It could have been good but the Director did a terrible job...

The pace is too slow with too much walking, crying, torture and abuse. I don't mind good cinematography of ceremonies, but it is just not particularly great scenes of the ceremonies anyway (I have seen much better ones around though it possibly didn't help that the music is censored on Youtube). The 4 episodes after the 60 episodes that I watched on Youtube could have been incorporated into the main series to make the drama series more interesting and make more sense. The actors aren't that bad, but I think the plot, the screen writers and the director did not do the cast justice.

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Luo Yunxi is the only reason I am sticking to the end

Luo Yunxi is doing a fantastic job as always. I find I quite like the acting from the second ML (Fang Mingfan) and second FL (Jiang Jiang). However, Zhang Rounan's portrayal of Su Weian is just too monotonous for me. She doesn't quite bring out the character of a smart girl who is actually fighting to help her family. She really should be quite a head strong and capable character, but all Zhang could muster is that confused and helpless looking face in every closeup shot. I don't know if this is the director's or her own interpretation of Su Weian's character but it really makes it frustrating to watch a female character who is a bit meh and washed out. I would prefer to see a Su Weian with some fire inside at least some of the time.

The plot is okayish even though it hasn't got a lot of substance.

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Bai Lu is the reason I would keep watching

The overall plot is actually not bad even though the ending episode was a bit rushed. Some reviewers didn't like the political rivalry and scheming in the plot but I find they are actually quite interesting. I enjoyed seeing how the political characters developed and guessing what they are up to.

Bai Lu delivered for me again but she only starts appearing in later episodes (around episode 15?). I absolutely love the character of Huo Xuan and would probably have enjoyed the series a lot more if she were the main FL. However, the character of the FL (Liu Chuyu) is really irritating and annoying for me like in many other Chinese dramas. I just find she is too naive and selfish like a smart ass teenager, and her character only finally developed into someone of more emotional maturity in the last episode. It would have been much more enjoyable to watch if her character started developing early on in the series. As a viewer, I really don't want to have to endure that much of the childish tantrums and pranks she throws at Rong Zhi because most of them are not even funny. I also can't quite stand the same childish look on Guan Xiaotong at every closeup and wonder if someone else like Peng Xiaoran would do better.

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