#luo shenyuan

[da-man-si]

sibling bonding ig

[ariays]

As a newly certified Zhang Wanyi fangirl, I, of course, decided to jump straight to watching The Rise of Ning. I'm all caught up to episode 9 right now and can I just say that I'm loving it so much? I actually have read the novel and pretty much know what's going on or what might happen later on but I really really appreciate the changes they did! I think it's definitely for the better. And I'm loving the FL so much in this version.

Also kinda like how their scenes (Shenyuan & Yining) are being directed so far? I'm not sure how else to explain it but I feel that their scenes were directed purposely in a way that it doesnt feel 'romantic' as of yet since they considered or thought themselves to be siblings. But you can tell that there's an underlying chemistry there in their interactions but it hasn't cross the 'romantic' territority. An example would be the wound dressing scene which the director decided not to linger much on it so that it doesn't give off 'romantic' vibes since they see themselves as 'siblings' in that moment.

But compare it to now that Shenyuan has figured out that they're not related at all. The directing felt a bit different, such as the lantern scene or the truth game scene where it gives off 'potential romance' vibes with shots of their lingering gazes. It's definitely done on purpose. While at the moment, there's nothing romantic going on between them (Shenyuan kinda still considers her a younger sister for now while Yining has no clue that they're not really related), but the directing gives off foreshadowing that he would start questioning himself later on whether him wanting to protect her was because he considers her as purely a 'sister' despite not being related or if it could be something more... quite excited to see how it unfolds lol

[queensqewed0722]

Still on the fence with this ZWY/RM drama since I just finished AYTO the other day.

Luo Shenyuan resembles Cui Xingzhou too much that I feel like I’m watching the same drama with a different FL. But maybe ZWY’s acting skills will be able to differentiate one character from the other so it won’t be too hard for me.

[queensqewed0722]

Is this some kind of ZWY character fetish? This “holding the FL’s hand to teach her the fine art of calligraphy” thing? He did this too in “Are You The One” as Cui Xingzhou/Cui Jiu. And he does the same thing in “The Rise of Ning”. Did he do the same in “Lost You Forever”? Does ZWY actually have great calligraphy skills in real life?

[nitzysays]

The Rise of Ning (2024) — ep. 19

[dearmyloveleys]

book sunshine protection character this, sunshine protection squad that. no, the sunshine protection character is me. I am the sunshine protection squad. I am one and I am many. I will build them blanket forts, give them hot chocolate and hugs. I will bring a knife to a gunfight. authors who harm your sunshines count your days

[pippin-pippout]

I hate the dad I hate the dad I hate the dad I hate the dad

[agaliya]

cr. real_xiao_age

[rigelorz]

Disciple!ShenYuan AU.

Some things went wrong in this timeline and Shen Yuan transmigrated into a Qing Jing disciple, oops. Somehow along the way he fell for Shen Qingqiu instead of Luo Binghe, he couldn't help himself! He had been by Shizun's size long before PIDW's Sect arc started(or story! He's not really certain about te time frame, being a cultivator really does messes with your awareness of time!) And discovered so many new sides to his Scum Villain, it was inevitable really!

[paleturtlecherryblossom-blog]

Thoughts on Rise of Ning, Pt 2

Now that I’m through like 14 episodes of The Rise of Ning (and I’m having a amazing time), again I want to harp on the changes from the novel, and how I feel they’re logically executed:

First! LU JIAXUE! Even in the novel, he is an incredibly compelling character and in the drama, the actor brings out a fantastic intensity that makes it even better. The shot where Yining is arguing with him to spare her Third brother, and you see her whole face and just his jaw, but then the twitches of his jaw and lips convey SO MUCH repressed emotion, ahhh I was having a lot of fun.

The interesting thing about him for me (at least in the novel) is that he’s not exactly the typical scumbag ex-husband/lover you find in reincarnation/rebirth stories. He was genuinely very good to Yining when they were together, and in many other settings, he could be the endgame male lead after one key misunderstanding gets resolved, and I would cheer for him. In fact, the author did write an alternate universe extra where Yining doesn’t meet Luo Shenyuan and remarries Lu Jiaxue! 

So the romance in the novel is very context dependent; it works out because Yining meets Shenyuan in a setting filled with family struggles, slowly grows to rely on him more than anyone else and gives him her ultimate trust. All of this leads up to her falling in love with him, and this is never in doubt, even when she clears her misunderstanding of Lu Jiaxue (this relieved me a lot lol). 

