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Lin Yunwan is the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin family. As the marquis’ mansion is about to lose its title, she is married off to the eldest son, Lu Zhengliu.

On the day of their marriage, her husband coldly utters, “Marrying you was not my intention,” and then neglects her for a whole seven years.

She always holds onto a glimmer of hope for marital harmony, diligently raising the adopted son from the family clan.

Until the adopted son achieves success and fame, she is also exhausted physically.

She thinks her life is considered complete…

On her deathbed, the adopted son says to her, “Mother? She is my real mother!

You are just a cruel stepmother.”

Lu Zhengliu, with his humble (status as a mere “cousin” fit only to be a concubine), tells her, “You have occupied the position of the main wife for twenty years, it’s time to return it to Bao’er.”

Lin Yunwan dies with anger.

For twenty years, she dedicated herself but gave away everything, even raising the child for someone else.

It’s truly unbearable.

In her second life, she refuses to endure it.

If anyone dares to trample on her, she will make them regret it!

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The wife of the Marquis’ heir died in a large fire.

It is said that the heir, Lu Zhengliu, was heartbroken to the point of madness.

At the same time, the most favored Huan Prince, Qi Lingheng, also acquired an elegant and noble royal consort. Some people noticed that the appearance of the Huan Prince’s consort was surprisingly similar to Lin Yunwan.

Qi Lingheng, with his deep and handsome face, showed a rare smile: Fortunately, someone doesn’t have a discerning eye; otherwise, how could I marry the beloved royal consort?

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20 Reviews


Dianille
New Dianille
Apr 05, 2024
Status: Completed
Actually this is amazing! Sometimes reading this type of historical novel is quite tedious but this story at least managed to stay interesting without being too mouthful with its description!! Succinct and easy to understand!! The most exciting part is of course the first arc, but the 2nd and 3rd arc is also pleasant to read.
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amikyun
New amikyun
Apr 03, 2024
Status: Completed
4.2 but 4.1 bcs of the translation, they come good at first but gradually became unbearable it's like a MTL without editing and sometimes good, but still ok if u're someone who have read many chinese novel, for the scheme in the household is supperb.

I know the romance is vague, but u still can feel our ML love for MC, of u ask for reason it may become just a simply love someone at the first sight, what's wrong with ''he just like her'' then he keep remember her and... more>> devoted himself to her, carefully taking care of her natal family affair, the like become love at that time I gonna spill many spoiler that contain chapters, so u don't need to feel restless when u read this novel.

Little spoiler for the divorce thing

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the not so divorce is going on ch 79 and after this our ML often mentioned and having scene (we can see that he care but still take a good distance bcs if not it will be bad for mc) but it's ok.. Bcs if MC get divorce then changgong gonna having hard time and she doesn't want it, our mc's real action is on 107, she scheme at Ge baoer and Lu household to free herself and not harming changgong.

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It's predictable but I must say, with all those defects 'bout translation this story still can hooked me until that ch is a proof that this novel is good, and I don't agree that author portrait mc's ex-husband as pitiful.. I feel they portrait him as s*upid, and as a clown for the story he just that ironically ridiculous.

This story is not ur typical sweet for nothing historical with huge golden finger, if u know empress military lineage (?forgot the title) this aura is similar but this story maybe not as sweet and straightforward as that, it's a hidden sweet, u need to empathize with ML and MC, their mind set and social moral at that time.

Spoiler for the romance

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The romance really began after she left Lu's House, in 139 I can feel MC almost ''misunderstanding'' ML behavior, this difficulty to say intention to someone u love is really such a formidable wall, both of them was modest people, our MC already have intention to remarried and choose the best one.. But I guess she still shackles with her previous mind set.

