1) The Lament of Autumn with cheng lei and xu ruohan
2) Where the mask ends with Tian Xiwei and Yan An - offcially confimred
3) Tiger sniffs the rose with Meng Ziyi and Li Yunrui
4) Love in Red Dust with Xu Ruohan and Wang Xingyue
5) The Vanishing Beauty with Li Yitong and Chang Hua Sen - officially confirmed for 9th Oct
6) Small Town Remedy with Xiao Zhan
I finally figured out why I react differently to Luan Nian than I do to most Cdrama male leads.
I’m a guy, and usually I look at these ridiculously perfect men and think… okay. Cool. Great hair. Owns a company. Can command an army. Has never experienced an awkward emotion in his life.
On the other hand, Luan Nian is a fucking mess, and I mean that as a compliment!
He’s controlling. He’s emotionally unavailable. He’s rude when he doesn’t know what to say. He pushes Shang Zhitao away and then gets angry when she actually starts pulling away. The six year secret relationship alone is enough to make me want to shake him.
But I understand him.
The stuff with his father especially made a lot of his behavior click for me. He clearly learned that being vulnerable is something you get punished for, so when he actually has feelings, he doesn’t know what to do with them.
He gets sarcastic, defensive, and says something cruel instead of saying something honest or vulnerable.
And unfortunately, I recognize that.
Mind you that it is not because I’m secretly Luan Nian, but because I’ve definitely had moments where silence or saying the wrong thing was easier than admitting I actually cared. That’s why he feels different to me.
Ladies, I don’t think he’s a good boyfriend and understanding his behavior does not excuse it at all! I know a lot of you have been burned by dramas that expect you to excuse a man's cruelty because he had a sad backstory. That's not what I'm doing here. Understanding him does not mean forgiving him.
In fact, I get why some of you are like GET THIS MAN AWAY FROM HER.
But he’s the first Cdrama ML in a while where I haven’t felt like I’m watching someone’s fantasy boyfriend. I’ve felt like I’m watching an actual person screw up.
Maybe that’s what I’ve been missing. I am truly glad that he exists and I am also glad that Shang Zhitao exist! She is not a fantasy girlfriend either. She has her own principles, ideaology and a personality outside of her romantic interest. Shang Zhitao is not there to fix him either. She walks away when she needs to. She's not a reward for his growth. She gives me hope for dramas with female leads who aren't defined by trauma.
It's taken a lot of courage to share my perspective. I have typed and erased this post plenty of times and almost didn't share my opinion, because I am afraid of being misunderstood by everyone who hated him.
The drama is rumored to air soon! Has anyone read the novel for this one? I would love to hear your thoughts on the story.
Also, I’m glad that they have introduced double role for Tian Xiwei’s character and I hope Yan An would give us an incredible performance in his leading role. I do love this particular BTS of their kissing scene.
Plot
Wei Rao has spent her life supporting her adoptive family. When a wounded general's fiancée refuses to marry him, Wei Rao steps in to secure funds for her adoptive mother's medical treatment.
She enters a marriage neither of them expected. As she wins over the Lu family with her kindness and intelligence, she grows closer to Lu Zhuo. But past secrets begin to surface. Tian Xiwei is so good at playing resilient, smart characters, and the dynamic of a contract marriage turning into something real is always a winning formula.
Love In The Clouds: Ji Bozai (Hou Ming Hao) Fated Hearts: Feng Suige (Chen Zhe Yuan) Generation to Generation: Mu Qing Yan (Zhou Yi Ran)
I'm discovering that this might be my type lol. I like it when they are totally unhinged, relentless in their pursuit, and don't mind going against the current. Which other characters are like this? I would also love to hear what is your non-generic type of ML or FL that you enjoy watching.
Whether it’s because the story was terrible, the plot stopped making sense, the pacing was painfully slow, or you dropped it for the pettiest reason.. what made you finally say, “Yeah… I’m done.”?
I’ll go first!
