Once he becomes emperor, she musy navigate court life as a consort while trying to hold on to their relationship. Ruyi's Royal Love in the palace follows the story of the son of the emperor in TLoCZH and the consort he has loved since he was a prince. It's set outside the palace and follows the daughter of a consort and a nobleman as she tries to make a place for herself in society. I'll second the recs for The Story of Ming Lan, which has a very unique female lead, and allr around fantastic acting and writing. IMO, pretty much all modern C-dramas have stupid misunderstandings and cliches which ruin the overall quality of it, so I pretty much rate C-dramas as 'good' if the couple can tug at my heartstrings, has a good amount of sweetness or if the show can make me laugh a lot. But it's just 24 eps, so considerably short and easy to binge. Janice Wu must laugh all the time with him around, lucky girl.) It's pretty cliche though, as it's about a celebrity and a regular girl who gets into a fake relationship contract. I also liked Please Love Me, as Zhang Yu Jian's character is very funny (he's pretty much like that in real life. It's a bit fantasy as well, since the main characters have some supernatural powers. I also recommend Flipped, which is another cute modern drama, and quite short as well (24 eps). I can't really say too much without spoiling, but it's a business related (hotel business) drama, with some family angst, and a really sad and lonely male lead who meets a girl, which makes him question his life and realizes there's actually something in this world that he wants to strive for and live for himself.

(And the bonus for me is the typical break up ordeal in 99% of Cdramas only lasts like 1.5 eps in this one.) I still feel strongly about it even 2 months after watching it. The drama has left such a strong impression on me. It's a modern drama and the leads are sooo cute together. Probably cuz I love the leads together so much, and quite like the male lead's sad background story. For a more recent one, though not a perfect drama at all (but actually, what Cdrama is actually perfect? It's not a C-drama without misunderstandings and cliches rolls eyes), but Everyone Wants to Meet You is my fave so far this year.

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