The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

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“I can’t accept this! I can’t! Even as a ghost, I’m going to spend eternity cursing that your relationship will shatter like glass! Break apart like a pair of mandarin ducks that fly away from each other!” With such a persisting obsession, it would be difficult for the vengeful departed spirit to move on.
 
Ji Man had only read a light novel to pass the time, but she was unexpectedly pulled into a very strange dream. She had become the novel’s most vicious villainess.
 
The novel rewinds to the beginning. The villainess who had been ordered to commit su*cide reappears on stage and begins to follow the plot as she walks toward the novel’s ending once again, to a courtyard deep inside the marquis’ residence. A female lead that’s like the Holy Mother. Countless cannon fodders. The imperial family’s favor…

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Romance of a Twin Flower (drama)
春闺梦里人
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Shana94
Shana94 rated it
October 3, 2019
Status: c327
I give up on this novel because it starts to hurts my head. The main problem of this story is the ML that is a playboy, a jerk, insensitive and a scum. MC just want to live as best as she can but since the ML is the worst scumbag in the world, she always suffered for nothing. Both the ML and MC are quite villainous, but while they're on the same side, they always end up alienating each other.

The other problem is the other characters that makes the plots... more>> so complicated and treacherous. Seriously, if this novel were a reality, the world would be destroyed since no one has any real loyalty and backstabbing others. <<less
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Roshizer
Roshizer rated it
August 27, 2019
Status: c325
I can't continue anymore..
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.. After all the MC family been beheaded ? So cruel. Yeah she want revenge but why she still looking for the ML.. I don't like the way she accepted ML's suggestion (to be a teacher).. Most of the characters used a lot of cunning ways of achieving something.. Why? Where is the good people. None here. Everyone want "power". I can say you can't trust almost all the characters including supporting ML, they way he blame MC, the reason her families been killed.. At the first place why he suggest the princess to accept 2nd prince proposal. I can see he had hidden agenda. But im not so sure. I can't continue anymore very dissapointed, I hope all this is a dream. Lol. Like the title I guess

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the story line is ok. But im very disappointed with the MC. Sigh ~
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Pomelo
Pomelo
August 22, 2019
Status: c339
This is rather particular story that might not suit many people's taste. There are aspects of it that can be pretty divisive or polarising for readers, especially readers from not just a modern culture, but one without the instinctive feel for the cultural context of Ancient Chinese nobility as a setting because studying that isn't part of what they get from school, and the dark-grey-and-light-grey morality of most of the characters.

There are no easy villains or heroes here, just people.

My review's main purpose is to help you decide whether this... more>> story is for you or not. So, here goes:

My rating for this story is somewhat around 3.75 stars, but I thought I'd just round that up to four because I actually enjoyed how human almost everyone in this story is. Yes, everyone, including the cannon fodder characters in the Marquis' harem. Almost all of them, wonder of wonders, get character development or get shown depth that proves they are more than the caricatures or first impressions that the MC (and thus the readers) has of them.

This is my favourite aspect of the story—the humanity. Fuyu Neko's translations are also excellent that it doesn't detracts from reading.

The various villains' intelligence represents a good variation, from the s*upid to the clever. Oh, if anyone complains about how the princes in the story isn't extremely cunning/calculating, well, most historical figures aren't either and they lived, so I think there's nothing off-piste about the depiction.

TL:DR version:

Stay for: The MC fighting back in the early part, and the male lead (ML) experiencing aggravation as he try to subtly (oh these ancient people) tell her he favours her and she's important and she just walks away, not getting it. Or, even better, she breaks his pretty daydreams by pointing out the reality of the harem (her life), or his previous treatment of the original Shangyu (didn't he wish she would be less obsessed and be more magnanimous? Why is he complaining about this new-and-improved current her that doesn't really care about getting his favour?) and how even court politics interfere with how freely he can dispense favour and disfavour to his wives and concubines (there are many women he can't just dismiss/divorce because he can't offend their families or backers, for one).