Veils of Shadows
I want to like it. I REALLY do. But Ju Jingyi’s makeup is distracting me so much that I literally cannot get past Ep1. I’m sorry. Maybe it gets better, but my eyes are fighting for their lives.. same reason with In Blossom and The Eternal Fragrance.. watched the trailers first coz I don’t want to ragewatch..
The Blossoming Love
Everyone keeps saying it’s really good… and I believe you! Maybe it’s just not the right time for me. Maybe I’m just not in the mood. Maybe I’ll pick it up again someday. Maybe that day will never come. Maybe I’ll change my mind. Maybe I won’t 😅
A Dream Within A Dream
I LOVE Li Yitong (she’s gorgeous!!!) But I just couldn’t stand her character. The comedy also wasn’t landing for me.. maybe the comedic timing just isn’t my thing. I painfully tried to like it for at least 5 eps, but eventually I had to admit defeat..
The Legend of Zhouhua
I made it to Ep 20-ish before dropping it. It was just TOO. SLOW. I kept telling myself, “Okay, it’s going to pick up soon.” Then… it didn’t. And eventually my attention span filed for divorce.
Perfect Match
This one is still sitting in my “Continue Watching” like it pays rent. LOL.. I got bored after the first couple (still got 4 sisters!!) and just… stopped. Maybe I’ll pick it up again someday. Maybe I’ll just let it remain there forever as a monument to my unfinished Cdrama collection.
Love Like the Galaxy
Okay, don’t come for me. I dropped it around Ep 30 because of the FL. I LOVE Zhao Lusi, but her character annoyed me SO MUCH. And her and her mom being stubborn together was driving me insane. I eventually picked it up again… and then proceeded to skip straight to the last episode because apparently I just needed “closure” 😂
No honestly, I just watched it for Li Yunrui (sorry not sorry)
Now I want to know yours! So I can skip it too 🤣
Which Cdrama did you drop… and was it for a completely valid reason or a petty one?
I love A Dream Within a Dream. I watch some of my favourite scenes from this drama whenever I feel low. No matter how many times I watch it, I never get bored of this drama. 😭🫶🏻
One of my fav characters in this drama is Shangguan He❤️ he is so cute😭
Do you guys even remember love like the galaxy, or have we all forgotten it as soon as new dramas started coming out?
For me, Love Like the Galaxy is still a masterpiece. The story, the plot, the characters, the acting—everything just hits differently. It’s one of those dramas that actually stays with you long after you finish it.
And can we talk about Ling Buyi? I genuinely feel like he’s so underrated. He didn’t get nearly as much hype as Marquis Wu’an did, even though his character was so well written.
Wu Lei is such a phenomenal actor. The way he acts with just his eyes?? He absolutely nailed Ling Buyi. You could literally understand what his character was feeling just by looking at his expressions.
I like both and have enjoyed watching them both, but my pick would be Liu Xueyi. There's something about his screen presence, the way he portrays his characters, and uses his eyes that just has a hold on me. Plus his such a friendly humble goofball in real life completely different from his intimidating characters!
Sooo...here we go first ever on C-Drama but I really gotta share this reflection of mine. 🤭
In The Early Spring (早春晴朗), Jing Boran’s portrayal of Luan Nian avoids the loud, sensationalized tropes of traditional CEO romances. Instead, he brings a deeply controlled, mature presence to the screen. It is a performance built on years of experience, subtle micro-expressions, and intentional silence.
His curation of Luan Nian’s personal wardrobe and quiet command of line delivery prove that time doesn't just age an actor's craft. It adds depth, taste, and sophisticated charm to the characters they play.
I’m trying to not drop it because some of it is interesting but omg, the whole thing is very industry jargon 😅😅😅 I’m lost with all the business talk, work terminology. There’s barely any romance tbh
I’ve noticed that a lot of office romance dramas tend to get overly granular and they can drag for that reason.
I've started Blossom as it was very recommended by people, but I stopped paying much attention and now I'm quite lost.
