The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

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Shen Miao, the Di daughter of a military family, was pure, quiet, gentle, and gracious. Because of her foolish love for Prince Ding, she forced her way into becoming his wife.

After six years of assisting her husband, she finally became the mother of the world: The Empress.

She had stayed with him during the fight for dominion over the empire and during the efforts to expand its territory. She even went so far as to put herself in danger and be taken hostage by a neighboring empire. In spite of this, when she returned to the Imperial Palace five years later, she no longer had a place in the Imperial Harem.

That beautiful woman he kept in his embrace gave her a bright, stunning smile and told her, “Older Sister, the country has settled down. It is time for you to step back as well.”

Her daughter died tragically and her son the Crown Prince was deposed. No one in her Shen family, who had been completely loyal to the Emperor, were spared. With arrival of a new reign, everything was overturned!

Shen Miao never thought that all of the perils they encountered as husband and wife, all of the assistance they gave each other mutually, were nothing but a joke in his eyes!

He told her, “Because you have been with this Emperor for more than two decades, this Emperor will allow you to keep an intact corpse. You should be grateful for this kindness.”

Beneath a meter of white silk, Shen Miao established a malicious oath: Once the day of reckoning arrives, every single one of you will die!

Once reborn, she returns to the year when she was only fourteen years old, a time when tragedy has not yet befallen, when her family still lived, and when she was still the pure, quiet, gentle, and gracious Di daughter of a military family.

Close relatives conceal evil intentions, her cousins are vicious and merciless, the new concubine is like tiger watching its prey and that scum wants the previous life’s events to be repeated?

Her family must be protected, the great enmity must be avenged, and the prize must include the empire’s imperial throne. In this lifetime, let us see who comes out on top!

But that Xie Family’s young marquis, that tyrannical and arrogant spear-wielding young man on horseback, stays stubbornly on her side and proudly declares, “It is merely toppling the Imperial Family. Do not forget, the world belongs to you, and you—you belong to me!”

The Thirteen Capitals of You Zhou: This belongs to you.

The Ding Yuan City in the North Desert: This belongs to you.

The Southern River of Yu Zhou, the Eastern Sea of Ding Xi, the Green Lakes of Lin’an, the Ancient City of Luo Yang: All of these belong to you.

“Xie Jing Xing, if all of this belongs to me, then can you tell me what you want?”

“Alright, I want you.”

Associated Names
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Chong Sheng Zhi Jiang Men Du Hou
Rebirth of the Malicious Queen of Military Lineage (Mànhuà)
RMEML
The Rebirth of the Vengeful Empress from a Military Family
Tướng Môn Độc Hậu
Venomous Empress Reborn (Webnovel)
นางพญาท้ารบ
将门嫡女之定乾坤 (重生之将门毒后)
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YoriMei
YoriMei rated it
February 8, 2020
Status: side story 2 part2
Fantastic, honestly the best "reborn with vengeance" story I have read so far. MC is clever, fair and so well written. I highly appreciate how there was reasoning for her change in behavior, and how her past children and experience as an actual mother was never forgotten by her throughout the story. The political scheming is riveting, the face slapping was hideously satisfying and I adored the banter between ML and MC. The side couples were adorable, and the heart wrenching events never failed to bring tears.

As with all books,... more>> it was fantastic but not flawless. MC's marriage decree was drawn out for too long, and ML's OP-ness was too fanatical at times to the point where he could mu*der extremely high ranking people with little care. Also, the descriptions of ML's beauty, oh man. The author takes any and all chances to tell you, ladies of all ages and sizes, quickly present yourselves for mating. No finer specimen of man has walked the earth, the sun pales in comparison to the ML's beauty, blah blah blah barf. It was to the point where everyone, even the translator and editor, were retching at the amount of descriptions. From his movements to his eyebrows, nothing was let off and "amorous air" has been used so many times it's tattooed onto my brain.

