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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xmei
xmei rated it
May 31, 2018
Status: c140 part2
WARNING!!! This story may make you want to kill a lot of people

Love this, especially because it deals with different scenarios, and it's not just the same thing over and over again with different characters. I also love it because it DOESN'T HAVE A THOUSAND CHAPTERS!!!! It's doesnt drag a long for too much but the romance is a bit lacking rn
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Clandestine
Clandestine rated it
May 14, 2018
Status: c119
THIS IS THE BEST REVENGE NOVEL I'VE READ SO FAR!

Every revenges were done beautifuly with almost satisfying results. Although some were cruel, but the opponents were totally deserved it considering how cruel their own original plan.

You can say it is a slow romance but if you notice it, the author was clever enough to built the atmospher little by little. Not like other stories which usually rushing the romance, like just 2 chapt and already cannot be separated? *Roll the eyes*

It is just the author have a fancy in describing... more>> how perfect the ML for almost every screen time of him. Lol. Even the translator and editor cannot bear it sometime ? (I'm with you translator-nim. Always laugh when you start to say your inner roar).

Mostly the story's flow was serious, but when there was some chapter when the interaction of MC and ML got soooo cute. Made me couldn't held my laugh!

Really deserve 5/5 stars! Thank you author thank you translator! <<less
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Riptide01
Riptide01 rated it
March 20, 2018
Status: c132
My oh my, it's been awhile since I read something this good. If you like a revenge-filled story with an MC who kicks ass but isn't your typical righteous heroine than this is the perfect story. The MC is calculating, cold, indifferent yet underneath that cold facade lies the hurt emotions of a regretful woman. Romance is kinda slow tho, it's particularly not there but instead focuses on the MC's revenge. Anyhow, I can't sum up this amazing story in this review so you gotta read it yourself to see... more>> how awesome it is. GO READ IT!!!! <<less
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Shinygold13
Shinygold13 rated it
March 18, 2018
Status: Completed
Well written, well-paced, and well-developed characters. There is no chapter wasted and every scheme works like well-oiled cogs inside a gigantic machine. What I love about this novel is that it reached its agenda without any detours and ended in a suitable amount of chapters, never lengthening it for the sake of views or other external factors. The author seemed to operate under this perspective as well and even mentioned that they never quite expected the amount of tickets they received for a particular chapter when they didn't ask for... more>> any in the first place [in the raws]. For me this is commendable because it shows that the author knows where their novel is going and it showed.

重生之将门毒后 is both character and plot-driven and as a reader, I couldn't ask for more. If I must give a distinction, I'd say that the first part is focusing on plot with the reader being introduced to key characters -which is why the romance is low-key here- and also with the author laying down the foundations for the more character-centric second part. Foreshadowing is abundant here too, most are heartwarming and others a bit tragic.

The ongoing theme of 重生之将门毒后 is the notion that in this universe, two people are fated to meet and not necessarily fated to be together because in the end, it is up to them to develop this destiny. It was shown in
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the past, when MC gave a red string bracelet to ML while drunk; the present and the future, when she was in a coma

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Not only that, the reason behind her rebirth was actually rationalized here so yes, this is really a great novel and I highly, highly recommed this [even mtling]. <<less
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menggay93
menggay93 rated it
February 24, 2018
Status: c127
Score: 5

Love this C-Novel..

Love Shen Miao and Prince Rui hehe..

I recommend this novel to those who does not have read it.. Well deserved of your time..

Godblessed the translator always..?
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Pumpkin123
Pumpkin123 rated it
January 16, 2018
Status: c117 part1
Oh my god, this is my favorite novel out of all the ones that I have read. I’ve never got tire of reading this novel (I reread it 5 times already).

I love how the main guy doesn’t fall in love as quick as the other main lead in the other novels. I like how the romances in this novel isn’t too quick which doesn’t get me bored, but rather more into it. The plot is epic and super duper interesting.

