On The Steps Before Pingqing Hall, Past And Present

On the steps before Pingqing Hall, past and present

The irony is dawning on me that there is imagery of gilded and wooden cages in Wuxin’s and Xiao Yu’s first scenes in the Blood of Youth, albeit in the opposite way as I had associated with them. While his chosen cage is the gilded one of the Imperial Palace, Xiao Yu’s introduction ends with him leaving a wooden cage. And, of course, Wuxin starts by leaving the golden coffin. Certainly a fascinating parallel with subversive imagery, when taking their mother’s story into consideration.

The tragedy of Yi Wenjun is that she traded a gilded cage for a wooden one, when all she wanted was to be free.

The keeper of the wooden cage gave her hope, yes, but would never have let her leave. His stories were just stories, and she never got to see the world.

Because of how Yi Wenjun’s oppressive father raised her, she constantly feels like a shadow of herself. The only time her character has ever truly felt alive to me was near the end of the Blood of Youth’s novel, when she was flying through the chaos of her son’s creation, bantering with Jin Xuan as he pleaded for her to return to safety. Her interaction with him near the end of Dashing Youth slightly reminded me of that scene and of why I like her novel counterpart so much.

Freedom is what Yi Wenjun desires above all else, but obligation weighs down her wings. And while her sons never experienced the gilded and wooden cages they were raised in as prisons, she did. Even then, she tried to do what was best for them, rather flawed as that attempt was.

Dashing Youth | Qixuan ✘ Yuji: 爱随风起

Qixuan. You're right. We grew up together, of couese I know that you won't betray the Young Lady. But did you think that I would betray you? -Episode 27

The Four Guardians of Tianqi

Dashing Youth Relationship Chart: Amended Edition

There was a major character missing. I added him.

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A conversation with Commander Vice Commander Luo