Chongfei Manual

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Before her rebirth, Wei Luo was an innocent little girl.

After rebirth, she appeared lovable on the outside but was a different person on the inside.

Those who learned of her true nature yielded to her.

Only the prince regent regarded her as a treasure; no matter how much he pampered her, it was not enough for him.

Anything she wanted, he gave her, including the princess position that she didn’t want, which he stubbornly pushed onto her.

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Sổ Tay Sử Dụng Sủng Phi
User Guide to Pampering a Consort
มารยามารล้านเล่มเกวียน
宠妃使用手册
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earp
earp rated it
September 30, 2018
Status: c37
The plot is sort of interesting. There is political drama and all. But one thing that disturbs me is that the way the villains are being treated. I know they deserve their punishment, but just kind of wish they really learnt their lesson in a way.

I don't really like the MC and ML. They are not bad people but they are not good either? MC can be very serious about revenge and ML is cunning. I actually felt more interested in the side characters like MC's good friend. They have... more>> a more interesting background to me.

overall, its ok... just not really my cup of tea. <<less
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Kailyria20
Kailyria20 rated it
September 19, 2018
Status: c171.3
This was a good read, smexy moments weren't exactly fade to black but not detailed either which is fine. The characters seem realistic and not too impossibly perfect imo, well most of them anyway.

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While reading thru some of the comments per chapter, I find that a lot of people hates Li Song, but I can't find it in me to hate him. TBH I get the impression of a tsundere that expresses himself poorly and makes bad decisions in the heat of the moment.

People also hate him for what he did to Wei Zheng, but people only look at this from one point of view, if you see it from his, if you under the influence of a drug which increases desire and loosens inhibitions and also thought the girl you loved was clinging to you, could you really hold yourself back?

Well most of the readers are girls so maybe they think most men should be gentlemanly and can restrain themselves but that's logically difficult to do especially for someone who is rather impulsive and hotheaded like Li Song.

Anyway... he took revenge on Wei Zheng by putting her through a woman's worse nightmare... and tbh I did think it was a bit cruel but if you were supposedly happy to be one with the one you love then find out you were trapped by someone you didn't like and was even caught by the one you did love... isn't that like being dropped into the deepest and horrible hell hole?

Even from my point of view, I would probably torment that person in the worse possible way... ofc I'm vindictive by nature so this is just my thoughts.

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Aniki212
Aniki212 rated it
August 23, 2018
Status: Completed
5 stars for translation... Excellent indeed.

1 stars for plot-line -- so many possiblilities abandoned; loopholes

1 star for characters development (writers focus way too much abt main couple, practically everyone else was accessories, many of them just "disappeared". Li Song, Song Hui, Chang Hong, etc-- they were all very interesting character that would make this story a lot better is they were developed more, both as individual and their respective interactions with our MC

... more>> 5 stars for my support for the writer, very promising! hope s/he will write better novels soon

Anyway, this is shoujo, and the romance was truly entertaining for the fans. So if you are fans of shoujo, this one is for you <<less
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Nebulae
Nebulae rated it
August 14, 2018
Status: c171.3
To start with, the translation quality of this novel is excellent! The translator made almost no grammar errors and provides a lot of helpful images to put things into cultural contexts, which I loved! I feel this is worth a read just on the basis of the excellent translation.

As for the story, it’s a relatively lighthearted read about a very pragmatic reincarnated heroine and a male lead who falls for her hard (softcore yandere levels of love, lol). I really enjoyed the main couple’s interactions, and some of the political... more>> intrigue that’s woven throughout the story.

However, the reason why this is 4 stars for me and not 5 is the author’s weird habit of being horribly cruel to a lot of female rivals/villains, even if they aren’t super bad or are just products of unfortunate circumstances. I won’t elaborate, some other reviews have, but I just felt really uncomfortable at those parts, which seemed like an abrupt amount of cruelty in a novel that mostly didn’t take itself too seriously and was just a story about a sly miss and the prince smitten with her :/ <<less
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emmyazzy
emmyazzy rated it
July 30, 2018
Status: Completed
I found this novel rather light and enjoyable. Though there are some parts that I agree with the other reviewers but overall I think it is worth the read.

