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Lady Du is quite cunning; our protagonist saved the day... But I’m worried about the servant who went to work as a maid for the new villainess.

I agree
In the novel, the engagement isn't broken off, but Shen family is dead out and the Lin family is exiled; notably, because of the marriage, the female lead would have been sent into exile.

Clearing the family name is actually possible?
provided there is a new emperor (the current emperor will never admit to being wrong)

But taking revenge on whom? The Emperor? Or the male lead's family?
Without the engagement being broken off; They could have taken the female lead away if the marriage had gone ahead, but her family would still have been wiped out.
There is absolutely no way for there to be revenge.

It's impossible to know, because for starters, he isn't the same character as in the novel.

That’s true, but we have to admit that the idea of ​​not educating them was a bad one, and the Shen family was right. ' education very important'
History shows this went on for a long time; if we fast-forward a bit—to the 1700~1800, if I recall correctly—the Habsburgs are an example of a family that provided theoretical education to their princesses.

I picked up on that from the trailers, too; there are lines that hint at that
But it's all good for now—having elements like that isn't a problem, provided it doesn't detract from the story as a whole.

they look different

You forgot one detail: not everyone is fluent in English.
Finally, the premise of the synopsis does not exactly reflect the drama.
As I mentioned above, the fiancé didn't cheat on her, and the cancellation of the engagement is coming from the 'elders'.

This is a malaise of modern society—victimism;
People ignore the fact that she was a bad person who did bad things; instead, they focus solely on her suffering and turn her into a victim;
even though she is more of a villain.

To think she cheated on her husband, yet her lover doesn't even truly love her—after all, he abandoned her, claiming she 'seduced' him and that the fault was 'hers.'

I also wonder—I mean, ML was young back then;
she could have had a different ending; It's a shame she only made bad choices.

How could her husband love her, given that she had affairs with two men and got pregnant by one of them? A relationship is impossible when, from the very beginning, she never wanted to get close to him; she is not innocent.

ep8 Who would have thought? So she cheated on the male lead, only for her lover to abandon her and claim it was her fault? What a pathetic man. The lady was ruined by her own choices; yes, being forced into marriage against one's will is unfair, but the truth is that every choice she made was wrong, and being betrayed by her lover in the end speaks volumes about her situation.

please elaborate. i'd like to know.¹

My English isn't great, but when I commented, I meant "rich people" in the plural—whether men or women; it's just about having status. Yes, that is inherent to the gender.

I find it curious that people sympathize with the wife, considering she has a dubious character and makes questionable choices—plus... well, the rest is a spoiler. Perhaps this reaction reflects modern society.

Her character is highly questionable. The author really tries to force sympathy, but that only works for proponents of feminism. Sympathy for a traitress? It’s impossible to sympathize with someone who takes it out on the servants—the servants are the ones who are truly wretched, while the wife lives in luxury; she is anything but innocent.

Ep. 5: She clearly took her frustrations out on the servants. People say she has a miserable life, but she’s in high society; the servants are the ones with the hard lives—at least she lives in luxury. And finally, that questionable relationship she has with the man "disguised as a woman"? That’s going to be her downfall. Everyone loves to argue that women's lives were hard, but wasn't life difficult for the entire lower class? servants with no choice; wars, and among other things, stop viewing things through the mindset of the modern era.
I feel sorry for the innocent, but for the head wife? Absolutely not—she is neither innocent nor a noble, pure person.
As for ML, I haven't seen enough to be able to judge him.

male lead wife, I dont' can sympathize with she.