to just reveal everything?!! I was a little... well I don’t really understand what his feelings towards Han Chan was, but he did care a lot. And that moment he decided to fulfill his wish, take back a little control in his life and show him how... he wasn’t as s*upid and oblivious as some may have thought was... quite satisfying.

his mother... I don’t know, it’s hard to say if I was him if I would reconcile with my parent? I mean, no matter what she said, in the end she abandoned her child there in the Ye family, unsure of if her child could survive or not. She waited that long for the birth and cared throughout her pregnancy because she knew it was the child of her and her lover, only to abandon it in haste at the end?
Anyways, I‘m still unsure, but as long as MC is happy, there is no problem :)

Man... I feel sorry for the Wang woman and child... did t deserve this and could have had a great life... and He Mother, so sad she lost her lover due to conspiracy grr

maybe the emperor and the Taifu Han Chan, but not exactly sure what they felt for each other in the end...)

MCs senior brother interested in Ji Lian (MCs book boy/servant (?)), whilst Ji Lian... well mostly has a gentle personality but only with him acts a little... pouty? Idk, it’s hinted on but no idea if he’s interested. There is also a whole extra story dedicated to Ye Wan (the „second brother“) who fell in love at first sight during an encounter in the brothel only to later find out it was a man. Welp, he’s still interested and the other smiled at him mysteriously, so yeah, that’s hinted too.
So yeah, pretty cliche^^‘ all them people around MC and ML are gay :))

The MC grew up in a household where his mother is dead and his father remarried. His stepmother suppresses him and helps scheme so her own son can inherit, the half-brother and servants are encouraged to mistreat him, and his father ignores his plight. In any other work, the half-brother would loathe the MC and plot against him, leading to the MC destroying the entire household and everyone would be executed or otherwise a miserable end. In this story, the MC doesn't actually hate his half-brother because the half-bro is a naive child who doesn't know anything else and doesn't understand the power struggle going on in the household. Their relationship isn't good, but it's not terrible and doesn't lead to a major conflict. The MC even ends up reconciling with his half-brother and stepmother and they actually deserve it. The father proves that the kind of person who would throw away his first-born son is in fact a very selfish and self-centered person who doesn't have the rest of his family's best interests in mind. Because the stepmom and half-bro have their priorities straight they act accordingly and grow as people.

King/Queen