Okay so I usually NEVER watch these type of dramas. I love historical Chinese dramas or maybe wuxia but the moment I find out that the male lead is half-bald, I just don’t watch it. It’s too funny for me and at the same time I just can’t. This one was my first where the male lead was half-bald and lemme tell you, I had a hard time getting over it,

Anyways, away from his bald head. The chemistry was top notch. I LOVED our leads together. Sure, our female lead got a tad excessive at some points but it’s nothing that you can’t deal with. For the most of the story, she’s adorable and quirky and lovable. Even our male lead thinks so. He’s super head over heels in love with her. He lets her get away with anything. And by anything, I mean anything cus she does a lot of questionable stuff sometimes (slap the emperor, change the edict, CONSTANTLY lie to him...) He gets mad this one time and punishes her and even then, he’s the one who’s more upset than her.

But as good as the leads were at playing this bickering couple, they weren’t that good at their other parts. The characters outside of their romantic roles were weak. There was some considerable character development but at the end I just wasn’t sure if it was worth it. No offense to our actors though, they did amazing. The way the male lead used his eyes to show tiny changes in emotion was mesmerizing. And Yang Zi was as great as usual. It’s just an issue with the characters.

To add on to that, I found myself constantly skipping because of the dragging story line. I don’t even understand why Ming dynasty wanted to take over. There were so many betrayals, spies and twists that it irritated me. The plot wasn’t tight and the ending was so disappointing. It felt rushed. There were so many unanswered questions. The writers definitely could’ve done better.

And lastly, unless you have a lot of time to waste and want to get into something intense, you should watch it. You should also watch it if you wanna see some intense chemistry between the leads. It was sizzling.

Overall it was an alright drama. Just wish it had a tighter, sharper without so many plot holes and unnecessary scenes. I wouldn’t rewatch the whole drama but I might rewatch some of the scenes.

Hope y’all enjoy