overall, it's a fantastic political scheming rebirth story. MC is satisfying, ML is solid, the setting is satisfying, and the plot is intriguing. Even if my eyes glaze over at the descriptions of ML, with so many 5 star ratings, it's well worth giving it a shot. <<less
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CookiePandas
CookiePandas rated it
January 31, 2019
Status: c1
I would like go preface this by saying that I really appreciate people who take time out to do translations but

As much as I would like to read this, the translation is pretty poor with grammatical mistakes every sentence. Although it makes sense, lots of things could be improved. The rating seems unfair but honestly I can't read it
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Anonymousse
Anonymousse rated it
October 1, 2017
Status: c90 part2
So far this novel is the best revenge transmigration shoujo novel I ever read at NU.

The romance is slow, still just a little less than bit of progress with the male lead in the last chapter. Probably because MC just focusing on her revenge.

Theres almost no filler chapter and no op item for shortcut in this novel.

It have fast pace for storyline.

MC prepare her revenge step by step til her enemies reach the dead end.

Would love to read this to the end. Kudos for the author!
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missycin
missycin rated it
September 9, 2017
Status: c85 part2
I really love the story, the characters, and the twists and turns of the plot.
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One would think that's it's the typical reincarnation story, but the details and the deathly maneuverings of the characters are really suspenseful.

This is a real fight to death, exterminate all her enemies. The MC I think would be the king-maker in the story and I really hope she exterminates the whole Imperial line.

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I just can't wait to read an update.
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dami200
dami200 rated it
September 7, 2023
Status: c99
I honestly did try to get through this as the premise is very interesting and overall its just a really good book. The fly in the soup that ruined this book for me and made if impossible for me to finish was the ml. I actually feel nauseated every yime that wretched man is mentioned. The MC herself is A okay, a smart independent and resourceful character who is making a way for herself in this second chance at life, not too o.p but also not weak by any definition... more>> of the word. The ML on the other hand is ridiculously perfect. Perfect looks, intelligence, charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. He excels at everything to the point where its really annoying. His setting is kind of to be some sort of god amongst men and he is always sticking his nose in MCs business. He's always lurking in some corner getting in the way of mc's plans and just being a condescension know-it-all prick. The second MC doesn't even try to involve herself in his plans but just appears in his peripheral vision though this mf fully tries to kill her and then we get this insane paragraph about how gorgeous his hands look choking MC to death? Be so for real now. I really don't understand the Cnovel urge to just have male characters be slightly better than than their female counterparts in every way imaginable. I cannot finish reading this book because if I have to read one more line about how smart and powerful and amazing this a-hole is, I'm literally going to hurl. <<less
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iseanne
iseanne rated it
April 22, 2020
Status: Completed
I've read the novel twice! I think there would be no other reincarnation novel in this site which can top this. The following are the reasons why one can reread the story/go back to this after reading others:

1. The MC/FL was consistent throughout the whole story. When she was reborn, she made up her mind to protect her loved ones/family by beating the people who want to harm them (including her) in their game. Which is why I think the romance was "slow". In her second life, when she had... more>> encounters with the ML, both of them at first were cautious of each other. She knows the fate of the ML in her past life but they never have interacted. Which in turn again, makes her be on guard of the ML and although she thought he was interesting, she wanted to make sure that the unknown person that is XJX won't cause her plans to fail, and XJX's actions won't harm her family. All her actions are for the protection and safety of her family that will be seen all throughout the story.

2. The MC can really be seen as someone who underwent rebirth. She never forgot her past life. Everything she did was based on it. She also never forgot about the people she loved whom she'd never see in her second life. For example: from time to time, we'll learn about her past children because she thinks of them, and her plans include avenging their deaths and sufferings, which is why we can sympathize with the children even though they do not exist in the current story line anymore. On my observation, some rebirth stories include female leads that died and had their children suffer a tragic fate too, but none of them had the same emotions as Shen Miao, this story's MC. Other stories will mention that they had children but they would be forgotten in the second life, making the readers also forget about them, and that is not the case in this. :) 3. She always succeeds but she is not a mary sue. On her current life, she can be considered a mary sue as it looked like she has suddenly gained wisdom and some skills overnight. However, as a reader, we'll discover how she was able to become who she currently is from her past life. It is true that she was an "idiot" in the past, but she also improved herself during that time. She can be seen as a person who can always accomplish things if she set her mind to it, however, the circumstances in her past life made her show that side of hers too late. I love how the story narrates the stories/reasons behind her skills and knowledge. For example: Shen Miao learning archery. I won't spoil, but reading how, why, and what led her to learning it was heartbreaking.

