The New Yoshiwara pleasure district, in the twilight years of the Edo Period. Popular prostitute Asagiri will soon be freed from her indentured service. One day at a local festival, she meets young artisan Hanjiro who changes her destiny. Asagiri feels love for the first time in her life, but the history involving Hanjiro's client leads to tragic circumstances.
Both are from fallen kingdoms.
The Northern Wei Dynasty was obliterated one night leaving behind the kindhearted Princess Feng Xin Er as an orphan. Although she escapes death, she accidentally enters her enemy's territory and she assumes the identity of Li Wei Young, the daughter of the Prime Minister. She suffers many hardships but eventually utilizes her wisdom and sense of justice to become a powerful woman as well as gaining a beautiful romance.
The Northern Wei Dynasty was obliterated one night leaving behind the kindhearted Princess Feng Xin Er as an orphan. Although she escapes death, she accidentally enters her enemy's territory and she assumes the identity of Li Wei Young, the daughter of the Prime Minister. She suffers many hardships but eventually utilizes her wisdom and sense of justice to become a powerful woman as well as gaining a beautiful romance.
Both dramas are Chinese historical romances where the FL is a clever, strategic, beautiful and graceful princess who has to lie to everyone (including the ML) for a good reason.
In both dramas, the ML is strong fighter who falls for the FL quickly, respects her, and always defends / protects her - even if it means risking his own life.
And in both dramas the FL does not know that the ML is connected to the emperor and distances herself from the ML when she finds out.
But there are two major differences: ZGZZS is short and fast and (for lack of a better word) just plain horny. The Princess Wei Young is long with lots of characters, subplots, and repetitive themes and the leads have very limited skinship. They're both great dramas in their own way.
In both dramas, the ML is strong fighter who falls for the FL quickly, respects her, and always defends / protects her - even if it means risking his own life.
And in both dramas the FL does not know that the ML is connected to the emperor and distances herself from the ML when she finds out.
But there are two major differences: ZGZZS is short and fast and (for lack of a better word) just plain horny. The Princess Wei Young is long with lots of characters, subplots, and repetitive themes and the leads have very limited skinship. They're both great dramas in their own way.
Both have intelligent female lead and male lead as the eldest grandson of the royal family (show the process of how they manage to become the emperor in the future). Both female lead have misunderstanding about the male lead at first. Both couples have a rather similar ending (watch to know more).
In Dugu the family was persecuted while in Weiyoung a marshal from the Chiyun clan was driven by greed and turned her entire families clan into a bloodbath. Which forced her to survive on her own. Like Dugu who is independent and strong, Weiyoung is the same, she is able to avoid all the enemies evil plans to harm against her. Dugu's husband is a warrior who aims to rise as emperor, while Weiyoung's Tuoba Jun doesn't care about royal politics, but targeted by the emperor's sons. After these two meet, she is able to gain wisdom, and was finally able to find peace for her family while finding love at the same time