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Btw this is just another lil spoiler

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They break the wall at 169 and progress to the good thing at 182, it not that slow, suddenly I find it more logical to them not so deeply in love, the love is come from devotion, and trust, although they not say it explicitly you can saw it, just be patient and they will be married so don't be nervous. It's almost smooth sailing and the after marriage is sweet.. Although moderate and modest and a bit rush sweet but still it's real sweet

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Author write this story on third person prespective but we not knowing all character mind/ feel or just know it a bit, idk the quotation mark is kindda confusing too, age changing sometimes 20+ then 20 but suddenly 18 if MC marry at 15 (it age for coming age and marry, they don't specific mentioned in novel when they marriage so it just my hypothesis) then plus 7 neglect by her es husband so she at least in 22 years old.. But if she change it to 20 after it, it still understandable but when later they say she 18? Is it purposeful or not? The ending also rush.. But not that rush, is just like author present all the important things and then leave

Although all of that it's still passable for me so go on and read it <<less
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AkaneApples
AkaneApples
Jan 17, 2024
Status: Completed
Like the title says, 'favoring the concubine & killing the wife' is a running theme in the story, & it's treated like a real crime. What's just a spicy relationship scandal in modern times was considered a serious character defect in ancient times bc it showed that a man was so dominated by s*xual gratification that he could break the rules about legitimacy & bloodlines, which is very very taboo, bc everyone, even the emperor, had to obey these rules, or society would descend into carnal chaos. Maybe I'm exaggerating... more>> a bit but that was how they did cancel culture back then - you get exposed for this behavior & your job goes poof.

MC lives her first life devoted to her ungrateful, childish, and selfish husband & adopted son. Both of these men are unreliable & fickle in their love, only loving most what they can't have, aka the concubine "cousin". Regardless of all MC's efforts to help them, they only treasure the "cousin" who can't be the legal wife or birth mother in the first timeline. In her 2nd life, MC leaves while the "cousin" stays trying to help them, so they beautify & treasure the lost MC instead. Truly some scum of the earth behavior from father & son alike.

The romance isn't fiery or spicy, but it does have a strong foundation that's hinted at here & there. The MC & ML (not the ex-husband, don't worry) were childhood friends who often saw each other as the ML was being tutored by MC's father. ML always remembered his teacher fondly & initially helps MC bc of this, but gradually he develops feelings for her, or realizes he had always had a crush on her - I'm more inclined to believe it's the latter bc ML was never interested in women or marriage until he considers marrying the MC. And from there, he determines that he won't marry anyone except her, and that's about the most romantic thing an ancient Chinese man could do.

ML is a miracle husband who actually doesn't want polygamy in their era of almost 0 women's rights. It's barely believable bc he was traumatized
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by an almost-castration during what was supposed to be his first s*xual experience

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at 10. The novel glosses over that part, but I found it morbidly funny that that's apparently what it takes to scare a man into monogamy. Notably, one of the happy side couples is also monogamous, and their first encounter involves the girl wielding a pair of large scissors & scaring the living daylights out of the guy.

I quite liked that one of the antagonist characters got to get out of the toxic environment that made her into an insufferable spoiled brat, & she matures to the point that she became a savvy wife, a better person & got her own happily ever after. Although the main antagonist "cousin" was always somewhat s*upid, she also didn't start off as just plain evil, which I again appreciated. The "cousin" was a normal girl that got corrupted by the evil done unto her & chose to retaliate against not only her enemies but also everyone she thought stood in her & her son's way to a life of riches & glory. "Nevermind the cost in human lives, she's chasing the bag, " that kind of mentality made her lose everything that really mattered. Her ending was ironic & somewhat tragic
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replaced by a look alike that gets her real family's love & acknowledgement which she never got because she was too busy plotting against people to work on herself

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I also enjoyed the implications that the "cousin" wasn't doomed from the start & could have actually gotten her happy ending if she hadn't made the worst decisions. Like, she could have just waited until MC divorced or 'died' to marry legally. Or she could have just become a concubine & let her son stay as MC's nominal legitimate son. Or even, at bare minimum, she could have just not tried to commit arson & mu*der the MC, & then she would have been able to go back to her family and marry as a legitimate wife. Her choices were limited but they did exist, & she wouldn't have ended up how she did if she didn't consistently choose to hurt so many people. I guess that just gives me hope that real women were strong enough to live through this social disparity & not resort to actual crimes.

