this drama bring so much happiness to me. i was glad to come across a drama that i can watch to lift my mood and just let me enjoy all the warmth of the yang jian and dugu jialou's family. i loveee the gorgeously handsome chen xiao as yang jian. he really did a great job. joe chen as dugu jialou is also a great choice. they both matched each other on emotional level as both of them are powerful and well known actors/actress. this version of queen dugu depicts the couple life's in a realistic and hearwarming way. the four yang brothers loves each other and stay loyal to their oldest brother(yang jian) even when he ascend the throne. their brotherhood is a very atractive point for me.

and i really enjoyed the amazing way that they tell the story of how yang jian became the emperor. in this version, he never covet the throne. he served his country faithfully and care for its people even when he is just a normal soldier. he is loyal to the emperors(yes plural lol) no matter how terrible they treated his family in return. its just idk... so beautiful of him to do that. and of course dugu jialou is the backbone in all of her husband's achievement. she support him everytime and lend him strength to get through all of the hardships. she is a smart person and always act with reason. they are a very loyal and loving couple from the beginning till the end. dugu jialou chose to live on even after the execution of her whole family and a failed attempt of revenge, all thanks to yang jian's persistence love and sincerity. it took some time for her to realise that, but boy when she decided to fully reciprocrate his feelings, she really loves him with her whole heart. for me, this kind of realistic and subtle story is really my cup of tea. in a nutshell, i ignored whatever that happen in the last few episodes and just enjoy the story where good people win over bad people and ascend the throne lol.