Poison Genius Consort

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Easily cowed and bullied, she was the useless, ugly woman with no talent in medical skills. Supported by millions, he was Tianning’s most respected duke with the power to move all under Heaven. On their wedding day the bridal sedan was carried to the front doors, but the Duke of Qin’s gates were shut tight.

They told her, ‘Come back tomorrow.’

All alone, she walked step-by-step full of pride through the duke’s doors. Little could they imagine, this unattractive good-for-nothing was a beautiful, genius doctor of poisons!

After transmigrating to the past, poisons expert Han Yunxi finds herself on the verge of being married off to the country’s second most powerful man, the Duke of Qin. Her future life seems set–except her husband is an unfeeling ice block, her in-laws think she’s a eyesore, the empress dowager wants to use her for her own goals, and poison-related plots abound.

Alone, the intelligent (and sensible) Yunxi must carve her own space from the intricate web of court intrigue and the jianghu, relying on her words, wits, and wisdom to survive. Adapt when necessary, use force when required; to survive and thrive is the name of the game to a prosperous life.

No matter what, she’ll prove her right to live!

Associated Names
One entry per line
Legend of Yun Xi (drama)
PGC
The Imperial Poisonous Concubine (manhua)
Thiên tài tiểu độc phi
Tiāncái xiǎo dú fēi
天才小毒妃
Related Series
Poison Genius Consort 2: Emperor’s Swallow (Sequel)
Recommendations
Princess Medical Doctor (11)
Poisoning the World: The Secret Service Mysterious Doctor is a Young Beastly Wife (9)
Eight Treasures Trousseau (8)
Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss (8)
Demon Wang’s Golden Favorite Fei (7)
The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage (7)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Probably read when im bored (some of it)
  2. Wow there's a manhua version (FL)
  3. Because of drama
  4. 2024 1/3+1+light at the end of the tunnel
  5. Completely translated novels 5 (higher ratings)

Latest Release

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CreamPuffDelights
CreamPuffDel
Jul 07, 2017
Status: c201
I... personally am unable to see the attraction of this story. I can acknowledge that it is well written for a chinese shoujo novel and that I can see how others would definitely appreciate it far more than me. Even the Male Lead is far more reasonable, far less stalkerish and far less abusive, if aloof, than almost any other Male Lead in this genre which is thankfully enough, one of the few things I enjoyed about this story.

However as an individual, I am completely incapable of enjoying this story.... more>> The MC is not an assassin, she's a perfectly normal doctor, equipped with a cutting edge analytical system embedded in her mind which conveniently enough, comes with a personal inter dimensional pocket and medicine generator, Doraemon style. Her actual skill on the other hand, is pretty much just that of a normal modern day doctor who just so happens to be pretty experienced in the resolving, and administration of poisons.

She's not going to identify poisons and sicknesses at a glance, she's not going to pop out some miracle pill that can heal instantly nor is she going to tower above anyone in power. I actually find that fact rather refreshing.

However, therein lies the issue. She's fecking SURROUNDED by a**holes. In most other CN novels, these people most likely wouldn't survive any longer than 20 chapters. In this novel, they not only stay alive the entire story, the MC heals them, helps them, saves them, so they can backstab her REPEATEDLY. over and over again.

Because, y'know, they're imperials. Royalty who can do whatever they want, they can scheme, humiliate and embarrass whoever they want, including the MC.

From some perspective, I will not deny that it's... new and a refreshing difference from all those other wuxia novels where the offending parties get slaughtered simply for offending the wrong person.

On the other hand... after 201 chapters of continuous abuse and political dancing back and forth, I would happily take the MC's place just so I can poison them myself and then sit down and happily watch as these idiots claw their own eyeballs out. <<less
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honeybunny55
honeybunny55
Sep 15, 2019
Status: c636
This is one of those stories I expected to be great, because it's got such high ratings, and pretty much everything over 4.0 stars I will like. I think out of all the cnovels I've read over the 4.0 star rating, only two or three have been stories I ended up hating.

And here we are! Story number two. Story number one was probably that abandoned rebirth consort BS that I suffered all the way through. At least that story was only 300 chapters.

This one?? Is way too long. I'm usually... more>> okay with stories that are around the 1000 chapter area, as I find that's usually enough for me to still be able to make it through.

Yeah, I got to 636 and was like "why the F am I still reading this s*upid crap?"

I guess if you like slow romances and a lot of s*upid BS plot, then you will enjoy this story. If you don't wanna deal with a ton of s*upid crap, then yeah, you'll hate this s*upid story as much as I do.

