Five Stars

Someone needs to slap that auntie kang. She was just jealous and then she made up things. Her grandma being wise again as usual and imparted her with important things to take notes of. The way ting ye teasingly roared at ming lan and she laughed carefreely. I want them to stay like this forever. Her father ughhhh. You can see that minglan can really lower her guards and be silly with him. Good of him to inform her abt those servants sent by gu manor. So delicious. Love to see minglan establishing to those servants that her authority and her words were the one they need to obey. She was firm and authoritative. That fifth madam... Whether she wants to admire minglan or she feel threatened by minglan's action. Dkksksksksksks the way that madam was silenced when minglan said she was just following what the Emperor did when he ascended the throne. Ahhh the way minglan gave warning to them also for that madam to hear. Cuiwei right? She was so bossgirl, just strict and observant. I really like her. What a good aide to hv beside minglan.

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Touching portrait of newlyweds supporting each other

Gu Tingye and Sheng Minglan go back to visit the Shengs, part 2 – Minglan has to deal with conflict from her aunt Wang and her father. Chemistry between GTY and Minglan is off-the-charts here when on the way back, he notices she's upset and they talk things through – he makes suggestions and is outraged for her, but she counters with her own ideas and he comes round to them too. The way they're handling issues together like a team is one of the most realistic (and positive) portraits I've seen of a long-term relationship in a Chinese drama. On top of that, Minglan handling the servants/spies stuffed into her manor by the other Gus was brilliant – the girl is doing real WERK. I thought the series would become less satisfying after they got together, but I'm glad I'm being proven wrong!

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