《破庙怀崽后,奸臣天天洗尿布》After becoming pregnant in the dilapidated temple, the treacherous minister washed her diapers every day (based on someone's post in the YT comments section) - similar plot to the village's part of the"Pursuit of Jade"
Any cdrama where ml/fl fight using spears? New to historical cdrama
It's Jdrama actually, but I highly recommend "Seirei no Moribito", with Balsa the Bodyguard easily beating both fl's in spear prowess (and many other aspects). It's quite old, and it has fantasy aspects, but the 1st season is short and overall, to what you asked, is the best choice IMO.
What a world of difference between Episodes 31-33 and 34, the latter probably became one of my favourites so far, even though Emperor's over-the-top persona is a bit too much for me.
At least they tried to fix the damage done to the FL's image in 31-33.
Exactly that’s how I felt. Even in the supposedly standout moments, the best ones were at the beginning, and…
Yeah, I just realised that there was a scene about her maid to be good at making money - I would expect FL to use this money to buy informants in the city, maybe some guard/assasins, etc,,,
When she visited her family alongside ML, the obvious move was to get rid of the uncle (they were openly disrespecting him, so why not..._), or at least his advisor, since his brother complained about him a lot.
Also, I hated when they made in storyline FL to be surprised that ML is reading her letters - what could she expect at the beginning? She should do the same if their positions were reversed. Unless she faked her rage, but it didn't seem so.
So many possibilities to develop FL further into the capable strategist we were promised based on the opening episodes.
Well, I finished it... kind of, as I was using the FF a lot in the 2nd part.
I like to watch FL-centric dramas, and until Episodes 10-11 (the verbal destruction of the MiL was the last great moment), the FL here was on her way to becoming one of the most intriguing and powerful FLs ever. And I strongly believe the early episodes will hold rewatch value for me for a long time.
But since then, with just a few exceptions, the FL became another run-of-the-mill "smart female lead", written to do nothing, hear nothing, when the villains scheme in her face against her, her husband and her family. She was even downgraded to being unable to properly explain things in the letter to her sister/cousin. Maybe the typical romance push & pull tired her out too much, lol.
In the end, due to war and pregnancy, meaning the lack of creativity from the writers, she became just a side character.
Overall, I expected a much darker tone to this drama, and the light, comical vibe quickly became insufferable. Despite the strong beginning, I find the full drama to be nowhere close to the "Blossom", IMO the best (doesn't mean it's perfect) mix of the multi-dimensional action, romance and the fantastic all-around FL.
I will probably keep trying with some upcoming Dramas, but in reality, in 2026, only Micro/vertical dramas can present less tropy, not your typical, run-of-the-mill stories.
Lu Songli can safely sit as the Queen of the capable Female Leads, despite the Micro Drama with her not being finished (yet?). But there are some other Micro Dramas too, which proved to be ready to present FLs in some unique/powerful way.
The drama is reaching its end.. What is your favorite scene and the most heartbreaking scene for you? I love all…
Probably Granny King talking to her grandson while hiding under the bed during the massacre, knowing that she will die protecting him in a few minutes.
The whole massacre had more great moments, including Changyu spectacularly killing the 2nd in command among bandits.
Ugh, there's nothing I hate more than smart FL and/or ML suddenly becoming moronic dumb idiots so the villain/villainess can suddenly run circles around them.
I’m currently on ep 20, It’s decent at times, but nothing particularly impressive.The drama drags in places…
Very nicely written summary, although I plan to finish it (hoping for more FL's strategic brilliance, plus I'm using FF quite a bit ).
The only memorable shot for me so far happened during the lead's discussion over the ML's box, when he finally explained to his wife what is kept inside. This was a really nicely done scene, ending with the FL resting on ML's shoulders.
Ugh, episodes from 11 forward are such a bore. The "grain conspiracy" is all-time terrible (ML's laugh and sentence defending the FL was great, though). What a letdown after a strong start...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws1z5AJ2InY
ML: Wang Nian Jiang Cheng 王年将成
FL: Li Shi Qi 李十七
I didn't read novel, but after LOTFG's trailer, it was such a disappointment to watch it fully.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsxSZ-sHWyg
It's quite old, and it has fantasy aspects, but the 1st season is short and overall, to what you asked, is the best choice IMO.
https://kisskh.at/10853-seirei-no-moribito
Also, I personally find "Legend of the female general" (aka, the Romance of the female soldier) to be quite overrated.
At least they tried to fix the damage done to the FL's image in 31-33.
When she visited her family alongside ML, the obvious move was to get rid of the uncle (they were openly disrespecting him, so why not..._), or at least his advisor, since his brother complained about him a lot.
Also, I hated when they made in storyline FL to be surprised that ML is reading her letters - what could she expect at the beginning? She should do the same if their positions were reversed. Unless she faked her rage, but it didn't seem so.
So many possibilities to develop FL further into the capable strategist we were promised based on the opening episodes.
I like to watch FL-centric dramas, and until Episodes 10-11 (the verbal destruction of the MiL was the last great moment), the FL here was on her way to becoming one of the most intriguing and powerful FLs ever.
And I strongly believe the early episodes will hold rewatch value for me for a long time.
But since then, with just a few exceptions, the FL became another run-of-the-mill "smart female lead", written to do nothing, hear nothing, when the villains scheme in her face against her, her husband and her family. She was even downgraded to being unable to properly explain things in the letter to her sister/cousin.
Maybe the typical romance push & pull tired her out too much, lol.
In the end, due to war and pregnancy, meaning the lack of creativity from the writers, she became just a side character.
Overall, I expected a much darker tone to this drama, and the light, comical vibe quickly became insufferable. Despite the strong beginning, I find the full drama to be nowhere close to the "Blossom", IMO the best (doesn't mean it's perfect) mix of the multi-dimensional action, romance and the fantastic all-around FL.
I will probably keep trying with some upcoming Dramas, but in reality, in 2026, only Micro/vertical dramas can present less tropy, not your typical, run-of-the-mill stories.
Lu Songli can safely sit as the Queen of the capable Female Leads, despite the Micro Drama with her not being finished (yet?). But there are some other Micro Dramas too, which proved to be ready to present FLs in some unique/powerful way.
The whole massacre had more great moments, including Changyu spectacularly killing the 2nd in command among bandits.
The only memorable shot for me so far happened during the lead's discussion over the ML's box, when he finally explained to his wife what is kept inside. This was a really nicely done scene, ending with the FL resting on ML's shoulders.
I just watched the segment with the"strangling" and the FL moment of badassery mixed with brilliance and eloquency to prove her innocence.
I hate watching choking and how widespread it is, but here, the whole segment was one of the highlights of the drama.