Spoilers for Episodes 19-25 There’s a lovely scene in Episode 22 between leads Jinyu and Chu Chu where she mulls over the injuries on the late Prince Consort’s body. Jinyu, having never met his father, is eager to know how his deceased father lived and suffered as the neighbourhood curiosity. As Chu Chu relates the story of Xiao Heng’s existence away from home living with the pain of his injuries, Jinyu grieves for the father he never knew. The two share not only an emotional bond but an unabashed physical closeness. In that room with no one else present, their dynamic is no longer that of coroner and prince. Nor master or servant. It is a man and a woman having a deep and meaningful moment. Status is rendered irrelevant as this emotional connection is further developed. In this situation they are confidants. There’s no hesitation or awkwardness between them as Chu Chu puts her arm around him in thoughtful consolation. Even before they confess their feelings to one another there’s a thread of empathy that marks their closeness. The normally lofty and confident figure of a prince is unusually vulnerable in front of the woman that he has growing feelings for. Chu Chu is the conduit to a past that’s out of reach. Increasingly she’s become an integral part of his present and future.
The Imperial Coroner (2021) The Prince in Love
The Imperial Coroner (2021) The Prince in…
The Imperial Coroner (2021) The Prince in Love
Spoilers for Episodes 19-25 There’s a lovely scene in Episode 22 between leads Jinyu and Chu Chu where she mulls over the injuries on the late Prince Consort’s body. Jinyu, having never met his father, is eager to know how his deceased father lived and suffered as the neighbourhood curiosity. As Chu Chu relates the story of Xiao Heng’s existence away from home living with the pain of his injuries, Jinyu grieves for the father he never knew. The two share not only an emotional bond but an unabashed physical closeness. In that room with no one else present, their dynamic is no longer that of coroner and prince. Nor master or servant. It is a man and a woman having a deep and meaningful moment. Status is rendered irrelevant as this emotional connection is further developed. In this situation they are confidants. There’s no hesitation or awkwardness between them as Chu Chu puts her arm around him in thoughtful consolation. Even before they confess their feelings to one another there’s a thread of empathy that marks their closeness. The normally lofty and confident figure of a prince is unusually vulnerable in front of the woman that he has growing feelings for. Chu Chu is the conduit to a past that’s out of reach. Increasingly she’s become an integral part of his present and future.