Be By My Side - I was kind of foolish to think that it wld end only in one season. It's not bad the artworks were too otherworldly sksksksks love the color of her eyes but don't love that the shape of the characters face. The v shape almost similar to one another.
The Price Is Your Everything - I enjoy it ofc. Nice artworks and hopefully it wld extend until five seasons which means it wld end in like next year... Coz FL has lot scores to settle
I freaking hope that I get to finish this drama my goodness. I started two but don't finish it yet 😔 I've seen the Rise of Ning and yeah I cld see their chemistry so I'm glad this drama was made so let's see.
Ep1: Wow they already met on the first ep. OK. Wait that second Chen guy that saved her, i know that actor. I don't remember which drama that I've seen him before. That young master of Marquis Changxing or something, I know that actor, the same one who acted in The Perfect Match right? Marrying the last sister. FL in this drama is quite opposite to when played as Ning. Bold and Fearless.
Ep2: What was the deal with that heir of Marquis. Just bored and serve him right that Jinzhao used him. I'm glad for uhh Jinzhao sake she didn't take all what that nanny and fake concubine did to her lying down. I wish to see her choke that nanny too ngl. The nerve of that hag to do that a child.
Ep3: As for the sister, I'm glad she defended Jinzhao... Her name was something Lan right. Well for now she was nice.
GOSH it has been quite a while since my last post. Currently just finished reading I Became a Duke's Male Servant. It was a cute quick read. Nothing wow-ing me. Anyway I'm also in the middle of watching Love Between Lines and I really enjoy it :)
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Ep3: watching this drama rn. I just want to say a good wig in hengdian really make or break your whole look. H
REVIEW OF GLORY
Rating: 9.3 ⭐
Really really enjoy this drama like I didn't fast forward most of the episodes like some other dramas 🤫. Like I can't enjoy it at its pace.
Love the robe costumes and headdresses ofc
Love the OSTs AND really² love the comedic sound effects.
It just the last two episodes, it kind of mellow down. Which it did end on happy ending. Coming off high from that corrupt official × Rong family cases scenes, I didn't expect that.
Ep3: watching this drama rn. I just want to say a good wig in hengdian really make or break your whole look. Hou Minghao definitely wld look a whole lot better with hairs framing his face. I find that his updo in Girl Like Me really suits him especially when he became an official but in this drama, when he became a servant, his updo hair made his eyes look crossed I'm sorry and looks like fish too. Skskksks was this a Blossom reference?! I love it
Ep5: The top 2 men were so good in martial arts but they were so violent. I really love the costumes robes in this drama. Oh there was a new addition omg. HIM?! sksksksk he was quite a love rival, trying to be a monk but fell in love upon seeing Shanbao. Now that she knew Lu Jianglai real identity, it might be right for her to keep him safe in the Rong Mansion but that wld not be forever for someone like him. He will recover his memories.
Ep6: So now only left that two violent young master, that Yan young master, Bai scholar, Wen cousin and ofc our ML, Lu Fusheng. So they make a deal together for him to be his beloved taking a dangerous path, she will protect him and find out who wanted him dead. He was really good at this.
Ep7: So so good. Although I don't like Yang Dichen but this was not his fault, this was that He young master fault. I thought the aide already told Fusheng that the sword was poisoned??
Ep8: Fusheng was smart to explain everything in front of Old Lady Song. And when Old Lady Song really brought everyone involved after that phewww. But yeah idk why he didn't say that to Shanbao and made her misunderstood Yang Dichen. I mean... She was right to be mad but he also took one for the team to get rid of those two thorns. Pfft Lu Jianglai really use this emoji 🥺 to the fullest huh. Remind me of puss in boots. This part skskskskk
Omg that blind sister was the most evilest one... Sometimes I think Shanbao really underestimate the evil some people cld go too. Did Fusheng wipes that strange liquid that fell on the ground or what?
Ep9: How did it happen like this? Like how it was Shanbao vs her four sisters?? Wasn't them from the same mother??? So crazy. They really think they can one up her since she asked Fusheng to follow that woman and then that woman missing, Shanbao wld ofc be prepared. Idk why but I think Shanbao doesn't hv that Tea Bone. She switched the plates for tea offering and that distracted the sixth sister... But anyway, she was smart and care about proper business/business ethics so who care? Those two bitches were let off easily huh.
Ep10: I thought Rong family only takes matrilocal husband for their daughter's marriage so what happened? How can Shanbao's mother... I mean her father had a concubine since he supposed to be a matrilocal husband?. Humph!! Lu Jianglai... I mean Fusheng shld know better. Why he was quick to be mad at Shanbao instead of finding out what exactly happened that made her change her mind?? Oh... So that was why the fourth sister acted like that. Thank you Wen biao di for this info. Yan Bailou, I hv high hope for you, don't ever get involved with that snake second sister Rong Yunxi!! He must see her true color on that Tea ceremony day. That actor playing Steward Cheng, his face reminds me of Ren Jialun. Thank goodness that snake didn't like YBL, he wld suffer omg.
Ep11: Ouuu I want to smack that Yang boy so much. Shanbao, I'll be waiting for your smash. CRUSH HIM!!! As for the fifth sister, the can't see one, Yunshu... She really dug her grave, proposing to that lowlife omg. Omg she was so devious, now that low life made a deal with that 2nd sis, she moved to attract Bai scholar. Hope that man wldn't trust her again but I wldn't hold my breath since she did say that he was silly. Oh gullible man. Rong Family really marry differently huh. I'm glad for our main couple but That nasty man wldn't be happy yikes.