Firstly, the translation is really good! There is detailed explanation on the items, food and clothes. The explanation mostly come in the form of pictures. The pictures allow me to understand better. I think it is really conscientious of the translator so thank you translators for that!!

Secondly, about the plot, the plot is light in my opinion since it is not heavily... more>> on revenge compared to the novel, Princess Weiyang. Like what the other reviewers have said, she has pretty much finish taking revenge before she turn in a teen. After she became a teen, I feel like it is more focus on her daily life. She is very narcissistic indeed but the details on how the author describes her beauty routine is quite interesting to me. I just found it amusing reading it since in other novels these details are usually skipped. But then again, it is my opinion. She usually plots revenge in her defence to protect her love ones and herself. The revenge is mainly based on when she is much younger. When she is older, the story is pretty much based on the development of love and the love between the male lead and female lead. The male lead does pamper her a lot that she does not really have to worry about much after being together with him. The love within the male and female lead are VERY touchy.

The antagonists. I pity some of them but then again, they deserve what they received. I particularly remember these two.

Wei Zheng:

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She is immature that is for sure and very stubborn. She does not think ahead. This is for example when she wants to drug Song Hui but in the end it was Li Song who got drugged. I feel that she did not plan much ahead on the “what if”. She deserved the ending she received. Though it is very cruel of Li Song to do that to her.

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Li Song:

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He was straight up annoying when he was younger. As he gets older, I kind of pity him since he starts to regret as well. Though I pity him, I don’t think he is a good person at all. I find that he is very obsessive towards the female lead instead of loving the female lead.

Though they ended up together in the extras, through the female lead’s past life. I honestly don’t think they will have a happy ending if both of them are together since it is a matter of fact that his family goes against the male lead and with the female lead’s past life she is not as confident and witty as compared to her rebirth.

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In conclusion, I would recommend people to read this if you are looking into reading much more of a fluffy novel rather than a crafty and meticulous novel since this story does not based much on her revenge and if you prefer a light novel that does not focus much on the gaining of power. <<less
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megane.no.megami
megane.no.megami rated it
July 21, 2018
Status: c171.3
This is my first review so I'll try to keep it as objective as possible (probably not by the end of it).

I wouldn't call Chongfei Manual as one of those books that you can't put down, but there are parts of the novel that are interesting.

Why I like this:

    1. Short-chapter arcs. It doesn't take 20+, even 50+, chapters for an arc to complete (I'm looking at you GD:BBM). Each arc takes about 3 chapters at least and 5 chapters at most. So, it doesn't leave the reader bored reading through multiple chapters to finish an arc (still looking at you GD:BBM) to the point of just skipping through chapters just to get to the conclusion.
    2. The romance. You get a heaping dose of teeth-rotting sweetness between the male lead and female lead and how doting the male lead is towards the female lead. Whatever misunderstanding or quarrel happens, the two main characters talk it out and sort out their problems (and this only takes about 1 or 2 chapters, thank the book gods for that!).
    3. It is a happily-ever-after story.
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      We even get a glimpse of their lives with children

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Why I don't like this:

    1. It is Chu Wang Fei-level vindictiveness in terms of revenge and is downright misogynistic. Do I think that the revenge handed out are justifiable?
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      Some deserve it, but a lot of times, especially towards the female villains, the punishments didn't match with the crime. I know for the most part those punishment were cruel and completely unnecessary.

