STORY: I felt like there were parts of the plot that were kind of all over the place. Like the mystery that the ML is trying to solve about the 8th Prince kind of gets left in the dust until the end of the drama. For a good portion of the middle of the drama, it's not really talked about. Another instance is when they visited the Falcon Tribe. I thought that the characters they met there would resurface later, but that didn't really happen. There's a girl and her brother that they meet and the girl likes the SML Chu Xiuyan, but nothing comes of it so I'm not sure the reason it was added.

ACTING/CAST: Overall, it was pretty decent. I felt at times the acting was overdone. Especially, with the SFL, Rou Rou. I read in the comments that people thought she was annoying (this was before watching the drama) and I thought people were just overreacting. After watching the drama I completely see what they mean. I thought her character was overdone. For example, the FL and ML's romance was halted because the FL didn't want to make the SFL sad since the SFL couldn't be with her love at the time. So the FL and ML basically couldn't spend time together. I thought this was unnecessary and dumb.

As for the FL, her character was sometimes childish and she sometimes lacked the grace and etiquette of a general's wife/ a lady from her time at times. For example, when the princess of the Falcon Tribe comes to stay at her manor. Despite being childish at times, I feel her character was very brave, quick-witted, and emotionally and socially intelligent. Firstly, the love for her mother is very strong. She volunteers to marry the general in place of her sister to protect her mother. Secondly, we see her stall an attack on her manor, holding off the enemy for long enough for the general to come back and help out. She is creative and quick-witted, by putting the general's armor on and telling the others to make it appear as if more people are there protecting the manor. Although it's the general who technically comes to the rescue, she states to his right-hand man that without the general they are all dead. We also see her social and emotional intelligence when dealing with her sisters. She knows exactly what they're up to and the words to say to shut them down.

In terms of the ML, I felt his character was meant to seem too perfect, when in fact he was far from it. In the middle of the drama, the two end up in an argument over the future of the general's aide (SML). This eventually leads to the FL returning to stay with her mother for a bit. His character becomes overbearing, controlling, and rude, and not in a sexy way. When it's found out that the FL is pregnant, the ML says to the physician, "I'm not asking how she's doing, I'm asking how the baby is." I felt this line deviated from how the audience is supposed to view his character....loving and warm. I think he has a few of those moments where he deviates in that way, where you expect him to console his wife or be more loving, but he just isn't. When the FL lead returns home because of the argument between her and the general, the general comes to her home and says to her mother that it's his fault. But to me, I felt he was just sort of saving face and he wasn't 100% sincere. Otherwise, he cares for the FL and loves her. Perhaps he's a bit socially awkward in terms of confrontation in his relationship.

There are definitely misunderstandings between the main couple due to lack of communication, but nothing that really really irritated me. In general, I felt the drama could be slow at times, but I think this is a good drama if you need something light to cleanse your palate between intense dramas.