It's great how she watches those inner court conflicts with the enthusiasm of a spectator in a sporting event. She's also straightforward with anyone who likes her who isn't her husband, saying that she can't accept their feelings as a married woman (unlike some other two-bit white lotuses we've all seen in some other stories). She doesn't really feel that much for her husband (for a major chunk of the story) and yet she doesn't toy with them. That's integrity, folks.

Things that might put you off: Ji Man's life sucks at the beginning since the original Nie Shangyu does suck/is a domineering person and a bully who has hurt and harmed a lot of people. Her husband doesn't like her since the marriage was forced on him.

The correlation between the movement in court politics and the balance of favours the Marquis has to keep in the harem is high, so he can't even stop being a political operator in his own home (I bet he'd have grey hairs by the time he's forty). Readers might hate a ML that's constrained by his position as well as personality and would prefer one that is actually powerful enough to afford being honest to the person he likes.

Also, the misunderstandings/gaps in communication that can arise from their differing backgrounds/perspectives can be a bit headache-inducing. And you can't even complain about it since it's very realistic and true to their characters—he's a genuine ancient guy with a harem, after all, even if he keeps them mostly for political reasons.

My pet peeve out of all their perspective gap: in the first half, he keeps feeling that he needs to shelter her like any lady in the boudoir and not tell her about his ploys and machinations. Not that I can blame him most of the time; true to his world, it's probably appropriate with 90% of noble women out there, but it's given a lot more headache and even justified angst to the MC than necessary. Good news: MC in 320-ish chapters onwards starts bludgeoning him on the head with the idea that she doesn't want to be a woman that's just an ornamental vase and she wants the safety of an independent source of power/wealth and she demonstrates her capability in that sense. I predict that they'll meet halfway between their positions as the story unfolds.

Long version (spoilered for length) :

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First, let's clarify that this is a transmigration story, with our MC Ji Man waking up one morning as Nie Shangyu, main wife of Ning Yuxuan who had just been demoted to a mere concubine due to her outrageous behaviour.

A bad MC can spoil an interesting concept that I'd drop the book on the first few chapters. Ji Man isn't like that. Her fighting spirit is great and her outlook is pragmatic. She really just wants to survive in this new world she's dropped in while cussing the original Sangyu. The story starts with her husband thinking the worst of her and everyone always badmouthing here because, I kid you not, it's entirely justified. That brings us to our second point.

Second, remember the original character whose life she took over? Nie Sangyu? She sucks. Original Nie Sangyu is a bona fide inner court villainess. Nie Shangyu was out of control, domineering, and bullying. She'd tried to ruin another concubine's face. She slashed the budget of other concubine's courtyards.

Sure, she's immature/wasn't raised well since her mother died when she was little, but that's still not an excuse to be a horrible example of what a love-crazed human being could be. She'd abused her power as main wife and abused people with it while the husband was away and busy dealing with politics, relying on her strong family backing (her aunt is an imperial consort) and her mother-in-law's bias for her. Heck, the marriage was practically forced on the Marquis by his mother and the imperial consort because the original Shangyu was so in love/obsessed with him. You can't accuse the other characters of being unreasonable—their wariness is entirely justified. And so is the Marquis' habit of always thinking the worst of all possible actions about her in the first 50-80 chapters or so (at the very least).

So, look, if you can't bear seeing the MC bearing such unjust circumstances for a while, like a twin whose blamed for crap their doppelganger pulled off, yeah, you might need to find another story where the atmosphere of the new life is lighter instead of all these pressures on Ji Man's life. For me, it's still an enjoyable read because the MC really doesn't take those troubles seriously, the main benefit of her modern outlook when facing ancient inner court problems and drama. 'Not my circus, not my monkeys'. Ji Man just considers it as a life someone dumped on her to fix. "You wanna go compete for the Marquis' favour? Go ahead. Not my business. Like I care." That's basically her attitude.

