This is a time travel romance drama following a 21st century woman traveling back to the Qing dynasty and finding herself in the midst of a power struggle between members of the royal family.

The story focused on the ML/FL romance for the first 17 episodes. He appeared in her apartment, they fell in love, he went back, she followed him into the past. Both of them lost their memories and the romance started again. Overall, the romance was well written and they had good chemistry. The second half of the story did not focus so much on the main couple's romance but political intrigue.

My biggest problem with the show was the romance between the 14th prince Yin Ti and Ming Hui, and, I have a lot to say about it because the outcome left me speechless. This plotline was a perfect example of what happens when writers don't understand their own characters. I guess they wanted to give the 14th prince a happy ending, but they chose an absolutely terrible love interest for him. Min Hui kept regurgitating that her and Yin Ti were the same, so that's why they were supposedly a good match. But that was not the case. Although a cynic, Yin Ti had the right set of values and a strong sense of justice. He was completely appalled by the murder of Ming Wei's friend and did not like seeing innocents suffer. Ming Hui was the opposite. She had no problem harming people for personal gain or revenge, even people who had nothing to do with her conflict with her sister. She harmed people for simply associating with Ming Wei. Furthermore, Ming Hui had no sense of accountability and was completely devoid of any values and morals. And she was like this for the entirety of the show.

The only thing Ming Hui could fall back on for redemption was her deep emotional trauma from childhood abuse. But even that was written off and replaced with her superficial jealousy of Ming Wei. This was completely self-serving and made Ming Hui even more irredeemable. Moreover, after promising to do anything for the 14th prince, she continued to undermine him and do whatever she wanted to achieve her goals. Their relationship was not based on love and mutual trust. It was toxic to the core.

It's also important to note why Yin Ti fell in love with Ming Wei in the first place - her values and a deep sense of justice. This would have made it impossible for him to love Ming Hui because she was everything that he hated. But, the writers completely disregarded their own story. So, instead of introducing a female character that could've been a good match for the 14th, they manufactured his and Ming Hui's back story to justify their romance. The scene with the tiger was ridiculous and completely unbelievable.

Another issue was Ming Hui having too much presence at the palace without either being a court lady or a royal consort. She freely fraternized with the princes without anyone putting into question her reputation. She even went to the military barracks and was alone there with men without anyone addressing it. For a story where women were constantly disrespected, the princes gave her way too much credit considering she was "just a woman" based on their own reasoning. She basically played the entire imperial court all by herself.

There is no way I would give this drama a high rating because of Yin Ti/Ming Hui's atrocious pairing. She was a murderer and an instigator, but she never got punished and instead got a happy ending. What kind of message is this?