The Legend of Hao Lan (2019)

Both drama have:
Palace intrigues, slow pace and
a storyline that covers many years of complicated alliances and enmities, rivalries and feuds.

- FL was in love with somebody else before ML,
- ML loves FL only, but he has a harem,
- smart FL,
- palace struggles

- Royal ML (in SoTK he's the emperor while in TLoHL he's a prince turned emperor)
- Strong FLs that are a force to be reckoned with
- ML's most trusted allies are his wife (FL) and his close friend (SML)
- Both SML's are cunning, manipulative and charismatic. Always one step ahead
- Lots of politics and war
- Palace setting
- Both MLs are calm and soft spoken
- Main trio are honestly very similar (but in TLoHL they're in a love triangle)
- Battle of wits
- MCs are always at a disadvantage but come out on top in the last minute.
- So much death T-T
- Reclaiming power
- Beautiful dramas with lovely sets and cinematography

- ML deeply loves FL,
- great dramas,
- ML is a king,
- FL worked in the palace,
- ML has other wives