Female lead: SM —— Love how she’s making things reverse and... more>> knowing what she should be preparing for what’s ahead of her. Also love how she’s sending her enemies off one by one.

I would be truly glad if there is a Chinese drama or animation for this novel! <<less
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FanGirlNoha
FanGirlNoha rated it
September 1, 2017
Status: c83 part1
OMG! I JUST LOVE THIS NOVEL!!!... cough... too much enthusiasm.?? But this is truly a good novel with an awesome revenge story where the MC goes back in time. It's really good to find an MC who is really intelligent and ruthless. I love how she pays back every grudge no matter how small it is. The only downside is probably the slow romance. I seriously recommend this to anyone who loves this genre. Actually, you should read it even if you dont like this genre because this novel... more>> can make you fall in love with the genre itself. I'm super excited for the next chapters! ??? <<less
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lalaland0987
lalaland0987 rated it
August 28, 2017
Status: c80
One of the more intelligent novels I've read. There are no fighting, martial arts, tournaments, or crazy leveling system. Just lots plotting, court intrigue, and a hint of romance - all very cleverly written. This series gets 10 thumbs up from me.
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Ytalani
Ytalani rated it
August 28, 2017
Status: Completed
Kudos to the author, translator and editor for giving and sharing with us this wonderful story. The angst of revenge was there, and you'll definitely get hook with how clever the heroine and ML was. How critical the strategies they planned, the importance of their pawns and the way they execute things were quite an eye opener. The story is addicting and even though I've finished reading it, I still want it to continue.

What you should look forward:

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1. When SM get's drunk. (If I remember it correctly it happened twice. It's funny and those were the scenes that make me cement my thought of "she was born to be an empress".)

2. Her coming of age. (A lot of love rival pops up like a mushroom here. You'll also see how shameless ML was.)

3. Emperor and empress story (it's bitter sweet)

4. SM looking for herbs

5. Pei Lang (for me it's also bitter sweet, but not romantically)

6. The ending it will make you smile contentedly

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ShadowkingMS
ShadowkingMS rated it
August 4, 2017
Status: c76 part2
This is seriously one of the best novels on NU. I've read/am currently reading 162 books so far (only regret ATG and PMG) and this is definitely within the top 5. My all time favourite is Ballad of the Dessert but that's irrelevant. RMEML is a great read because it doesn't fit into the stereotype that most! FMC reincarnation novels suffer from with the character being a godly doctor who can kill with a single needle and has a guy fly sticking too her, no this is an intelligent female... more>> who's suffered through 1 life and learned from her mistakes. She schemes and doesn't overestimate herself while Lao playing on the edge of a knife to get the job done. <<less
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tara
tara rated it
July 26, 2017
Status: c75 part3
This story is great, has good description and makes you feel satisfied with all the plots and the female lead just crushing all of them. Also even though, the story is going a little slow in each chapter since it's important to set up the background and stuff in this, but it is completely enjoyable.

Just one thing tho, I seriously feel sad for the female character, she lived one life blinded by elders and got killed in the end without enjoying her life fully, and when she was got back... more>> in time she got all out and fought everyone, without enjoying her life again. It is like you either live blinded unhappy, or live with knowledge to maybe find happiness one day [which we don't know when] <<less
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deadLights
deadLights rated it
June 2, 2017
Status: c64
Amazing story! Amazing characters! Most of the plot is believable, and you get to see how the main character mind works. A lot of stories say stuff about how the MC outwitted her enemies w/o explaing how, not here! You should read this story, you won't regret it one bit.
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pointoverture
pointoverture rated it
November 5, 2023
Status: c190
There's already so many reviews sprouting countless praise over how good this is, so I'll just stick to my dislikes. Honestly, it might not even be very large problem for most people, but for me it made me stop reading. I might come back, but who knows.

My main problem is in some ways with the ML and in other ways just general plot progression. My biggest one is probably what's happening with Pei Lang and Ji Yu Shu.

