That Qinying and 4th romance they want to force on us is so weird. From where to where? This drama will move on fine without it. In fact less screen time for Qinying
I genuinely feel sorry for Meng Zhen Zhen . — she’s also a victim in this whole situation. She was forced into a marriage with a man who doesn’t love or even speak to her, and like many women in historical dramas, she has no real choices. These women are often denied grace or understanding simply because we view everything through the male lead’s lens.
She doesn’t know her husband’s past or that her family caused the downfall of his. She was just thrown into the marriage and expected to play the perfect wife while being emotionally and physically neglected. No affection, no intimacy — nothing. And in that kind of setting, of course she’d lean more toward her brother and the few people who actually treat her like a human being.
Meanwhile, these men, even though they also lack choice in marriage, still have the liberty to take concubines and show affection to others. But women are just expected to sit quietly and accept it, without any outlet or grace to feel jealous, angry, or betrayed.
It’s also unfair that the men are always painted as perfect and noble — when in reality, neglecting your wife completely, even if you don’t love her, is not noble. It’s cruel.
Lastly, her own father — instead of guiding her with wisdom — pushes her deeper into darkness by insisting on revenge and even handing her poison. She’s not just a villain. She’s a product of her environment. And like her brother, she’s a victim of the family she was born into.
Pardon, I needed to use Chatgtp to construct my thoughts.
She doesn’t know her husband’s past or that her family caused the downfall of his. She was just thrown into the marriage and expected to play the perfect wife while being emotionally and physically neglected. No affection, no intimacy — nothing. And in that kind of setting, of course she’d lean more toward her brother and the few people who actually treat her like a human being.
Meanwhile, these men, even though they also lack choice in marriage, still have the liberty to take concubines and show affection to others. But women are just expected to sit quietly and accept it, without any outlet or grace to feel jealous, angry, or betrayed.
It’s also unfair that the men are always painted as perfect and noble — when in reality, neglecting your wife completely, even if you don’t love her, is not noble. It’s cruel.
Lastly, her own father — instead of guiding her with wisdom — pushes her deeper into darkness by insisting on revenge and even handing her poison. She’s not just a villain. She’s a product of her environment. And like her brother, she’s a victim of the family she was born into.
Pardon, I needed to use Chatgtp to construct my thoughts.