Blossoms in Adversity (2024)

Both are historical dramas and have an intelligent and strong FL who solves the difficulties and hardships of her family.

Strong female leads both are trying to own their own life and destiny. They try not to rely on the men in their lives and end up opening their own businesses. You can't help but fall in love with all the side characters in both series.

in both FL are running multiple business to support their respective families. TLIBH has a mystery to solve while BA is mostly regarding Business and dealing with Extended family. The FL in TLBH is like a tomboy which is fun to see especially how she deals with rude people. In short both are good.

Both are female-driven stories with a historical setting in which the FL rises above difficult circumstances, protecting her family, and finding love along the way with the ML with whom she has a bad first encounter.

Both drama includes:
-rebellious male lead
-royal blood male lead
-mistreated ml
-noble woman fl
-determined stubborn leads
-historical business politics setting

Its not a costume drama but if your looking for FL who was rich then became poor then she started her career from the bottom and back to the top, then you might like this.

Same ML but in different period settings.

The drama is entertaining as HYT really played the character, Gu Yanxi perfectly well.

-Mary Sue FL that can do everything. She can also fight.
-ML suspects FL's family may be involved with death of his mom.
-ML: is emperor's right hand man.
-Confiscated asset when family is targeted
-Annoying Emperor
-Some chill side couples.
-HEA

Both FLs face adversity in the beginning like a broken marriage/engagement, losing money, having to earn money, relocating without any money etc.
Both FLs are smart and intelligent enough to make money in order to "flourish/blossom".
Both FLs are emotionally strong.
The MLs in both dramas are well connected (connected to the royal family too) and use their power to help the FL.
Both are women-centric dramas.

Both feature smart, strong heroines in historical slice-of-life stories. Both contain great romances too.

Smart and business-savvy female lead. Both FL's have calm temperament and approach their problem and family matters/concerns with a composed attitude. Both are also have good relationship with their grandfather's. The male leads are both dependable men and apparently common with the double identity trope. The ML's hold high positions in society but have a complicated distant connection to the palace/imperial family. In short, both dramas are about, double identities (male lead) and business/merchants (female lead).

Women empowerment. Women were treated inferior by men, they finally step out of the box, seek revenge, feel proud of selves, build confidence and unity

both have a strong female lead
a noble family being accused of rebellion
male lead being smart from childhood
male leads with mothers who have passed away

ML also wears mask and also good at fighting.. Has a double identity. Both ML cares and protects the FL. FL is not a damsel in distress, both strong in their own way.

both female leads family are accused of rebellion
female leads starting their own businesses
male lead being a prince
male lead helping female lead hiding his identity