Ep12: I'm glad that nasty man was dead... But... My theory wld be that lowlife He young master or one of the 4 sisters killed him. That magistrate wld be the advisor who betrayed Lu Jianglai right?? Sksksks I was shocked when that nasty man had a twin that was polar opposite of him. Like this Yang Yitang looks so gentle and kind and hopefully that was truth coz to hv the kind mask but another nasty heart ughh. Well........ Moving on, I thought LJL finally recover his memories myb he remember images but don't know who those ppl were?. This We biao di... He was so jealous of Lu Fusheng getting chosen by Shanbao ughh.
Wait... It was that page boy who betrayed Lu Jianglai, not his advisor! Now he remember it all omg.
Ep13: So now, initially he had ulterior motive for approaching Rong Shanbao but then he got amnesia. Oof Shanbao wld not like to hear the truth yikes. Oh now he remember it all, the conditions she set were all broken. Fusheng was such a gentleman but Lu Jianglai now.... It was doomed. Their relationship really a ticking time bomb before spring will come. Omg she came clean to him but him?? Well who wld tell the person he love that he approached her for ulterior motive.... Goodness that maid of her, Manzhu *shaking my head* Yunxi really got a tight leverage this time ughh. How vicious she and that third sister were?!! To collude with outsider and kill their own sister?!! How wld Shanbao & LJL weather out of this storm? 😩
Ep14: Tbh Bai shld not accept to eat dinner with that lowlife He. Now he got in this disaster. That maid Manzhu wasn't even there when everyone was gathered. I'm sure she wld be silenced. This He lowlife reminds me of Yuanqing from Pursuit of Jade. He makes my blood boiled ughh. Yunxi being greedy cause this tragedy to Rong family. She didn't even realise she was being manipulated. I'm gonna take it that Shanbao emotion was not stable during that time bcs of grief and coz if she was her usual self, she wld be so mad at that lowlife He for taunting her. OK baddie can still fight that's good. Thank goodness for smart clever intelligent brain of Lu Jianglai to get those lackeys confessions.
Ep15: That sick man lowlife He clearly fell for Shanbao bcs she was not afraid to protect herself even by killing the villains. The problem here was he had no moral and qualms at all. Wait... Both of them were hiding things from each other but I don't get what it was??? Ahhhh I get it now. The scheme by Yunxi and that lowlife gave an opportunity for Shanbao to protect Wanwan and hide her from public. No one wld ask about her again. I'm so glad that Yunshu sided with Shanbao and I hope her relationship with Bai scholar wld be fine. This Wen biao di, I want to choke him arghhh. He can't accept that his feeling was not reciprocated so he did this to sow discord btwn Shanbao and Lu Jianglai. What LJL said to Yan Bailou was actually what he felt tbh. Haish pls YBL move on. Don't turn to the bad path.
Ep17: He was so right about her not knowing to manage ppl. She was too soft-hearted. I'm glad that page boy was captured and he should suffered more though! Skskskks even Lu Jianglai noticed how coldhearted the fifth sister was. I guess he was worried looking at the cloud but the fifth sister said to him don't meddle bcs she also want those two fake bitches 2nd and 4th sisters to suffer. They were so arrogant and think they knew how to handle the tea plantation while actually they thought too high of themselves.
Ep18: What rotten heart 4th sis was, arrogant and a bully. This maybe the second time I said stupid to the screen when I look at Shanbao. She shld not hv meddle and let those two arrogant fools bear the consequences. That fourth sister shld be whipped more but Shanbao wldn't do it in front of others I guess or she was too soft-hearted. I'm sure that fourth wldn't change even after all this. See, even Yunxi didn't even help her and left her alone to handle all this mess. Serve Yunxi right! She thought she cld handle the pirate-turned-merchant and only think of profit but how wrong she was. She was lucky Shanbao was considerate and clever enough to save her. Ling biaomei and Yunshu, smash her more!! She really was so arrogant. Omg that child was Yunxi's child?? Wow the casting was good. Good that Shanbao took Lu Jianglai advice. Omg she really want to hv a wedding with him!! But his identity... FCKK THAT YANG FELLOW still existed ughh. Omg thankfully LJL noticed it and didn't get caught in the trap set by Shanbao.
Ep19: My suspicion was right! That old man in the ancestral hall was indeed her grandfather omg. Her vows omg, Lu Jianglai you better grovel hard after tea truth is exposed! GODDAMMIT HIS MENTOR BROUGHT HIS DAUGHTER. Haish! Magistrate Lang was to hasty and fell into Xu trap aiyaaaa. Omg the wedding robe, accessories and headdress looks so good on Shanbao. Wanle Wanle. This was so bad omg. Steward Cheng really use this card well by using Wen biao di as a messenger to distrupt their wedding.
Ep20: Lmao Yunshu really took the chance to look good in front of Old Madam Song huh..
Ep21: Well... Yunshu really trampled on Shanbao huh. That Yang Yitang will be back for revenge to Shanbao and Lu Jianglai.
Ep22: idk why but now I don't trust that Yan Bailou guy. He might seem kind but scheming through others. Thank goodness the hairpin gift was nice in this drama if it was other drama, the hairpin wld only be a simple wood or jade or silver design. 👇🏼👇🏼 Shuo de hao!!
This is what I want. For Shanbao to realise that her grandma was in the wrong too. I'm glad she spoke her mind but she will be punished for this I'm sure. Hah! Yunshu must be so gleeful that Shanbao was gone from the Rong family. Oh she was healed now and not blind anymore. How long did she put this pretense? I'm sure suddenly her eyes will heal and she will be in charge of the tea plantation.
