I was shocked when Pingzhang just... took Pingjing out of the prison for the demonstration to Tuoba Yu, and once again I was reminded that Grand Secretary(/Minister? I'm confused) Xun is not actually wrong when he is concerned about the power of house Chang Lin. That does not seem like a thing Pingzhang would technically be allowed to do. And Pingzhang is usually more careful with not using the power he has, it was Pingjing who used his father's seal to get into the palace when it burned. It worked out in the end, and it makes sense that Pingzhang takes risks for his brother, but still.
I cheered when Grand Secretary Xun asked Pingzhang for help with dealing with the epidemic and Pingzhang agreed. They both want what's best for the country! They just disagree on what that is. I was also glad that Grand Secretary Xun told the Empress she's being stupid, though I'm pretty sure the Empress won't change from "anything for my son, even mass murder and ruin to the country." I wonder what will happen to her. I'm a bit disappointed we haven't seen any other Imperial consorts yet, I enjoyed that in the first season.
I'm glad Lin Xi gets to be a doctor! I hope she'll have more active stuff to do. DD said the woman who got the poisoned blade was Sister Yung(?), who works with Lin Xi - I was suspicious of her at the start, but later thought I might be wrong. Or maybe it wasn't her, guess I'll find out.
I'm so curious what Yuanqui will do. He's smart, and he has principles. I was amused that Puyang basically told him "it's Lu Yuan's fault your dad died because otherwise his treachery would never be discovered and he would still be alive," which doesn't seem like a line of argumentation Yuanqui would be open to, because he already agreed that his father should have been punished, he was just unhappy with the severity. My guess is that he'll play along, because he's also smart enough to know that Puyang won't hesitate to eliminate him if he considers him an obstacle.
I liked the story of Lu Yuan, and the talk between Tingsheng and Pingzhang was great. I was surprised at first that Tingsheng said Jingyan was very strict, but it makes sense that Jingyan would be especially harsh against traitors in the Changlin army, who he named in the memory of LS/MCS. I also think that probably most people know that Pingzhang was adopted, at least other nobles/people of higher rank older than Pingjing who are used to keeping track of other influential families. It would have been impossible to hide, and the Emperor must know. That's probably why Pingzhang understood why the Emperor favored Pingjing. But if many know that Pingzhang's biological father was a traitor, it's probably just something people don't talk about because it would be impolite. I'm just surprised Qianxue doesn't know - she's younger as well, but it seems a bit relevant to her marriage, if only so nobody can use that knowledge against her. But we already know that Pingzhang has the unfortunate tendency to try to hide things from her to protect her.
My suspicion is that Pingjing will break the quarantine around the city to get the magical snakes needed to defeat the disease. Fingers crossed he at least gets permission/notifies the cabinet first. It's high time for him to grow up. Every time I get my hopes up he does something rash again.
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I cheered when Grand Secretary Xun asked Pingzhang for help with dealing with the epidemic and Pingzhang agreed. They both want what's best for the country! They just disagree on what that is. I was also glad that Grand Secretary Xun told the Empress she's being stupid, though I'm pretty sure the Empress won't change from "anything for my son, even mass murder and ruin to the country." I wonder what will happen to her. I'm a bit disappointed we haven't seen any other Imperial consorts yet, I enjoyed that in the first season.
I'm glad Lin Xi gets to be a doctor! I hope she'll have more active stuff to do. DD said the woman who got the poisoned blade was Sister Yung(?), who works with Lin Xi - I was suspicious of her at the start, but later thought I might be wrong. Or maybe it wasn't her, guess I'll find out.
I'm so curious what Yuanqui will do. He's smart, and he has principles. I was amused that Puyang basically told him "it's Lu Yuan's fault your dad died because otherwise his treachery would never be discovered and he would still be alive," which doesn't seem like a line of argumentation Yuanqui would be open to, because he already agreed that his father should have been punished, he was just unhappy with the severity. My guess is that he'll play along, because he's also smart enough to know that Puyang won't hesitate to eliminate him if he considers him an obstacle.
I liked the story of Lu Yuan, and the talk between Tingsheng and Pingzhang was great. I was surprised at first that Tingsheng said Jingyan was very strict, but it makes sense that Jingyan would be especially harsh against traitors in the Changlin army, who he named in the memory of LS/MCS.
I also think that probably most people know that Pingzhang was adopted, at least other nobles/people of higher rank older than Pingjing who are used to keeping track of other influential families. It would have been impossible to hide, and the Emperor must know. That's probably why Pingzhang understood why the Emperor favored Pingjing. But if many know that Pingzhang's biological father was a traitor, it's probably just something people don't talk about because it would be impolite. I'm just surprised Qianxue doesn't know - she's younger as well, but it seems a bit relevant to her marriage, if only so nobody can use that knowledge against her. But we already know that Pingzhang has the unfortunate tendency to try to hide things from her to protect her.
My suspicion is that Pingjing will break the quarantine around the city to get the magical snakes needed to defeat the disease. Fingers crossed he at least gets permission/notifies the cabinet first. It's high time for him to grow up. Every time I get my hopes up he does something rash again.