The primary similarities are the interesting and varied cast of female characters, whether heroines or villainesses, as well as the revenge storyline (though The Long Ballad is not so cut-and-dry, which makes an interesting twist on the typical plotline that Weiyoung follows).

Notable differences: no primary love triangle in The Long Ballad, which there most definitely is in Princess Weiyoung; more courtly politics in PW since the ML is a prince.

I can't actually give specifics of the overlaps without giving major spoilers for each story, but I'll try to hit on some more general overlaps

- we have multiple love stories happening, and one couple in each story is separated by a second male who also wants the FL (if there's technically a 'FL' in Handsome Siblings)
- The apparent villains are actually being orchestrated by some big bad that doesn't reveal itself for the majority of the show
- Good people are bad, bad people are good, and other people change from one to the other throughout the drama--> lots of focus on revenge and morality

While there's not a lot of specific overlap, these stories do remind me of each other

- the third male lead in Princess Silver reminds me of the second made lead in Lost Love in Times
- lots of sacrifice for the FLs to get their happily ever after
- politics play a big role in the story, especially in the nature of the relationship between MLs and the ruling emperors
- We have an original storyline which is then moved on from for n entirely new story line (one of them involves time travel, while the other involves memory loss)

Lots of overlaps between these dramas!

- Love triangle with an upstanding ML and a conniving second ML
- Smart, resourceful FLs who are willing to go undercover to get revenge (though Princess Silver is not as straightforward with this plot device as Princess Weiyoung)
- Lots of interweaving of politics with the romance
- There's deceitfulness all around, especially in regards to taking advantage of the Fl's kindness
- Bittersweet ending (more so in Princess Weiyoung than Princess Silver, which is more easily constructed as "sweet" more than "bitter")

While Ashes of Love is more drama-driven and The Romance of the Tiger and Rose is more comedy-driven, there are several overlapping tropes from one story to the other.

1. silly, childlike FL with no experience with love

2. super-in-love ML who gets a dark side in the last arc of the drama

3. second FL who's determined to get the ML and is willing to overthrow stuff to attain her goals

4. Silly supporting cast: The moon god and the water snake in Ashes of Love remind me of the ML and FL's attendants in Tiger and Rose

5. Sacrifice for your loved one (this is pretty huge, here- both ML's do *spoiler alert* end up stabbed because someone's overthrowing the government)

I know the tones are different, but the story line is similar, and the core values seem aligned! Highly recommend both