I think people love dramas filled with constant war, imprisonment, death, and tension. That's why they don't watch…
Yes people love different things. And maybe the setting and costumes also counts. Am watching because of Zheng ye cheng but if it was a morden drama I think I would love it more than historical. For me I think this year costumes in some dramas haven't been that grand compared to some dramas of the past. Now we have a mother not a stepmom but a real mother who looks about the same age with her son.
Surprisingly am managing the pain of losing Wu or maybe it's because of the spoiler I read, though I feel bad for Tang San because he is going to lose his powers when reviving Wu according to damming and friend
Blossom in adversity ML father,
The rise of ning ML father,
Fateful love ML father