4. The story is detailed. Although the author was too detailed with XJX's eyebrows, it was nice reading about how things which can be considered as irrelevant, symbolize status, wisdom, and if it is wearable, the character of the person wearing it.

5. The relationship between SM and XJX. I love how their story progressed. They both respect each other's skills and let the other do their own thing as long as it will not harm theirs. XJX also treats SM as his equal. When their romance bloomed, although he was protective of her, he talks and plans with her. SM also continued taking actions in the later part of the story even without consulting XJX, because she has the ability to think and plan even without him, unlike other protagonists.

6. Reading the cultural differences between the three nations in the story was enjoyable. One can definitely imagine them. The story was able to show the differences between the imperial families, cuisine, clothing, officials, people (including the commoners), wealth, customs, etc., of the three nations.

7. The accuracy of the characterization. For example, the previous lover of SM was characterized as a person who is smart and effectively schemes quietly in the previous lifetime. In the current life, it is still the same. It is still shown that although SM has the advantage of knowing future events, her ex husband can still keep up with her if SM is not careful and thinks at least a step ahead of him. The characters do not suddenly become s*upid.

8. SM's family's character development especially towards the end. Her family's loyalty will in no doubt, kill them. I won't elaborate this is too long already ?

9. The story of her rebirth and the person who was directly involved with it.

10. The previous life of the ML and FL and the logic behind the ML being relevant to the FL in the second life.

There are still other reasons why one should read this and how one will read this twice or perhaps multiple times. So, if you're planning to read this, then do so because the only downside of this story is being superior to other reincarnation novels in this site which makes reading other of the same theme after hard. <<less
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Flying Jade
Flying Jade rated it
July 2, 2019
Status: Completed
Wonderful rebirth story. Tired of the female MC who gets vengeful, faceslapping left and right and disregarding normal social norms? Then this book is a breath of fresh air.

The MC has just enough reason to hate her relatives, the royals and a whole bunch of other people, but with all that she still recognises her faults and mistakes she made in her past life. Instead of focusing all her energy being rude and searching for faceslapping opportunities, she instead plans ahead for her enemies and mostly her future.

Here there... more>> is no nugget in your heart when she retaliates that says "but these people haven't done anything wrong in this life yet" or "these people may change in this life, don't go looking for trouble" because each person she pays, clearly show their worth (lessness) in her new life. A TRUE COUNTERATTACK!

It is very satisfying.

Secondly, the MC acts her age. She lived for decades in her first life and in her rebirth, her maturity is clear to see.

To follow up, her opposition (the villians) are quite sensible. They think for themselves and skelter to save their hides when in trouble.

But one of the more satisfying facts is that the romance builds slowly. It's not a love at first sight for the dazzling beauty affair. Both characters are smart and sly, they make moves cautiously. So it develops slowly from passing interest to cautiousness to slight warmth towards the other party before we finally watch them fall in love. This pattern is particularly enjoyable for the next reason.

The male lead does not overshadow the MC by taking over her plans, revenge or being overprotective. Now this is a major reason! Other books see the ML as a cheat code, the female protagonist is smart and interesting till she meets the overpowered male lead who takes over, treats her like porcelain, does everything for her.

Faceslapping feels bet when done yourself!

Our MC grows and flourishes side by side with her man.

Now, the cons....

Too many words per chapter!

If you going to try to read this in one go, it's super hard.