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    2. Some of the villains and their motives did not make any sense. If it was merely to move the story forward, there were other characters who would make believable villains and had more motives to take out the main leads. Honestly.
    3. The author didn't deign to develop the main leads' characters more, and even some of the characters that you will like/love/loathe. (You'll get it once you read the entire novel.)
    4. Closure is abrupt or incomplete for some of the characters that you like/love/loathe. Introduce a character, especially ones with some connection to the main characters, and leave their endings hanging? No. Can't accept that.
    5. Lastly, the intimacy.
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      The author does not know how to f*cking convey a romantic physical intimacy. OH MY GOD! Every time the author writes an intimate scene, the first few instances/chapters always seemed forced to the point of it making it sound like r*pe. If the author was trying to go for "hard-to-get" female lead, he/she (author) is horribly failing at it (or maybe it's just lost in translation, who knows), but yeah. You will hate the male lead at times for pushing through a physical contact that the female lead is uncomfortable with and you will get uncomfortable with it as well. Does it redeem itself afterward? For some bizarre reason, it does. The latter intimate scenes suddenly turn scintillating, which is completely confusing to readers. That's why I'm thinking that maybe it's just lost in translation.

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Would I recommend this book?

If you want a novel that doesn't take 1K+ chapters to read and is completed, I'd say go for it, but I would ask you to keep an open mind. If you can't do that, don't. If you want to read a book that has second chances, romance and revenge, then I say give this a try.

Those are some of the reasons why I read this book in the first place. Another one was because Fuyuneko, the translator who took over after Girly Novel stopped translating, uploaded chapters on a daily basis, which I certainly appreciate as I hate cliffhangers (who does?). And lastly, there's always a lively conversation among the readers and even the translator in the comments section and I love reading the interaction of everyone's differing opinions.

Why did I gave it 4 stars?

Because I appreciate Girly Novel and Fuyuneko's efforts a lot for translating this novel. Both translators explain idioms and terminologies well that doesn't make sense in English and they even post pictures to make it easier for readers to imagine what an item is about.

P.S. Thank you Girly Novel and Fuyuneko for sharing this novel!
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Smilingly
Smilingly rated it
July 21, 2018
Status: Completed
In my opinion, this story is very amazing and very heart warming, at the near end. The story is one of my favourites, because it is a reincarnation story and romance. It has quite a lot of cute and mushy parts, which most of it I like quite a lot. However, the author is quite ignorant of a person's consent.

The story progressed pretty well from the very start 'til the very end.

Wei Lou (MC/FL) is very cute, magnanimous and lovely. She loves taking care of her physical appearance. She... more>> is very protective of her loved ones. She has a lot of amazing and great qualities as a person.

Zhao Jie (ML) is quite domineering. He is a bit manipulative. However, he is also very pampering towards Wei Lou. He loves Wei Lou to bits! He gets jealous quite easily.

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When Zhao Jie's and Wei Lou's son (Zhao Xi) was born, Wei Lou spent most of her attention to Zhao Xi, so Zhao Jie ate a lot of vinegar.

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I love this novel!

Thank you author for writing this amazing novel!

Thank you translator for sharing this amazing novel!

(Fuyu Neko thank you!)

(Funghe Youyue thank you!) <<less
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DekuHero
DekuHero rated it
July 17, 2018
Status: --
I have read this to chapter 96 so far. I am one of the few that actually enjoys a slow paced story from time to time. This story is very interesting and fun to read. I like the MC in this story. I just wish the males in other stories I have read could be a little more like this MC. My only problem is that:

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I am at chapter 96 and the author seems to really be milking their pre marriage relationship a bit too much. They keep talking about marriage and yet they keep pushing it further away. It's a constant tease. Just because the marriage happens in a story like this, it should not affect it too much. The romance isn't what makes this story so good imo. I usually like a little romance, but its more interesting to see the MC outsmart her foes.

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Long story short: It used to be very interesting, but the further I read the more boring it gets to me. A truly good story doesn't ever put you to sleep, it keeps you on the edge of your seat. <<less
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Karmel
Karmel rated it
July 8, 2018
Status: c105
the translations is 5/5

thanks to those that recommended real revenge books to this I thought this was like them... nah. its more fluffy creepy love story about a annoying vain materialistic girl and her creepy love interest. creepy love interest steamrolls over everyone. that being said the only thing I got out of this book was how I wish the writer would tell the story of the empress far more interesting than this one.

side note:i really wish people would stop recommend books like other books when they are nothing alike... more>> so annoying <<less
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Hwasamoo
Hwasamoo rated it
June 9, 2018
Status: c154
I quite liked this novel in the early chapters but as I read on, I did not see any character development with the MC, she's very childish still and you would think because she's already lived once she would be better, at least a little bit better but she's not and tbh her brother: Wei chang hong is weird. I understand brothers especially twin brothers can be protective but it just feels like he is obsessed with her in a wrong way.

