Can someone fill in the gap of how Zuo went from the widow in the Fu household to being a mistress for Advisor Li? It seems like a stretch to me that she would gain so much power, but I didn’t catch how she got there. Do we know?
Zhao Ling and Tingyun haven’t even begun to get bullied while he’s in the military yet and I’m already wondering…
I think it was in the teaser for the next episode, but it kind of seems like Zhao Ling is going to get unjustly punished / beaten 😔I am preparing myself to get pissed…
Buuuuuuuuuuut if it leads to shirtless wound-care at home with his wifey then… ¯\_(ヅ)_/¯
Actually It is a trap for her and she will dodge it successfully but if they are following novel Zhao ling is…
Soo the rough times for our leads is going to continue for at least another 4 episodes 😭The angst hasn’t even started yet and I’m already wishing for a break from it 🤣
Gosh, Zhao Ling is off to a rough start in the military 😔It’s gonna be hard to watch him struggle and get bullied. He’s like the least deserving guy for that.
I think you have to put it in context of the dynasty. As Confucianism took root in China, the later dynasties…
I hear you. Thanks for the link. I knew Minglan didn’t take place during the same dynasty (they didn’t have guns in Minglan), but she still had to live within the cultural limitations and that was my point. At the heart of the matter is that women have been oppressed throughout human history, to varying degrees. I think that “Blossom” also took place during the Ming dynasty, and in that drama the FL owned businesses, rejected marriage proposals and was very wealthy on her own. For that particular dynasty, though, it sounds like stuff like that never happened.
I do believe that even with cultural limitations at the time, there were women who broke the glass ceiling. They…
That’s more what I meant - a lot of women were not able to break the glass ceiling. I like this being a drama about two relatively normal people trying to make their lives work. Yeah they climb the social ladder and make names for themselves, but I don’t need the drama to end with her breaking the glass ceiling for it to feel like a fulfilling story with a well-written plot and characters.
I love that there is some realism in this drama about the reality for women during that time. I really appreciated the conversation with Mrs. Yan in prison, when Mrs. Yan basically told Tingyun that she needs a man in her life as the laws did not protect women. It highlights the reality that women really do depend on marriage to get ahead.
It’s such a nice change from other historical dramas that in many ways felt unrealistic to me with women becoming powerful officials, owning their own businesses and owning properties. For once we have a FL who has to play within the cultural limitations of the time in order to get ahead. It’s similar to Minglan, where Minglan had to defeat her enemies and become successful while living within the limitations for women.
I hope that the drama stays this way. There are plenty of historical Girlboss dramas out there where the female leads shatter the social norms, often at the expense of realism. I hope that this drama does not go that way and instead continues to balance an amazing FL with the realism.
😭I love this trope. Marriage because of a mutual respect for the other person, a trust in their integrity and character, and an unwavering belief in the other person’s goodness and capabilities 😭It’s so refreshing in light of a lot of dramas with the enemies-to-lovers arranged marriage tropes. We know the love will come, and I love how the buds of romance have been there for a while now.
Every time Tinyun praises Zhao Ling my heart just melts 🫠 Her letter to her mother, what she said when begging the CP to let him help with the salt case… the comments she has made to others about his trustworthiness. I just. 😭 This drama is so beautifully different and refreshing.
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Buuuuuuuuuuut if it leads to shirtless wound-care at home with his wifey then… ¯\_(ヅ)_/¯
It’s such a nice change from other historical dramas that in many ways felt unrealistic to me with women becoming powerful officials, owning their own businesses and owning properties. For once we have a FL who has to play within the cultural limitations of the time in order to get ahead. It’s similar to Minglan, where Minglan had to defeat her enemies and become successful while living within the limitations for women.
I hope that the drama stays this way. There are plenty of historical Girlboss dramas out there where the female leads shatter the social norms, often at the expense of realism. I hope that this drama does not go that way and instead continues to balance an amazing FL with the realism.
Every time Tinyun praises Zhao Ling my heart just melts 🫠 Her letter to her mother, what she said when begging the CP to let him help with the salt case… the comments she has made to others about his trustworthiness. I just. 😭 This drama is so beautifully different and refreshing.