We marry because we love the other person and we want to be with that person for the rest of our lives. It is true however that divorce rates have gone up, and more children are in single parent homes. But the spirit of marriage is still the same. We want to find some one who loves us, and not to admire us for our power. Secondly is the importance of women.
Women still make less money than men, and are treated in a different respect than men.
We also have women's rights groups to make sure all women are given an equal opportunity to work and live. Yeh-hsien did find wealth and happiness, but I am not sure if she was happy. Yes she did get rid of her overbearing step family, but now she has to deal with an overbearing husband as well. The king married Yeh-hsien because she was beautiful, she could also provide him with great wealth and power. In my opinion that is why he married Yeh-hsien, she gave him power, and in turn he rescued her from poverty.