The Grand Princess Chapter 54 Discussion

I dunno. I'm conflicted about this. I understand the confidence of the female MC that she treats the insecure ML like this because she doesn't need to wait for him & should like who she likes esp as a princess.

Tbh the ML also digs his own hole by being insecure & overly considerate Spoiler

esp when he's like on his remarriage day, "it's ok if u end up with your old lover bc I know you love him & I want you to be happy in this life"

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In that sense, I feel like the ML is vastly more relatable. Bc I mean who hasn't been there? Essentially struggling against your socioeconomic insecurities and emotional insecurities against someone who has a higher position in life while also u dealing with little reassurance they like you as much as you like them? I feel very sympathetic for him and can barely care about the MC. I do admire her confidence and consideration of self but hm it's really too harsh reading romantically her Spoiler

(idk if it goes through but) her considering a marriage with her old lover in front of the evidently upset ML

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This may be female empowering especially during this time period, but no romance reader for other Chinese novels too would have wanted to read the opposite: Spoiler

a ML considering another marriage even if the MC was saying they were ok with it but here it's switched

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Tbh I'm still considering if I should continue. I don't even think the ML did much wrong in his past life to deserve how she is so guarded against being openly soft & reassuring with him.. in fact he was more devoted & loyal to her in her past life than she was ever to him... even in this life...