NattyA

I am deeply impressed by the eldest sister and the Tanhua scholar (the third-place imperial graduate) couple. Initially, he felt forced into the marriage, yet he actually adores every single one of her qualities—whether it's managing the household, painting, calligraphy, or taking excellent care of both his mother and himself. When he faces danger, she also comes up with great ideas to help him. She is such an impressive, wonderful woman. However, because it was sort of an arranged marriage combined with a last-minute bride swap, he felt cornered and showed signs of resistance. Seeing him come back to win her over after surviving his ordeal is absolutely adorable.

The court debate scene regarding filial piety and parental debt serves as a perfect slap in the face to a dysfunctional Confucian society that degrades women. It makes me feel that Confucius had a terrible personality and a lot of complexes to have despised women and suppressed them to such a low status.