Ep23: This fourth sister my goodness. Exactly, take that Yunyin!Shanbao was so cool. I hope Yunyin wld get character development. Hmm thinking back that was a heavy burden on a budding teen. Omg what I guess really happened!! Ouu it wld not be good for the third sister and Yunxi after this. Serve them right for being bullies. That old hag will regret and eat her words!!! Even Yunxi came to ask for advice from Shanbao. Shanbao being the kindhearted she was, can reap this good outcome. Tsk tsk that old woman was really suspicious in nature huh. Yunshu let down her guard easily tbh. After this even her personal maid wldn't be on her side. Oh false alarm.. This cld be her plan to make the grandma let down her guard tho.
Ep24: Wow Yunshu really collude with Yang Yitang... Now Rong family get robbed.... Haiyaaa. Oh now she set up Shanbao to be the one who did it. Just wait Yunshu!!! I don't believe she likes Bai Yisheng but more like using him. That was so crazy, what a careful deceitful scheme this was between Yunshu and Yang Yitang. What the bandit stole was found on the tea plantation. OMG SHANBAO GOT THIS THANK GOODNESS. For now, maybe I was wrong about Yan Bailou changed to be bad. I really hope he will stay true like that, being good and prioritising justice. Tbh hearing Yunshu background story, no wonder... Really villain origin story. All this was bcs the old madam hag tbh.
Ep25: let me guess, there was no way Yunshu wld meekly follow Bai Yisheng. This was one of her scheme to drag him too. Tbh Bai shld cut loose with her... I understand that she wanted revenge but this was the wrong way to do it. Nooooo Bai Yisheng you stupid man. See... She was cold and ruthless. I don't blame her for the reasons but I can't wait for her downfall. Skskskks I just watched Coroner's Diary and now I see this actor again as the Imperial inspector. I think Lu Jianglai need to try his hardest to one up this evil governor, I mean he had been in this position for a decade (correction: shanbao said 30 years omg) so... Phewww Shanbao did a good job to trap that corrupt low life governor. Wait I don't understand about the heirloom jade seal. Ahh he still didn't go down 😐
Ep26: Humph! that lowlife governor must do something to the birthday tribute. Wait.... Bai Yisheng oh no will he turn bad too?! He thought he cld do revenge but I'm sure that lowlife governor wld add something more to hurt Rong Family *sigh. Seriously. Well.... Yan Bailou you already know she was ice queen and you did say before, like if you pour cold water on stone. GODDAMMIT Bai Yisheng. You will crumble!! Just focus on Yunshu why do you involve other ladies?? You mad that Shanbao didn't choose you too?! Will Yunxi be threatened too then?? Who did that?!!! Dammn it Rong Yunxi!! You willing to destroy the tea tree rather than confide it to Shanbao?! I want to say Shanbao shld not make an enemy but... Was it really her fault that Yan Bailou still cling to her? One thing I should fault her is to not cleanly dispel him of any illusion that she will hv feeling for him. Well Yunshu created that monster.
Ep27: These two faced btches Yunxi and Yunshu need to be taken down! Bcs of them, this shlt escalated. I just feel so bad for An Chou. If Yunxi was more kind and brave, it wld not turn into this tragedy. Well.... She proved me wrong. I'll give her that. One time. Sksksksksksks Rong Shanbao Rong Shanbao you really surprise me! Like I didn't see that coming at all. Ofc I did thought that she wld work together with Bai Yisheng but I just don't see when did she meet him? coz I thought the gov man found him first?. Her taking down that lowlife governor was so 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽 even surpassing Lu Jianglai. I'm sorry that I doubt BYS but I did thought someone so good like him wld never stray from the righteous path unless he had villain origin story which he did given what Yunshu did to him. I wonder why Shanbao hid this big thing from Lu Jianglai. Myb she want show that she doesn't need/depend on him that much.
Ep28: Ofc ofc. Ofc since that time she collabed with Bai Yisheng. We still hv that girl daughter of Lu Jianglai master after all this ends. I'm sure it will be like his master died so you shld marry her daughter yada yada yada. I'm satisfied to see Yunshu shoved that medicine liquid into that old hag mouth. She shld suffer more tbh. This one time, I support what Yunshu said about the old sack of bones. She did dirty to Yunshu parents and expect her to just accept it while she grew up to be bullied by others and she still ignored it. Oh Yan Bailou.... See, Shanbao, why would you keep humouring this old hag??. Omg I didn't expect it to happen in this episode?! Talking about Master Xu and his daughter. She sure knew what to say huh. I'm glad Lu Jianglai made it very clear he sees her nothing more than a sister.
Ep29: When Shanbao asked that question to Yan Bailou sksksksks it was obvious she knew something... After all of that, this old hag still harp on the same things. No compassion at all. I support what Yunxi said 💪🏽! I admire her for that move 💋 Umm idk what to say about our main couple. I'm sure Shanbao has her own plan and we just wait and watch. Ouuu a new wedding robe in peach color. Who tf was this Wei Yao???. THANK GOODNESS FOR LU JIANGLAI AND SHANBAO BRILLIANT MIND!! TAKE THAT OLD HAG OLD SACK OF BONES. YOU WERE WRONG WRONG WRONG!!
Aha! There was a reason she wore that. It crossed my mind that why her belt was a whip? Must be for sumting or just symbolic hehehe. Omg I was not mistaken about that fake Yan Bailou omg. I want to write something here but I forgot. Thinking Yunyin missing all of this drama skskskskkss.