The ML to me is too much of a dumb jerk. I realize that he's the way he is as a product of his upbringing, but I just hated him. And the MC is supposed to be this intelligent smart independent woman but like, 6 chapters in and she's like omg this dude is liek, so hawt, I just gotta trip over myself to get on his d*ck cus I'm a smart, intelligent, independent woman that don't need no man oh but wait I totally want this man cus god, he is like, SOOOO hot.

Mmhm, right, okay, what was that summary saying again? That she's smart?

Oh yeah, SOOOO smart. I gotta save all these people because I'm a doctor!! Oh, I saved them and now they backstabbed me AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN???? The solution is to... obviously help them and save them cus they TOTALLY won't backstab me AGAIN for like the 47304819048210th time, right??? This hasn't TOTALLY happened 1795038190574290831-43 times, now, has it???

Does the author think we're all s*upid??

At this point, all I can say is that the 1300 chapter length is so that the MC can be more pitiful and deal with the same BS drama, recycled over and over, by the SAME F*CKING PEOPLE, OVER AND OVER, because... like... I guess it was too hard to come up with different drama and like, new people? The author must have had a really hard time coming up with like, interesting side characters and villains I guess, so the only thing she could do was reuse the same people, reuse the same s*upid drama, reuse all of that BS to f*ck the MC over.

Like, good god. I'd rather have this story cut in half with some of the s*upid BS they have to deal with. It's just ssssoooo bbooorrriinngggg. I'll admit I skipped and skimmed over a ton of chapters and it like, made no difference lol. And afterwards, when the MC/ML finally have some feelings after like 400 or something dumb chapters of the ML being the s*upid piece of sh*t he is, the "doting" is supposed to be like touching, but it's not? He just acts like a huge a**hole the entire time but she's like "aw it's so cute this is his version of affection" like I didn't realize him yelling at you and lying to you because he's irritated at you was considered "affectionate" like should I be calling a battered women's crisis line for you, Han Yunxi???

I guess other people will see this payoff and enjoy it. But for me, I hated it. The ML acts like the biggest d*ckwad ever to the MC and yet, she can excuse it cus She Loves Him And Love Always Wins Out™. It's one of those bad harlequin romances where the ML abuses the heroine and beats her and abandons her and cheats on her but ShE enDuReS and he realizes his LoVe for her and oMg she rolls onto her back like the dumb b*tch she is cus he hawt and like powerful and everYthIng is PerFEct bECaUSe LoOOooVEEee wInS OuT!!!!!

Honestly, I could shoot myself.

I couldn't like the ML at all. Sorry, I just can't. I thought the 'misunderstandings' between the two were s*upid too. Almost Demonic King Chases his Wife (or w/e that tr*sh title is called) bad, because they got the whole he saves some other woman cus he's supposed to protect her til she's 18 or something and like the MC gets mad and dumb misunderstanding ensues like can you be any more cliche? What can we call this cliche? Some Dumb Girl Who Likes The ML And The ML Owes Her Dad So She Thinks She's Hot Sh*t And He Saves Her Over The Woman He Loves Because Obligations And Let's The Dumb B*tch Bully The Woman He Loves Because Reasons?™

I can't. I can't do it. I don't even know how I got to 636. For me, because I hated the ML so much, nothing he did was redeemable in my eyes. I'm sorry other people can say "it's the way he was raised and the cause he's doing that makes him the way he is" but that doesn't excuse being a giant piece of sh*t okay? OKAY?? It's almost like... you can have ambitions, want revenge, and NOT be a total piece of sh*t!!!! WOW WHAT A CONCEPT!

And of course, I'm sure the way this story will end is some dumb BS like OMG LOVE SAVED THE DAYYYY! HE WON EVERYTHING AND DID WELL BECAUSE HAN YUNXI SHOWED HIM LLOOOOOVVEE™~~~ or something s*upid like that. I could seriously just... gouge my eyeballs out.

Someone please invent time traveling so I can convince myself not to bother with this giant steaming pile of poo. I cannot tell you how much I hate myself for even bothering with this crap. And good god, it got a f*cking SEQUEL? Like how. Just how. And I'm sure the plot of that sequel will also be She Loves Him And Love Always Wins™ also known as The Heroine Is The Hero's Punching Bag For His Emotional Issues Because He Had A Bad Upbringing And This Excuses Everything He Does To Her Because She Loves Him And Love Always Wins And They'll Make Up After He Does One Nice Thing After Doing 9999999 Bad Things Because Remember, Love Always Wins Out In The Face Of Any Kind Of Abuse, You Just Gotta Learn How To Endure™

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. <<less
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KKristen
KKristen
May 06, 2017
Status: c270
Not one of my all-time favorites, but still enjoyable and easy to read, and better than most.

