The 'wait she's in this group chat?!?!' moment was a) hilarious and b) all too relatable. RIP.
Shen Ni thinking ah yes it's all for the best that not as many guests come; Bian Jin shouldn't be standing for too long with her replacement spine - got some other ideas of what she should be doing, Shen Ni? Hm? (I also love the contrast between like Shen Ni: shijie should not stand too long or exert herself too much and should drink the nutrient broth and you know what, probably best I just carry her everywhere Bian Jin: *calmly plotting royal murder with a borrowed weapon as a first resort* )
On the mask: 1) love that Shen Ni demonstrates the colour-changing capabilities by cycling through a literal rainbow. Love wins, etc. 2) I can't be the only one thinking of Other Uses for a material with adjustable opacity/transparency, right?? I just think they could get creative with it. Ahem. Anyway.
Bian Jin thinking 'wait does that mean every smallest detail about me is stored in her memory?' combined with Shen Ni's thoughts last chapter about how she remembers everything that has ever happened between them, even the things she might not want to, definitely pings my foreshadowing/there's-more-to-this-backstory radar. What do you not want her to remember about you, Bian Jin?
And then YES I am extremely with you on thinking there must be more to this than the whipping, to make Bian Jin think of herself as having 'let down' her shimei, and to think that she doesn't deserve such a show of trust from Shen Ni as bringing her out of the prison and tying their lives together. Especially given that what we know of their past so far is that Bian Jin came dramatically to her rescue on the battlefield before dragging her back for said whipping. So then...what did you do Bian Jin? Obviously she's suspected of treason, and while I doubt it's quite that simple I do wonder what exactly transpired during those years she was missing... (Is this just my obsession with betrayals of all kinds, looking for anything to latch onto? Maybe!)
Bian Jin absolutely killing the romance by tossing her fan aside was a delight, especially from Shen Ni's faintly aggrieved but practical POV. And then Shen Ni doing her shameless-but-outwardly-guileless play of asking the two Lijing officials if they need to come in and watch? I love that we seem to be seeing more of her scheming side, and I'm definitely here for more of that.
On sash vs belt: I don't think either would stand out to me as long as it was consistent throughout the scene; given they're in bridal robes here I think 'sash' works. But now I'm going to overthink this every time I come across a 腰带, so thanks for that XD
Re: Chapter 5
Shen Ni thinking ah yes it's all for the best that not as many guests come; Bian Jin shouldn't be standing for too long with her replacement spine - got some other ideas of what she should be doing, Shen Ni? Hm?
(I also love the contrast between like
Shen Ni: shijie should not stand too long or exert herself too much and should drink the nutrient broth and you know what, probably best I just carry her everywhere
Bian Jin: *calmly plotting royal murder with a borrowed weapon as a first resort*
)
On the mask: 1) love that Shen Ni demonstrates the colour-changing capabilities by cycling through a literal rainbow. Love wins, etc. 2) I can't be the only one thinking of Other Uses for a material with adjustable opacity/transparency, right?? I just think they could get creative with it. Ahem. Anyway.
Bian Jin thinking 'wait does that mean every smallest detail about me is stored in her memory?' combined with Shen Ni's thoughts last chapter about how she remembers everything that has ever happened between them, even the things she might not want to, definitely pings my foreshadowing/there's-more-to-this-backstory radar. What do you not want her to remember about you, Bian Jin?
And then YES I am extremely with you on thinking there must be more to this than the whipping, to make Bian Jin think of herself as having 'let down' her shimei, and to think that she doesn't deserve such a show of trust from Shen Ni as bringing her out of the prison and tying their lives together. Especially given that what we know of their past so far is that Bian Jin came dramatically to her rescue on the battlefield before dragging her back for said whipping. So then...what did you do Bian Jin? Obviously she's suspected of treason, and while I doubt it's quite that simple I do wonder what exactly transpired during those years she was missing... (Is this just my obsession with betrayals of all kinds, looking for anything to latch onto? Maybe!)
Bian Jin absolutely killing the romance by tossing her fan aside was a delight, especially from Shen Ni's faintly aggrieved but practical POV. And then Shen Ni doing her shameless-but-outwardly-guileless play of asking the two Lijing officials if they need to come in and watch? I love that we seem to be seeing more of her scheming side, and I'm definitely here for more of that.
On sash vs belt: I don't think either would stand out to me as long as it was consistent throughout the scene; given they're in bridal robes here I think 'sash' works. But now I'm going to overthink this every time I come across a 腰带, so thanks for that XD