If you wish to see another masterpiece, The Ming Dynasty 2019 is considered as one as the male actors playing Emperors Yongle, Hongxi and Xuande are brilliant in portraying the characters.

Yongle in this drama is dark and ruthless by just casting his deadly glance and gaze. His sons and grandson are terrified of him.

I love watching his scenes with his sons and grandson. Although Yongle was a tyrant, he clearly loved his flesh and blood.

This drama is as good as the Ming Dynasty but it has a smaller budget. The Dowager Empress aimed to protect her son's throne from the Prince Regent.

FL made the Khitan kingdom a rival to the Song Dynasty. She was an excellent administrator and decision maker who ruled as a regent for her young son.

ML and FL aim to reform the country. LoLZ is better than TSoG because it's less confusing.

I think this is ZLY's first main role and she did it well.

Same ML but in different period settings.

The drama is entertaining as HYT really played the character, Gu Yanxi perfectly well.

The male prosecutor persevered to get to the bottom of the death of his friend's boyfriend. He got all those involved in the death of the deceased accountable in the end.

FL kills her husband because she was physically abused by her. She plotted the murder and gets away with the near-perfect murder.

The detective investigating the case falls in love with her but am devastated when he discovers the truth.

Watch this film.

Same actress with dark romantic theme.

A detective falls in love with a murder suspect. The feeling of new found love and the romance thrills the detective but it ends tragically.

Watch this drama instead if you find The Substitute Princess' Love is boring.

I find the series more entertaining and the FL a better actress.

Sun Heping saw himself as Xie Yu who was trying to persuade Han Xin over to his side when he is trying to win over Ren of the Red Star company.

I love the conversation that took place in the car between SHP and QP. It is the highlight in that series.

An exact copy of the story.

Both FLs remind the powerful men in the royal family of their previous love.

The FLs are constantly exposed to threats in the harem.

FL helps the ML to be the next heir to the throne. Both FLs in the two dramas are strong-minded and are willing to help the ML to achieve his ambitions.