I recommend you try it if you like:

  • Self-sufficient, level-headed, strong-willed female main characters.
  • A main character who is very skilled, but not OP.
  • Mystery, martial arts, and political intrigue.
You should also enjoy (or at least be ok with) :

... more>>
  • A romance that develops VERY slowly.
  • Drama between females. (the usual shade-throwing, name-calling, face-shaming, etc between noble women and petty family members)
  • A main character who has an almost magical special ability that no one else has.
  • A main character who is constantly struggling and being beaten down each time she rises up.
I DON'T recommend it if you want:

  • Romantic fluff
  • A domineering, OP, triumphant, or brutal main character
  • Cultivation/leveling up
  • A story that moves quickly (I'm at chapter 144 and we still haven't seen much romantic/character development)
  • A healthy romantic relationship
With that being said, here's a summary of the story:

  • Han Yunxi is a genius poison doctor in a modern era. After her unexpected death, she is reborn in the body of a "useless tr*sh" daughter of a medical family, about to be married to the cold and aloof Duke of Qin, Long Feiye. However, her new husband refuses to even meet her at the door, her new in-laws hate her, her old relatives despise her, and she's been drawn into an ongoing feud within the palace... with only her unique poison skills help her.
Characters:

  • Han Yunxi is level-headed, stubborn, and a realist. She does arrive in the past with a "cheat ability" (her futuristic poison detox/detection system), but she is not OP. Despite her poison abilities, she is faced with constant trials and struggles in the form of social schemes and physical danger. She has zero martial arts ability, her schemes don't always work as planned, she refuses to kill ruthlessly because of her previous occupation as a doctor, and she has little to no help from others. Overall, she is acceptable to read and her struggles are easy to understand.
  • Long Feiye is often called a "ice block, " and it's no joke -- he's one of the most aloof, uncaring, and cold main characters ever. Seriously. It's not like "oh look how tsundere he is, cute, " it's more like "he legitimately doesn't care if she dies." Don't expect him to be a warm main character, at least not for at least 250 chapters. (Tbh, he irritates me often. He is always leaving Yunxi in dangerous situations, and every time he doesn't get his way, he physically grabs her or assaults her. I keep having to ignore my modern feminist sensibilities in order to like him. Just a warning...)
Overall, this is one of the better and more realistic novels in the "genius female reborn as tr*sh daughter in ancient era" genre. I enjoyed it and read all 144 translated chapters in two days. (Edit: Now at Ch. 270) I would give it 4.5 stars if I could.

UPDATE:

Lowered my rating to 3.5 stars (I'll give it 4 stars just for the good translators).

Like many readers, there have been many times when the male lead, Long Feiye, has driven me up the wall in frustration. Frankly, it irritates me how both Yunxi and many readers immediately forgive/forget the many times that he neglects, assaults, or abuses the MC. The things he does to "redeem" himself never feel like enough. The feelings that he and the MC finally develop just feel too forced and quick to be believable (their relationship does drastically and suddenly turn for the better later on). Maybe he's acceptable for younger readers, and readers just looking for hot guys and fluff, but for me, watching their relationship is uncomfortable.

Furthermore, as the chapters progress, the story gets further and further away from reality. I mean, there has always been a fantasy element to the story (reincarnation, godly poison skills, secret powers), but the story becomes filled with cliche elements, like super cute hyper-intelligent animal sidekicks, the MC's ability to instantly master weaponry, miracle herbs/substances, unnecessary fluff, etc. There used to be sort of a grounded logic and reason to the novel that I liked, but after the first hundred chapters it just becomes more and more like a wild teen fantasy. Debating whether I should drop it or not.

Basically, I think this novel had a very strong start, with a realistic and well-grounded MC despite the fantasy setting. However, later on I couldn't help but notice major flaws with the characters, plot, and cliche elements. <<less
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Syash
Syash
Dec 21, 2017
Status: c389
There are several things you must kept in mind when reading PGC:

    • Don't self-insert.
    • Don't expect anything from the male lead. (It really baffles me that somebody didn't see her indepndence in resolving all of her own troubles.)
    • Don't expect OPness that overturns the heavens, okay. Authority is there for a reason, not because the more powerful pity them. This world's hirearchy is not based on strength, it's political.
    • Don't expect Han Yunxi to just start killing people left and right to solve problem, how fcking ridiculous. She's not those barbaric characters. She actually reflect modernistic values without the author putting it into narration.
    • Don't expect a fast plot ride. This story is a slow-reacting poison.
    • It has been pointed out that the annoying bxtches stays throughout the whole story but knows that that is entirely wrong. The story turns into political intrigue WITHOUT bxtches by the time all kind of courtyard's matters warped up. And that's when sh*t got real yo.
    • Expect nothing from the ML, so when the ice melts, you will be in joy of spring just like Han Yunxi.
To elaborate on the romance relationship; essentially, it's not much different from the other stories. ML seems to fell in love and be possessive without a reason. FL is the same; her infatuation seems to came out of nowhere, or maybe from very vain reason. But they are both sensible human being that prioritize survival of oneself and know their responsibility, and they are proper adults able to get sh*t done first rather than swoooon swoooon then just destroy everything with a mighty force and whatever. THAT'S why the development is slow, also excruiating initially. Because they both actually show characteristics of proper human being with their own personality, depth, and values.

Oh and this story leans toward political intrigue more than just series of bxtchslapping bxtch events/revengeeeeeeeee for all the villain has done to this bodyyyyy/bxtches swarming to the ML and make trouble for FL. Oh no, it is not that kind of stories. Trust me.

So PGC is really not an exciting fast read, you must let the poison dwell in your blood first.
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Fathom
Fathom
Jan 24, 2017
Status: c1368
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I enjoyed this enough to read from beginning to end twice while suffering through MTL. One of the few series where the MC is not OP in everything and the romance is not instant.

Despite being married, the romance isn't finalized until many years. It's more like dating during those years. While her poison treatment skills are excellent, she still has to go through a slow level up process. In fact, all her skills have a nice slow level up. Because of her weaker skills, she makes a good pairing with her husband. All the characters have full fledged personalities, even the villains. The plot is also well fleshed out and all the mysteries are solved by the end.

Because poison is the highlight of the story, once the main poison villain is removed, the rest of the story stagnates a bit. At chapter 1368, the story ends on a cliff hanger, so I'm dying to see if there will be be a second volume. I also hope poison will come back as the main focus.

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mechafanboy
mechafanboy
Sep 15, 2017
Status: c80
There's some really strong potential for good storyline here... problem is the basic setup of the plot is legitimately s*upid.
Here's a very quick and dirty rough gist, MC will save a life, antagonists (all women, all INCREDIBLY s*upid and willing to give up advantages in ways that make no logical sense) will harass her during the process, she'll gain popularity or freedom or something from being a savior.... before she gets double crossed less than a chapter after.

I'll be frank, the writing honestly isn't half bad.... if the antagonists... more>> were even halfway plausible. Since they're not and all that I'm capable of lamenting is how much the antagonists are willing to go out of their way to try and hurt a neutral party. I just had to drop the series because it's not worth it.

For an example of how s*upid the antagonists are, the first pair have dealings with the victim. Both of them are willing to jump the gun and attack a doctor who tried to save the victim, later even foregoing any treatment of the victim strictly so they can save their ego. Bear in mind that apparently one of the antagonists is in love with the victim, they have NO plans whatsoever in case they're wrong and the MC is their only hope of saving this person. I'm sorry, I can't take it, that's too s*upid. You don't just kill one person (whom you supposedly care about by the way) just to frame another person, it's just too incredibly s*upid.

Be that as it may, the overall setting is more involved than most reincarnated female stories.... just a pity the plot revolves around a gimmick that ruins any sort of world building. <<less
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Chiaroscuro
Rhealora
Dec 27, 2016
Status: c100
I'm giving this 4.5 star, i'll be generous and round it to 5. If you're tired of ruthless, cold, unfeeling, disturbed female MC, then this novel is for you

MC is very humane in her ways, and despite being poison expert she is not arrogant at all. She's no push over or cry baby or a baggage for her love interest. In contrary, she is independent minded, smart and optimistic. She is the more action less talking MC which is always a plus. She is not full circle OP as she... more>> is no martial arts expert and she literally have no political power or standings so sometimes this gave ways for male love interest to help her. YET she is no damsel in distress.

Romance is on the slow snail pace side bcz the male is a block of ice and dense af (basically not a normal male human, he must have minus EQ)

Villains are as 2D as they come. <<less
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solomaize
solomaize
Jul 15, 2017
Status: c207
For those of you opposed to global warming, do not read this story! Fans are rabid about wanting to melt icebergs! Okay, it's just One Iceberg. But he puts all other icebergs to shame!

On another note, this is something you should pick up if you like a female MC that is no nonsense, level headed, and kicks the door open to her fate on her own. Like literally.

Also, prepare your little heart for heavy doses of second male lead syndrome. Who is the real male lead is yet to be... more>> approved by fans!