In fact, the point where I identify the most with her is when she can sense some drama brewing or play-acting about to start and she tries to get the best seat to watch with her metaphorical popcorn instead of trying to break the fight up or defuse the tension. Hey, if nobody would appreciate her effort, why the heck should she bother being virtuous? Also, it's not as if she gets a lot of entertainment in this era.

Third, it has to be noted that the ML, the Marquis Ning Yuxuan is a noble with a high position in court and yet not a prince. You may think that this shouldn't really matter that much, right? But no, this is a historical novel with a political bent, so of course it matters. I swear, his court position makes the lives of everyone of note in the Marquis household difficult.

Ning Yuxuan is at that problematic level when you've accumulated enough power that everyone in the fight for the throne is trying to get you into their faction or at least try to prevent the other side from getting you and thus also sabotaging your relationship with them. He's walking the tightrope and juggling knives all the time to look neutral, and as such, even the favours and attention he showers to his wife and concubines are at least considerate of their family background, connections and political backing too (same with his disfavour and why he couldn't divorce the MC easily).

Why does this matter? Look at all the few historical c-novels with the best MLs or decent/not-so-bad MLs. To Be a Virtuous Wife (He Heng), Eight Treasures Trousseau (Yan Jin Qiu), Rebirth of Malicious Empress of Military Lineage (Prince Rui), Chu Wang Fei (the eponymous Chu Wang whose actual name I've forgotten since I didn't read that far). They're all at least Junwang. The only people who can really oppress them is the emperor or more heavily favoured prince. The more the story progresses and we see other perspectives other than Ji Man/Nie Sangyu's, the more we see how much power (or not, really) Yuxuan has. Heck, when he's starting to like her, he can't even show it clearly because it might be taken as proof that the Marquis has finally fallen to the side of the Nie family's faction!

Ji Man is mostly oblivious to all this, which made it more entertaining. Whatever calculations and dilemmas Yuxuan has on showing his feelings for her or faking disregard, she's not even aware of it because she's not even watching his every emotion and mood like practically everyone else in the harem. She probably thought he's just doing the male equivalent of PMS-ing and move on.

Yeah, that's my primary entertainment value from this. Her fighting to keep her life comfy enough and his mounting aggravation to her lack of giving a $#!^ about his feelings and whether he likes/loves her or not.

Also, if anyone is idealistic enough to think that the marquis can easily resign his court position, dismiss his other wives/concubines and go to the countryside with only the MC to live the rest of their lives there (or something) to avoid politics once he realises how much he likes the MC.... seriously? Have you read enough historical novels? Someone is going to try offing him on the journey to make sure he's out of the way 'permanently'. Or take the opportunity to frame him to get someone else to take him out for them, once more, permanently. And that's not talking about all the people in his clan/extended family he's probably trying to shelter.

Even nobles aren't as free as they seem.

Four, the novel Ji Man had been reading was a romance novel, and thus glosses on many in-world details, and she was more focused on surviving that she didn't have the time to look at the big picture of what's happening at court/in the world in the first half. This meant that she's certainly not omnipotent about the potential shenanigans that can happen. With this comes my fourth warning of this novel; the reversal of fortunes can come so suddenly and of such extremes that the characters are shell-shocked. Readers might rail against more injustice piled upon Ji Man by the world, but such was the way of those days; life sucks and then you die.

Sure, the shifts in the political currents comes over the time span of months, and maybe a year or more, and the author is subtle with the foreshadowing and dropping of clues beforehand (the translator's comments and discussion are also enlightening in this matter), but readers who are like Ji Man/Sangyu and had only been paying attention to the matters of the inner court can get blindsided. Even Ji Man has her obvious blind spots.

Look, I don't blame the ML if he has to play the 'MC has fallen out of favour' card again to save his entire household from some execution-happy prince. Again, there are limits to his power and the ploys he could enact against them. I don't even care if she has anything more than an 'eh, that guy' feeling for him, though considering all the chasing he's doing and the happy-ending trope, the writer seems to ship them.

