i'm actually surprised i finished the series while it was being aired, i thought so many times i was gonna drop it cause of all the bad reviews it got. anyways, the story itself is quite refreshing and unique from normal historical dramas, instead of the FL being the one getting into the forced marriage, it's the sister who gets into it and FL spends most of the story trying to help her get out. what i really didn't like about the drama was that the leads were basically hiding their identities the whole time and the truth never got out until the last eps. it's like they had even more secrets on top of the original ones. honestly the drama could have been 24 ep, it rlly didn't need that many ep to complete the story. actors wise, i actually really like the ML's acting and visual though it is his first piece of work. although the FL could work on her presentation, we need to keep in mind that she's only about 15 years of age. also the actor that played zhong li completely stole the show for me. his acting is quite good and he's rlly good looking haha. i would also wanted to have known about zhong li's background a bit more like maybe explanations to why he's cold and emotionless ? he's such an interesting character. i just wished the director put more scenes of him with rong jing especially at the end cause she only appeared in the last few ep :( i found their chemistry and convos more interesting than the main leads ngl. music wise the ost was pretty fitting for the scenes. so if you guys are wanting to find a lighthearted watch then this is for you.