Many times the plot is serious or flattering. When it gets filled with some many lines without the comedic flair, it may be a bit too much. I appreciate the writer's perchant for description and good writing skill, with flowing dialogues to support, but many times while I wished it was less. For this reason, minus one star! <<less
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ayamagotchi
ayamagotchi rated it
February 26, 2018
Status: Completed
One of my most favorite cnovels of all time! Sad that it hasn't been completely translated yet but it is sooooo good that I kept rereading the latter parts even if I have to depend on machine-translated ones only! Ahh~~seriously recommend this! I say they're one of the best love teams of all!
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SublimiSomnium
SublimiSomnium rated it
February 5, 2018
Status: c124
Amazing MC and political intrigue plot. Realistic and mature, the villains have power and aren't s*upid, which just makes the face-slapping that much more addictively satisfying. Side characters are well rounded. The main draw is the MC, though. Her deducting and comedic timing is SO on point!!!

WARNING: after a few chapters you may also find yourself worshiping the Empress in the comments section.

Interactions with ML will make you: tense, smile, and laugh. The romance is a slow build until the second part (after the time skip in c122). The ML... more>> seems like a typical OP character, but there is a lot of build up for his mysterious back story which is intriguing. I very much like that the ML has a healthy respect for the MC and vice versa.

I've read a lot of historical Chinese transmigration stories, and this story is easily one of the best. <<less
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Narutolvr
Narutolvr
January 11, 2018
Status: c52
I started reading this novel when it had ~45 chapters translated and kept up with it for a couple months. When it got to chapter 66, I stopped. Not because the novel was bad at all- it's one of the BEST f*ckING WEB NOVELS I've read of any genre, and damn near at the top of the list of those rebirth/reincarnation novels (it ties with Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao for me since that delivers on the comedy). Seriously, though, this novel was so good I had to stop. I must let... more>> it build up chapters or I'll be heartbroken every time I've caught up. I'll probably review when I've finished the series but, for now, I'll give my impression on what makes this so good: the characters.

The initial premise is nothing we haven't seen before, but the characters absolutely bring this story to life. May absolute favorites are :

  1. The MC is smart, calculating, and ruthless, but not in an artificial way that we often see where the MC seems borderline psychopathic/autistic with her lack of empathy. She knows who she hates but doesn't feel a need to harm innocent people just to prove her badass-ery. She's also not illogically perfect like a lot of the characters from similar stories and doesn't stumble over (insert helpful plot device here) while wearing plot armor as thick as those cannon fodder antagonists that keep lining up for punishment. Long story... long, she's real- or, at least, as real as you can get in this type of novel.
  2. There are actual female friends. I repeat, there are actual female friends. Do you know what this means? It means not every female hates her unreasonably for attracting the Adonis male lead. Instead, there are girls who realise that there are actually other men in the novel *gasp* *shocked murmuring*. That's right, my friends, this author has deemed it suitable to give girls other than the MC common sense. Never thought I'd see the day.
  3. Even though he's not there, the MC actually has a father who cares about her and, you know, treats her like his offspring instead of an old plow horse.
  4. The male lead is impressive and, despite being a bit snooty, is somehow not an unreasonable d*ck about it. Few of these novels have better ML's (though the one in this story doesn't compare to the male lead of 重生复仇:腹黑嫡女-he was an absolute gem.
That's pretty much it. I'm excited to see the story unfold further. <<less
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haruhi91
haruhi91 rated it
August 13, 2017
Status: c150
4 stars and half. This is one of my favourite revenge rebirth story. We have a very smart and determined female lead with the only goal to get revenge. As much as she was naive and foolish in the past, as mush as she now does not rush, but meticulously plans and exploits her past knowledge to create an intricate chess game to trap all her past enemies.

We have a likeable male lead with a consistent personality. He does not immediately fall in love with her. He notices her as... more>> a capable girl who ruthlessly deals with the ones who tries to harm her, becoming interested in following her future actions without trying too hard to interfere. Their interactions are realistic as two people who carefully act in front of the other because they don't trust each other.