It's also very slow paced omg T_T
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neri21
neri21
May 15, 2018
Status: c47.1
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This novel is about unrequited love. You make a mistake when you're young and the consequences are brutal. Wei Lou's dad encouraged a woman to come between him and his wife. The wife left him. He married the other woman but he was never happy. He realized there is such a thing as marrying someone your heart desires compared with marrying someone for convenience's sake and it ruined his life. It also ruined the life of his youngest daughter.

The emperor went his merry way to imp**gnate every tree that moves and in the process lost his loyal and valiant wife. She ruthlessly cut off all emotional ties with him without nary a regret and in the end he could show nothing for all his so-called omnipotence except the almost fatal effect of his adultery on his only daughter. He lost his daughter, his wife, he certainly lost authority on his only heir.

Li Song, my favorite character of all the characters in this novel, is the most tragic. He made one wrong decision in his childhood and he was marked for life by the woman he heartbreakingly loves. He suffered all sorts of physical, emotional and mental abuse because of her but the thing is he only wanted to make her his, be good and kind to her as her chosen husband. The tragedy is he knows whatever he does would be of no good because she hates him and continue to hate him until he dies.

No wonder the author gave him a second chance in a dream?

Besides these interesting characters, the novel is basically a lolicon. A 22 year old man sexually desiring a 13 year old girl. Well, it could pass for love, maybe, because of the ancient setting. People do get married in those era while they're practically skipping rope as a child so to each his own, right?

But is this a good novel? Yes, because of those other characters. The bitterness and sadness in the novel is quite palpable. I feel sorry for the half-sister who's made into a prostitute at 13 by her uncaring husband. But can you blame him since he himself is suffering the bitter pangs of unrequited love?

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Jass
Jass
March 28, 2018
Status: --
I mean, it's pretty well written but in the end, it's still a traditional "I REVENGE MY FAMILY" story.

Sure, the MC is a petty b*tch, but the author writes it so that everything always goes in her way, which is... pretty normal for these novels. She's apparently great at plotting, even though in her first life she was never that proactive in politics nor did she have the experience to manipulate things around them. I can get her being bitter but her being an incredibly good actor is something I'm... more>> skeptical on.

Another thing are the women. MC's female antagonists all have shitty endings, usually suffering a great deal before their deaths, which is another generic thing for these novels (and probably the thing I'm iffed on at the most, although it's just another trope in the end, I suppose). I suggest you read it if this is your first time experiencing these kinds of novels though, it's at least a better written revenge fic.

TLDR; It's just another one of these revenge stories, it's not bad but there's nothing eye catching on this specific story. <<less
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typicalbookworm
typicalbookworm
March 22, 2018
Status: --
I feel bad for li song. As a kid, he did bad things and he was also considered an assh*le before wei luo's reincarnation. But I still feel bad for him. He's not the him of the past nor the same bully when he was a kid.

I think he's paid enough dues to be granted forgiveness.
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wittynuts
wittynuts rated it
March 5, 2018
Status: c96.1
This is so good! I love how she turn the schemes of the antagonist in the stories around and the romance! So cute and seductive. My gosh. This is recommended! 100% !!
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shouahang58
shouahang58 rated it
February 7, 2017
Status: c91.1
Really good novel!! Love both the MC. And the relationship between the female lead with her twin brother!!
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puffiness123
puffiness123 rated it
May 28, 2016
Status: c151
There is a lot of family drama. The main character is a girl who somehow went back to her past.