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Again, I don't really pay attention to it. I'm not here for the romance. I'm here for Ji Man fighting tooth and nail against the world, and the Ning Yuxuan getting aggravated to death that the MC is not receptive to his courting, attempts at showing his affections, etc. <<less
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Goodnight
Goodnight rated it
August 3, 2019
Status: c220
An excellent storyline with very good quality translation and daily release. Story is realistic, with a good pace, lots of politics and just enough dose of romance. Deserves 5 stars, if not more!

Thanks very much Fuyuneko!
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elleboj
elleboj rated it
July 20, 2019
Status: c406
Made this account for two reasons: for the story and our translator-nim.

The story, isn't something you'll read in any other

series. It's realistic enough and apparently, the MC, w/c is the FL, is jaded enough to appear real. She's amazing. I love her. Tho I probably the only person here who feel pity towards the ML, NXY. Haha idk, I just feel like his actions are justified. Don't kill me. And as a reader, I can feel the tension between them and I love it. Haha I can feel the... more>> distrust. I can feel the struggle. I can feel the love (lol!). The frustrations! Jiman's doubt, I understand. NXY's love, in his own way, I appreciate. Readers been giving this story a bad review, it's okay. It's probably not their cup of tea. But for me, this is awesome. Even better that DCF. So yeah. Haha

And to you Translator-nim, you are doing a good job. Just want to let you know that you have a supporter in me. And that I truly appreciate all your effort. Keep it up! Will support you all the way. <<less
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xXNeverwinter_SkamosXx
The story really brings out the life of a harem member. The intrigues and lack of stagnancy of plot really make the story more dynamic. The only downside of the story is the author's forced shipping of the FL and ML. It's so forced that even after all the events happened between it feels they are back to zero again in their relationship. In some instance, ML red-wedding-ed, the FL and after so many chapter if they are back together again. The funny thing is that the author really doesn't... more>> know to much about political intrigue that he's forcing reasons that are very cringing, making FL feeling so tragic.

IMO, I prefer that the author should have given a chance for the FL to find a suitable romance, preferably the Second ML, but the author really want to force the ML/FL ship. I guess my review is a bit biased against the ML but, if you people read the shits that the ML did, you really want punch the GUY.

Heads to the future readers. The ML here is the "WORST ML" the one might read. <<less
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marichel
marichel rated it
May 12, 2019
Status: --
It's been a long time since I made a review but I took all the effort to come here again just to leave a review for this novel.

I am giving 5 stars for the awesome translation and effort of the translator but the 3 stars goes to the over all story and ZERO star for the Male Lead.

The Male Lead is extremely unlikable. ??? I want to transmigrate myself in the story just to punch his face multiple times and give him all flying kick I could possibly send!!! His... more>> actions are illogical and he is soooooo selfish!!! I am praying that the female lead - Ji Man will not end with him cause she suffered a lot because of him. I just don't know if the author has a hostility with Ji Man but that is what I felt the whole time while reading. So frustrating!

It is a good read, however, prepare that your BP will fluctuate because of the male lead and his jealous harem. <<less
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QURAISHI
QURAISHI
March 27, 2019
Status: --
if you enjoy political intrigus. Its a very good drama. (Not suitable for romantic ppl) I get the feeling MC will succed in getting a divorce and become free. But she wont be able to go back to modern times due to the unfulfilled wish. It was impossinle to begin with since ML would have fallen in love with ji man not not nie sangyu. Nie sangu is not in control of her body.
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echoiz
echoiz rated it
October 24, 2018
Status: c133
This doesn't have your atypical mary-sue main character that you end up hating!! Instead they're treated as the antagonist of this story and oh my stars I absolutely love her. She's cool tempered, rational and very lovely to read about because she doesn't do my head in with how she approaches bad situations. And she is so clear-headed its a godsend I swear on my coins under my pillow that my B-rated comment doesn't even show how much this novel is such a gem in a rough from all those... more>> novels with mary-sues suffering from mental ailments.