Finally, we have a well structured plot, although there are standard events such as r*pe and forced marriage, the story's flow is smooth and does not become repetitive or trivial.'

One of the main points of the novel is Shen Miao's independence: she gets intangled in difficult situations but she manages with willpower and wit to handle them and win. She does not need the help of any man. <<less
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eunmook
eunmook rated it
May 17, 2017
Status: c235
Though other rebirth novels have other things to recommend them, this was, hands down, the most thoroughly and consistently enjoyable one of the lot. Much less angst, much less tragedy, and it's pretty much smooth sailing for both the MC and her love interest. You never feel for a moment that the world they inhabit is not in the palm of their hand, so that, for both of them, teasing/watching each other becomes the really fun bit in an already plotted world. Extra points for the aspects of her previous... more>> life which are revealed late in the story which she never knew before she died - cute.

Edit. For those looking for a story with more struggle and realism, I would recommend 嫡女重生记, which might just be one of the best rebirth stories I have read so far, but is, unfortunately, yet to be translated. But go ahead and MTL it, it really is worth it. <<less
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Perpetual Red
Perpetual Red rated it
April 18, 2017
Status: c118 part1
Unique, thrilling badassery. To put things succinctly, the protagonist was once an ignorant fool. However, after experiencing many wretched pains, physical and emotional alike, that the majority of the world would never experience to such a degree (mentioning the royal betrayal in her past life in the beginning of the story - literally royal), or such contrasting accumulations of experience in their entire lifetimes, the things that happen to her in her second life thus far are menial and very well underneath the point at which her composure would falter.... more>> In other words, she knows that the stuff that gets thrown at her (all those typical villains do is make her look better >:P) in her second life is nothing compared to the events she experienced in the past, so she doesn't feel sh*t. I've read too many soul and mind-swapping novels to count, so I couldn't help but get bored of them. However, despite that this novel has a somewhat similar concept, the fact that she travels back in time and in her own body as a bad ass pulls me into the story. The execution is good enough, I think, because I don't unconsciously focus on it or scrunch my face over errors. So seriously, give it a try. &Gt;:--) <<less
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sweet_nothing
sweet_nothing rated it
October 1, 2023
Status: Completed
Everyone has covered the salient points, I just want to say that I really enjoy the build up of the relationship our leads have. Their bond, ... more>>
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through lifetimes

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, their loyalty, friendship, bickering, ally ship, marriage, everything was great and didn’t feel sudden.

It’s just a shame that we didn’t get enough of it after a certain period of time and that the author did a massive weird rush job at the end, although the first extra and fourth one help ease the rush job a little but not really. There’s also some unanswered questions, like what was xjx searching for? Why was it made such a big deal of to be forgotten afterwards?!

One thing about the TL, it feels more like edited MTL for like the last quarter but is still readable and the TL notes disparaging the ML are off putting. There is absolutely no need for them to be in the middle of the text, if one must say something, it can easily got at the end of chapter in authors notes.

Anyway, you won’t be disappointed in reading this and I hope one day I can own a physical Eng TL copy of this novel. <<less
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elqiao
elqiao rated it
September 20, 2023
Status: c155
I'm enjoying the faceslapping, but I wouldn't say it's super unique. Fun read so far; I can see this getting draggy since there's so many chapters left, but I do want to see how some of the plot threads get resolved! Although I did read some of the reviews here and am not terribly optimistic.

