It seems almost anyone on mdl doesn't like it. It's a mainstream drama. But it's just too heavy to be a mainstream drama. It has too much politics, which for me is engaging because not only protagonist, but each supporting who contribute to the narrative getting flash out. They look like human being who is blind by power and start panic wanting to keep their throne which start shaking, instead of mere plot device for our hero to shine. They are still useful to the plot in later episode to make thing interesting.

The baddy is blind by desire cover up their scheme, Also the tragedy that happpened 10 years ago. It's not The scheming that is interesting, it's how each of them react. Even the victim like " fake diziyuan", the writers not throw her under the bus and flash out her feeling after being used by Anle for her freedom.

I enjoy it alot. The plot is cohesive. I have no idea where mess up comes from? Might be we have different taste not because this drama is bad. Or novel reader just want to copy paste everything from the novel. It has it's flaws like many convenient plot and gimmick. But it's embrace human emotion and it's complexity yet it's never too convoluted or confusing.