Ma Gui wants more out of the alliance than Fu You does, and his unrequited love for her is sort of a symbol of that.
Yes, exactly! That's how I read it too.
But I also like the idea that he'd have been willing to work with Ya Qing because for all her mistakes she did want what was best for the Yashou.
Yeah, I like that idea too, and I sort of want to see that AU. Like, what would Ya Qing have done if the wood had sprouted for her? She's already turned against Ye Zun's lackeys at that point, and she's got to know he's not going to let her get away with that ...
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Yes, exactly! That's how I read it too.
But I also like the idea that he'd have been willing to work with Ya Qing because for all her mistakes she did want what was best for the Yashou.
Yeah, I like that idea too, and I sort of want to see that AU. Like, what would Ya Qing have done if the wood had sprouted for her? She's already turned against Ye Zun's lackeys at that point, and she's got to know he's not going to let her get away with that ...