Two points I don't like:

  1. A lot of the downfalls for the various villains involve s*xual violence or humiliation. The author does try to justify it so it's not totally gratuitous, but it's just not that pleasant to read about r*pe (and certainly if that's a trigger for you, do NOT read this - nothing so far has happened on screen, but there's a lot of wallowing in the potential or actual consequences)
  2. The translator/editor clearly don't really like the ML as the vast majority of in text translation notes are ones saying stuff like "barf" after a passage about how handsome the ML is etc. I don't feel any particular way about the ML - he isn't one of my favorites for sure - but I probably would've skimmed over & not super noticed those bits if the translator notes hadn't been there. It's a really disruptive reading experience! Now instead of being like "oh god, not the ML being handsome again", I'm like "oh god, not the translator feeling like they have to insert their opinion here again". Put it in an endnote!
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problematicqueer
problematicqueer
April 15, 2023
Status: Completed
Don't pay attention to reviews written by people who haven't finished the novel. A lot of problems in the first half are resolved, explained, or addressed in the latter half. I don't usually feel this is the case, but for this novel it's imperative to read the whole thing before forming an opinion.

That said, I understand why some people don't finish it. Personally, I struggled with this novel in the first half because the romance progresses extremely slowly and I found the male lead extremely arrogant, indifferent, and even malicious... more>> to the female lead. I stuck with it for the meticulous revenge plots and I'm so grateful that I did. The romantic pay-off is incredibly sweet. But I still have to emphasize: if you're thinking of picking up the novel because the summary promises a doting love interest, be aware that it only happens in the latter half of the novel. In the first half, the male & female leads are deeply suspicious and even hostile towards each other. It takes a long time before the male lead starts chasing his wife in earnest, but it's absolutely worth the wait.

I will avoid addressing the details of the plot because it would be a total waste to spoil any of its intricate twists and turns. This novel isn't the longest but I did spend some time with it, because every paragraph has to be paid attention to in order to understand what's going on. It's not obtuse but it's also not meant to be skimmed.

To balance praise with criticism: the timeline doesn't match up in a number of places. This is never resolved in any way and I don't know why an entire year can pass without the characters' ages changing. Medical issues are also treated somewhat mystically. More than once, someone goes into a coma and it's treated as an Sleeping Beauty-esque "eternal sleep" instead of certain death via dehydration/starvation, which feels out of place because most of the novel is relatively grounded (besides the usual exaggeration of martial arts, poison abilities, and so on typical to these "historical" setting C-novels). Also if you're looking for any snu snu, look elsewhere. All the scenes are a total black-out. If it weren't for the heavy themes at play, this could pass for a shoujo novel.

Some forewarnings for those interested:

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There are a number of scenes of the main character getting black-out drunk and in one scene, the ML does have s*x with the FL after initially saying he won't because she is intoxicated. The FL does not express discomfort with this behavior and it can be argued she indirectly consented beforehand, but take it as you will. On several occasions the ML uses physical force on the FL during an argument to make her stand still and look at him, and the novel does slightly lean into tropes about men being forceful in love toward women.

This novel has graphic depictions of mu*der, r*pe, torture, disfigurement, and emotional/physical/s*xual abuse. The main character is herself never r*ped but at least one attempt is made. The main character has severe psychological trauma and some chapters will be emotionally trying. It is a HE but there is plenty of angst beforehand.

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If you like second chance revenge-romance novels, this one is an absolute must-read. I binge read the whole thing and only wish there was more. It's both cerebral and emotionally compelling. 5/5. <<less
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bluecookie
bluecookie rated it
April 5, 2023
Status: c80
I really don't understand why the rating is so high.

Even for the simplest thing? How could the author really made me believe the father and the brother who is fighting in the border and is going back home at the end of every year doesn't know that people from other branch are purposely bullying and making their daughter/sister s*upid?? They defend the border for so many years and yet they're too s*upid to not plant any spies with what's going on with their daughter or just to know what's going... more>> on in the palace. Their whole family literally lives in the capital??? Why the hell they don't care about any of that?

Not to mention MC's father just let his shu brother's wife to take care of the money he got from his own achievement??? From what I see this is just child neglect and they're all too s*upid to care about anything.

