Quem Governa o Mundo (2022)

Both cast Zhao Lusi as Female Lead
In both dramas, FL has 3 pretendents, while she unknowingly already has one of them in her heart
In both dramas, FL declares that she will not accept to share her spouse ,( no concubines)
Both ML receive proposals from other ladies, but declare they will only love the FL
Both ML are strong fighters, domineering personalities, are cunning and smart, hold military power and influence in the palace
Both have happy end

Adapted from novel. A legendary wuxia romance that focuses on the decade-long romance. Strong male and female lead. Beautiful and charming couple.

The three kingdoms of Dayan, Xiyan, and Nanyue fought for many years, and the Weibei army led by Murong Jing He, the prince of Dayan, who had excellent combat power, suffered heavy losses in the Western Yan army and returned to the court in triumph to receive a reward, was betrayed on the march route, was framed, caught off guard, and the entire army was annihilated. The court is treacherous and the dark tide is rising.

As the center of the whirlpool, Jing He never gave up on investigating the truth of the incident, finding out who is behind the scenes, and comforting the heroic souls of the fallen soldiers. The dead warrior Mei Lin became the only "dead chess" on Jing's chessboard and revenge. Although Mei Lin is a dead soldier, he has a tenacious will to survive, and in order to get out of the dark factory, she and Jing He launched a turbulent struggle.

Jing He made extreme use of the beginning to gradually recover his sincerity. Mei Lin went from ignorance at the beginning to the beginning of love. In the confrontation between the two "chess players and chess pieces", the sadomasochistic love is deep and they cannot love.

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~~ Adapted from the novel "Chun Hua Yan" (???) by Hei Yan (??). Edit Translation

The drama tells the story of a fallen princess forced into a political marriage with a corrupt prime minister. She faces numerous dangers but strives to survive to protect herself amidst the conflicts of national loyalty, personal vengeance, and true love. Meanwhile, the prime minister, outwardly ambitious to become a treacherous official, secretly harbors a desire to serve his country, its people, and the world.

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-~~ Adapted from the web novel "Tao Hua Zhe Jiang Shan" (?????) by Bai Lu Cheng Shuang (????).

They are both leads intelligent, beautiful, and royal. My only thing was that a few episodes were a bit dragged—unnecessarily added story-like. Thirty or fewer episodes would have been great.

I have read the novel for Heart Protection and recently watched Who Rules the World. They are similar as they both have some form of martial art in it, though heart protection focuses more on xianxia and WRTW focuses more on wuxia. They have similar plot where there is an overarching mystery for the main couple to overcome. They both have bickering couples, and it is a sweet romance