I posted this in the Comments section already, but as it will get pushed down as others chime in with their chatter, I thought I'd share the spoilers here in the Topic section for those wanting spoilers. The warning is in the subject heading. I'm providing another warning here.. this topic contains spoilers! So if you don't want to be spoiled, turn back now, and do not read further!!!!
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LCF is dead. Li Ni’s father abdicates the throne for his son. [Edit to my Comments post to add: At last, the father comes to appreciate his son and father/son spend some precious moments together. It's so sad because you can see in Li Ni's eyes how much he yearned for these kinds of moments as a child.]
Li Ni becomes the emperor and A’Ying his empress,
Ms Gu is seen running around the marketplace all crazy trying to tell everyone she’s the empress.
Ear successfully proposes to Peach.
As in their older days, A’Ying makes a bet with Li Ni. She’s going to tell him something and if he opens his eyes, she wins and if he keeps them closed, he wins. He is familiar with her tricks and vows to keep his eyes closed… except she tells him she’s pregnant.
Also as in their olden days, A’Ying asks what they’re going to name their child and he answers A’Dao and A’Zhen. She asks if he’s really serious and then says if it’s a boy, they’ll go with the former and if a girl, the latter.
She gives birth to an A’Dao!
After a few years Li Ni makes good on his promise and abdicates his thrown. When the drama ends, he’s living in Laolan Pass with A’Ying and now they have an A’Zhen too. What a happy foursome, with Ear and Peach still by their sides.
It’s a very happy, tidy ending! ❤️