It’s obvious from the last two episodes that Cheng Shaoshang aka Niaoniao is out of her depth with regards to palace politics. It’s easy to forget because she can be quick on her feet that in many ways she’s still a child. A neglected child. A neglected child who is starved for affection and to a large degree frames herself as a victim despite having a not-too-bad kind of life . While her pride and her wits has served her well on a number of occasions, her pride is tinged with a pessimism that might be end up being her undoing. Her combative spirit as seen against lesser mortals might see short term gains but she shouldn’t let it go to her head. Although she’s managed to get back at her bullies in the past, it has always come at a cost. She’s never been able to get off scot free. The brutal truth she hasn’t as yet learnt to play the long game… or just to stay out of other people’s games entirely because she is still driven by her emotions.
One of my favorite things after watching LLTG is looking forward to your rambling posts!
When you mentioned Mei Changsu, I internally squealed. I was discussing this with my best friend from an earlier episode where Zisheng was paying respects to those who passed away, and there were the memorial tablets of all those behind the curtains that were lit, and as beautiful and heartbreaking it was, it reminded me too of Nirvana in Fire and what Mei Changsu was doing. I told my friend how I saw it as paying homage to NiF and Wu Lei being Hu Ge’s protégé from there.
I totally agree with you that Zisheng does not have to tell NN everything too! I don’t think she would listen either as much because she’s the type who seems to have to do things to find out for herself. But of course, I hope this means she’ll continue to have character growth. My frustration was the same when NN uses the victim card of “well, this is how I am.”
I was bothered by Zisheng apologizing to NN about raising his voice or getting mad. I felt he had a right to, and to not indulge what feels like a child being bratty at times. I think it’s important they talk things out and accommodate, but so far, it’s definitely Zisheng who has been the one giving in to NN.
One of my favorite things after watching LLTG is looking forward to your rambling posts!
When you mentioned Mei Changsu, I internally squealed. I was discussing this with my best friend from an earlier episode where Zisheng was paying respects to those who passed away, and there were the memorial tablets of all those behind the curtains that were lit, and as beautiful and heartbreaking it was, it reminded me too of Nirvana in Fire and what Mei Changsu was doing. I told my friend how I saw it as paying homage to NiF and Wu Lei being Hu Ge’s protégé from there.
I totally agree with you that Zisheng does not have to tell NN everything too! I don’t think she would listen either as much because she’s the type who seems to have to do things to find out for herself. But of course, I hope this means she’ll continue to have character growth. My frustration was the same when NN uses the victim card of “well, this is how I am.”
I was bothered by Zisheng apologizing to NN about raising his voice or getting mad. I felt he had a right to, and to not indulge what feels like a child being bratty at times. I think it’s important they talk things out and accommodate, but so far, it’s definitely Zisheng who has been the one giving in to NN.