Just give it a read. Its about a modern ass woman approaching things with a rational mindset, to put it in milder terms. But its good. So good. <<less
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Nashi00
Nashi00 rated it
August 30, 2018
Status: c75
This novel is really interesting. Honestly, there is so much to say about this novel but I can't express it with words at the moment... I really like this one.

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I'm shipping the MC with the second male lead... Like, god, I hope she won't end up with the so called male lead because that man is childish af when it comes to handling with the women problems. But I don't blame him, he is after all an ancient man. For real though, I hope the second male lead is MC's male lead....... F*ck, we all know that won't come true

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cam22
cam22 rated it
October 30, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel was pretty entertaining to me, There were times that I really couldn't stand the ML but I'm glad I stayed until the end. I'm really satisfied at how their "love story" developed, it was long, yeah, but I think it was well written. I will definitely miss reading this novel. The low rating this novel has is prolly because people couldn't get until the very end and see how the things were resolved and developed, the novel takes a lot of chapters to be completed so it's natural... more>> that the things aren't going to be rushed. <<less
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joyce614290
joyce614290 rated it
September 30, 2023
Status: Completed
One of my fave Transmigration might not be my top but definetely one of unforgettable ones. Still dont understand the low score I think if you dont have the time just dont read it bec I read it many times before I really understood some parts but it is a great read. The female lead has a strong mind and for the ML just dont think of him maybe on the first half as the male lead but he will have a redemption as a full time cassanova to being... more>> loyal just to Ji Man till they get old (as he should) <<less
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esther77
esther77 rated it
June 3, 2023
Status: c260
I really like this story! Interesting flow, unpredictable at times and good character buildups. Even though there might be some imperfections but given the massive number of characters and plot twists, it's really impressive that the author managed to string everything up nice and fast paced. Highly recommended!

P.s. This is ancient china setting so having many concubines in the harem and nobles abusing power etc is the norm. No need to be too judgemental, imo!
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ntww12
ntww12 rated it
April 24, 2023
Status: Completed
This is a very complex novel. I enjoyed reading it and parts of it will always linger in my mind. Thoroughly enjoyed it despite it not being a typical romance story. Don't expect it to be a fluffy story. Its more on schemes and manipulations with flawed characters coming to a compromise with one another.

Basic premise is our FL is from the modern world who reads a novel about a main wife who becomes a concubine as the husband as found a new love and discards her. FL thinks the... more>> husband is tr*sh and that the novel is tr*sh. She is then "transmigrated" into the abandoned wife. As this novel is set in Ancient China, it is the norm for the husband to have many wives, so please note this. It is a common feature in many novels set in the past. Anyway, FL doesn't quite like this scum husband who sleeps around a lot but she needs to fulfill the wish of the woman she transmigrated to in order to return to her world. And she thinks the wish of the woman "Nie Sangyu" is to obtain the love of her husband. So despite her hating him in her heart, she will attempt to be good to him in her own way. But she doesn't really actively pursue it, which is why this isn't really a romance. And yes, the ML is the scum husband. So if you hate the thought of that, stop reading. The ML is very flawed, only because he is born in an era who needs him to be ruthless. He is after all the marquis and entangled with the politics related to ascension to be the Emperor and he wants to retain his power. Love is really low on the list of priorities for him. So do expect him to callously treat the women around him as pawns, before he actually has "real" feelings for FL. He himself does not know if that is "love" but he eventually realizes that she is more important than some of his schemes. (Not always but he does compromise his plans for her). So basically it's a story that involves alot of scheming and backstabbing and survival. FL goes through A LOT. This novel has arcs- harem fighting, survival arc, and the final realization arc. I loved every part of it despite some parts I did not like.

On the second ML:

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I honestly adore Ning Mingjie's character a lot and was rooting for him to win Ji Man over (our FL) but too bad she really cuts off any possibility of me imagining about them being together haha.