Ep30: With this big mistake that caused by that old hag, Shanbao got the majority votes YEAYYYYY. That old hag can do whatever she wanted and being obstinate but can't take the heat coming back at her huh. I really like this show Shanbao and Yunshu put on. Especially like the lines about hatred and if you still live, I wldn't return to the Rong family. Shanbao really did a good job giving umm dividing some tea plant/tree matters to sisters that really good in certain things. Shanbao was obviously pointing out that old woman mistake subtly and teaching her a lesson or two. Serve her right!! Oh so Yunshu was not a lost cause at all. Thankfully for her and Bai Yisheng. Omg Lu Jianglai confession wow. Wtf. JUN DAI!! And Lu Jianglai. You obviously know there was steward Cheng in that mansion haiyaaaaaa. I don't like the part/trope where someone wld fall in love with his or her saviour. Just unnecessary. I'm glad he accepted and moved on 💆🏽♀️. What happened with Lu Jianglai??
Ep31: I totally forgot about her father... She did absolutely right to mention about getting out of the clan voluntarily. Her father just want the prestige name of Rong family without taking care of the important matters. Well I support her grandma for this matters sksksks clearly useless son. What was so surprise? Myb he didn't know she even made her husband live in the rag clothes and clean the ancestral hall. So there was someone from higher up tried to hijack Rong family through Lu Jianglai. I even forgot about his background though. This tribulation was really something else for our main couple. I forgot to mention this but I ship Lang with Xianling 😁 since like when he appeared as a magistrate. Thank you so much Yunshu for giving a warning to Shanbao to not take this matter lightly. RONG SHANBAO WAS SO AMAZING but this matter wld not stop here.
Ep32: Jianglai was really weak but actually what was going on?. Wow his background but I understand him. The Duke was in the fault too for not restraining his wife jealousy that caused Jianglai mom to flee that mansion. He looks so good in that velvet robe, the design was beautiful. Master Shuyu looks fine too, a little bit like ding Yuxi. Well... Only a nice appearance then. This princess talked about being gentle and what while her attitude was that over bearing and loud. Shanbao must be so grateful that her ancestors were smart. That furen thought she cld bully Shanbao huh. THAT WAS A GOOD SHOW YEAHHHH
Ep33: This Duke really dare wanting to control Rong family huh. She was right though. If he became the Duke's heir, he can't really be marry into her family. Lu Jianglai was different situation from Xue Jianglai. This Madam Chang was the Duke 2nd wife right? I remember the official wife Jianglai told about was a bit different than this one. I think women from Rong Family like Shanbao gives hope to women like Madam Chang and Wanniang. But really her life was so kelian. What was the deal with this princess anyway??
Ep34: My solution is for Jianglai to reject the heir title and gives it to his nephew. Omg such a cute baby, I mean kid. His father was useless anyway. I love the fact that Shanbao also comforted Wanniang by telling her experiences which was really different from other girls. Like on another level. Jianglai, watch out! Why he slept with his robe on? He must know someone wld do something bad to him right? I forgot to mention this but that one steward from Duke mansion was so annoying and rude too when he kept grinning at the Madam Chang during the time he asked her to move out from her courtyard. Sksksks Jianglai face was really made for mischief. I really feel for him. He was alone and then he got to know that he has an elder brother, a family for him but that elder brother 💀. Jianglai seriously can't blame her for this, SHE WAS THE HEAD OF THE RONG FAMILY JUST FRESHLY APPOINTED! Idk if his eldest brother was just that good of acting but I think he might not be the one who tried to assassinate Jianglai. My guess is Princess was the one who done that. Exactly, Shuyu can now see how Jianglai hate the Duke sooo much.
I just hope for his sake, his eldest brother wld live and hv a good relationship with him. He deserves to hv a family caring for him.
Ep35: Wow Shanbao noticed all the tactics the Duke applied on Jianglai. She was right to go back though bcs there is no two of them being together in this situation. Well....... Either the princess or the Duke killed Shuyu. The less chance of the latter to do it since Shuyu was his bargain card to make Jianglai stayed. Wait... Cld it be Wanniang??. I love seeing detectives Shanbao and Jianglai together solving cases.
Ep36: Actually I like that bcs of the Duke neglect to care for his family, everyone turn on him in the end. The mansion was turned upside down. That became his wake up call "supposedly". Can't stand him grinning in the back while Xun'er cried to Jianglai. Seriously, Jianglai shouldn't be mad at her but I guess he was hurt that they had to part. She was the head of the Rong family like what he in the future will be the Duke Yongguo. I agree with what Wanniang said when she talked with Shanbao. Glad Jianglai saw through the Duke's scheme tbh. So happy for Yunshu and Bai Yisheng 🥳 YEAYY the happy ending reminds me of Are You The One.
I'm watching the Coroner's Diary rn. This scene was so funny omg skskksks
Now still in Ep21, I just can't believe like I think... such an exaggeration, that FL was bestowed a jade token from the Emperor the first time she made her appearance at the Imperial banquet but yeah it was believable since she cured the Empress Dowager.
Ep31: I'm sure in this episode that the Emperor was the one who killed Yan Chi's father, Prince Rui. I hv my suspicion since the little ninth prince was afraid of him every time. I think even Empress Dowager and Grand Princess also suspected the same thing. I also think that he was the one who killed Prince Jin and framed it like that Prince killed his child consort, the mother of the 9th prince.
Ep32: I cried at his father's montage. It just so unfair that his father was treated like that.
Ep33: WAITTTTT THE SCENE BETWEEN CROWN PRINCE AND EMPRESS. My theory is Prince Jin was the bio father of the crown prince and when the Emperor knew about this, he orchestrated him to be framed. Ngl I thought the CP like Shen Wan, maybe it was just for a sec until he knew that she was a coroner lmao. Like that just disappeared like a smoke. I hope for Lady Shuang, she wld hv a happy and peaceful life. I pity her bcs she got a sister like Lady Xiang and I think Shen Wan and Yongning don't really close with her. Oh... Their wedding robes were in blue like that was a new thing to see. I forgot to say for Ao Ruipeng, the actor who played ML, I wish he wld find other voice actor. This was the same one he used in Moonlight Mystique too. I don't prefer it since it sounds like he was speaking through a muffled mic you know. I hate that Emperor, he was so sketchy since idk when but he was so fake! Omg even Prince Ze was so crazy, this must be bcs of the Emperor too.
