So the spoiler is that her parents find her a nice young man to marry (he looks like he falls into the "poor" scholar category, lots of potential but not from a noble background obviously). ML suspects that she's his former fiancee and even tho his parents are trying to get him to marry the Duke's daughter, he goes behind their back to the emperor and uses his military merits to get him to decree a marriage between him and the FL. She, rightfully so, is pissed about the whole thing. And since it's an imperial decree, she can't deny the marriage.
If the spoilers I read are true, some of ya'll who are in it for the romance are going to have a very long wait. My man pulls a stunt that isn't gonna make her like him anytime soon.
The author doesn't sit on the fence. The male protagonist comes across even worse in the book (according to readers…
He asked a third class maid to come and bring him tea, knowing she wasn't supposed to do that. Then plied her for information about her mistress and "rewarded" her, but knew if she was found with that money OR the convo they had was found out (it was) that could mean her life. Do you think he doesn't understand how the household works? He just didn't care. Why do you excuse this behaviour? What's the point in that?
Just out of interest, what is it so far that makes the ML such a red flag? Talking about the drama, not the novel.…
"The wife's activities are so much worse."
No. No they are not. Ya'll are just too male identified to see how the power dynamics play out and make the male characters moves so much worse in context of the hierarchy at the time.
The author doesn't sit on the fence. The male protagonist comes across even worse in the book (according to readers…
He put their lives in danger. lol. Asking a maid to spy on her mistress knowing what she's done to the other maids is cruel. The veiled threat with her family. The setup of the third class maids that eventually led to Ji'er being beaten and removed. What are you talking about? He uses his power differently but the end result is the same. Slaves/servants are just pawns to be used and discarded as they (the Msters) see fit.
The author doesn't sit on the fence. The male protagonist comes across even worse in the book (according to readers…
I agree with a lot (not all) of this. But what folk seem to keep overlooking is that in his war with his wife he uses the slaves/servants the same way as the women do. People want to be mad at the women for their cruel use, how is he any different? He uses them and doesn't care about their lives like everyone else. As I've said, none of the characters are likable except for the FL and her parents - some are still sympathetic (like the wife and Ji'er). he is neither.
The author doesn't sit on the fence. The male protagonist comes across even worse in the book (according to readers…
Yeah. I don't agree with any of this. And I'm not comparing the drama to the book. The drama writer is straddling the fence with how he's portrayed. She clearly wants him to come off as somewhat sympathetic. He doesn't tho. His wife does. Him, not so much. Can't stand him actually. lol. But I do enjoy the show.
I wonder how many episodes she's gonna be in.
No. No they are not. Ya'll are just too male identified to see how the power dynamics play out and make the male characters moves so much worse in context of the hierarchy at the time.