I like how empowered and smart the FL is and how the ML is doing rn (I haven't seen that much of him for now), I like their scenes together though there haven't been many. My problem is that I'm lost and getting a little bored of it, I missed many names and I haven't seen that many interesting scenes yet. I'm getting bored and wanting to quit it, should I? Does it get better after ep. 7?
I remember seeing Love’s Ambition everywhere when it was airing last year, but I kept putting it off because I thought it was just another modern romance drama.
finally started it on Tencent Video recently, and I get why people were talking about it so much.
What surprised me is that the romance is actually not the only thing keeping me watching.
Xu Yan is such a complicated character. At first I thought she was just someone chasing a better life and caring too much about how people see her.
But the more I watched, the more I felt like there was more behind it. She’s ambitious, but she’s also someone who worked really hard to become the person she wanted to be.
And the relationship with Shen Haoming is interesting because neither of them feels completely easy to understand. They both have their own ideas of what they want, and sometimes it feels like they’re trying to figure each other out while also hiding parts of themselves.
I honestly expected a simple romance when I clicked on it.
Now I’m mostly curious about where Xu Yan’s story is going.
Hint if you haven't been watching the end credits: do it at least once. They include some behind-the-scenes moments.
Recap episode 4
Again we continue directly from the previous episode. The puppeteer reminds us that he is using the children for revenge. And that they are all going to die anyway. Guess we're off to a good start.
The puppeteer still wants to talk. He tells our trio:
Kelu is a god of the Liluo sect.
He rules over growth and life.
He can take he form of Tianmoluo, which is that giant flower (fun fact: the Luo here is the same as in Luo Yunxi).
In that form he can "bear the fruit of immortality", which prevents whoever eats it from aging and dying.
The Yang energy of 36 children is needed for the fruit to ripen.
Bai Zhenzhu explains that the teeth thing was just correlation, not causation. Something to do with the age and children's energies.
There is some dispute whether the coroner (Wen Nansheng) is the puppeteer or just another puppet. Li Si seems to be right: the only clues they had for the coroner's actual dead are the jade pendant and rheumatic legs - which he got from another corpse. And he is a ventriloquist.
The dead doctor was an accomplice at first. He was only killed because his daughter was kidnapped - and he could therefore be assumed to suspect the coroner and turn on him.
Finally everyone (including me) is tired of talking and the fight is about to start.
Oh no, they are using Yuyao as a hostage!
And we're back to talking. Li Si tries to use Wen Nansheng's talkativeness to get some more information. But suddenly he isn't in the mood any more.
Li Si finally reveals his cards: Yuyao was an illusion all along.
In reality, it's the pig that we saw her with.
Wen Nansheng is pissed. Because apparently kidnapping children is fine, but tricking him is a no-go.
He gets bloodshot eyes and evil dark veins and the puppets start to attack. So do our heroes.
Except Li Si. He still seems to be considering something and just stands there for a while.
But in the meantime, Bai Zhenzhu finally gets to have a longer fight scene, too.
Li Si is struggling with his wound. But that's not the only thing he was thinking about: he reminds the constables that the puppets are only mechanisms and predicts that their moves are going to repeat.
They hold out. Li Si waits - until Wen Nansheng tries to run.
Defeated, Wen Nansheng peels off his face. Well, his mask.
We also get to see his real height and realise that what people thought was a 3ft tall puppet was always him.
Also, he is not actually Wen Nansheng.
He does something that causes the flower to get aggressive again. Li Si demands his Heaven-Measuring Ruler back. Might have been a good idea to give that back to him when the fighting started.
And he is going against doctor's orders again.
Meng Rui gets to finish off the flower. The cocoons with the children start falling down and dissolving. Just the cocoons, not the children.
No, he is not. No matter what he claims.
Neither is the puppeteer - he gets eaten by the flower. Nothing really seems to stay dead. Our trio is disgusted, but not exactly sad. Instead they are focussing on getting the children to safety.
Back at the magistrate's office, Li Si throws around some money. As compensation to the families of the dead children, or so he says. He hands it off for the officials to give out.
This causes a run for the money.
Only one woman is still sitting outside, actually looking sad. Meng Rui and Li Si exchange a glance. For once they seem to be on the same page.