Ep34: Or it might be bcs of the Empress?? Hmm... Anyway, I still remember that gruesome case of Heavenly Society didn't truly solved all the way since Shen Wan only uncover the leader not the deputy leader. My suspect since then was Li Muyun bcs he hastily wanted to close this case but now... I can't help but think Prince Ze was involved since they kept zooming on the incense in his living room and mentioned about submerged agarwood. Omg why Zhaoyu?? Myb she cld not stand be crown princess anymore especially after his downfall?. Hah I knew it the Emperor wanted to get rid of Prince Che.
Ep35: Wait the Emperor must know how Yan Qi was not fit to rule so he was just his blade to get rid of ppl he didn't want. With the way he treated Yan Li, idk why I guess he must be his son.... And also, I dare to guess further that he raped Yan Li's mother so that was why his mother was quite indifferent to Yan Li. He also want to set up Yan Chi and Shen Wan with him investigating Yan He's death. Oh so that what Yan Chi meant by following the Emperor will. Why that was like a death flag for Yan Li??? Idk anymore.
Ep36: Why I feel like Yan Chi moves were expected by the Emperor so he cld demoted him??. Oh wow now I see why the "Emperor" treated Yan Li affectionately. Dammn the length a person cld go for power. Both that Feng girl and lady Xiang were so stupid. Also I forgot to say, xue qingshan was such a good match for lady Shuang and good brother in law. Ughh this is like the 4th time I spat "you idiot" to the screen when Shen Wan to go to Li Muyun directly after she found the Emperor's dagger used to kill Consort Jin. Like girl, do you really think he is trustworthy?? And like wasn't he the Emperor's ppl?. OH LI MUYUN JUST GAVE HIMSELF AWAY WHEN HE MENTIONED THE HEAVENLY WAY!!! I was right! He the one with the silver mask, the deputy of that society.
Ep37: Wait both of my guess were right!! Hope Yan Li and Prince Sui will be fine omg.
Ep38: Omg please let everyone who is dear to us be fine, our main couple, Yongning, Yan Li, Prince Sui and the bro in law Xue something. Crazy omg like I agree with both Empress and Noble Consort said about each other sksksksks. Umm well it all ends well.
Finally I'm gonna start this drama just after I finished New Life Begin. I'm very curious about Tian Xiwei and ofc Zhang Linghe next drama. This will be TXW fourth drama that I watch. Watching this after Wrong Carriage, Right Groom and Romance On the Farm especially after just finishing New Life Begin will be interesting (I don't count Guardian of the Dafeng since i stopped at 9th ep and I find her character, the spoiled princess..... hmm enough said)
Ep1: I like that Tian Xiwei uses one of her recognised skills which is a strong woman for this FL character. Sksksk "the physician treats horse and donkey.... and ofc human patients too" sksksksk. ML name was Yan Zheng?!!! I just finished New Life Begin and the ML there named Yin Zheng whoaaa. The snapped grass game omg.
Ep6: That Luyuan Academy's Master, that actor is my baobei!! I hv seen him in a few dramas and love him so much. Like Changyu said, she likes good-looking man so me too!
Ep7: OMG WHEN MY BAOBEI APPEARED IN THAT WHITE ROBE OR OUTFIT WHATEVER HE WAS SO HANDSOME OMG!!
Ep8: Plsksksjdjsjs my baobei imagination sksksksk I laughed so hard omg. I mean, she didn't really ask him directly, she asked the pig that role play as him sksksksksk.
Ep11: DENG KAAAAIIII omg idk what his character was doing here but if he was a good guy, I want to ship him with Yu Qian. It seems like they got history....
Ep15: The way Yan Zheng did exactly what I thought he wld do to stop the snoring guy sksksks
Ep18: This younger brother of Sui brothers was sooo fine but crazy too. Idk why but this actor who played him reminds me of Luo Yunxi a bit. Also this younger Sui brother was such a player and he played the sister of the chief deputy Qingfeng Fort just like that. The Lin'an city was massacred just like that?!!! He needs to die a thousand deaths!! This is so sad.... Almost all ppl Changyu knows were killed 😭 I thought that nasty madam Kang wld be saved since she was nice enough to save changning 😔 Idk that bastard younger shi needs to die a slow torturous death!!
Ep19: He really didn't want to expose himself to her early on hmm... She wld be so mad that Xie Zheng concealed his identity from her. Rightfully mad. Make him work for it, Changyu! Oh noooo I forgot the bastard got Changning. I want to skin that bastard omg!! Thankfully that woman Shin Sanniang was nice to Changning.
Ep21: lmao what a fated encounter between master tao and Changyu and they talked about the same person! The nerves of the Sui brothers to talk about hvg happy family when they were worse than monsters.
Ep24: THEY WERE SOOOO CLOSE TO MEET EACH OTHER! Ok for FL like Changyu, it was not surprised ML Xie Zheng wld hv lots of love rival, first... Li Wenkan, 2nd uhhh that Jin guy and.... unexpectedly but he was a bastard so he just like her to humiliate her ofc Yuanqing ughh.
Ep25: The length he went through to hide his identity. It wld volcano level anger when she knows the truth omg. As for the military punishment, Changyu was new at this shlt so Xie Zheng had to teach her a lesson not to behave recklessly.
