Phopai

I really enjoyed watching this drama because it portrays women's struggles in patriarchal ancient Chinese society, where the rules limited many women's potential in court and in their daily lives. The women were forced to marry either for business profits or for their family's sake, like Hao Jia. What makes this drama very interesting is that among the women who were forced to marry the Xinchuan princes, some of them found good partners who helped them break the law of the marriage selection across the nine regions and changed it to be more beneficial towards women, giving them freedom to start businesses and explore their opportunities and not to limit them to only marriage and childbirth.

Furthermore, I loved the friendship between Li Wei and the other girls, as they supported each other through the tribulations they faced and stayed together. This is what I liked the most in this drama, alongside the romance genre. Also, I laughed most of the time because of Yin Qi. He is such a good comedic character.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this drama to people who like strong friendships between characters alongside romance and comedy.