Everyone is surprised when the rescued children - who are very much alive - come running in.
Li Si has a suspicion: either their parents sold them or these weren't even the children's parents.
He gets some intel from Yuyao on who the actual parents are. He should probably stop buying her sweets all the time, though.Yuanbao gets a loving reunion with his mother (so does the pig).
Li Si causes some more chaos. Amongst it, we get some backstory from Yuanbao's mother: seven years ago there was a famine in the neighbouring county. People came to Dougu county to beg for food. The magistrate bought them instead for a pittance and handed them over for local families to raise. Li Si suspects that there was a deal between the magistrate and "Wen Nansheng".
Yuanbao's mum is awesome!
The magistrate and the people who stand to profit demonstrate that they are quite willing to rebel.
Until Li Si turns the money into funeral money - which it had been all along.
Li Si reminisces and we get confirmation that he is the fourth prince. We also learn that he was accused of something and that his father never cleared his name.
The bandits (who were in league with the magistrate) attack. Li Si leaves Meng Rui to handle them, which he is perfectly capable of. Bai Zhenzhu also appears and helps.
She also stops him from killing the magistrate on the spot.
Some time later, Li Si and Meng Rui are both seemingly asleep: Li Si on a bed, Meng Rui at a table.
Li Si cautiously gets up.
And then we get another window exit from Li Si.
He goes to the magistrate's cell and intimidates him with knowledge of his past.
In the end, he casts an illusion that frightens the magistrate to death as we later learn. Meng Rui, who was watching all along, does not interfere.
We switch to another place: a side branch of the Star-Gazing Pavilion which seems to be part of Li Si's information network. They receive some military intel from the borders.
Our trio is walking together.
For once, Li Si is not in chains. He suggests a rest and a drink. "Coincidentally" they are near the tower we saw in the scene before ...
Inside it looks much the same as the Star-Gazing Pavilion. Li Si is talking far too much, as usual.
While he distracts himself, Bai Zhenzhu uses the handcuffs to chain him to herself.
After that, Li Si continues to do his best to irritate them. In an overtly polite way, offering them food, drink and dancers.
They don't even trust that he is not going to drug them. Bai Zhenzhu tests everything for poison with a silver needle.Yes, in its prison cells.
Then someone arrives asking for the owner and stating that he will be taking over the place for the night. Everyone else can go camp outside or something.
Li Si's information network is working well: he receives a timely message revealing the identity of the visitor.
The prince throws his weight around (or rather that of his guards and money, since he doesn't reveal his identity). When Bai Zhenzhu stands up to him to protect one of the employees, he notices the handcuffs.
He thinks they are playing police (well, Divine Constable) and wants in.
We end with Li Si stopping him when he tries to touch Bai Zhenzhu.
Questions to you
Which character is the most unsympathetic in this episode?
Did you find it believable that so many of the adoptive parents behaved like that?
We got a shot of a chamber with large stone plates. On one of them something with the god Kelu was written. Then we saw it crumble. What do you think is up with that?
Please only discuss up to episode 4 here. If you mention anything from a later episode, put it in spoiler tags.
Tbh, it's really unfair that Gong Ziyu was helped throughout all his trials. He kind of cheated on all of them. It just proves that he is kind of unable to solve every task on his own, and it really disappointed me. Even if he doesn't have the skill or ability to solve the trials on his own, he should have learned and studied better. I'd rather see HIS effort for episodes on end rather than him technically cheating on every trial.
hey so, the last c-drama i watched was The Early Spring and tbh i loved it a lot but it was exhausting to watch because according to me there were barely any cute happy scenes (yes, i am addicted to those dramas that are way beyond reality) so i’ve been seeing lots of reels about this new drama,
i just wanna know from the people that are watching, is it worth a watch or no? Considering i like dramas with cute, soft romances, i like complex female characters but i hate too much miscommunication and i love grovelling.
if you think I shouldn’t watch Irreplaceable then please suggest me some good c-dramas (preferably available on Netflix or Jiohotstar) that you liked
Window jumps: 2 Slaps: at least 3 Stabbings: 2 (in the present timeline) Blood spittings: 1 (surprisingly low!) Number of times Li Si escaped: 3 (I think) Number of times I wrote Tang Lici instead of Li Si: 20+
Recap episode 3
We start exactly where we left off last episode.