Ep26: sksksksk the way her achievements were exaggerated when it reached the next person sksksksk. When I watched this drama, I can picture it being drawn in manhua yaknow. Like the level of unrealistic was exactly something like manhua wld portrayed. That young man in the group... Why his scene trying to entrust Changyu with his saving seems like a death flag omg. This crazy lady?!!! Well Xie Zheng was too blame too for making her worry that she swapped with him sksksksks I think she will get punished for this. Changyu was even amateur but she was so cool to defeat that Shi Hu villain guy. And lots of guys witnessed it. By this time, I think her father was Wei Qilin and possessed really good martial arts skilled that he passed down to Changyu. Omg finally! Changyu was exposed! She was mad MAD OMG from the photos of next episode preview that bastard Yuanqing was saved 🙄 ughh it wld be so bad for our main couple
Ep27: Omg sksksksk that dialog exactly what I expect Xie Zheng to say oof that slap must hurt so much given the strength of Changyu skskksks. Omg that kid Man Di was fine alive phewwwwwww. My baobei sksksksks Gongsun Yi plsksksjdjsjs when Grant Tutor Tao came instead. Go Changyu don't make it easy for him! Lmao now both Xie Zheng and Grand Tutor Tao knew that they were talking about Changyu. Omg sparring between husband and wife like finally he as a mighty general can test her strength and you know... no need to hide anything from her. It was so nice to see bcs they can had heart to heart talk after that.
Ep28: Both our main couple and second couple, their men were making something for their beloved so cute. Omg the blades Xie Zheng forged for Changyu wow. Now I'm thinking of it, Changyu earned a big merit by killing an important enemy. Hah! The way both of the old men talked about Changning... It confirmed it for me when Grand Tutor Tao said the same thing, Changning wld be an Empress to the Emperor that's Bao'er. Like to hv this scene after Zhao Xun discovered how intelligent and wise Bao'er for such a young kid yup yup. Such a FL thing to earn an influential adopted father. Ahhh when the scene Yuanhai met Lord Changxin, Sui Tao, the puzzle pieces connected. As was said in previous episodes, that in the burning fire at the Easter Palace of late Crown Prince, both crown princess and her son died. At the same time, Lord Changxin's wife and her eldest son, Yuanqing was the guests there too. He suffered burn injury at his face. Now I can guess that this man disguised as Yuanqing was actually the late crown prince's son and actually the heir to the Great Yin throne. Omg Bao'er was saved thank goodness. The hickey sksksksks
Ep29: Both Xie Zheng camp and Yu Qianqian found out at the same time the real identity of Sui Yuanqing. No wonder he used Qi surname in Lin'an. Qi Min. What Xie Zheng said about him was right. Yu Qianqian was really brave omg. THEY WERE SAVED THANK GOODNESS FOR XIE ZHENG THINKING AHEAD PROVIDING BACKUP AND CONTACTING GENERAL HE. I like that he wanted to test the strength of Changyu since she was the daughter of his dear friend and also bcs he heard of her merit killing Shi Hu. The guidance of Grand Tutor Tao was really important to nudge Changyu into being the great heroine. I mean, with her simple mind, she needs that guidance. When Yu Qianqian encouraged Changyu bcs it was clear that Changyu had this calling inside her to fight on the battlefield. Thank you YQQ for being a good friend and such an amazing woman too.
Ep30: I don't think Li Wenkan wld like that he was struck unconscious but yeah. Umm... I don't think General He will live bcs that army in front of Lucheng gate was so many. Oh another thing, both couple hvg hair down like that and without helmet protecting their heads fighting wars hmm such exaggeration well... I mean given her action scenes were cut and then, we arrived at her easily wounding Lord Changxin arm. But anyway GO CHANYUN WHEN SHE GUT HIM LIKE A PIG OH YEAH Omg what goes around comes back around huh. Serve you right Sui Yuanqing, now your father died!!! Still, he did give important tid bits to distract Changyu. See... I knew Li Wenkan wld be mad and yeah who wldn't be angry? I get that he blamed her bcs he didn't get to protect his master, General He but he wld really die you know... idk. WAIT IN THIS WEI FAMILY HOW CHANGYU AND XIE ZHENG WERE RELATED?? SINCE WEI YAN WAS HIS UNCLE. THAT WAS CRAZY. Umm we will know later. That bastard Yuanqing almost give up on fighting again and then, here came Qi Min to stoke the flame 😮💨. I hope there wld be lot of soldiers protecting Lin'an bcs if I was him, I wld strike that first to hurt Changyu.
Ep31: Her emotion and mental was disrupted after all that happened... that was why she blurted all of that. If she was in her right mind, she wld know better how to clear her father's name. I just don't want that fkg Chancellor to know about that mistake. I get it, now that she knew her father real identity, how cld she stay in r/ship with Xie Zheng? I think XZ will connect the dots later. OK now Li Wenkan understood why he needs to be saved right? Bcs General He entrusted him with Jizhou, to be the governor. So that was Grand Tutor Li's moves so Wu An Hou wld not be in Jizhou... That wld separate her and him then. Oh it was his eldest grandson work instead. Now Xie Zheng knew that Li Wenkan likes Changyu omg. The part where they had to find tutors for Changyu was so funny even Li Wenkan was defeated by her level of intelligence sksksksksksks. Only Yan/Xie Zheng knew how to teach her.
Ep32: The way I'm so excited to see Wu An Hou don't accept the Imperial Decree. That "bestowed" marriage was a shackle not a reward! Btch this bastard yuanhuai dared to question why WAH kill a woman when he also did the same in Lin'an unrepetently !!! I'm glad Xie Zheng was the one who broke the silence btwn two of them and assured Changyu that he believed her and wld investigate to clear her father's name too. Did Li Wenkan really wanted to support Qi Min???