Overall it's a good relaxing read that stays entertaining for 250+ chapters. <<less
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Miyacherry
Miyacherry
Feb 09, 2024
Status: Completed
Rebirth novel like this have it's own cliches like other rebirth novel. Although the characters and plot are interesting, it was not honed enough to be a captivating novel.

Lin Yunwan, the MC, just want to get a divorce from her husband and freedom from Lu family. Along the way to reach that goal, there are a lot of intrigue and face slapping. She was help by Prince Huan, Qi Lingheng the ML which later will become her husband. While the characters is likeable, the depth of it not depicted well,... more>> especially for MC (for example, her literary ability, her plan on incense making, or her role as a Huan princess), and also for other character like Qi Lingheng and Lin Yuanyi. They do shown their ability but it felt like a shallow presentation.

The plus point, this story have a formidable antagonist, they are the one that, even with a lot of face slapping, they become more cunning and shameless, especially in the Lu family. But it also that made this novel engaging.

The romance fell short and lack some charm, it not describe why the ML fall for FL. It just happened.

The most interesting character in novel, I found it on FL's eldest adopted child, Lu Changgong. He is shy, calm, smart, loyal to the bone, and cunning. The best story part of him is when he help FL to pretend her death and when he shed his pretense in front of his nominal father.

Overall, it a nice read among it's genre. <<less
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haruhi91
haruhi91
Jan 15, 2024
Status: c180
An average novel with a likeable MC, but it lacks that spark that could make the novel stands out more.

Lin Yunwan has a second chance of life and starts again at 23 years old, when she has already been married for 7 years. She doesn't want revenge for her first bitter life, she just wants to divorce from a neglectful and fickle man. Her husband, with the support of his mother, forces Lin Yunwan to adopt his child, born out of his mistress and let his mistress enter his house... more>> so that one day he would marry her.

Up to the point I read, the settings of the novel is constrained, pretty much, inside the residence of Lin Yunwan. She is very prepared and meticulous in carrying out her plans to subtly annoy and damage the mistress while mantaining an upright and respectable facade in the hope of getting a divorce one day.

At the beginning, the mistress is not an evil character. Being a poor woman with a shaky background, her only hope for a better future is to marry well, so she attachs herself to Lin Yunwan's husband. As time goes on, she gets crazier (mainly driven by Lin Yunwan) and actively tries to harm her. It's a pity that the author followed the standard route of the scheming evil concubine against the main wife when she could have developed her character more, for example emphasizing how the concubine herself was a victim of a society which left women no other alternative than to rely on a man.

I don't know if it is a true historical fact but it's very laughable reading in the novel how the sin of "the husband favors the concubine over the wife" is so scandalous and outrageous, comparable to a serious crime, you'd think he were a serial killer.

The romance with the ML is very mild and uneventful. I always prefer when love grows slowly and naturally in a couple but here there is very little build up of their relationship. There is no connection, no spark, just two people that happen to interact a few times. They meet, talk about business, he helps her and then, he asks her to marry him in one of the most boring, superficial and generic declaration I have ever read. You can read a piece in the spoiler

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Lin Yunwan then asked him, "Why... are you doing this?" She couldn't fathom why the prince wanted to marry her.

"Your Highness, you know my status better than anyone. Marrying me brings you no advantage."

She was no longer the legitimate daughter of the Lin family, and her father's accumulated reputation and the like were now irrelevant to her. Since there was no political motive... matters of love and affection shouldn't be taken too seriously by them.

Lin Yunwan said, "Whom you marry makes no difference, does it?" There really was no need for the two of them to marry.

"Lin Yunwan. There is no particular reason."

Qi Linghen looked at her indifferently, "I simply want to do something that comes naturally."

Lin Yunwan was puzzled, how was this natural?

Qi Linghen found it hard to explain... initially, he hadn't felt particularly drawn to her, but he found himself wanting to marry her.

