Jina
United States
After so many episodes of Jiang Ci being in the dark about why Wei Zhao brought her to Yueluo and also switched out her clay cat...the truth is finally revealed. Also, the truth is finally revealed about her true identity--which adds another complicated layer on top of their slowburn romance. A good plot-turning episode. I only wished they revealed her true identity in a more dramatic fashion, which would've been more fun. Even the way Wei Zhao found out about it was kind of lackluster.
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This episode features r*pe of the supporting character, Ayan, and it happens off screen. There is a the trial afterward, which also doubles as an attempt to bring justice to Ayan's husband and the rest of the silversmiths who were murdered. It's hard to watch as you see the r*pist and his protector wiggling their way out of responsibility and accountability. It's also difficult to watch as you can see here that Pei Yan is finally forced to make a difficult decision: to protect his mother, his father's legacy, and ultimately his power, he has chosen to ignore the truth. He saved himself, but he has ruined his good image in Jiang Ci's eyes. Jiang Ci is not naive, but she had respected him a lot before this point since he seemed to care about the people and was just. Now, she sees this other side of him. On the romance part, Jiang Ci and Wei Zhao haven't entirely fallen n love yet, but they've become more protective of one another and supportive of one another.
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