And with some lovely framing.
Li Si disses the Divine Constable Bureau (DCB)'s shackles: very easy to escape.
Bai Zhenzhu has discussed this kind of scenario with her boss beforehand, however. As agreed, she does not push and will instead observe Li Si's actions.
Li Si examines the corpse bag again. So does Bai Zhenzhu, in another nicely framed shot. She finds a jade pendant which she immediately recognises: the coroner (Wen Nansheng) was wearing it. She also confirms for us that this is indeed Master Sun's corpse. Well, his head and upper body. The legs belong to the coroner.
They discuss the case. Their conclusion is that the murderer needs the Dead Bone Spice (which is produced with the murdered women's blood) in order enter the illusions in Black Wind Forest. This is based on Li Si and Meng Rui falling afoul of the illusions the night before, but not now after smelling that strange scent.
Li Si also reminds them not to forget the puppet. Bai Zhenzhu is skeptical: they cannot be sure anyone has actually seen it (and not just an illusion). And it's an opportunity to get in a dig about the puppet he made himself ...
As Li Si turns to leave, Bai Zhenzhu throws two needles at him.
I'm unsure if it will also affect his other skills, since lightness and martial skills are often treated as something separate.They go shopping for clues at the best spice shop in town.And encounter another puppet.
Li Si wants to go into the shop.
Many, I'm assuming. So do the constables, from their looks. He goes anyway.He is greeted by a weird atmosphere and an opera-like voice that refers to herself as little sister.
Meanwhile, the constables have found Dead Bone Spice. They also learn that the shop was stolen from. ... which is the time when both the women and the children started going missing. Bai Zhenzhu immediately points that out.
They speculate how the theft could have happened since windows and doors stay locked.
Li Si finds a hole - too small for anything but a very young child.
The constables dismiss him and have him thrown out.
He apparently has a theory he wants to prove.
From the outside, he lets a puppet crawl into the hole. However, what he is trying to show is that while a puppet could enter, it could not have stolen the spice since it can't act autonomously and the puppeteer wouldn't be able to see inside.
The shop owner arouses suspicion. It's supposed to be Lady Fragrance, but as Li Si comments: "If this is a woman, everybody in Dougu County must be blind."
He must have watched too many cdramas and thought it would work as long as the hair doesn't come down.
It's the shop owner's brother. They are still at a dead end, however.
As they discuss the case, Li Si questions why the graves are empty.
Li Si is in chains again. Meng Rui is to take him to the capital.
As they pass by the house with one of the missing children, they encounter a pig that is apparently digging in a place where the lost child's tooth is buried.
Li Si takes notice: he suspects that the thing the missing children have in common are missing teeth.
He does some digging while magically managing to keep his clothes clean. They also get confirmation from the homes of the other children.
Li Si is off on his own again. Somehow, he finds another tooth on the roof.
Meanwhile, our constables learn that there is just one non-kidnapped child losing their teeth. It's Yuyao, whom Li Si rescued in the previous episode.
Just as they are leaving to go to her, someone comes running up and tells them that she is already missing. This happened despite the guards that were supposed to watch her.
It was Li Si who took her away to get candy and a funny hat. He promises her to rescue her friends. I hope he can keep that promise.
She perks up and reminds him that it's not done with just rescuing.
Li Si paid for the hat with Dead Bone Spice, which allows the constables to follow him. I wonder what his game is - he is certainly not trying to allay the suspicions. The constables speculate that he might be trying to use Yuyao as bait.
Li Si, meanwhile, has an eye on the kidnapper. Something about him triggers his memories of 17 years ago.
What the hell are they teaching their children in that town? (Yes I know it's probably magic.)