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I stopped reading. I didn't like reading about the gang r*pe, torture, humiliation, disrespect, age difference, plotting to harm each other, etc. Most of the characters are pretty cruel towards each other and don't really see each other as human beings. The main male character is pretty cruel as well to others (except to the main character). I did find the novel entertaining at times, but it's honestly a really unhealthy relationship (between the main character and the main love interest character). He's very controlling and aggressive. Still, it is usually unhealthy relationships that make entertaining novels to read.

I did enjoy reading about how the male characters were all interested in the main female character for no reason. That they get irrationally jealous of each other over her. That they all wanted to marry her despite not really knowing her at all. Unfortunately, when I thought about it further, the main female character doesn't actually have much good points except being pretty. Still, I did find most of the story an entertaining read but I had to stop reading.

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sindea
sindea rated it
December 22, 2023
Status: c16
Ok, dropped.

Honestly, on top of all the questionable things that people have mentioned (I havent quite gotten to all those, but went in with an open mind to it), it was just straight honestly... boring.

Like yeah, the age gap is weird. But I kinda tried to just pretend/ignore the age gap. I didnt even drop it because of that.

It was just boring, and not too well written/planned out. Everything happened to plainly and got resolved super fast. No tensions or interesting plot, nada.

Her biggest nemesis, ... more>>
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her step mom, who killed her in her previous life,

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gets resolved within the first few chapters. GG over? Like ok why would I even care about the other characters who may or may not have slightly offended her in her previous life after she has already dealt with her nemesis?

Man, I just couldn't power through this.

Yeah, not awful, but just so plain and boring. <<less
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sunshowers
sunshowers
February 7, 2023
Status: c126
Dropped

I wanted to stick with it bc I love yandere MLs but this novel reads like a very inferior The Yandere Comes During the Night with respect to the character of the FL and the ages of the FL and ML. Historical CN novels are often kinda... yikes, but I could really never get past the ages in this one. Plus I actually feel that the FL is pretty unlikeable— she’s kind of positioned like the green tea FLs of other stories, which I do enjoy... but imo the failing... more>> here is that she’s not really that smart, her “schemes” aren’t that fun, and the characters that get punished in the story are on the whole too pitiful for the reader to ever really enjoy their downfall. I mostly just felt bad for everyone who wasn’t the FL or a friend of the FL. I enjoy the inner court drama, face slapping, etc but that’s all definitely predicated on the idea that the FL is acting (overall) as a good guy and that her targets deserve what’s coming to them. This novel doesn’t give that, and it’s certainly not well-written enough to be a surprise meta exploration of the morality of the behavior we often see in webnovels.

i wanted more historical cn novel yandere goodness after catching up with tyrannical wang’s beloved wife but man has that novel spoiled me for character depth and fully fleshed out plot

OH that’s another thing! Maybe a lot happens in the last part of the novel but as of chapter 120 whatever barely anything had happened beyond ML being a weird perv that hits on little girls and the FL acting “cutely spoiled” <<less
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NovelenthusiastIDK
NovelenthusiastIDK rated it
November 22, 2022
Status: c107.1
The story in itself is quite good but the age gap is a problem here, just like in many other novels (it’s creepy af but this is a historical novel so it’s not as bad as the novels set in modern times). You either decide to stop thinking about it, or you get mad about it. If you can’t stand really big age gaps then do not read this.
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AllthingsAsian
AllthingsAsian rated it
January 7, 2022
Status: Completed
Probably one of the most enjoyable (despite some minor things I dislike) I've read? Historical and for once the FL cuts all problems at the root. No nonsensical "i know this person will plot against me but I'll wait till they get me to retaliate". This has saved alot of people's lives.

Third time rereading.

It makes ABSOLUTE sense for the FL to be vicious and 'hateful' if you must, many of you I assume will let things slide until you get harmed irreversibly.

FLs in a historical setting need strength, whether they... more>> protect themselves ruthlessly or by other means.

I think many people still want to ignore that this IS ancient times, not the mention she's older than 6 years old mentally.

I'm not labelling ML as a pedo.... Again it's a historical setting, , , and we haven't seen him say he's especially into little girls. Which I'd assume is NOT the case. <<less
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