Officially, in the history of ancient Chinese empires, none of the mainstream imperial dynasties (such as the Tang, Song, Ming, or Qing) opened the imperial examination (Keju) system to women. Throughout the more than 1,300-year history of imperial examinations (from the Sui era to the early 20th century), this bureaucratic system was strictly male-only.
However, there are two important historical accounts that intersect with women's participation in imperial examinations outside the traditional imperial dynastic system:
1. The Reign of Wu Zetian (Tang Dynasty / Second Zhou) Context: Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in Chinese history to wield absolute power (she even established her own dynasty, the Zhou, in the middle of the Tang Dynasty).
Exam Facts: Although she strongly supported and expanded the imperial examination (Keju) system to weaken the military nobility and promote meritocracy, she never legalized the examinations for women. Women remained prohibited from registering for or taking the official imperial examinations during her reign. Nevertheless, his progressive policies towards equal education and opportunities for women in the palace significantly increased.
2. The Taiping Rebellion (Taiping Tianguo) during the Qing Dynasty Context: The Taiping Rebellion was a major armed rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century (1850–1864).
Exam Facts: The Taiping rebel regime was the first entity in Chinese history to officially open the civil service examinations to women.
Notable Figures: The Taiping regime's women-only examination system led to the birth of Fu Shanxiang, the first woman in Chinese history to achieve the highest rank (Zhuangyuan) in the rebel-style civil service examinations. However, this regime was a rival government and was ultimately suppressed by the Qing Empire.
3. Before Sui dynasty, there is no imperial examination for women too.
1. is the father of FL and Li mao will be killed ? 2. is ML will become the emperor ? 3. if not, who is the emperor and the empress in the end of this tv series ?
eps 3 => so, there is main gap times, 2-3 years after the death of wife (FL) of 2nd prince to till this day when FL finally enter the empire palace in the capital city ?
While that was the most painful divorce I have seen so far in cdrama, it did seem awfully easy to do and thus…
eps 32-40 has proof, that divorce arc its very useless storyline. i, dont know why they made that divorce shit to this story, because it does not make sense at all !
i dont know why, that some people in here, has defend on eps 31-32, that ML has right to divorce his wife, eventhough it has no good reason at all ...... LOL
instead blamed the director and the writers, u just blamed the viewer ?good job, dude ! ^^
dude, its no matter where do u watching this super smart tv show, this season 2 its still has the same storyline and the main characters, so the point is, both elements is much worse than season 1 ! ^^
===The plot is a mess. The female lead is written as a perpetual damsel in distress who repeatedly sleepwalks into obvious traps, makes foolish decisions, and waits to be rescued again and again. Instead of character growth, we get the same helpless cycle dressed up as drama.
The story also tries to look clever with multiple endings, but they feel less like meaningful narrative choices and more like confused writing. The logic collapses, the tension becomes repetitive, and by the end, it feels like the writers were simply throwing shits at the wall to see what might stick.
For a drama built around rebirth, revenge, and second chances, it somehow manages to waste all three.
What it actually delivers is repetitive stupidity, lazy plotting, fake suspense, and characters who behave as if basic logic is a luxury item they cannot afford.
By the end, the only person who needs rebirth is the viewer, preferably into a timeline where they never started this drama in the first place.
Not recommended unless you genuinely enjoy frustration, weak storytelling, and characters who keep making the same stupid decisions until your patience dies.===
---- oh, god. i love u so much, bailang .......... ! because its very true 1000% !
Officially, in the history of ancient Chinese empires, none of the mainstream imperial dynasties (such as the Tang, Song, Ming, or Qing) opened the imperial examination (Keju) system to women. Throughout the more than 1,300-year history of imperial examinations (from the Sui era to the early 20th century), this bureaucratic system was strictly male-only.
However, there are two important historical accounts that intersect with women's participation in imperial examinations outside the traditional imperial dynastic system:
1. The Reign of Wu Zetian (Tang Dynasty / Second Zhou)
Context: Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in Chinese history to wield absolute power (she even established her own dynasty, the Zhou, in the middle of the Tang Dynasty).
Exam Facts: Although she strongly supported and expanded the imperial examination (Keju) system to weaken the military nobility and promote meritocracy, she never legalized the examinations for women. Women remained prohibited from registering for or taking the official imperial examinations during her reign. Nevertheless, his progressive policies towards equal education and opportunities for women in the palace significantly increased.
2. The Taiping Rebellion (Taiping Tianguo) during the Qing Dynasty
Context: The Taiping Rebellion was a major armed rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century (1850–1864).
Exam Facts: The Taiping rebel regime was the first entity in Chinese history to officially open the civil service examinations to women.
Notable Figures: The Taiping regime's women-only examination system led to the birth of Fu Shanxiang, the first woman in Chinese history to achieve the highest rank (Zhuangyuan) in the rebel-style civil service examinations. However, this regime was a rival government and was ultimately suppressed by the Qing Empire.
3. Before Sui dynasty, there is no imperial examination for women too.
not only that, that there is 4 mini episode special, that the crown prince has become the emperor also has a little son in that 4 mini eps.
1. is the father of FL and Li mao will be killed ?
2. is ML will become the emperor ?
3. if not, who is the emperor and the empress in the end of this tv series ?
so, all character, include FL & ML, has aged more 3 years old too ?
--- quote of the day, by bailang, the reviewer !
i love it very much..... ^^
===The plot is a mess. The female lead is written as a perpetual damsel in distress who repeatedly sleepwalks into obvious traps, makes foolish decisions, and waits to be rescued again and again. Instead of character growth, we get the same helpless cycle dressed up as drama.
The story also tries to look clever with multiple endings, but they feel less like meaningful narrative choices and more like confused writing. The logic collapses, the tension becomes repetitive, and by the end, it feels like the writers were simply throwing shits at the wall to see what might stick.
For a drama built around rebirth, revenge, and second chances, it somehow manages to waste all three.
What it actually delivers is repetitive stupidity, lazy plotting, fake suspense, and characters who behave as if basic logic is a luxury item they cannot afford.
By the end, the only person who needs rebirth is the viewer, preferably into a timeline where they never started this drama in the first place.
Not recommended unless you genuinely enjoy frustration, weak storytelling, and characters who keep making the same stupid decisions until your patience dies.===
---- oh, god. i love u so much, bailang .......... ! because its very true 1000% !