Lastly, get your behind the scenes look at what the characters REALLY think about with awesome teasers and gifs. <<less
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TenTen
TenTen
Feb 13, 2017
Status: c1003
Edit: after 1003 chapters, I've decided to drop this novel. The novel start off very good and it was fun at first. But afterwards it just seems meh. Tbh after dropping this for a few years, I don't even remember what the story is about anymore. It was that unremarkable. Such a pity. ————

When I first read through the summary I found the fact that she herself walked through the duke's door after being previously shut out was very bold and highly interesting. And the story really didn't let me... more>> down. Interesting story aside, this one actually feels refreshing as our MC is smart and sensible, not arrogant nor bloodthirsty and most of all she is not OP (though she does have something cheat-like that I'm not able to come to term with yet). We already got told that the male lead is an unfeeling ice block. He is not only unfeeling and uncaring toward our MC but toward anyone, which I think makes his character consistent. And for an ice block to melt, it will take some time and effort, not just one or two surprises from our female lead. Anyway some may say that the story is too slow, but if you consider that it's got 1360 chapters and is ongoing, I think that it's ok to lean back and wait to see how it plays out? I liked it so much that I just had to write a review (my first ever) so give it a try. Ps. The translators did a really good job and it's a very smooth read. <<less
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somniel
somniel
Apr 22, 2018
Status: c500
This novel appears to be getting a lot of meh or worse reviews, which are seriously uninformed by reading past the first introduction of the local characters; the first 30-100 chapters are not the whole story, they are mostly exposition. Yes, it takes a long time to establish a relationship with the characters of this story, in part because you don't meet many of the most important people until quite a bit later. The story is long, and it twists and turns and contorts along the way. I cannot report... more>> on the ending, as I am not there - just over 1/3 of the way through, presently.

In the beginning, the author sketches in the world, and some of the people, who then are fleshed out pretty quickly. The primary characteristics of the lead characters are established, and then we get the first hints of action. Some bantering, and typical main character abuse (she is married to a royal) by the direct line royals, and we have our introductory arc.

Following that are numerous small arcs of scheming, poisoning (it's in the title), healing, and relationship building, all comprising the first instance of more important characters. The world in this story is not small, and it behaves as worlds of this sort of setting generally do - politically, martially, interpersonally. By this time, you care about the main character, and her husband, and various of the secondary characters who are simply interesting. None of the important characters are flat or boring, and most of the unimportant ones are either interesting, or out of the way soon. Nobody is an entirely open book when we first meet them, but their stories unfold along with the plot.

The story follows the main couple (the main character, most faithfully, but also her husband) through relationships, including their own, plots, confusion, disasters, triumphs, mysteries, and sometimes circles back for more of the above, all heading, toward mutual understanding and a better run world (we, and the characters, hope).

It's still going for me, and engaging enough that the reader can be overjoyed, infuriated and frustrated along with or because of the characters.

Not too many of the reviews mention the translation, which is generally a good sign that it does not get in the way of reading the story. It does not. The translation reads smoothly, with helpful notes tucked out of the way, and brings you into the story. The enthusiasm of the translator (and editors) and your fellow readers is apparent in the lively comment section, early teasers, and the pace at which the translation is produced.

Over-all, the story is very entertaining. A slow start leads to a raucous rollercoaster ride through all the highs and lows of some very interesting lives, in a reasonably well built world. The future looks just as interesting. <<less
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Anonymousse
Anonymousse
Sep 27, 2017
Status: c30
I had read some shoujo novel. but this is the very first one that pissed me off from the very first beginning.

Start by MC being killed by her boss with a stack of papers because of a lame excuse of biggest donator priority.

The story is so irritating. All the characters are very 2dimensional annoying. Either all the female that blindly jealous with delussions, a general with rash personality and brawn for brains (aka idiot), all the old females that have poison scheme for MC (MC`s mother in-law, MC`s supposed... more>> to be godmother empress dowager, etc), and many else as story goes... At least ML are kinda "normal", I think?

This novel also have a masochist tendency MC. Because she always heal her enemies, make the same bully scene repeatedly over and over again without end as a loops. Just to be, in the end, rescued by her husband in shining armor (when he hv a need or the mood todo so). So "Easily cowed and bullied" phrase are perfectly suit phrase for this MC til the end of the story.

Last, like most of readers said, I gladly volunteer to replace the MC even for a short time, spread poisons worldwide to all her enemies and eat popcorn while watching them suffering to dead, to end the looping plots and make the story goes to a more normal path.

Definitely not a shoujo novel where theres fluffy feelings around...

Not my type of reading.