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Pei Lang was out there risking his life as a valuable spy as one of MC's people (by valuable, I mean valuable). Eventually he gets caught and viciously tortured. Apparently, right before then, he was able to send out a message to the MC (I presume). However, one of ML's subordinates (Ji Yu Shu) deliberately intercepted that message and then was punished by ML for an unrelated matter (and therefore didn't see the message). So, this message about Pei Lang getting caught is just gathering dust while he's getting tortured for info, and this is bc ML's subordinate couldn't mind his own business. Okay, not a fan, but I can take it.

THEN, after several chapters (days) later, the subordinate comes back to find the message. He understand that this means Pei Lang was captured and was obviously being tortured for info. He realizes that no one else knows this (not MC, not ML, no one). and then he decides "hey, how about I DON'T TELL my boss this important info about a valuable spy getting caught and tortured" aka he deliberately hides it. I knew Ji Yu Shu was dumb, but not to this degree. At this point, I question why ML even has Ji Yu Shu as a subordinate if he's daring to hide valuable info like this. It's such a contrived train of logic that irritates me so much bc Pei Lang is out there staying loyal and getting tortured (and also being a possible information leak) and Ji Yu Shu consciously decides to ignore this? This is more of a flaw on author's part, IMO. it just doesn't make sense as a plot point.

And then another many, many chapters pass. A few mentions of MC wondering why Pei Lang isn't contacting her, and then mentioning it to ML. ML offhandedly goes to save Pei Lang, who is then sent to the doctor. All's well that ends well so far. Ji Yu Shu has had no punishment (so far) and the chapters are in general getting more and more tiring?

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ML is also just perfect. too perfect. He's soo smart, smarter than practically everyone else. He's extremely handsome, handsomer than everyone else (and author needs lots of contrived, repetitive descriptions to highlight this). He's stronger than everyone else in martial arts. He's also frivolous, being able to toss away extremely expensive and difficult-to-get goods, etc, etc. His interactions with MC are pretty cute in some ways. And then you realize that if he were an actual irl person, he'd be one hell of an arrogant a**hole. Eh, I can deal with it.

What I can't is how he needs to be just that much better than MC. The narrative seems so biased towards him, honestly. His perfection is contrived. He spies on MC 24/7. MC gets flustered around him and only him, and it feels like some of her actions just get a lot less... sensible? it's like the ML is this book's Mary Sue, with the MC being just a bit worse than him in everything.

A four for the MC and the general scheming. Otherwise, the ML and some plot points would've brought this down majorly. <<less
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saanvisingh25
saanvisingh25 rated it
March 18, 2023
Status: c200
The plot is entertaining, it doesn't bore u and you will surely become addicted to it. It has been 4 days and I have completed 200 chapters and am going to read the first part.

Ummm.. The MC is pretty smart but not a OP person she uses her brain and give back to every person whom she owns her revenge to she equally regrets believing her aunts, cousins and thinks why wasn't she able to find about there lies and the fact that the prince ding (the one she married... more>> in her previous life) only married her for the power her father held. MC is quite scheming at times but I actually like this side of her and I hope that she and ML will soon finish those bastards
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bastards include prince ding and his mother, and that (I forgot her name) but she is the concubine of the ML older brother and her little sister who have her eyes on ML.

Second branch and third branch are already cleared by MC with the help of ML

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I am actually very much satisfied with the ML he is not the typical cold he flirts with the MC which is sooo good

Overall the story is great and I would highly recommend it to be read by others too. I love the romance between ML and FL, it was epic, hot for me especially the first time FL kisses the ML under the tree in which she remembers (cuz she has already kissed him once when she was drunk). <<less
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tedy2004
tedy2004 rated it
January 11, 2023
Status: Completed
What should I shortly say, not to spoil. This Novel is a masterpiece, thus it's seen why it is so highly rated.

Although it derails a bit, in the half of the story. Thus, not standing as strongly to some of the initial genres. Which some things were not explained, because the author rushed some details, there were some plot holes or nonsense.