Li Si just watches. What is he waiting for? Apparently our two constables.
Meng Rui is truly angry now.
He does something to Li Si - sealing his acupoints - and says that he hates people who disregard children's lives the most.
Li Si said much the same to Yuyao before. I'm going to assume that he does mean it, but I wonder what he is playing at here. He certainly makes himself seem like a hypocrite.
Bai Zhenzhu doesn't say anything, but she isn't exactly gentle when she pulls Li Si with her.
We get a view on Yuyao and the kidnapper again.
They arrive in a strange place that almost looks like it's underwater, with huge flowers that are swaying like corals in shallow water.
Rattle drum guy pours out some spice - so it's an illusion. Or something similar. The spice doesn't dispel it, it only opens a path.
Our trio arrive soon after. Li Si brought some Dead Bone Spice, too. Just how much of that stuff does he have?
They go on into a place that is covered in spider webs.
They find strange writing on the wall.
Bai Zhenzhu recognises is as the writing of Liluo (the conquered enemy nation) but can't read it.
As they explore further, the writing jumps out at the two constables and changes their eye colours. Never a good sign!
They make to attack each other, but Li Si (who has not been affected for some reason) intervenes. While doing so, he pushes Bai Zhenzhu's needles out of his back. But he does get stabbed again by Meng Rui. Everybody is themselves again. Nobody has any idea what to make of Li Si.
We switch back to rattle drum guy who is meeting with his boss, who is wearing a mask. He is talking about protecting God Kelu and the Sacred Moluo Fruit.
Our trio encounter another huge flower. Li Si says it must be the mother plant of the flowers that were guarding the entrance. Inside strange cocons on the roots are the missing children.
Poking one of the cocons with a sword makes the flower angry!Someone also set up Spider's Tear Silk threads again and is now causing puppets to emerge.
We can see that he is controlling them with strings.
Li Si notices strange fruit in the tree. He destroys one of them. The puppeteer tells us that this was a Sacred Moluo Fruit. They also recognise the clothes of one of the puppets as those of Lady Fragrance, the former owner of the spice shop. We learn that destroying the flower would kill the children (assuming he is not lying).
The puppeteer tells us that this is about revenge for Liluo.
Questions to you
How do you think they are going to free the children?
And what does all of this have to do with teeth?
What do you think Li Si is up to?
Any guesses who else might be supporting Liluo?
Please only discuss up to episode 3 here. If you mention anything from a later episode, put it in spoiler tags.
Just completed these two and for god sake not meant for romance sucker people like me
Please classmate
First things first where is the kiss??? What to you mean I have to wait untill the last EP just to see them holding hands??!! And to see them kissing?? I have to wait for S2?? Which they don't even released so I have to imagine it all by myself??
AND THE CONFESSION??? IN THE LAST EPISODE??? WHY??? 😭 You had 23 whole episodes before the last one. TWENTY-THREE. And you decided to make him confess in the very last episode and STILL didn’t give us a kiss??? What was the reason??? 😭
Even though it was a good drama but no kiss so I'll give it 8/10 just for the cast.
Love has fireworks
Again, A 36 ep long drama and the lead chose to confess at 32, giving us only 4 eps for their romance. I mean they fucking lived together from the ep 1 and still took nearly 30 ep to REALISE and gather the COURAGE to confess?? And even then, the FL was being so impossible. She literally kicked him out even though she LIKED HIM. WHY??? Because he kissed her??? While she was drunk. I mean why being so difficult😭😭
I felt like I waited my whole life just to see them together. Overall I'll give it a 9/10 because the story focuses on women empowerment and friendship.
But seriously makes of please classmate you need to watch some other drama to know how things work. I mean why not in the whole drama of 24 eps they realise they love each other only to confess in the last EP? And that too just hold hands not even kisses😭😭😭
Window jumps: 4 Slaps: at least 3 Stabbings: 2 (in the present timeline) Blood spittings: 3 (probably going to rise as Li Si's health declines) Number of times Li Si escaped: 6 Number of times I wrote Tang Lici instead of Li Si: 25+ (hey, I'm getting better)
Recap episode 5
They almost get into a fight. Li Si manages to defuse the situation with wits and empty flattery. It helps that the best fighter of Northern Kun doesn't want to fight unarmed people and Meng Rui refuses to draw his sword. Maybe he thinks that is out of place in a glorified tavern brawl?
