As I’ve read the book and loved it
I’m quite biased on this drama because I loved the book and enjoyed the portrayal of each character.Unfortunately it’s not the same in a drama so I had my expectations low. While I didn’t love it, I still enjoyed this interpretation of the original story.
In some ways it worked better because there were not as many characters, but bittersweet because some characters I had wished for their story to be expanded after reading the book, were completely eliminated.
I truly enjoyed the actors and actresses.
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A cute love story to make you giggle
This was such a refreshing breath of fresh air. I adored the two main leads. The fl is a very intelligent character who as a strange obsession with being the country's no. 1 weakly fragile beauty, even though she is actually really strong and good at fighting. I love that at no point in the story does she loose her intelligence. The ml on the other hand is an equally intelligent crown Prince who tries to appear as a non-caring playboy good for nothing prince, while he is actually really hardworking and cares for the people deeply. These two odd pair of dorks quickly find out about the others secret and fall in love. Then the story becomes even more adorable.I also really liked the side pairs. The first prince and the princess were such a cute pair. I also liked fl's maid/sister Yuan Wei with the ml's guard Pei Ji Huai. The constant bickering was actually enjoyable this time.
But my favorite side couple gotta be Yun Han and Du Xiu Ying (the imperial censor's granddaughter). I'm totally surprised by their chemistry. Not to mention the set up of the characters was so unique. A high ranking minister's granddaughter, who has no parents and is actually lonely yet tries her best to be kind, falls in love with a double agent who works as a courtesan and is an assassin. Such a good set up, I might even have liked them more than the main leads lol. The comedy aspect of the drama seems to not apply to this couple, it's passionate but also heartbreaking.
I liked the other characters too. The comedy really hits this time around. I found myself laughing at the jokes or giggling at the romance throught the entire thing. If you need a short dopamine rush kinda drama this is it for you.
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Super cute, easy watch!
I was lost after finishing The Story of Ming Lan and just wanted a light filler. Came across this and realised that Meng Zi Yi was the lead!!! (Fell in love with her after her Wen Qing portrayal)TLDR; This was such a fun watch, it's short, light and sweet. While not perfect, it's such an easy watch and all the actors were amazing.
The Pros:
- Short! 24 episodes made it really easy to watch, everything moved really quickly
- Characters and Actors - really loved everyone in it. I saw some comments about the other characters taking up too much time and not enough for the leads, I actually really loved everyone else too. Princess Jiamin, Yun Han, Pei Jihuai, Yuan Wei... The Emperor... Of course it was also a eye candy galore with most of them and they were so cute!
- No Angst - After watching so many dramas, I came to realise that I dislike the break up, get back together, break up or obstacles x9999 stuff. I loved this because there wasn't much angst, friendships, relationships wise. Even the tiny angst with Princess Jiamin was super cute.
- Meng Ziyi (LOL)
The Cons:
- Bing mei ren overkill - hahaha, I think the portrayal of her as a bing mei ren was way too long, I actually really enjoyed her intelligence and fighting! Especially the scene with Princess Jiamin. But I get it, it was super cute at the end when she said it was her dream to be the most famous bing mei ren... lolol.
- Plot drops - I think they had many many great characters but there were some like touch and gos with some stories, such as Yun Han and the Du... Can't recall her name. I don't think it's that big of a con because it's 24 episodes. Maybe lesser storylines might have helped but also really loved everyone.
All in all, a good watch! Light hearted, fun!
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Jeremy Tsui as the lead was not good enough to appreciate this show.
I thought it could measure up to "Autumn Ballad" where I first saw Jeremy Tsui and began adoring him, unfortunately, it failed to do so. I have watched a few dramas with the same slow storytelling pace and still, it pushed my interest to finish the show. With this one, each episode made me struggle with whether I should continue watching until the end.I believed it has a potential storyline. The screenwriter could have shortened those scenes in which the FL was acting up as a fragile and feeble woman. Those scenes in particular bored me a lot and made me decide to drop it.
I also did not feel the chemistry between Jeremy Tsui and the FL. Their early romantic interactions were especially dull and missed the heart-moving effect.
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There wasn’t too many roles and not a lot of outfits. There also weren’t many crew members which can be seen on the last episode, so you wouldn’t really expect a lot from this drama. The story picks up a bit around episode 7 and then it story starts to head down around episode 15.
There’s no need to watch this drama again, unless you just really like the main leads.
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Um dos melhores C-Drama histórico que assisti: fofo, divertido, viciante.
E vamos para a saga do: drama que assisti pelo ator e sai completamente apaixonada!!!Royal Rumours foi aquele clássico: prometeu nada e entregou tudo e mais um pouco!
Uma história que exalta o amor de uma família, lealdade, amizades; mas que também traz muita intriga política e a não somente FORÇA DA MULHER, mas o impacto em um sociedade tomada por homens. Hua Liu Li é simplesmente a melhor prota de todos os tempos, não tem como não amar ela e admirar sua força, garra e determinação.
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