Beautiful but heartwrenching story

This drama is super good!! I came to this drama knowingly how this is going to end but the ending didn’t disappoint me at all. GMP is also very good in all aspects - production, plot, OST, acting

What I like:
-The story: The plot is so fine. I love the political intrigue, it’s not confusing and easy to understand. I also love how this show can bring happy, funny, tenseful, yet heartbreaking and sad situation.
-The acting & chemistry: Chen Xingxu is such a gem!!! After finishing this drama, I’m totally in love with this man! He is SUPER GOOD LOOKING as Li Chengyin/Gu Xiao Wu, and his acting is out of this world. His range of acting is unbelievable - he can go to playful and innocent to ruthless and calculating. Peng Xiao Ran is a goddess, her acting is also phenomenal. Their chemistry is also soooo good, even when they’re quarreling. You still can feel they’re entangled to each other.
-The OST: I love all the OSTs. The OSTs can bring the vibe needed in some specific scenes, and till now every time I hear Love Catastrophe, I feel a lil bit piece of my heart is breaking.
-The character: I LOVE LI CHENG YIN. Supported by tremendously good acting, I firmly believe Chen Xingxu can reach his potential in this drama because he got this interesting character, and vice versa. Li Chengyin is such a complex character that you can’t judge only by what he did to Xiaofeng. What I love about this character is there are many layered of his personality - when he is loving, he is also ruthless. He is also very brilliant in scheming, quick-witted, aware of everything happened in palace. He is NOT that ordinary crown prince which only hungry for power, but if you guys watched this show and only considered LCY as that, you clearly lose the chance to see the beauty of this character.

What I DON’T like:
Actually not too much. I think this is a very well-written story. But I really hate the arc in several last episodes (around episode 42/43 I think). I know it is needed but I just can’t stand it, I kept skipping scenes. Fortunately it only lasted for two-three episodes. I really can write down the scenes I hate the most but I don’t want to spoil.

Overall, this drama is super good but prepare your heart because it is so heartwrenching!

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