My advice? prepare to read it with sacks of salt...

or maybe a punchingbag to vent ur stress... seriously! <<less
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kkaral7
kkaral7
Jun 08, 2017
Status: c1
I've read a lot of transmigration female lead MC novel, but this has to be my favorite!

The MC isn't OP and isn't cold and arrogant like many other novels, but she is clever and has a fun, unique personality. The ML doesn't atomically fall in love with her, so we get to see their relationship develop. I've genuinely laughed aloud at things the MC does. This novel stands out more than the rest with, and the translators did a good job translating without losing the voice of the author and... more>> the humor. The plot keeps the story going to, the drama never stops, but the females are super annoying in this novel. Wish I could give more stars! Definitely give this one a try! <<less
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kdsamalio
kdsamalio
Oct 11, 2019
Status: 504
Good story. However, their love story is absolute tr*sh. MC says she wouldnt fall in love, then get star-struck. LF gives her the cold shoulder then she says she wont fall in love with him. She reassure with herself to draw the line. LF then helps her again, she gets star struck again. Repeatitive cycle. For the love the motherf*ckin christ, even if he is the ML, I wouldnt let myself feel that way.

I know, her life is dependant on his status but still, she should have more guts.

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C504 Edit: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! HAN YUNXI, HAVE SOME SELF-RESPECT. YOU ARE FIGHTING AND SUSPECTING YOUR HUSBAND AND ONE MOMENT WHERE HE SHOWS INJURED YOUR ANGER DISAPPEAR? ARE YOU THAT USELESS? THE STORY GOES ON AND HER POISON ABILITIES GETS MENTIONED LESS AND LESS. UP THIS POINT IN NOVEL, YOU'RE THE MOST USELESS PERSON. YOU DONT MAXIMIZE THE USE OF YOUR SYSTEM, YOU DONT USE YOUR BRAIN MUCH, YOUR EMOTIONS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOUR SOCIAL POWER COMES FROM THE MEN DOTING ON YOU. YOUR PRESENCE IS ALMOST UNNECESSARY. IF YOU DIE, THE STORY WOULD JUST BE LIKE BEFORE YOU MARRIED LF. MY GOD! THE STORY PLOT JUST GETS WORSE. EVERYONE IS GETTING INJURED AND SUPRISE SUPRISE, YOUR MEDICAL SKILL SUCKS BECAUSE YOURE A POISON DOCTOR. GIRL, YOU HAD THE MANUAL FROM THE HAN FAMILY AND TWO HIGH RANKING DOCTOR BESIDES YOU. WHY CANT YOU LEARN A FEW MEDICAL SKILLS SINCE YOU KNOW? YOU GET INTO TROUBLE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU GET INVOLVED WITH. <<less
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Empress
Empress
May 27, 2017
Status: --
This.... truly one of the best young miss transmigration novel with more interesting characters that keep you in awe to both female and male lead. The male lead is very realistic and not easily fall in love with female lead just because her beautiful face and her talent, unlike the other similar novels which made the male lead seem so cheap and easy to tame.

If Black Belly Miss, Chu Wang Fei, and Demon Wang's Golden Favorite Fei are easy mode (Difficulty) then Poison Genius Consort is Very Hard mode (Difficulty),... more>> it is very hard for her to stay alive from the fantastic schemes of antagonists.

She is just like a sheep in the world of Jurrasic Park, and you can't help but worry for her safety. <<less
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eksentrysyti
eksentrysyti
Dec 29, 2017
Status: c398
Felt like I needed to bump this novel with a review as I noticed some pretty lame ones given by people who read a few chapters and immediately dropped a bad score for this.

This is one of the few novels of the genre (transmigration into ancient China as a waste, court intrigue, scheming) that I would say is an absolute must read.

Han Yunxi (main character) is an outstanding female lead that doesn't wither in the face of adversity. She uses her wits and courage (and poison skills) to do battle... more>> with her poor starting circumstances (unfavored by her man, schemed against by mother-in-law and stepsister, royal enemies of her man). She handles each encounter like a heroic protagonist should, charming people as she does.

A main complaint of those bad reviews that don't make it past 100 chapters is that the male lead (Long Feiye) is cold to Han Yunxi. While this is indeed the case (readers nicknamed him "Giant Ice Cube"), a lot of the fun is how Han Yunxi eventually melts his heart (takes something like 300 chapters). That relationship changes to one that's cute and sugary, as Long Feiye basically tries to figure out this romance thing for the first time (sometimes frustrating, sometimes hilarious, sometimes "kyaa" worthy).

