cons and concluded it is a lose-lose situation. Similarly, analyzed Cui Lin attitude on it.
I just watched a bts or behind the scene wedding night sword fight. The sword is very heavy for Jing Tian and can hurt the hand. Xu Kai is always wonderful to his female leads especially when it comes to physical activities. He helps her navigate through it and is concern for her safety.
I've never seen such a dumb and 'unprofessional' emperor in all of dramaland. I've seen a lot of cruel emperors…
chalk it up as part of the comedy. This is a romance, comedy, action movie. Some of the characters are just simply part of the comedy like Li Ni two brothers. When they came on the scene, I found their interactions with each other hilarious. This is not a serious historical drama.
That fake cuilin is so stupid, to betrayed your own ally and help your enemy just because of jealousy. This guy…
Did you not watch Li Ni tell her he was sorry for not believing her and tried so many ways to win her back? Finally, she accepted his flowers and he eavesdrop and heard her say to Taozi that if it was anyone else, she would not be this mad, but because Li Ni is not just anyone else. When Li Ni heard that, he felt content knowing that the reason she was that mad at him was because she loved him that much. Li Ni understood how hurt she was, and he tried to mend their relationship. She never colluded to harm his army.
the last episode after she told him she's pregnant, Li Ni went from (and I think this is Xu Kai injecting his own goofy personality into the scene) being goofy to astonishment to amazement to pure joy, his eyes swelled up with tears and hugged her.
Li Ni: "Listen Up. Even if she died, you'd never take her place. I, Li Ni, will only marry one woman, and that is Cui Lin. As long as she lives, she will be my only wife. If she were dead, she'd still be my only wife."
LCF is dead. Li Ni’s father abdicates the throne for his son. Li Ni becomes the emperor and A’Ying his empress,…
Li Ni running around the market with a picture of Ying asking if anyone seen her is the same thing, he did in Arsenal Military Academy. Maybe it is the same director.
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" I think they were just trying to extend it for as long as possible... after the around 15 episode-mark felt like the drama was reaching the climax only for the actors to... do something absolutely irrelevant or even add an unnecessary scene just so it could make up the drama episodes"
this is a fairytale where dreams come true, and they all live happily ever after. Li Ni dared to dream and his dreams came true.