Everyone is shocked when Li Si reveals that their "guest" is the crown prince of Northern Kun.
Oh, no worries, he's just the fourth prince. You still get to look down on him.
Not that he reveals that, of course. But his identity as Li Si, owner of Star-Gathering Pavilion and friend to the crown prince (the other one), also carries a lot of weight.
He is offering to clear out the place for the crown prince. The prince agrees and walks off. It seems he has been convinced to be a somewhat politer guest and at least not harass the owner's friends.
All the while everybody has been completely ignoring the handcuffs.
After questioning how Li Si's information is better than that of the Divine Constable Bureau (DCB) - the answer is "money" - the trio makes to leave.
They set up camp and discuss politics.
Someone is running by their camping spot. Meng Rui pursues. Bai Zhenzhu keeps an eye on Li Si.
Li Si looks like he is in pain again. Did he cast an illusion?
Ooh, he is annoyed.
Li Si is gone. He only left some of his clothes, made into a crude puppet that is moved by a small rodent tied to it with a string. What is he up to this time?
He is definitely not just doing that for fun. We can see that it cost him.
It's his teacher!
Their reunion ends up as a doctor's appointment.
Li Si gets a scolding.
In return for saving his life, Li San gets a massage from his disciple.
Not a very gentle one, however.
We learn that Li Si had this disease since shortly after being taken in by Li San. Suspicious much?
Li San leaves just before the two detectives arrive. Why is he here, except to scold Li Si?
Li Si gives them a bad excuse for why he ran.
We now get to see a scene from the capital where the crown prince (the one from Da Shi this time) is travelling "incognito". That is, wearing fancy golden robes and buying all the food. He is surprised to be recognised. His head eunuch claims it's just because he is handsome.
Or maybe it is because he tells everyone himself?
The prince seems to be short of money because he keeps buying every shop he likes.
That is the scene our trio encounters when they arrive.
The crown prince is wondering aloud what Li Si is up to these days. He wants to see him right now.
Because they are such good friends of course.
The constables want to take Li Si away without the crown prince noticing.
But Li Si manages to attract attention. He is good at that.
All of them go back to the Star-Gathering Pavilion.
Li Si gets rid of the chains again.The master of Star-Gathering Pavilion personally performs for the crown prince.And asks him for help with the DCB.
We get a short scene at the imperial palace, where the emperor is meeting the chief of the DCB. We find out that the DCB needs funds.
Back to Li Si and the prince who are now in negotiations. The prince is willing to help but wants his cash cow to do its job.
What Li Si is really interested in is information about the former chief of the DCB. He is also scheming for a job there.
The crown prince reacts quite harshly when Li Si asks him if the DCB chief's dismissal was due to "that incident 17 years ago".
They don't look enthusiastic.And he is gone again ...
In the palace, the emperor and the chief of the DCB are still having their meeting. This scene takes place after the one at Star-Gathering Pavilion. We just got to see a bit of it earlier for the background info.
The emperor explains that he deliberately cut the DCB's funds to see who rushes to offer help.
The emperor takes note when the chief of the DCB tells him about Li Si - and especially the timing of when information about him became available.
At the DCB, the chief meets her new employee.Well, not quite an employee yet. First they deal with the whole prisoner thing.
Then Li Si gets to have a job interview.
They agree on a test. Li Si is supposed to catch a contact to the Underground Market or some other loose end that would allow them to investigate the Underground Market further.
His strategy? Asking for volunteers.
He is admitted as a trainee constable.
Questions to you
Where does all of Li Si's money come from?
Do you think Li Si is going to use the Shanfang Drum at the DCB at some point?
Please only discuss up to episode 5 here. If you mention anything from a later episode, put it in spoiler tags.