I'll let you judge the story for itself, but the plot and characters are mostly multi-dimensional. A problem with a lot of novels of this genre are those c*ckroach-like female rivals who are crazy delusional or cookie-cutter villain types that can't seem to die for hundreds of chapters. Luckily, this novel has none of those, as face-slapping episodes quickly end with the villain thoroughly defeated removed from the story completely. <<less
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Oweng
Oweng
Sep 15, 2017
Status: c278
This novel is probably one of my favorites.

I think this novel is pretty underrated by most people. To be honest at the beginning the male lead is so annoying and really cold towards the female lead. Which is the reason why I dropped this the first time. HOWEVER. There was this one time I was so bored and went my way to read it again and happen to find an INTERESTING CHAPTER. HUE. One of the chapter where the male lead actually showed concern. Which surprised and encouraged me to... more>> read it again. AND I AM SO GLAD I DID.

Spoiler

First of all, the female lead Han Yunxi, is not a love struck fool when it comes to liking someone. She knows when is the bottom line and sees herself as nothing in front of the male lead, Long Feiye. She knows how to get disappointed and how to quickly face reality. At the beginning you'd see her get disappointed again and again with Long Feiye but I guarantee you, she won't be the one chasing him at the end.. Heh

Second of all, Long Feieye - the Giant Ice Cube. He's extremely cold to Han Yunxi at the beginning which irked me at first but now I just find it so amusing. Long Feiye kept Han Yunxi by his side even though he's known to be ruthless towards females or even to anyone else. Her being extremely knowledgable about poisons can contribute to that but at most he only acknowledges her intellegence and wit. So why did he kept her by his side? Also, him being cold to Han Yunxi has reasons, which I don't know the details of (see spoiler forums for that) Long Feiye is not detestable. Especially his treatment towards Han Yunxi. The girl is already lucky enough to be not killed after being around him, which says something cause who would care for a cannon fodder with no actual status and just status in paper only? No one. He could kill her and everyone would pass it as an accident. (Except maybe that emperor hmpf) And you'll get what I mean when I say he's not detestable cause HE'S FINALLY MELTING in the latest chapters I am at.

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Overall they are my OTP. And I can't wait for the day this novel is finished being translated. <<less
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whosays25
whosays25
Nov 02, 2017
Status: c50
Barely passable for me. True, MC is a realist but she's very naive.... sorry, wrong term....

The story is a typical transmigration tale. The MC is a woman so expect her to be some sort of abandoned or not favored someone who is being discriminated against in all directions. This time it's not about a broken engagement. Also, not about a genius doctor or a former empress, but a not so far-fetched profession - a genius poison expert. Expect the fun in the first few chapters because they will tell... more>> how she suddenly transmigrated into a bride's sedan. Those scenes are what can grab people's attention into reading it.

So here's what will come after.

There are interesting conversation and plots in the story but before reaching that, you'd have to torture yourself reading how the MC delivered herself in the household she wedded into, got snubbed and plotted against left right and center by her household and Imperial family. Sounds cliche but later she would treat a general just to suddenly get convicted and jailed for poisoning that same general she had treated. She would be freed but then end up starving almost to death when she returned to her household thanks to her narrow-minded mother-in-law.

It's.... somehow painful to read...

If you are reading this review you might not get why I'm saying it's painful to read, but try it yourself and I think you'll get my point. I can't sympathize with the MC's logic. It's like she doesn't know the real way of surviving in that world because even if she's equipped with poisons and a genius at it, she... ugh, I don't get how she can purposely poison someone and then treat that person, all to get nothing in return. One time she confronted her evil father inside the jail, I can't understand why her poison skill suddenly became forgotten which result to her being toyed by the evil father to lighten up the sentence on him. There are really so many questionable points... and it's making me doubt whether she really knows poisoning. Wait, scratch that. It seems to me she does, only she's clearly not in know of how to put it in good use. How I wish for her to use her poison skill to at least create a band of useful and faithful subordinates/bodyguards for herself.

And here's another thing.... I can't even say for sure that she's been lawfully wedded to her husband because no whatsoever marriage ceremony happened. She just went inside the wangfu and then passively received all the hater's attacks... One thing I really want to understand is how she can stand letting her mother in law starve her in a woodhouse, (no food or drink for three or so days and if there are, surely there are nasty surprise) and not retaliate in any way.... It's really heartbreaking how her genius poison skill is not used in the place it is supposed to be used. I appreciate her kindness to the villains... truly.... Miss poison genius, please continue detoxifying your enemies poison so that they can freely go back to torturing you. Really...