Ep33: Really what stopping Li Wenkan from killing that violent man?? Oh... That was a deserved miserable death for yuanhuai. Still, he was clever enough that he wanted a revenge to make Qi Min suffer, I'll give him that. With that said, the actor who played him is really good.
Ep34: I do hv to say I really like the styling of Emperor robe and Princess Royal robe too. I'm glad Mr and Mrs Zhao were fine and Xie Qi too. Wei Yan was such a snake to involve a child in this mess. He wanted the Emperor to be wary of Changyu and threaten him with the existence of the Imperial great-grandson. How did he even know ugh?? This old man Grand Tutor Li also can fck off. I never see such a headdress on a female general before. That must be her official look with armor getup to present in front of the Emperor I guess. Xie Zheng supporting her in the sideline. Oh but she didn't wear it to the court? Ah ha this was the part to say that she was beautiful even the Emperor was mesmerised by her beauty. She did a good job in the court. Li Wenkan did everything to dissuade his grandpa from supporting Qi Min bcs he was unfit to rule but that old man wldn't listen to LWK haish.
Ep35: This wld be the first we saw Changyu in a beautiful dress. Satisfying scenes to watch that Song Yan now had to bowed to Changyu bcs she ranked higher!! than him. Still two-faced huh I almost forgot that he didn't know about the true identity of Wu'an Hou omg sksksksksksks when song yan blurted out "live-in husband" in front of Wu'an Hou... the official beside him, his eyes was bulging and trembling in fear skskksks. When did Xie Zheng mention geese phoenix quote??. I really love Changyu head accessories. I want one too.
Sksksks I'm glad Changyu had the hidden wild card which was Xie Zheng to dissuade the Emperor from taking her as a Consort. I wonder if he will connect the dot that theee Wu'an Hou was a live-in husband sksksksk.
Ep36: That damn old sack-of-bones grand tutor Li ughh. Poor Li Wenkan stuck with that kind of family. Changyu looks so fetching with her light blue outfit. So both of their headdresses were for march like this to show their might. I feel like it was so so unfair that Wei Yan pretended to be outrageous spouting family rules or whatsoever when he was the one who set up all those tragic events 17 years ago and he even wanted to kill Xie Zheng! Oh... So we get his back story and then what?
Ep37: Why I feel like Zhou fan/mo fan will be happening during this palace banquet?? Dammn I'm glad Xie Zheng, Changyu, Princess Royal and Gongsun Yi were fine. That foolish, incompetent Emperor really was useless now he blamed it all to his personal Eunuch like.... Talk about no loyalty at all. And that old sack of bone really tried his luck to get the military authority huh. I want to see Wei Yan VS Qi Min. I wonder how the Tiger tally that was in Shi Sanniang hand wld work with the tiger tally from Qi Min that Qianqian stole.
Ep38: I knew now why it seems so easy that tiger tally was stole from Qi Min so this was his plan. Why both tiger tally seems the same one and not different like in the scene of when Wei Qilin met Lord Changxin. At least Shi Sanniang realised what matters. That was so crazy... Wei Yan turned back just to help the Consort Shu and abandoned the army fighting against Bijue the enemy and that led to massacre of Jinzhou 17 years ago.
Ep39: All descended to chaos omg. Wait where all those ministers and officials escaped to bcs it was so easy for Yuanhuai to enter the court??. I hope Bao'er was doing fine. Yayyy Wei Yan vs Qi Min. So... All this while Wei Yan must know Grand Tutor Li plan to rebel with Yuanhuai so he just let it happened so he can trap them and oust Grand Tutor Li. Serve that old sack of bone right!!! His grandson already warned him but noooo he crazy about power and chance to get rid of Wei clan. Omg Wei Yan was really calm through all of this and now he with Xie Zheng still got time to duel each other wow. Well now we know that Yuanhuai love Qianqian enough to not want her dead with him. Do you know how much your own biological son hates you that he even help to save other life rather than yours? He deserves to be miserable. Ofc Wei Xuan must really be thankful for Xie Zheng that saved him and his mom. Oh... No wonder he didn't even feel a bit of affection to Wei Xuan that was so crazy. Tbh hvg your beloved be snatched by the Emperor wld make anyone goes crazy like he and qi rongyin was getting married and then.... That late Emperor deserved Wei Yan anger. WAIT THE MASSACRE WAS A TRAP SET BY THAT LAST EMPEROR?!!! umm... Wtf.
Ep40: Just want to say the crown prince Chengde was so fine. This all started bcs of that late emperor tbh. I support Wei Yan choking that late emperor. Still later, this was an injustice to the fathers of Xie Zheng and Changyu plus the crown prince. So at last Wei Yan also got his retribution. I thought Qi Min was already dead.... Imagine my surprise. It all ends well. That old sack of bone Li really deserved to feel miserable his whole life, disloyal and betrayed the friend group of Crown Prince. It was even weird that he thought the late emperor was fit to rule. Poor Li Wenkan. Wei Yan really loves Xie Zheng much more than Wei Xuan but... His love was tainted by his sins that he even wanted to kill him. Hmm... How did she work as a Grand General if she hadn't been to battlefields for years? THE ALTERNATE HAPPY ENDING WOWWWW. Qi Min looks good with his hair up.
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Ep1: The intro... We will be seeing interesting dynamic btwn FL and ML. Oh Tian Xiwei in this drama... H
REVIEW OF NEW LIFE BEGINS
Rating: 9.0 ⭐
I feel like this drama was too good to be true at times but when I remember how some of the women faced hard times, FL and the friends in their group didn't give up on them, even helped them with the best way they able too. This drama was about trust, sincerity, determination to bring change for the better life of women and friendship. The character developments in this drama 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽.
