I think it's hilarious the part where the emperor asks Sir Min when he came to know CG. Sir Min would go it's when blah blah blah, then keeps pushing the timeline backwards until he came to the time where he blurted out it was when CG saved him carrying the golden chicken.
Somehow I don't understand why the emperor would feel so crushed when he knows he has a love rival. I don't believe his feelings for CG are that deep yet. They merely talk/connect more than often.
Does anyone think the Empress Dowager and Empress have their own motives for their actions towards the end of the show, or were they just upholding the imperial system set by the ancestors? I don't understand why the Empress Dowager would want CG to be made a cocubine (even if just to control her), after CG has protected her health. I thought she likes CG.