I was disappointed by the ending. The last few episodes really ramped up thee water works in me. I didn't know I was capable of crying so much. But yeah, overall it was a good story. I was afraid that it would have an awful ending. In the end it was just meh... I would have done it differently if I made the show, but I didn't so... eh. I'd recommend you watch if you like to cry and if you like sappy dramas.

The music was ok. The cinematic stuff was ok. I mostly just enjoyed the story. I'm just disappointed that it took such a melodramatic turn towards the last 15 episodes. It took me down a dark path that I wasn't prepared for. Yes, I was prepared to watch the emperor murder all his brothers, and even to watch their relationships all fall apart because of scheming and plotting. But, that's not what I got. Watching Ruo Xi Suffer was the hardest part in all this. Some warning would have been nice.