Story: 8/10
Story first started off being more romantic, and subsequently moved to a political game with a small element of suspense (half the time I didn’t understand what was their “strategy”, maybe too complex for my understanding but carried on with the show). It became slightly draggy at the middle to end of the show (e.g. when it became clear that Ruoyu and Yanzhi were sisters but they never got to recognize each other until the end of the show, or Qi Yan just being sickly for the last half of the show, or the antagonist Cheng Xi who kept coming back to mess things up).

Acting: 9/10
Qi Yan (Cheng Yi) and Yan Zhi (Xuan Lu) acting kept me going throughout the show! Fighting scenes were decent, including Qi Yan’s archery!
Generally a sucker for strong female leads, even though Yan Zhi doesn’t know martial arts but she shows maturity in her thoughts, whereas FL Ruoyu was a martial artist but a rather childish character in this show.

Music: 9/10
Rewatch: 6/10

Overall: 8/10
Overall a decent watch, but unlikely to rewatch!