In this drama, it's probably to show that she's just as good as man when drinking. Also nobody thought drinking…
Same way men or boys think smoking, drinking, and having a lot of sex makes them look manly? That idea still persist today.
In ancient times drinking alcohol was normal, especially since water was not that clean back then. Sure TCM has litsbof advice on food and such but how many people really followed it? We know fried food is bad in modern times but that doesn't stop people from eating it.
It's a Cdrama. They do things for plot reasons. Hyper realism is not its strong suit.
In ancient times drinking alcohol was normal, especially since water was not that clean back then. Sure TCM has litsbof advice on food and such but how many people really followed it? We know fried food is bad in modern times but that doesn't stop people from eating it.