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Boil the kettle to prepare for tea. I brought osmanthus snacks.

The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (2020)

[ID: gifs from the series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” They show: Tang Fan and Dong’er slowly rising to peek over a wall at the Iron Market, a crowd of Imperial Guards walking past Sui Zhou and leaving him standing alone, a small crowd with Tang Yu and her brother at the center welcoming everyone to a meal, Tang Fan raising a hand in front of his face to block a harsh ray of sunlight, Tang Fan writing calligraphy on a fan, Sui Zhou serving dishes onto plates from the wok, a silhouetted Sui Zhou stumbling to his feet in the middle of his nightmare, and a shot of the camera pulling back on a wall of names before Tang Fan and Dong’er. /end ID]

“As long as there is hope for survival, you shouldn’t give up.”

vish's top 10 dramas watched in 2021 ↳ 5. THE SLEUTH OF THE MING DYNASTY

Director: Yang Huan Genres: Historical, Mystery, Drama Starring: Chen Guanhong, Fu Mengbo, Liu Yaoyuan Episodes: 48 insp. I II

Hey! My annual salary is just twenty taels of silver! How could they raise it again?

[i.d.: six gifs from the series “the sleuth of the ming dynasty” showing Tang Fan and Dong’er chatting in a dimly lit room full of stacked books and papers. 

Tang Fan sits on a low table with a thick bed cover around him and Dong’er sits on the ground to his right. As they both eat, she says in a cheeky tone, “You’re a lower sixth rank official. But every day you do nothing except writing these novels. Now you can’t afford the rent and you’re here all angry and cynical. who can you blame?”. As she speaks, Tang Fan turns to look at her with an incredulous expression. He answers, “How dare a little girl tell me how to behave as an official? Do you know anything about national affairs?”. She looks at him pointedly and asks, “Do you?”. Tang Fan lets out a dry laugh and looks down as he takes the bed cover off of his shoulders, then looks back up at her in mock offense. /end i.d.]

Because I have him, I am the most fortunate person in the world.

I made fanvideo sometime ago, this parallel still gets me.

tv tropes with the sleuth of ming dynasty [1/?]  - SUI ZHOU

Fashion on screen + 🤎

Huangyang Tiantian as Dong’er in The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty

[ID: gifs of the character Dong’er in the series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” They show her taking a sip out of a bowl with two hands and then smiling, saying animatedly to Wang Zhi that “Tang Da Ge didn’t listen and said I was a child. What’s wrong with being a child?”, rolling her eyes dramatically when Tang Fan says offscreen “I want to sit back in the box,” cooking in the kitchen with Wang Zhi and then proudly holding up a dumpling wrapper, cutting a pork knuckle in the kitchen with Sui Zhou standing behind her watching, placing a go piece on a board confidently, putting food on Tang Fan’s plate as she says “We have been through so many troubles before. What are you afraid of this time? Eat your food or it will get cold,” and smiling proudly to herself as she wears the hat she wore as a fake corn salesperson. /end ID]

[ID: gifs from the 29th episode of the series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” Tang Fan and Sui Zhou are standing and talking to each other. Tang Fan tilts his head, looking at Sui Zhou with an idea, and then closes one eye and dramatically lifts two fingers to look at him through them. Sui Zhou looks at him flatly, looking unimpressed. Tang Fan says cheerfully, “If you shave your beard, you might be a suitable candidate!” Sui Zhou looks at him, almost completely still, expression unchanging. Tang Fan begins to draw back, expression turning from enthusiastic to apprehensive. He says slowly, “Why are you staring at me?” /end ID]

[ID: gifs from the series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” Tang Fan and Dong’er are standing together outside. Tang Fan is attempting to wield a bola weapon before dropping it, flailing. Dong’er quickly puts a hand up in front of her eyes and asks, “Are you okay, Tang Da Ge? Are you dead?” He watches her disbelieving before straightening and chastising, “Open your eyes!” /end ID]

[ID: gifs from episode 29 of the series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” Tang Fan and Tang Yu are standing, and Tang Yu’s arms are wrapped around her brother’s arm. Pei Huai says off-screen, “Do you know how many days you slept?” Tang Fan, looking irate, says, “What do you mean ‘days?’ Weren’t we at the Joyous Brothel last night?” Sui Zhou, sitting next to Dong’er and eating noodles, says, “That was seven days ago.” Tang Fan turns to look at Duo’erla standing behind him and asks, “Well, how long did it take for you to wake up?” Duo’ela tilts her head, almost smiling, and raises three fingers proudly. Tang Fan turns back to the table, indignant. /end ID]

[ID: two gifs from the series “The Sleuth of The Ming Dynasty.” Sui Zhou, sitting down, looks up at Tang Fan and says, “The carriage was too fast and I failed to catch up.” Tang Fan, who is standing and is still in disguise as Madam Cui except for the outer robes, rolls his eyes very dramatically. /end ID]

[ID: a video clip from episode 10 of the series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” The scene opens with a shot of a boat sailing. Tang Fan is sitting in his room looking deep in thought before Duo’erla barges in. Tang Fan says, “What are you doing?” Duo’erla says “chopsticks” with a flaw in her pronunciation. He asks, “What?” She repeats herself, looking urgent. He comes to the realization about what she’s saying and says, “Chopsticks. Say ‘chopsticks.’” Meanwhile, she finds his chopsticks and takes them, turning around. He shouts and starts to go after her, but she throws the case back at him and he falls down. By the time he stands up, Wang Zhi has barged into his room, looking angry. He says, “You have a serious problem.” Tang Fan looks stunned and confused. “What problem?” Wang Zhi points at him and says, “You are not honest. Neither you nor the people around you are honest.” Tang Fan recoils slightly and says, “What are you talking about?” Wang Zhi glares at him. /end ID]

[id: gifs that show a parallel between two different episodes of the series “The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty.” On the left side is a scene showing Wang Zhi and Tang Fan on a grassy plain. In the first gif, Wang Zhi helps Tang Fan off of a horse. Then Wang Zhi says, “In my whole life, I’ve helped two people off of a horse.” Tang Fan asks, “Who was the first?” Wang Zhi responds, “His Majesty.” Tang Fan is jostled by the horse behind him and looks back at Wang Zhi sheepishly. 

On the right is a scene showing Tang Fan seated and Wang Zhi standing. In the first gif, Wang Zhi is shown preparing ink for Tang Fan. He then says, “In my whole life, I’ve only ground ink for two people—” Tang Fan says, “Stop.” Wang Zhi looks at him. Tang Fan looks up from the desk and says, “Do you want your painting or not?” Wang Zhi looks down, breaking out into a smile and shaking his head. /end id]

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