The Chinese drama “Yun Zhi Yu” has a suspenseful ending. In it, the open ending between Gong Shangjiao and Shangguan Qian is revealed. Do you understand? I think what I like is that they fell in love in a deserted place, and no one showed their trump card.
Their love was hindered by identity conflicts from the very beginning. She is a craftsman, and he is her goal – can we fall in love like this?
The last time Gong Shangjiao and Shangguan Qian met, they ended up facing each other with swords.
What’s exciting about this fight scene is that it’s supposed to be a life-and-death battle over the enemy, but they never actually hurt each other. Even though he knew her identity was exposed and secret drawings were stolen, he still couldn’t kill her. I saw the flash of the sword, and the two looked at each other. There was no fighting spirit in their eyes, only silent words with tears in their eyes.
She knew this was her only chance. Shangguan Qian made deliberate plans to avenge his relatives, but his plan failed and he had to flee. That night she was wearing a pink dress, which was elegant and bulky and not suitable for escaping pursuit, but she still chose to wear it because it was the only gift Gong Shangjiao gave her.
Gong Shangjiao didn’t understand what she was thinking. He knew that it was just a calculation, just like her offensive and defensive moves along the way, which were both true and false. But she just wants to bet – even though I have abandoned everything and will never look back, I still bet that you will love me in return and let me go, or stay with me.
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Gong Shangjiao: The love of admiring the strong is a confrontation between the strong, and both parties will inevitably lose.
The Chinese drama “Yunzhiyu” is adapted from Guo Jingming’s novel of the same name. It is set against the background of two hostile forces in the world – the Wufeng Organization and the Gong clan. The story tells the story of a Wufeng assassin who disguises himself as a potential bride and sneaks into the palace to detect intelligence. He started a series of games with the son of Gongmen.
Among them, what attracts me is the story line between Shangguan Qian, the Wufeng assassin, and Wong Shangjiao of Gongmen. I think what I like is their blatant temptation, strategizing and attacking, wandering between metaphors and flower language, etc. Who gets fooled first.
It’s just that if the strong confront each other, both sides will lose.
Looking back on the year when we first met, Gong Shangjiao was already the master of the first palace, and his reputation in the world was not small, so he had no target. The buried wire was very long and the net had to be closed slowly, so he planned to set up a trap. Shangguan Qian pretended to encounter a robber and lured him across the road to rescue him, thus planting an opportunity for fate. Coincidentally, before Gong Shangjiao left, he left behind a jade pendant, as if he was pretending to be a bait for those who wished to take the bait. At this moment, who is the hunter and who is the prey has been foreshadowed.
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Many years later, Gong Shangjiao made his first appearance, and it was a famous scene – he was tall and powerful, and his features were full of restraint and indifference that looked down upon the world. They all said that Jiang Hu respected him and Wu Feng was afraid of him. But he thought that fear was more effective than respect. As the son of the most prestigious palace, he had to be the strongest, so he loved laurel because it represented victory.
The strong always admire the strong. Shangguan Qian approached Shangguan Qian intentionally, and he chose her to be his bride as she wished. Her life experience was a mystery and there were countless lies, but he remained calm, wanting to see clearly the ambition and fierceness beneath her weak appearance, so he continued to attack and defend her, and the masters competed with each other, almost like an addiction. It turns out that another meaning of laurel is to enchant.
“The more beautiful a woman is, the more she deceives others.” – Gong Shangjiao
He was attracted by her danger, but had to guard against her danger. Gong Shangjiao thought to himself, as long as he doesn’t show emotion, I will definitely be able to beat you and take off your mask. It’s just that no matter how many tricks are used, there will always be a moment when the other person is not prepared to come into his heart, just like he doesn’t like flowers and plants, but he lets her plant a garden full of white azaleas. Who fell in love first, I can’t tell.
Shangguan Qian: Falling in love in a deserted place, no one shows their trump cards
If the Gushan sect had not been wiped out, she might have been a sassy heroine in the world, but she was forced to serve Wu Feng. As an orphan, I have no relatives or friends. In order to survive, Shangguan Qian endured hardships and hardships, and went through poisonous and painful tortures. Along the way, she understood the feeling of loneliness very well, so how could she not understand the loneliness of Gong Shangjiao as a strong man.
The world relies on the huge trees with lush branches and leaves, but never imagined that this upward force comes from the huge silent root system, taking root in the earth in dark places for many years. Gong Shangjiao is the root of the tree, carrying the burden of the family without any regrets. For many years, others have only seen him as unfathomable, but Shangguan Qian is the only one who can understand his righteous responsibility and tenderness even though he is a secret agent who sneaked into the palace. Only Shangguan Qian can understand his feelings.
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She remembered that he once said that if you marry into a palace, you will become a family from then on. Family is the weakness and the area to protect with life. Gong Shangjiao didn’t want Shangguan Qian to truly become his beloved.
“A careful artist will end up really miserable if she falls in love with her target.” – Shangguan Qian
But between love and survival, she finally chose to preserve herself, going around in circles, coming and going alone.
Jianghu always say, how can there be friendship between people without front? In order to accomplish their mission, the assassins always act on the occasion. Perhaps the play went on for too long, and for a few moments, Shangguan Qian couldn’t tell who he was lying for. Ironically, in the final drama, Gong Shangjiao teamed up to set up a trap, and she became the outcast. Would she laugh at herself at that moment? She actually deceived herself.
Gong Shangjiao and Shangguan Qian were of the same kind. He was devoted to the palace, while she had a family feud. They were opposite each other and fell in love in a deserted place. No one showed their trump card and couldn’t notice. You… Have you ever loved me too?
So Shangguan Qian would not believe that Gong Shangjiao had been waiting for her to choose to be his family member, as long as she opened her mouth. Gong Shangjiao would not understand that Shangguan Qian had shed sincere tears for him, and the last time he looked back that night was to wait for him to stay.
The night is still light: before the dark night comes, I will do my best to love you
I can only love you while the night is still light, which is the best explanation for Gong Shangjiao and Shangguan Qian.
If darkness means the end, then we have no choice but to love with all our strength before night comes. It’s a pity that he never got the answer he wanted, and she never thought that he would firmly choose her. That night, he didn’t speak, and she didn’t look back. From then on, we parted ways.
It’s hard to calm down. I once thought that if they could let down their guard a little, they could have a different ending. Because of suspicion and fear of intimacy, I am obviously tempted but unwilling to get close. A pseudo-incompetent love cannot overcome the hurdle. I can’t help but wonder if this is also a kind of evasive attachment, so I have to wrap up layers of layers to push the other person further and further away.
Their love is a hunt, a game, and a test from beginning to end. No one is willing to hand over their true feelings, they only dare to love for themselves, until they win miserably and lose miserably in the end.
Can such love have a follow-up? The night was very dark and the fate was very shallow, but she still wanted to bet – flesh and blood are connected, you will eventually come to find me, let the blooming white rhododendron tell you – I will always belong to you.
