A good decent watch

Life is short and should not be wasted.
Be in love and make love, the world will come to an end someday.

Funny scenes, Romance.., Suspense.. , fight scenes, some lovable and some hated characters, ... .

Shen Zhen and Lu shi Yan did not end up together in their past life.
Now we get to see their happy ending in this life.
Shen Zhen's struggle's to save his father won my heart.

I admit that the emperor and specially the empress should have had more screen time.

It was my first time seeing Jeremy Tsui . His acting is good . The Fl although tried her best, still has room for improvement.
The actress who played the second Fl (Shen Zhen's sister) did a great job. Somehow her romance plot with Zhou Su An kept the story rolling in some eps.


It's true that the past life is not explained in detail, but in my opinion It was enough.

The last episode was a bit quick and easy (lame).
Also It left us with some questions about some supporting roles.
Surely I did not like some episodes and scenes.
But Wholly I enjoyed this drama. It was a quite fun watch and I recommend it to you.

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a wasted potential

Actually it started so good
It was so intriguing... .
Because It picked up from the first episode.
So like many of you I thought that I have found a hidden gem, saying myself "What an interesting drama"

Like you I was saying to myself " oh indeed Shen dan qing (the FL) is the lady revenger who returned from the fire

But after some episodes I was just waiting and waiting for XCF (the ML) to figure out SDQ's (the FL) identity.
I mean that this drama failed in story telling.
It couldn't make the viewers care about other parts of the story.
like now that I've watched ep 19, I feel like I've lost my interest in other subplots...
and I just cannot care less about the rest of the story

Also, you know we had other characters like Luo Shuang Shuang and their evil mother
we haven't seen a lot of these characters lately
I feel that they were better villains compaired to Luo Xue Er and Prince Yi.

Also Shen Zi Shan's (SML) love for Shen dan Qing sounds cheesy.

Moreover, the fact is that I like Liu Xie Ning (the actresses playing Luo Ai Lian more than Xu Lu

its the first drama I've watched from both of these actresses, but I think that Liu Xie Ning did a great job
in the first episodes that after ending of her role, Xu Lu couldn't fill her shoes.

After all these, the good thing is that it's a 24 episode drama, so maybe I'm being hard on this drama
because although its not good, It's better than many of other 24 ep dramas I've watched before.

And finally ....
I hate to be a bummer... .
If you like it, just dont pay attention to my comment and enjoy.
But if you want my honest opinion, Your time is more precious, there are better dramas, better films and better books.
It had some potential to be a memorable drama but It just failed

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Despite being cheesy, sloppy and full of cliches, It is entertaining.

Let me be honest with you, This was my first Cdrama ever that I completed.
And well well well I was left speechless after watching this.
But
But
But
But now that I've watched tons of other rom-com-costume cdramas I know that this drama is not really worth the time... .
There are like many other dramas about the time travel plot and transmigration that are veryyy much better in terms of story and acting.
The makeup is awful as someone mentioned "the FL's was so pale, she looked like a corpse. When she put her hand to her face, it was yellow compared to her face."
I can say that there are lots of cute male characters so maybe you can watch this because of them (:
Beautiful men everywhere >.<
The ending was kinda weird. I can't believe they ended it like that.
The best thing about this drama is the OST. It is amazing, one of the best OST's out there.
The OST's meaning really suits the story.

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what should have been a great one , with lackluster screenplay end up an average watch.

Rated it 7/10.
I feel disappointed.
"I’m not an SJK fan but I’m not a hater either. I'm neutral."
" The story was flowing along intrestingly and pretty good showing the male lead's hardships. I was hoping it would continue that way. His struggles for work and warmth and a roof over his head were authentic. "
"The movie seemed to have spent more time on the “love” story and Marie’s drama than on what should’ve been the focus of the story, Loh’s journey to freedom. "

The Fl sounded like a spoiled brat. I didn't like her character. plus, Their love plot sounded illogical.

The gangster scenes was just laughable and the European gangsters very stereotyped.

song jong ki's facial expressions were almost the same. He could have done better.
The Fl's acting was okay. I think she deserves more recognition.

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full of feel-good comedy and fluff

This is a drama full of feel-good comedy and fluff.
I watched the drama because of the news of Jeremy Tsui' s retirement.. (He's the ML)
I've watched just one his other dramas " yong an dream ". Both " Yong an Dream " and " Royal Rumours " are in a same theme.

I didn't expect much from royal rumours, But it turned out to be one of my favorite costume comedys.

I really enjoyed it.

First time watching one of Meng zi yi (FL) dramas, Her acting was good.
The Fl's character is one of the reasons that many liked the drama.
The writers have done such a good job.
she was adorable, and so was her maid.
I did like her character the pretentious feeble beauty... LOL
The main couple has a good chemistry.
Their love is so cute >.<
The support roles and their love story were equally good.
I enjoyed Su Meng Yun as Tian JiaMin as well.
She should be appreciated for her role.
She can shine more in comedy dramas if the chance be given to her.
The easter eggs after each ep as "pretentious moments" were so fun to watch.
The paintings of the third prince were so cute (:
I highly recommend "Royal Rumours"

P. S: BTW seriously why royal rumours? they could have picked a better name... it reminds the viewers of political intrigue and rivalry between Fls in a harem... LoL.. This drama barely has these elements.
Most of the character are such a delight...

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One of the best mini dramas that I've watched

This is very different and unique compared to other lately released cdramas.
Despite being a short drama, a lot of stuff happens in each episode
Each episode is full of meaning.
For those who are confused with the plot, this drama has a Daoism philosophical message, derived from Zhuangzi's dream of a butterfly. You can google what's all about.
Moreover, this story challenges the realms of good and bad, the concept of antagonist and protagonist..
Also, it makes us think about the Free will or the fate...?
Is she born like this? or Is it her will to act this way? how is this applied to the real world?
It mocks the typical love stories in dramas. It beautifully make fun of all those cdrama cliche stuff that usually happens in every cdrama story.
in another review that I read here "amusedbush" has explained many of these "swipes taken at cliche tropes" in detail in each ep of the drama.
I really enjoyed this aspect of the drama ?.
The twists and turns got a little bit messy in middle but overall was ok.
About the acting Daisy Li as Su Yun Qi did a great job. She is amazing. Her role as a grey character really fits her.
But about the Ml (Ye Sheng Jia
as Lu Huai), He's got such baby face look that really I can not take him seriously as a swordman and a cruel general. He sounds like a teenage boy.
I will definitely rewatch this underrated gem again.

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