FL was Li Wei. She was passionate about food, caring about others and you can see her sincerity for her beloved man and dear friends. She really fought for the best life that Xinchuan should give to women since women cld contribute too and not just confined to the inner yard.
Their love story was a slow burn but I admire Li Wei for making Yin Zheng worked to earn her trust, affection and love. Yin Zheng didn't disappoint her. He really went above and beyond (tbh some of it cld be bare minimum) for Li Wei.
ML was Yin Zheng, the Sixth Prince. He was wise, intelligent, tactful navigating the his royal life since he didn't hv it easy growing up and really fought to get rightful place in the Imperial Court. One thing that was really noticeable and distinguished him from other princes was he really cared about the betterment of people of the nine regions. He was also good in martial arts but he kept it on down low. He cared for his brothers even though some of them ughh.
Honorable mention to Yin Qi the fifth prince , he might look simple (he can be slow at times esp his love life 😅) but he was very caring and loyal to Yin Zheng. To Yuan Ying, Haitang, Hao Jia, Shangguan Jing, the introvert girl and the two maids that cared for Li Wei. Love to see the friendships between all of them. Another one I like too mention is the wife of former prince song, the lady from Daichuan. I feel like she didn't abandon her moral bcs who wld like if their husband got a concubine? But she cared for Hao Jia a lot esp when she realised her husband was a bad man. Her herself was in abusive relationship I think, emotionally but she rose up and fought for herself and Hao Jia
I love some of the OST. Love the costumes and headdress too.
The Happy Ending was my kind of happy ending where we get closure from the main couple and the side characters.
Ep1: The intro... We will be seeing interesting dynamic btwn FL and ML. Oh Tian Xiwei in this drama... Her face was fuller, not v shape like now. She was young young.
Ep14: THE EMPEROR WAS SOOO WRONG!!! I want him gone he fkg knows the Eldest Prince was always in the wrong, arrogant and rigid in his style of assuming leadership. The audacity for him to want to use the brilliant Sixth prince, Yin Zheng to help the legitimate Eldest Prince. Ouuu made my blood boils. This is unfair!!
Ep15: I thought the smart Hao Jia wld do something to make the eldest prince bow to her or something but it wall just plots or schemes to make him favors her. She knew he was useless snobbish man, only can depend on him only bcs he was rich enough bcs of his parents ughh
Ep28: Prince Qi was right of what he said to the Emperor!!! This was so so so unfair to him. Yin Zheng was sooo mad. PRINCE SONG JUST YOU WAIT YOU LITTLE BTCH!!! AND THE FOURTH PRINCE TOO YOU BOTH SHOULD BE TRAMPLED BY HORSES!! Madam Chun was crying and I'm crying too.
Can't believe I cried bcs of this song? Suddenly I wanted to listen to it bcs of you-know-who drama. This song deserves to be popular bcs it's that good.
Ep1: The intro... We will be seeing interesting dynamic btwn FL and ML. Oh Tian Xiwei in this drama... Her face was fuller, not v shape like now. She was young young.
Ep14: THE EMPEROR WAS SOOO WRONG!!! I want him gone he fkg knows the Eldest Prince was always in the wrong, arrogant and rigid in his style of assuming leadership. The audacity for him to want to use the brilliant Sixth prince, Yin Zheng to help the legitimate Eldest Prince. Ouuu made my blood boils. This is unfair!!
Ep15: I thought the smart Hao Jia wld do something to make the eldest prince bow to her or something but it wall just plots or schemes to make him favors her. She knew he was useless snobbish man, only can depend on him only bcs he was rich enough bcs of his parents ughh
Ep28: Prince Qi was right of what he said to the Emperor!!! This was so so so unfair to him. Yin Zheng was sooo mad. PRINCE SONG JUST YOU WAIT YOU LITTLE BTCH!!! AND THE FOURTH PRINCE TOO YOU BOTH SHOULD BE TRAMPLED BY HORSES!! Madam Chun was crying and I'm crying too.
Ep29: I'M SOOO MAD. What i notice is the Eldest Prince Song didn't want to admit his own faults and blamed others. Also, the Lord Xinchuan favored him so much that Yin Zheng suffered from it. Yin Zheng was sooooo nice to still care about Prince Song and taking into account of Lord Xinchuan feeling abt saving Prince Song.
As usual I forgot to save my review for ep 36 & 37 AGHHHHHHHH
Ep36 & 37: THAT FOURTH PRINCE AND HIS WIFE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN!!! Love to see Li Wei mad as fck as the physicians kept contemplating which prescriptions to give to Yin Zheng. Reminds me of Yuan Ying. Thank goodness Li Wei was from the background she was, it was immense help to cure Yin Zheng of his cold plague. From what I see, the 4th prince was instigated by his wife. See, by what Prince An said, even Lord Xinchuan knew what had happened. 4th prince thought he was slick. Since he followed the legitimate Eldest Prince loyally, that was a clear red flag. THE HUGGING SCENE AHHHH. That was what happened when you cared about ppl, they also wld return the favor. Umm... The popping veins on Yin Zheng forehead 🫦.
Ep38: Yin Zheng absolutely deserved to be Crown Prince!! He cares about the citizen and also wise of course. Li Wei's mother was the head of the family, the lady boss. When she held that cane and cracked it, We salute her 🫡.
Ep39: I love LOVE Li Wei wedding gown and her headdress!! Yin Zheng was so kind to give second chance to that fourth prince...
Ep40: Everything ended well and I'm so glad every one was doing fine. Serve tenth prince right!
