Assassination

After much anticipation, the second season of Joy of Life has finally set its start date (May 16, 2024). The trailer was also released recently. Based on the original novel, the main storylines of the second season include the corruption scandal during the Spring Imperial Exam, the censors' impeachment, the assassination at the Xuankong Temple, and the Jiangnan mission to take down the Ming family. The teaser, which is two minutes long and packed with information, centers on these events. The teaser opens with Emperor Qing running frantically. This scene follows the events at the end of the first season. After hearing that Fan Xian was stabbed to death by Yan Bingyun, the emperor's usual regal demeanor vanishes as he reveals his genuine fatherly concern for Fan Xian, demonstrating that despite all the pressures and conflicts, he has some real affection for him. However, this stabbing is likely an original plotline of the drama, orchestrated by Fan Xian himself to deceive Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping. As revealed by the Northern Qi Princess, he wasn't actually dead. Lin Wan'er's festive makeover hints at her wedding ceremony with Fan Xian. In the novel, they were married before Fan Xian's initial journey…

On September 2nd, the Jianghu scheme drama "My Journey to You" directed by Guo Jingming and starring Yu Shuxin, Zhang Linghe, and Cheng Lei, with special appearances by Zeng Shunxi, , and Chen Du Ling began airing. As the grand ceremony for selecting a consort approaches, Yun Weishan (played by Yu Shuxin), a skilled assassin, infiltrates the Gong Men sect to gather intelligence. However, unexpectedly both the master of the Gong Men and his designated successor are assassinated. Overnight, Gong Ziyu (played by Zhang Linghe), who has always been marginalized as the fourth prince suddenly becomes the new master of the Gong Men sect. In this twist of fate, Yun Weishan can only redirect her efforts towards capturing and seducing Gong Ziyu anew. After careful planning and manipulation she succeeds in becoming his bride. She had initially thought that once she became Gong Ziyu's wife she would complete her mission and attain freedom; little did she know that even more dangerous challenges awaited her. Her only ally being none other than Gong ZiYu himself who appeared to be an inept puppet ruler. With intricate reasoning consciousness intertwined with gripping plot tension, the mystery genre is becoming one of most significant…