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On ML:

He is a flawed character. He is really ambitious. He wants to keep his power, he wants a good life. He is not promiscuous per-se, he does not actively search for beauties but appreciates goodlooks nevertheless. In this story, he has several wives and concubines and he does not always treat them well. He thinks he is treating them well but he's really not. He does come to a realization about love in the novel and what matters in the end. I both liked and hated him but I think that's the best part of the novel, he is an imperfect character that really comes to life in this story. No one is perfect. Despite his flaws, his ambitions, he tries his best and attempts to court FL in his own way towards the middle and end of the story. He gets jealous, he schemes, he yearns. He is an amazing character to read about and a genius for manipulating so many things behind the scenes in this novel.
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I like how he realizes Ji Man is not really Nie Sangyu. I like how he tries to be the man that she would like - fixing lightbulbs and computers lol eventhough he does not quite understand. I like how he yearns for her despite not knowing what he really wants, I like how he pretends to be hot and cold in order to remove the suspicions on her.

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It is a HE btw and that is so strange to me somehow:

In the end he does not take in any other concubines and basically just stays with FL till they die. And I feel like that is really so strange in a novel set in Ancient China that is more accurate than some on the novel here that has FL and ML alone. ML does keep one side concubine but does not sleep with her. He attempts to be the sole lover of FL since she keeps telling him about her world where it is a 1 on 1 love. So for those who stopped early, do try to keep going to the end. It is really a good novel. Both characters does do questionable things:

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FL uses aphrodisiac to drug someone, ML causes a miscarriage, there are sh*t that happens which makes this a more interesting read.

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About the children:

Haohao:
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Did not like the part where he was poisoned and then sent away. I'm ignoring that and pretending he's still with ML and FL. But yeah I feel bad that he really didn't have FL's love and that FL couldn't spend time with her son properly without the scheming.

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About the dream:

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HATED IT. I hate that it's a so-called dream. HATE IT.

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Drenlith
Drenlith rated it
November 14, 2022
Status: Completed
Through and through a big fat piece of sweet potato (it's suffocating).
Requires some degree of masochism to keep going.

Romance is definitely a sub-genre as it mostly revolves around fighting with the inner harem and later on surviving political battles. The narrative is not omniscient and the main cast isn't omnipotent.
It's better to read this story with the mindset that humans are fundamentally flawed and hypocritical.
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ML is hardly a likable person, but what's important is that the MC loves him.
But it's not that she's indulging him, it's really about two people of two extremes finding a middle ground. She herself isn't perfect either.
That in itself was very sweet but the road leading up to this was way too darn long. But it doesn't feel sudden or longwinded. ಥ_ಥ

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You'd probably dislike the majority of the cast but still can find the story enjoyable. There are only a few minor areas where the plot convenience became exasperatingly and glaringly obvious, but for the most part, utterly thrilling and entertaining.

Side Note: TL did a wonderful job and the ramblings are nice food for thoughts. <<less
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realrinya
realrinya rated it
July 20, 2022
Status: --
I wanna make this review short so will just include main parts:

  • This novel really does contain lots of controversial things our ML or MC does. Whether you can stomach it by considering that this story is set in ancient times is up to you.
  • I think the plot was great I liked the schemes and throne fights a bit messy at some times but I am left satisfied
  • Very lengthy looking but I read it really easily and quickly
  • Like our dear translators have said since this novel is usually narrated from the eyes of MC it really becomes untrustable. Whether you believe her judgments or not is what makes the story more interesting
I genuinely liked this story. Yes there were shortcomings, I didn’t quite like the ML, MC sometimes irritated me and... more>> acted weird etc etc but still I think it is worth reading <<less
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Yanay
Yanay rated it
June 30, 2022
Status: Completed
This novel is not like other transmigration novels when the FL after a little time of crossing fall head over heels in love with the aloof, tsundre and a classic ML that has full control over everything around him like the world was created just for him and his life partner... well in the end it does eventually happen but dont misunderstand the ML and FL are not like teenagers who are drowned in there sweet romantic life but they are just like old experienced couple who had gone through... more>> many twists and turns and then eventually decided to live there life together cuz they are suited for one another both, can rock the world together too and independent too.

