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I don't understand the trope of arrogant maids of FL in cdramas. I mean first they get a lot of say and then they become irritating. On the other hand, guards of ML are generally very sweet and nice. Such a common trope in most dramas.

Exactly. The leads were superb, they were enemies first, but then they became friends, then lovers, they were always very supportive. So you can watch it easily, there is no angst.

Nope he knows they were not in love. He knows she is lying to all of them. I think that is why when his misunderstanding gets cleared, he falls for her. Plus there was no ceremony, his brother did not marry her, she declared herself as married to his corpse. So I don't think its a betrayal from the ML's side.
In some cultures, marrying brother's wife after his death, is done, to keep the dowry, betrothal gifts in the family. Also, if they have kids, then instead of going with the mother, the child would be in his family, and a real uncle would be better for a child as a father, than actually a man who is a complete stranger. Yes it can be considered a little weird, but after a person's death, more than emotions, practicality is considered. But this is not done due to love, its family arrangement.
But because in the drama, its a noble family, they don't allow that. It would be like a fight for love against the society.

They were not the leads. The leads were nice, supportive, very beautiful. They were happy, no toxic love triangle angle.
It was the ML's sister who got married, and got entangled in a love triangle. Some of the people even found that entertaining.
This drama was really nice. So do watch it. If you don't like the second leads story, you could just skip those portions.
Bad, as in, it was really toxic. It started of as entertaining, then went on to be toxic, then got sympathetic, as per my perception.

In the novel, the only one against it was ML's mom, but she died in the drama. Also the novel was pretty much more about politics. But because even the title here is Fight for Love, so maybe that's what it is, the leads would be fighting for their love against society. So yeah, what you say is making so much sense.

Maybe. Then they might want to deviate from the novel, taking and leaving things they don't like.

Age never matters to me usually. Also for tropes such as these, where ML is supposed to fall in love with his elder sister in law, its pretty normal, if the female actress is elder. They both doing excellent jobs.

If I am not wrong, rebirth plots are not allowed to air in China. So usually if there is any such trope, they either make it a sad ending, or show it as a dream sequence or something, so I guess they completely dissolved that plot from the novel.

FL doesn't die, doesn't go back in time. There is no reincarnation plot in the drama. That was only in the novel.

Its out now. Everyday 2 episodes are supposed to release. But the second episode, is express in WeTv, so it releases 3-4 hours later than the first episode, in all other sites.

In the novel her whole family was alive. But in the drama, her father died, her brother is alive. I don't remember if she had more brothers. I think they wanted to say her father died, and brother got injured, and defeated, so it was like a fall of a military family, some disgrace. This was all because of a traitor whom she wants to find out, that's why she entered Wei Household. In the novel, there was no such angle.

It depends on the role. Here in the drama, the FL is 3 years elder than the ML. So the actress seemingly looking elder than the actor, shouldn't be a big deal. Also male actors being many years older to their female co stars is so normal in the industry. At the end of the day, the actors playing the characters should fit, here I think they do. Yes, important is chemistry, but here the leads did not have so many scenes till now, in order to understand that part well. But I get you, no offense, everyone has different tastes, I was just sharing my perception.

In the novel, many years before the actual timeline, when Cao Yan's elder brother was young, he was under Wei Military for training as a soldier. He did not maintain military decorum so he was punished/thrashed/beaten, which lead to his death. That lead to Cao Yan wanting revenge against Wei.

Marrying brother's wife is not very common in noble families, if it was wife's sister, that wouldn't be a problem. That was how the society was, rules were a disaster. Honestly in the novel, FL did marry ML's brother properly like in a ceremony, still they were able to pursue a love affair, which was actually interesting. Here, in the drama, the marriage is only like a declaration, so I don't think it would be much of a issue. Hoping they follow the novel's route, so there would be not much angst at least among the two leads.

The reincarnation plot was only in the novel. The synopsis here is a copy paste from the novel. Its incorrect here. There is no reincarnation in the drama. So the FL has never eloped with another man. Here, its just her ex boyfriend. The drama starts with the marriage of her ex boyfriend with another woman, and her first meeting with the Wei Brothers.
Wei brothers, except the ML/7th brother, die along with their father, and 70k soldiers in the battle. In the novel, after the reincarnation, FL chose not to elope and marry the eldest Wei brother. In the drama, there was no such marriage between them. FL proposes to him in public, only for her own motives, in order to find a traitor in the armory where the elder brother is in-charge. Though society thinks they are a couple, they were just friends privately, and the elder brother was just helping her. In episode 3-4, Wei brothers, father die, ML survives and Wei family is accused that they lead to the death of 70K soldiers, by rushing behind enemy, and taking an offensive approach. FL decides to become a part of Wei family, so that when they rise again, she can find out the traitor. So she lies to all of them, that elder Wei brother promised FL marriage, after coming back from war, so she cuts her hair and declares her marriage to his corpse, declaring she would be a widow for him all her life.
FL tries to bring ML out of prison, and wants to return their glory to them, so that she can achieve her mission. ML distrusts FL. ML is 3 years younger than FL ( in the drama )

I hope that helps. :)

I don't know, this is my first drama of hers! I thought she is pretty. Maybe to navigate her character or what the actress wants to portray, I will have to watch few more episodes.

Baek Sang Hyeon, I was not aware of your game, I mean!!

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Only in the fictional world ;)

The plot is a little weird though. If the rebirth is not there at all, then there was no need of the ex boyfriend, I mean they could have just kept his character, and not make him her ex boyfriend. Also though the FL looked pretty during the sword dance on the roof, there is something strange about her, maybe its the character not the actor, but I am unable to figure it out. Maybe we should few more episodes to decide.

No she was not in a relationship with ML's brother. He was just helping her.