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because she has the emperor

When will the FL stop self-harming to solve a case, and worry and upsets ML.

the FL personality comes across dismissive

after 2 or 3, you just expect someone will die

that will be the last case no. 7 supposed to be a climatic end

The eunuch voice and delivery is really awesome, almost sounds like China opera, so I looked him up. He is actually a voice actor too.

She's the younger daughter from wife #2. She debut in Meet Yourself, 2023, starring Liu YiFei, it was a big hit in China. UJ is her first costumer/historical.

I just noticed that the actress Annabel Yao, who plays Pei Yu, is in real life the daughter of the founder of Huawei, and she graduated from Harvard in 2020 with a degree in computer science and statistics. (It doesn’t sound like she did pure computer science, but more of a math/data-related field.)

It’s your standard palace‑politics setup, just presented as a detective case.

I just block her because she says she's on this page just to keep an eye on obsessive xu kai fans

Wouldn't it be awesome if Tian Du Yi Wen Lu (Miles Wei) and A Cup of love (Zhou Ye) were the final “trades” or collaborations Yu Zheng will arrange for Xu Kai. I used to not care because the narrative out there was that Xu Kai said it's too much work, but when does hard work ever stop Xu Kai from anything, and the more I research Yu Zheng, the more I hope he does leave. Xu Kai’s parents are his biggest priority, and if they encouraged him to move on, he would. Yu Zheng is only interested in promoting his next generation of artists. Sure, Xu Kai will always do great in any drama that he has to take on, but he's entering a new phase of his career, where he'll soon be 31, and wants to take on his dream roles he spoke of, although he's not someone who rushes into things. He appears to be thoughtful, patient, someone who lives with intention and avoids regrets. I wonder what his plans are. I admire his personality, tenacity, and hardwork in life, and I trust he'll succeed no matter what he decides.

I removed my post because I rather it is not true

The ML for this drama has already changed three times in less than a year. The fact that the melon dropped on the day Xu Kai wrapped does make it feel a bit suspicious, almost like someone was trying to grab attention. I hope that's all it was.

"baby eating?" only in extreme situations like severe famines, prolonged sieges during wars, or massive starvation crises. It was never a cultural norm in ancient China.

I read they cut some emotional lines so maybe that's what you're feeling at times, it's dry detective work. But they still kept the subtle romance brewing on the side though. I don't see a problem. I think it's quite balanced. The director has to balance a lot of different things going in this complex drama, a lot of different dynamics going on so it doesn't tip too much that way and this way, yet make sure it doesn't drag and the pace can keep audience engaged.

Tang history is full of bloody power consolidations, family eliminations disguised as madness or accidents, and purges to secure the throne. So the massacre 15 years ago is almost certainly drawing directly from Tang-dynasty history, especially the Xuanwu Gate Incident. The emperor’s favoritism toward the FL seems tied to guilt, protection, or some deeper connection to the Li family massacre. The drama uses the political power struggle (the reason her family was killed) as the foundation. But it builds the whole story around women’s plight on top of that.

The climax comes when Peiyi and her partner finally find and expose the real person (or people) behind the massacre. It's usually a powerful official (like a top minister) or someone in the palace (maybe a concubine or a group with a secret plan). They were scheming for power, revenge, or to hide something bad from the past. The old story that "her father went mad and killed everyone" falls apart. They prove it was a planned attack to get rid of her family — just like the violent power grabs in Tang history. But the big difference is this attack hurt women too. It used women in the palace (like concubines, wives, or daughters) as tools, pawns, or victims in the plan — through forced marriages, betrayals, or old grudges. That's the key moment: the truth comes out, and it shows how palace politics not only killed her family but also caused so much pain for women.

It’s perfectly fine that he doesn’t know how to fight. WXY embodies his character so well—naturally gentle, especially toward the FL, yet hardened toward his father because of his childhood. He’s intellectual, refined, meticulous, mature (almost 30), and soft‑spoken. That’s exactly who he’s meant to be. And to create chemistry, you need contrast, so his character is intentionally designed to highlight hers: young (24), daring, cool on the surface, and exceptionally skilled in martial arts. Despite their differences, both characters are deeply kind and compassionate. The FL may appear cold outwardly but is soft inside, temperamental, and willing to take big risks, while the ML is soft both outwardly and inwardly, measured in his actions, yet still vulnerable—like when he overheard her say she was using him, and his feelings were hurt enough that he quietly withdrew, almost sulking a little, perhaps because of how the scene was acted. She’s clearly the dominant one in the duo, both physically and emotionally. Ultimately, I think the producers’ decisions hinge on whether something will enhance or diminish the FL’s character traits, because she’s clearly the central figure of the story.

Romance has been simmering in this drama from the very beginning—subtle, steady, and woven into nearly every episode. It shows up in the glances, the small gestures, and the quiet words from the male lead, while the female lead pretends she’s only using him. But it’s obvious she’s also fallen for him along the way. At this point, they’ve clearly moved past a working relationship or casual friendship.

So, alongside the slow, subtle, steady burn romance, the drama’s cases all unfold within the palace and center on similar themes involving women. Because of that, it doesn’t feel like a traditional detective series with separate, standalone mysteries. Instead, it plays more like one continuous narrative. It also makes me wonder whether Li Peiyi’s family storyline will eventually connect back to women’s struggles as well, since that seems to be the overarching theme.

I think what matters more is the nature of the character in the story. Beyond that, it seems they want the martial‑arts focus to rest entirely on the female lead in this drama, avoiding any direct comparison with the male lead’s fighting scenes.

the black crow attacking also reminded me of a scene from Story of Yanxi Palace, so it must be common