The whole ChuGuo dream arc is definitely very confusing! I think in this episode Chu Shuzhi tells the twins story reversed, then in 33 he tells the actual story.
Ohhh, is that it? Got it. So it's Nianzhi who wanted to work at the palace, and Shuzhi who always wanted to be like HPS? That makes sense! *g* (*cheers on your outline-making, if you ever find the time (but with zero pressure!)* :-)
I don’t think he’d have sent Changcheng in if he thought it was far too dangerous.
I wonder what he expected Changcheng to do in Zhu Hong's dream... Maybe just interrupt whatever was going on between Zhu Hong and Zhao Yunlan? *g*
But I agree I think since he’s protected Chu Shuzhi, as it were, he’s feeling more positive in the moment.
Yes, I think you're right. He's taken a stand, and that feels much better than just waiting.
Yes, he’s found a new family, as it were, with the SID and Changcheng, but there’s still always that missing piece without his brother, and also Dixing too. My brain always fills the blanks in with Chu Shuzhi pushing aside those feelings for the last 3 years, his brother, Dixing, but here now, when faced with the portal he has to confront all those things.
Yes, agreed! He's such an interesting contrast with Shen Wei, isn't he? I mean, Shen Wei still clearly cares a great deal about Dixing and his people, while also having made a life and established an academic career in Haixing; Chu Shuzhi hasn't integrated nearly as much, he exists in Haixing only as a Dixingren representative, doesn't seem to have any Haixing-specific hobbies, and he has all these conflicted feelings about Dixing, too. /uhh, not sure how coherent this is
Now I am having the feels again for Chu Shuzhi! I mean I always do, but more so now.
Hee! *hearts you*
I think my brain parsed it more like: I’m not playing these games with you so get on with it.
That makes sense! I just wondered what exactly he thought the trap was... but yeah, the Regent is just playing games, isn't he?
I think I too also assumed regular puppet was Nianzhi
Right? He always treats it so carefully and tenderly, and gets angry when anyone tries to touch it. Why would that matter if there's no one inside?
I think there are three puppets altogether. Big puppet, small puppet (though perhaps he has multiple small puppets?!), and then Nianzhi’s puppet. It is so very confusing LOL.
So confusing! We never actually see Nianzhi's puppet, do we?
But also wants to protect him from the dangers of Dixing, the Regent, Ye Zun, in some ways Chu Shuzhi himself, or perhaps the danger that Chu Shuzhi will have to go into. Maybe both XD
Oh, yes, I think both, too. (I think Chu Shuzhi knows very well how dangerous he is when his emotions get out of control, as well as how dangerous Dixing is at the moment.)
I'm unsure about that, too. He wakes up in the SID, and he's sitting at his desk. Zhao Yunlan doesn't seem surprised to see him there, and speaks as if Chu Shuzhi has just been reporting back, but why would Chu Shuzhi be sitting at his desk for that? It's weird! - It is definitely weird! But we can definitely hand wave it to Nightmare Master antics XD XD
But that bit isn't a dream, is it? The bit where he tells Zhao Yunlan what happened, and Zhao Yunlan tells him to sleep in the library? (Or is it? *is confused all over again, argh*)
I agree. I think Chu Shuzhi is telling the truth when Guo Changcheng is unconscious!!
*high fives you* <3
Thank you again for such an awesome write-up! <333
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Ohhh, is that it? Got it. So it's Nianzhi who wanted to work at the palace, and Shuzhi who always wanted to be like HPS? That makes sense! *g* (*cheers on your outline-making, if you ever find the time (but with zero pressure!)* :-)
I don’t think he’d have sent Changcheng in if he thought it was far too dangerous.
I wonder what he expected Changcheng to do in Zhu Hong's dream... Maybe just interrupt whatever was going on between Zhu Hong and Zhao Yunlan? *g*
But I agree I think since he’s protected Chu Shuzhi, as it were, he’s feeling more positive in the moment.
Yes, I think you're right. He's taken a stand, and that feels much better than just waiting.
Yes, he’s found a new family, as it were, with the SID and Changcheng, but there’s still always that missing piece without his brother, and also Dixing too. My brain always fills the blanks in with Chu Shuzhi pushing aside those feelings for the last 3 years, his brother, Dixing, but here now, when faced with the portal he has to confront all those things.
Yes, agreed! He's such an interesting contrast with Shen Wei, isn't he? I mean, Shen Wei still clearly cares a great deal about Dixing and his people, while also having made a life and established an academic career in Haixing; Chu Shuzhi hasn't integrated nearly as much, he exists in Haixing only as a Dixingren representative, doesn't seem to have any Haixing-specific hobbies, and he has all these conflicted feelings about Dixing, too. /uhh, not sure how coherent this is
Now I am having the feels again for Chu Shuzhi! I mean I always do, but more so now.
Hee! *hearts you*
I think my brain parsed it more like: I’m not playing these games with you so get on with it.
That makes sense! I just wondered what exactly he thought the trap was... but yeah, the Regent is just playing games, isn't he?
I think I too also assumed regular puppet was Nianzhi
Right? He always treats it so carefully and tenderly, and gets angry when anyone tries to touch it. Why would that matter if there's no one inside?
I think there are three puppets altogether. Big puppet, small puppet (though perhaps he has multiple small puppets?!), and then Nianzhi’s puppet. It is so very confusing LOL.
So confusing! We never actually see Nianzhi's puppet, do we?
But also wants to protect him from the dangers of Dixing, the Regent, Ye Zun, in some ways Chu Shuzhi himself, or perhaps the danger that Chu Shuzhi will have to go into. Maybe both XD
Oh, yes, I think both, too. (I think Chu Shuzhi knows very well how dangerous he is when his emotions get out of control, as well as how dangerous Dixing is at the moment.)
I'm unsure about that, too. He wakes up in the SID, and he's sitting at his desk. Zhao Yunlan doesn't seem surprised to see him there, and speaks as if Chu Shuzhi has just been reporting back, but why would Chu Shuzhi be sitting at his desk for that? It's weird! - It is definitely weird! But we can definitely hand wave it to Nightmare Master antics XD XD
But that bit isn't a dream, is it? The bit where he tells Zhao Yunlan what happened, and Zhao Yunlan tells him to sleep in the library? (Or is it? *is confused all over again, argh*)
I agree. I think Chu Shuzhi is telling the truth when Guo Changcheng is unconscious!!
*high fives you* <3
Thank you again for such an awesome write-up! <333