Being a prince makes one a pitiful victim, but becoming an emperor turns them into a detestable perpetrator.
The dragon-slaying youth eventually becomes a wicked dragon, and generations of tragedy continue, repeatedly staging distorted familial love and moral tragedies within the magnificent cage of the Forbidden City.
The "War and Beauty" only depicted the tragedy of women, while overlooking the prime culprit behind it all, who was also a pitiable soul poisoned by the system.
"The Legend of Chun Yuan and Musk" achieved this.
Teacher Jianbing, with his superb acting skills, brought out the tragic nature of the emperor to perfection.
It can be said that he is the soul of this drama, profoundly influencing the joys and sorrows, smiles and scolds of all the women.
Not just Jiang Ling, Zheng Xiaolong and Teacher Jianbing paid no mind to the audience's complaints.
Because time would prove that such an arrangement was correct.
Youngsters simply couldn't handle the role of Yongzheng; only a middle-aged man with age and experience could embody it.
After Hua Fei's death, the entire drama entered its second phase, "The Romantic Prince and the Pretty Nun."
This part, well... to put it mildly, it was rather dull to watch.
The audience gradually lost interest, finding it too bland and lacking the suspense and excitement of palace intrigue, leading to a significant drop in viewership.
Fortunately, this segment was only about ten episodes long. Upon hearing news of her father's critical illness and Guo Zili's death, Zhen Huan began her rebirth in adversity, deciding to seek revenge in the palace.
Thus, the drama moved into its third act, the climax, "Temptation of the Return to the Palace."
Jiang Ling filmed while also following the drama, balancing work and rest, finding great enjoyment.
With Zhen Huan's return to the palace, the audience's enthusiasm for the drama reignited, eager to see how the protagonist would dominate and retaliate against Anqila's faction.
Thus, the second great Qing Dynasty battle, the "La Xi (Xi) War," officially erupted, following the battle against Kangxi.
Zhen Huan got off to a bad start, caught by the Empress with the evidence of their same-sex relationship and using the custody of Long Yue to stir up trouble, creating friction between Zhen Huan and Zhuan Fei.
As expected of a female lead, she was not intimidated by the difficulties. She used her wit, coupled with choosing the right teammates and coordinating seamlessly, to form a group output and completely defeat the Empress.
With the Empress overthrown, Zhen Huan, due to Guo Zili's death, joined forces with Zhuai Fei to slay the dragon, finally becoming the champion of palace intrigue and ruling the world with the status of Empress Dowager.
After watching this grand spectacle, the audience, thoroughly satisfied, still felt a sense of longing and decided to rewatch it.
As they rewatched, they became increasingly addicted. One viewing wasn't enough, so they watched twice, then thrice...
With repeated viewings, various details and foreshadowing planted earlier were gradually revealed.
Classic scenes from the drama were also wildly shared by netizens.
The most discussed among the onlookers were naturally the various metaphors and clues hidden in the earlier parts.
[Wow, "The Legend of Chun Yuan and Musk" really hid so many foreshadowing elements. Every rewatch, I find new surprises!]
[Exactly! This drama is truly amazing. Many seemingly casual dialogues are metaphors for the later character endings and major events.]
[Let's all share what you've discovered.]
[I'll go first. Zhen Huan was being enfeoffed as a consort, complaining about the heavy headdress. Liu Zhu, the cute little maid, said if the headdress was too heavy now, what about when she's enfeoffed as a Noble Consort? Zhen Huan later indeed became a Noble Consort.]
[I'll say one too. Xi Lǜ betrayed Zhen Huan. Zhen Huan, remembering their sisterly bond, tried to reason with her, saying, 'Just privately taking in a criminal's daughter is enough to get your father exiled to Ninggu Tower.' Her words came true; Zhen Yuan Dao's family was indeed exiled to Ninggu Tower by the Emperor!]