I don’t really know where I’m going with this, but I just really like stories where characters falling in love for the second time dont have their first love be portrayed as ‘not really love’ or ‘loved a person unworthy of it’. Because in the novel, while I was all for Luo Shenyuan, I couldn’t say Lu Jiaxue was a scumbag who deserved to be dumped quickly. Also those two are very similar in terms of their ruthlessness and capacity for obsession, so I agree with @dangermousie, they should fuck it out. (they do it via court politics, but the direct version would be great to ;) )

So in the novel, Yining has an older sister (from the same mom Gu Minglan), who’s married off to a duke household. This sister of hers is very fierce and capable of defending her to her shitty dad (who’s unchanged across both versions, sigh). And her stepmom is actually not so cool in the novel, she is equally kind to Yining, but she doesn’t have much say. In this aspect, I much prefer Lin Hairu’s character in the drama, which I guess they derived by combining the novel! Older sister and the novel! Lin Hairu.

The change also makes sense, because in the novel, Yining only stays on in the main residence after her mom dies because of her elder sister marrying into a powerful family. In absence of this, and given that Lin Hairu would have married in only years later, it makes sense that Lady Qiao schemed to send her off to a country estate.

Also because Yining stays on the estate and grows up with Luo Shenyuan, Old Lady Luo is also, I think, a bit more accepting of him than in the drama, Again, it makes sense, in the novel, she is aware she is dying and she makes a deal with him: he gets legitimate status, and Yining gets his protection. In the drama, this logic doesn’t apply, because the grandma is looking for a suitable husband for Yining to protect her, and also she isn’t in immediate danger of dying anymore. So whether he can get added to the family registry really would require Yining to put a fair bit of thought into it. Also at this point of time in the novel, Shenyuan is the only adult son of the Luo second branch, so even shitty dad will grasp at straws to elevate his reputation. 

[renewedmotionforjudgment]

*jazz hands* my campaign brochure for mayor of Trash Island

Silhouette (1687 words) by Tuulip Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 锦绣安宁 | The Rise of Ning (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Luo Yining/Lu Jiaxue Characters: Luo Yining, Lu Jiaxue, Luo Shenyuan Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Marriage of Convenience, Angst with a Happy Ending, The Author Regrets Nothing, I'm A Trash Can Not A Trash Can't Summary:

“But you have never seen Meimei, right? I can be your Meimei. She was my bosom friend. I know her better than anyone else. But you must let San Ge go. Let him reopen Chen Jiuliang’s case and investigate. Order your men to leave him alone.”

A Luo Yining/Lu Jiaxue Canon Divergence

(Luo Shenyuan aka San Ge, I still love you!)

[da-man-si]

The step stool was absent for romance purposes.

[ariays]

I'm intrigued by Lu Jiaxue but at the same time I don't like him because he's gonna harm both Shenyuan and Yining.

& NO ONE touches both my children ok!

[dangermousie]

Live Luo Shenyuan reaction:

AAAAAAND:

Live Luo Shenyuan reaction:

AAAAAAND:

Live Luo Shenyuan reaction:

AAAAAAND:

Live Luo Shenyuan reaction:

AAAAAAND FINALLY:

(sheer adorableness OMG)

Live Luo Yining reaction:

[rarepears]

Not me feeling like 😈 when I think about tossing basic premise of #cang qiong sect leader yue qingyuan revealed to be the missing imperial prince au with #Shen Jiu time travels and decides to hide from cang qiong by becoming a concubine AU would result in.

Yue Qingyuan (or rather Yue Qi since he's still only head disciple) is revealed to be an imperial prince - a consort successfully snuck her son out of the imperial harem and city which allowed him to survive into adulthood, but he was lost to slavers somehow.

And now the emperor has a crown prince. And said crown prince... wants his cousin's concubine for himself.

Yue Qi: Xiao Jiu, I'm coming to save you from this perverted imperial prince! I'm going to free you from this marriage you don't want! You can marry me instead! Cang Qiong: Fuck, don't tell me we are losing our future sect leader! Liu Qingqiu: Fuck, who do I support, my cousin Long Shenyuan or my friend Yue Qi?!

Shenyuan finds himself alleviated from the stress of wondering if he's going to fall into the hot seat of emperor in the future but at the cost of now having to fight the crown prince for his concubine.

As for Shen Jiu? He's just like fuck, being a concubine was supposed to be a way to hide for a few years to stay away from Cang Qiong. Now, it's like Cang Qiong decided to come to him. What next, the Beast being reborn with his memories too?!

(Yes, when Luo Binghe is born, he has his memories and then that makes another prince coming in to vie for Concubine Shen Jiu's heart.)

[More in the #Shen Jiu time travels and decides to hide from cang qiong by becoming a concubine AU]

[dearmyloveleys]

shenyuan: I wish I can see you better

luo binghe: it’s okay love is blind <3

shenyuan: can you stop sleeping on my glasses