I reaally want to appreciate the writer cuz in lot of novels the ML usually ends up being the emperor in the end who has full control over his court that in realistic situations is impossible, (u can also see this in the stories of the emperor's in this novel..) rather in this novel the ML is a cunning, sharp minded old court official who has a grasp of politics like the back of his hand. the word nine tale fox is the exact representation of his character.. also the FL is suited for her character as a modern day women where she can depend on herself as well as make the ML fell happy too by depending on him to satisfy his hero complex.. love all the characters in the novel except for the orig Fl, like she is truly annoying...

And dont get too happy as some characters have tragic/sad endings too.. also really appreciate the translator for the amazing translations..

I dont know how to add the spoiler tag so imma write it as it is (may have spoilers so read it if u can bear to be spoiled)

1. I loved the part where the first prince Zhou Zhe after ascending the throne tried every trick to keep the FL to enter his harem, which also played a part in his decline.. his antics are hilarious..

2. Also the dialogues of FL are very amusing.

3. Also the distinction between the ML and the 2nd ML. I hate it when the 2nd ML is almost perfect and in everyway is more deserving of the FL than the ML But in this there characters have a clear distinction in accordance with the roles. 2nd ML is very gentle and have a light personality almost like the orig FL which sometimes made me say huh bro u have no chance to be with our queen since she is also very sharp minded. whereas the ML has a very strong personality and strong not in halo but in character, he is very far sighted and cunning very deserving of his role as a ML.

4. The second prince's story is very depressing, loved pengyue. I actually wished to read the story of there next life where pengyue could have a HE and have nothing to do with Zhou Li.

I highly recommend reading this novel it was a delightful experience. good word translator👏👏👏 <<less
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AnOddPerson
AnOddPerson rated it
May 29, 2022
Status: c6
Look, people say that this gets better after a few hundred chapters, but I do not have the time or inclination to read hundreds of boring pages in the hopes that I'll like it more. The characters are really dull, and there's nothing particularly interesting about the initial set-up.
Even if you've got a lot of time to kill, you might as well kill it with a novel that's good all the way through.
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Pmona
Pmona rated it
November 5, 2021
Status: c510
Whoa one word to describe this light novel “ exhausting “ it was really emotionally - exhausting reading about all the schemes and harem fights and the traps were set for the MC, she is actually quite lucky still alive, I felt like it was a story a bout the secondary female lead who turned her fate to a female lead ‘s fate, she was so patient with ML I thought at some point she would ask for a divorce because he was so disappointing always pushing the blame onto... more>> her and ordering her around like a servant, from the beginning the purpose of her getting in Nei sanguy body was taking revenge for her, and Jman did well but unfortunately she got the ML to fall in love with the modern jman not nei sangyu so the poor Nei sanguy never got her love reciprocated, and I found it quite hard to believe that you can simply fall in love with someone who has never taken your feelings into consideration when he made most of his decisions just like when he opened the gates for the second prince and got her Nie clan executed and when she gave birth to his baby boy he took him away without telling her or at least giving her some hints to calm her heart, the events in the chapter where so tiring because the ML and the MC always leave away out for the villainous characters they never solve the problems from the roots, and the harem was so chaotic jman could have solved this by being more strict with the concubines, and one more thing I felt like they dumped their baby boy in that temple it was really sad. Even though there was many unsatisfying and blood- boiling events I was so hooked up by the novel and I enjoyed it and tons of thanks for the translator she did a tremendous job. <<less
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pinkastrava
pinkastrava rated it
April 22, 2021
Status: c469
MC is beautiful & smart and has to survive in a messy harem. Novel is written pretty well, lots of drama. ML annoys the reader because he has romantic moments with other females and nearly none with the MC. He's pretty much a d**** to the MC. But it is a good read if you want to read how the MC is super chill, detached and steady through it all.
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