From beginning untill the end, it was confusing. It could have been a beautiful love story, but it wasn't.

The ML loved the FL so much that he could not bear to be without her. He felt guilty , because he didn't protect her as well as he wanted. A high priest granted him a second chance to do better.

I wanted to know the ending. If it weren't for the handsome ML, I would have stopped watching after a few episodes.
It was a mess and that is an understatement.
In the end I was angry for wasting my time. The ending was so bad, I don't even want to watch Chinese drama's anymore. That's how disappointed I am.