Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang

the male lead is the female lead’s body guard and they fall in love with each other. the female lead is domineering and the male lead is submissive.

Both of these short-length Chinese historical web-dramas feature two strong romantic leads, one of which is a newcomer to the other's life. They also both feature a jealous disciple/assistant who comes up with a juvenile scheme to get rid of the newcomer, before ultimately falling into their own romantic plot. Both stories feature a lingering tone of betrayal and power that the leads are conscious of.

Both feature a bodyguard/princess romance although the dynamics are very different.
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Both are minidrama, strong FL and bodyguard love story, a bit of masochist, palace setting, protective sister over emperor

Different length but similar tone. ML is bodyguard and subservient to FL and extremely devoted to her.

- Strong, calculating, and scheming FLs that don't need saving
- Quiet, shy, and stoic MLs
- Bodyguard (and plaything) MLs
- Both FLs are known to be promiscuous
- Reverse harem vibes where there is more than one man vying for FL's affection
- ML spying on FL
- Bodyguard ML x Master FL
- Gender role reversal
- Assertive FL that chases ML first and always gets what she wants
- Dominant FL x Submissive ML
- Steamy kisses

Both of these short-length historical Chinese webseries present both the male and female leads as extremely capable individuals who find love with each other after initial curiosity. Both female leads are very forward and have a hidden personality for much of the story. Both male leads are very adept fighters. And both stories center around some level of political/royal intrigue that the leads must navigate on their respective missions.

Similar character setup story genre. The drama also focus more on the female lead's power over the male lead.

- FL is a princess of high status
- Cold and somewhat heartless FLs
- Loyal guard ML that's more like a concubine
- Gender role reversal
- Dom FL x Sub ML
- Political intrigue
- Historical short-length minidramas.

Main difference is that in ZGZZS FL does not want to nor ever ascend the throne while in GZJS,YWRRYXFS she does. Also in ZGZZS FL's harem is only mentioned while it plays a big part in ZGZZS.

Both are historical mini dramas with a royal, powerful, and domineering FL and a lesser powerful ML under her control. Both have an identical scene in the first episode where the FL holds the ML's chin as he kneels in front of her.

(mostly in the 2nd arc of HDJtT)
- Strong FLs
- Cold woman/Warm man
- Royalty FL (in ZGZZS she's the princess royal while in HDJtT she's the empress)
- ML is FL's concubine
- Gender Role Reversal themes
- Northern kingdom want to make a marriage alliance
- Feminism and girlbossing