Imma keep it really simply and bluntly honest. Putting aside the good looks of the FL and ML. Other than that, there wasn’t really anything that I was swooning over or anticipating when I was watching it. The anticipation of the interesting or the fiery romance between the leads just wasn’t present I didn’t had that feeling. I wouldn’t say that I had high expectations over this drama. But it would be Nice if it was at the very least decently tolerable.

I like the troupe of the FL having the courage to go after the ML first instead of having it the other way around all the time but as I was two episodes i though hey? The romance between the two are adorable blah blah. But then bunch of crap kept happening like the empress betrayal and Cruelty. The FL end up being the concubine. Even if it was for show then at least she could have told the ML so then there wouldn’t be such a contradiction there.

There wasn’t much romance when she kept saying that she had feelings for the emperor. Then imma like? Why didn’t she tell him the truth? Who she protecting for what? And what for? Like that ain’t a good reason. And there was a new young emperor who calls the FL mom and I was like where did this kid came from???? And even in the end Fl was like thinking that the ML is dead only after 10 ass years she found out she wasn’t. Then the ending scene was then playing the flute and zither are you kidding me???????? After all that drama and 10 years after that, they decide to end with them playing instruments???

Had so much potential and the ML since to have his own personal struggle filming this show. But didn’t impress me. However I still might rewatch more attentively next time not now. To see whether it is still worth it.