Thus, I had some annoying dislikes:

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Lui Tan = so annoying, why did she get so much screen time, I do not know, but she almost made drop one star, even though she got more likable later on.

Empress Xian De's su*cide was sooo dumb, after her Emperor's death. Idk what she seen in that person, as it was detailed slightly, viewing him as her "hero". But to kill herself, that's sad to her family and unreasonable to me.

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It is written and seen, that the FL and the ML aren't totally good person's, but they stand by their principles:

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Tiny examples

FL: " A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye"

ML: "Not deceiving an sincere heart"

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And I did enjoy their relationship.

Through all this novel's journey I liked it, the bad and the good.

It's a classic masterpiece of second chance in ancient china. This novel and "Who Cares" novel are truly my main classics of fiction second chances in ancient china.

Overall, this novel I do recommend, it is a long read/ 5 days it took me to read it, approximately

P.S 1: The translation is 100% readable the first 100 chapters but slowly from half of the story it goes to 87-90% readable till the end. However, big warning.

The Thus word is so highly regarded that I think it exists in almost every chapter. I wouldn't be surprised if it reaches the 10000 WORD count.

P.S. 2: Bed scenes, not detailed.

Goodnight. <<less
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merylstreepily
merylstreepily rated it
October 26, 2022
Status: c1
This is a masterpiece 5/5 it's a must read. This is one of the best best.

Main characters and villain are written beautifully well.

H.o.w.e.v.e.r there's one character im hating more than the villain Prince Ding. Even after I read some spoilers, reading it in actual flow hurts like a b****.

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It's the d*** brother emperor!!!! Ughhh the amount of hate I have for him. At least for Prince ding, he was a full villain!! So it's justifiable for us to hate him! But for that brother emperor, it was borderline Stockholm syndrome!! The poor empress! For Shen Miao, she could at least hold onto her children and could see clearly how vicious Prince Ding is in her past life! Yes he lied her into the marriage but once she stepped in as empress, he was cold and ruthless throughout the rest. Maybe because we already expected this of a typical villain. So it hurts like a regular dog blood drama.
But that other d*** emperor is just feeding honey and just curving you out alive. For me, he was worse than Prince Ding! Even if he had less luck than the ML, he could give attention to his empress in the zero to little private moment he gives to her. But no, not just not giving the affection he should have, for the sake of the throne, he even takes the route of pleasing others, meanwhile she has to endure all alone herself with a smile on the outside. She understands his role so she endures it all and maintain a "good rs" with him but cmon she was suffering all alone! Everything he did regarding the women was all stabbing pain for her. Even when ML shows his stand towards devoting only to MC only, the emperor criticized the ML right in front of the empress who was clearly admiring the ML's devotion to the MC. The emperor was good to the country and ML but the worst for the empress. She was being caged like Shen Miao in the past but Shen Miao could hate Prince Ding rightfully so. But this empress couldn't cuz of the so called love the emperor has for her. He was being selfish but she wasn't so she ended suffering. In their rs, He probably suffers too but it's only like I feel bad pain but not the pain that the empress had to bear.

I love everything about this novel except this character. At first, he was portrayed as a character we could additionally love but the more we know, there's no way to recover that good image he had in the beginning. I really wish I didn't read this character. But he's also the opposite of Pei Lang. Unlike PL, the emperor will not have a chance.

