Nice costume drama

The story line was really interesting and I got really into it once I started watching it. At first I found the fl to be super annoying and her smile made me cringe a bit. I found her to be a bit too innocent and a bit dumb, but as I kept watching I started to enjoy her character development a bit more. However, there were many scenes that just didn't feel right. I couldn't feel the chemistry between either the female lead and the two male leads. It just happened too fast and a bit forced in my opinion. At first with Wen You it looked like a really good friendship rather than love. And later with Lin Fang I couldn't feel her change of heart that well. It always felt like it was the male characters who were truly in love with her. The lack of communication also pissed me off and the relationship between Wen You and the Princess was also not satisfying. I wished they showed their relationship development a bit more. Many of the characters pissed me off in so many ways and it got a bit annoying at some point. The fl is supposed to be simple and pure-hearted with a great sense of justice, but they just portrayed her as a bit too dumb sometimes. I got super annoyed when towards the end they were forced into a corner, she was hurt and in pain (which I personally liked because it seemed like a change of character), but when she woke up she was happy as a clam and it just didn't feel right. There were many things that felt rushed and not well explained. However, despite all of that, I really enjoyed the show. It was really entertaining and I would recommend if there's nothing better to watch and you jus't want a nice costume drama. I enjoyed the middle part of the story the most, and I also really enjoyed the character of Huo Yang.

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Interesting plot

The story line was really interesting and I really enjoyed watching it, but I wouldn't say that it's a must watch or one of my favourite drama. There were many scenes and details that could have been more elaborated as there were some scenes that felt kind of lacking and others just weren't that well explained. The acting was okay, not the best not the worst. Some characters were super annoying but I did like the personal growth of some of them like Princess Chang Le or Mu BeiYan. Personally, I got hooked once I started watching it and kinda ended up binge watching it. I'm a big fan of strong female leads who know how to fight and don't need a ml to protect them so that's a huge plus in this drama. The mysteries and murder cases were really well thought and I love how the solved the cases. Although I do enjoy dramas and misunderstandings to spice things up, the lack of communication from the ml drove me crazy and it ended up being a bit annoying how he took the fl for granted and how he tried to plan her life without consulting her. The ending also felt too rushed and I feel that some characters deserved a little bit more of screen time and background story to at least relate to them a bit better. For example, the background story of Yanxi and Jiang Tan, and how she ended up working for the enemy would have been interesting. All in all, it's a nice costume drama and I really enjoyed the plot.

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