Btw, that's just the MC. Expect the ice-block, insensible ML to be worse. If I'm not mistaken, by chapter 200 he only voluntarily helped her once or twice. The rest, it's because she's of help/use to him so she has to be saved, something like that. For me, he's too much of a user. Maybe he sometimes cares... but the MC has been heartbroken and helpless so many times and I didn't see him coming to extend a tiny bit of help. If I were the MC I will surely stab this ML at least a hundred times to alleviate my depression. <<less
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Faust Voncleave
Faust Voncle
Aug 05, 2017
Status: c224
Love it. Something to know when going into this is that the poison expert thing is really a plot device, so if you're going into it expecting realistic poison and usage then you're going to be disappointed, I mention this cause I was slightly disappointed by this myself, though as you can see from my rating the good points make up for it. Another thing to know is the romance in this is super slow, you probably won't get much satisfaction from it till chapters 280ish (assumption made based on... more>> the glossary page of the translator's website), I never really had a problem with it as I like Long feiye and can for some reason understand and empathize with him, but I could definetely see how a lot of people would get annoyed with him.

My favorite part of this novel is the characters, particularly the main character. One of my biggest gripes about novels of this ilk is how unbelievable the main characters are, I really can't see them as actual people because they're too capable and often act in ways I can't believe real people would act in. Though Han Yunxi also comes off as too capable sometimes, I never have trouble believing she's a real person because her personality and actions have a much more humanistic element to them than most mc's of this genre. <<less
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Purple Iris
Purple Iris
Oct 02, 2017
Status: --
The Duke isn't that bad. Unlike all those shitty men of ancient times at least he doesn't speak sweet nothings and neither does he use her for... (Cough). Anyways he might have been too extreme with his actions but he clearly shows her on the wedding day that he wants nothing to do with her. One of the good aspects of this novel is that both MC and ML don't fall in love with each other at first sight, though they do take interest in each other as an individual... more>> but that's it. They look out for each other in their own ways and care for each other as individuals. The romance in this novel is at a slow snail speed, the Duke might seem to be indifferent and uncaring towards her but from chapter 45 through the Duke's subtle actions it does show that he cares for her while since the novel is from the MC 's viewpoint we get to know when she starts to care about him and like him.

The plots and intrigues in this novel is awesome, but if you are a total reality seeker then this novel is not for you because compared to other transmigratory novel this one might have a realistic MC but the character and mentality of other characters and the plot itself is unrealistic but that's the beauty of transmigratory novels. The Martial Arts in this novel is unrealistic and a little exaggerated so if you are seeking some reality type novel then the novel like The Malicious Empress would be good for you. The plot seems to be simple at first but as we read the later chapter of this novel the plot becomes complex when both their real origin and identity is revealed which is another unrealistic aspect of this novel (kind of reminded me of Romeo and Juliet). MC's attitude to her new found identity was reasonable after all she originally belonged to a modern day and age so her not being able to totally accept the concept of loyalty to her Country over her beloved and the duty of avenging the sacrifices of the people by sacrificing the living soldier is logical. (Hell I had been shouting and cursing those ancients throughout that arc not being able to understand their extreme and exaggerated loyalty toward the Empire over their Masters themselves)

I simply adore MC which made me want to poison all those antagonist and even slap the Duke more than once. The MC isn't OP, fearless, proud and cold she's weak physically but not mentally, she's the type who returns kindness with kindness and evil with evil. She has ability to deal with court disputes but not with the ancient laws, she relies on the people around her when needed but is no damsel in distress. Her character develops throughout the novel along with her relationship with the Duke. Another thing I like about her is that even when she starts to like the Duke she doesn't completely become one of those blind in love idiots at one point of the novel when she finds it unbearable she decides to leave him, and it is this disappearance of hers that makes that (s*upid) ice block go crazy and realise how much he fears her leaving him (which honestly made me happy but I was also a little dissatisfied since I wanted him to suffer for like some months considering how he acted as if she did not matter much to him when his impulsive and unreasonable actions out of jealousy was so obvious in the past chapters. I'm a person that holds grudge for a long time).

Altogether I would rate this novel 4 stars for being beautifully written and for giving an in depth view of the characters. <<less
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blindbandit
blindbandit
Jul 28, 2017
Status: c265
Good story. Female lead has the wits to survive in a time where women possessed little to no power at all in society. But can somebody please tell me when this story will develop the relationship between the female and male lead. I feel as if they have a master-s*ave relationship. I wasn't that optimistic with their development when I picked this up but seriously CH 200 and still nothing?!

EDIT: Even though I had thoughts of dropping it, I read on and now I'm hooked. Finally I'm seeing some... more>> action between the two. After what the ML did, with the MC's attitude I think she'll do something to make him understand what he's missing. I hope it's something good. Go girl, make him grovel! &Lt;3 <<less
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