If you like dramas about scheming women, here are 87 episodes you’ll really enjoy. Yeah, I think it was a bit too long and it got a little monotonous.

It starts off full of energy as Ruyi marries into the palace. Then it sort of slow down to a more majestic pace. With 87 episodes, they don’t need to rush anything. They can take their time and set up some really complicated plots with payoffs.

While this is a romance at the heart of the story, it’s very subtle sometimes. Simmering, battered, suffering and dormant sometimes. It’s hard to cheer on a romance where the guy is constantly picking up new women and believing their evil schemes. Sigh.

So this is enjoyable, but way too indulgent for me. I started skipping around a bit since it could have been edited a bit.