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Please don't get put off cuz of my complaint. This novel is worth the read 100%. This is just my only one complaint I have of this only because I can't handle this subdrama. It's just a few chapters and you can skim through it. I understand why the writer would add him but my heart just can't take it. <<less
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amelyn95
amelyn95 rated it
April 15, 2022
Status: ss 4
What I like

  1. Badass FL. She gets things done. She is vicious, malicious, and she is here to take revenge on those who wronged her.
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    She single-handedly annihilates the second and third Shen families. And I'm clapping. I love reading all the things she did to them. Karma is here b*tches

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    If any of you expect a goody-two-shoes, be the bigger person FL, this novel is not for you.
  2. The ML, not gonna lie I'm not a fan of him at the start. But he redeemed himself during the second half.
  3. FL family is perfect. I thought they were bad for leaving FL alone with the second and third Shen. But they had their reason. Once they found out, they really stood up for FL and axed the rest of the Shen family. I love them!
  4. The supporting characters like Luotan, Peiling, Ji Yu shu, Gu young
  5. Jiao Jiao, the fluffy round white fur tiger is just so cuteeeeeeeeeeee
  6. All the antagonists made my blood boil. But they made the story more fun, and some provides real challenges to the MC.
What I don't like

  1. After the first half, this story drags. I was expecting more stories on FL outside of the Shen family. But pretty much 70% of this novel is about her doing things@revenge with Shen's family.
  2. Author barf inducing obsession towards describing the ML looks. Yes yes we know he is beyond handsome, the author really doesn't have to repeat it every other chapter!
  3. The romance is realistic but very-very slow. They only got together in chapter
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    175. But not together together, just ML confessed and FL kinda accepts it. The marriage is in chapter 192.

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    I wish the story of them after marriage is longer. The conflict between the couple is very minimal, I think only around 3 chapters.
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Pitchouille
Pitchouille rated it
February 10, 2022
Status: Completed
All in all, amazing story. The relationship is veeeery slow burn though, so don't expect a load of fluff and flirting right off the bat. Actually, the romance is pretty much a background thing throughout 2/3 of the novel. But it's really good. The MC is charismatic and very intelligent without being your typical perfect mary sue. The ML is the perfect balance between being a cold a**hole/caring lover. Loved their chemistry, didn't feel forced at all.

The plot is 80% politics, 20% romance. The characters are all interesting with their... more>> own backstories. BTW keep in mind that most of them are villains.

I have to admit, I had to force myself to push through the first few chapters. It was hard to understand what was happening and who was who. But please, if you struggle as well, persevere. It's worth it. And you'll naturally get used to all the characters, families, houses and world building.

Didn't read the extras.

I removed a star because:

  • Almost all of the villain's deaths were extremely underwhelming. They are vile human beings, have done horrible, disgusting things (well planned to, at least) they have absolutely no morals, but they get a quick, painless death. Or an off-screen death. I mean, I guess you could say they were so insignificant they weren't even worth a cool death scene but... It just left a bad taste in my mouth.
  • The ending was just... disappointing. Not tragic or anything like that, but I just felt extremely bored during the last few chapters. Not sure what went through the author's head there, when they could have simply just wrote a quick, heartfelt ending. A shame, but overall definitely worth reading. In my top 3.
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wispybits
wispybits
January 23, 2022
Status: Completed
I found this gem 3 years ago and it’s still one of the best, if not the best, of its genre. In fact I always read this novel a couple of times in a year lol. It’s that good. I’ve also read the other stories made by the author but this was really the best one. Everything in the story just flows and makes sense.
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Katielicious
Katielicious rated it
January 9, 2022
Status: --
I loved this book. There were so many complex characters. The revenge was seriously morbid and warped. Some random memorable thoughts as I read:

So the revenge. I appreciated how systematic it was. She wasn't jumping from one enemy (or subplot) to another. Even if you met a shady character early, you bid your time with the MC and knew the bish/bastard was getting what was coming to them.

Can I say how shocked I was when ... more>>
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she let her cousin be r*ped

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. I would never wish that on my worst enemy and I didn't know how I felt at all. There were many moments like these but morbid fascination kept me reading.

I feel like all her enemies were vicious but s*upid. They clearly saw how she kept manipulating situations but still went after her. This especially applied to her relatives.

Lastly, I think the author unfortunately fell into the trap of a strong FL suddenly becoming dependent on the heroic ml. I appreciated his help but not him completely domineering her life.

Anyway I've read this 3 times and I'm sure I'll read it again. <<less
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