Too many two dimensional characters, the translation is meh, the plot is too draggy, too many repetitions and info dumps, a lot of plot holes, MC looks cool at the start of story but later on it becomes boring. I love drama and second chance trope but this novel really doesn't deserves the hype as the writing is just so bad and the author doesnt know to write a decent pacing. <<less
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Anastrisha
Anastrisha rated it
October 31, 2022
Status: Completed
I actually start following the story since it was translated, I got to around 182 when I finally stop and stock chapters. It's only now that I started finishing where I left off.

The plot is good and memorable enough that after 5 years, the story is still fresh in my head. The plot is great and the characters are well-made, it just that it personally became a bit boring in the middle and the ending isn't that satisfying as it felt like a sleeping beauty story when it didn't have... more>> to be, however it's still a greatly recommend romance story.

The ML is very sweet and loving, just the right guy to heal the pain in MC's heart. The only complain I have is that they didn't give a bonus chapter of ML chasing our prior-rebirth MC who is madly in love with another guy, that would have been a great chapter to read.

Our MC is very scheming and smart after rebirth, yet foolish after drunk. I also like the touch of going mad upon being confronted by the female that really ruined her previous life.

There are also other love stories sprinkled in the story but was personally not that invested on them. I find MC's cousin too annoying for my liking, too irrelevant and bland in regards to MC's brother and friend, then personally do not like the ML's emperor brother to like that romance part.

This spoiler is r18+, please if you are below 18 or doesn't want any very le*d comment- just don't click this spoiler below.

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I'm sorry but HOW COULD YOU SAY YOU LOVE SOMEONE YET MANAGE TO DO NIGHTLY DUTY WITH OTHERS AND EVEN GET ONE PREGNANT? Like, I don't know if the author is aware but you need that thing to stand up to even begin the act and unless you have a very weird kink, I refuse to believe you can make it stand up for others yet claim they devotedly love another. Tho, yeah they are pitiful but hey that's the consequence of their action.

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I actually felt more invested and PITY on one of the Shen Household than the rest of the side-main romance stories.

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I forgot which household, the 3rd? the one who doesn't have any concubine and only have 1 child. As been numerous stated in the story, it's rare for a man to have no concubine, in that aspect I respect that villain guy and thus felt a bit sad upon being scheme for their love to break apart. Tho it's understandable since that guy's wife set that trap for MC's dad and thus deserve whatever trap she was planning. However, it just feel too rush and incoherent in my opinion to suddenly claim that they never love each other and it was merely a give and take. If the guy really wanted a son, why wait for more than 10 years? Why not mention it during those years? As mentioned, it's normal to have concubines and thus it would be easy for the guy to shove it to his wife during those times. It's not like wife's family is big, and since it's not love then... why? I might be forgetting details hence why, but if it's really this case then all I can say is how sad their life is.

Like that wife could easily be the next rebirth person of a foolish wife believing his husband and schemed for him and her child not realizing how little she was actually valued and thus given opportunity to redo and fix her mistakes. Then again almost everyone had this potential, can't help it when the story is about rebirth, okay. You couldn't help but think of the what ifs like if this character rebirthed after and what not.

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Caroline13
Caroline13 rated it
October 3, 2022
Status: Completed
Actually, I finished reading this two years ago and now finally have the mood to make a review.

At first, I was a bit hesitant because people say something about the translation, but I'm glad I decided to read it anyway. Previously, I didn't read novel. I was more into manga, manhwa, webtoon. This is my very first novel I read. It makes me want to read more novels, especially similar to this genre. I finally know why people enjoy reading novel. This novel is so addicting from start to finish.... more>> The story is amazing. There's so much face-slapping. Overall, it's an exiciting story with satisfying revenge plot, great romance and also unexpectedly, a little bit of tragedy that is really impactful to the plot and my heart as well. I felt satistied and happy when I finished this one.

Thanks to author and translator for bringing such a masterpiece for us to enjoy. <<less
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Loganlock
Loganlock rated it
September 28, 2022
Status: Completed
Great! Really enjoy it, especially when the author managed to end it well along with nice side stories that explore more about other characters. Good job author n kudos to the translators for sharing this novel with us<3 Recommend👍🏻
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