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I don't think I'll go on reading. <<less
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asami78
asami78
Feb 15, 2024
Status: Completed
First of all, this is not a masterpiece or a particularly outstanding work.

However, if like me, you were looking for a nice, easy read to simply pass the time, then you may proceed. In this novel, the good parts are fine and the average parts are passable.

Overall, this story felt like a prototype which the author crafted for his following work (Such as, the author had many ideas in mind that he wanted to develop but sensed that they could not be implemented as envisioned, some are actually explored... more>> others discarded along the line but at least he gave the reader somewhat of a closer look).

Ps. I would have loved to see more interactions between Lin Yunwan and Lu Changgon. Their relationship had so much more to offer and a lot of potential yet to be developed. <<less
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strangeraeons
strangeraeon
Mar 08, 2024
Status: Completed
This is a very, very interesting read that I super highly recommend. Lin Yunwan is a great character, very strong and steady, with a deep mind and a talent for scheming. She values sincerity and intelligence. The ML, Qi Linghen, is fine, nothing special. They have OK chemistry, but the romance wasn't stand out to me.

But the MC had a lot of other great and interesting relationships. Her brother, Lin Yunyi, her adopted son, Lu Changgong, another one of her husband's concubines, Zhu Qing, are all characters who have great... more>> relationships to the MC - and to each other! Seeing Lin Yunyi and Lu Changgong's comraderie endure over the years was quite nice.

One of the most interesting relationships Lin Yunwan had is in the second arc.
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After she fakes her death and takes on a new identity, she has a "half-sister" born to her "father's" second wife. They don't initially know Yunwan isnt actually the father's daughter (who died, banished to the countryside, before MC took over her identity). The half sister, Lin Yunjiao, is a spoiled brat, but she eventually falls in love with a poor, scholarly cousin of hers who her mother intended to marry Yunwan off to. She married him in the end, and while she doesn't live a life in splendor funded by the stolen dowry of her father's first wife like she used to, she lives a good, honest life for herself independently with her husband and even ends up helping Lin Yunwan out. I just thought it was a nice and interesting twist on the usual tired formulas we see for cannon fodder women.

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Well, in the end, it was nice to see people get their just desserts, and while I think a lot could have been expanded on - like the relationship between Qi Linghen nd his older brother the Crown Prince, or the romance of Lin Yunwan and Qi Linghen, especially their childhood relationship... It just feels like there were missed opportunities. Still, it's a great novel and I really enjoyed my read. <<less
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chande
chande
Jan 31, 2024
Status: Completed
This story wasn't something new but rebirth and revenge story always had that charm to me despite its mediocrity. Anyway, the revenge itself was quite satisfactory. As for the plot, there were some things that I found lacking such as:

    • The chemistry between MC and ML. I find that ML's feeling towards MC felt out of the blue to me. I know that they're childhood friends but since the author didn't elaborate about their childhood time much, I felt that there was something missing about them.
    • There were some characters that didn't have any effect towards the main story but was kept mentioning, for example: Lady Guo.
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      I thought in the beginning, MC would learn making insence from her to get into insence business after her divorce but in the end, her life was provided by ML and MC was still wealthy without doing anything

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    • Some conflicts just got brushed off without further proceeding, for example: the conflict with the crown prince.
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      It's mentioned that ML and the crown prince tried to tackle each other in the background but the author didn't elaborate much about it. When we finally met the crown prince, he barely had any strength to do anything since he was almost at the end of his life.

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Aside from those above, I think this story was still quite entertaining to read. Just don't expect too much though.
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DojaDoge
DojaDoge
Jan 27, 2024
Status: Completed
This is a good novel to pass the time. It's not an innovative novel, but it has a lot of face slapping. If you enjoy backyard drama then you will like it. There's 3 acts. The first and second is mainly drama. It drags a bit in the middle, but if you can hold on until the third act, it's a satisfying conclusion.

No the ML is NOT the husband. The love story develops slowly and I like seeing how it progressed. The ML is very devoted and accepting of the... more>> MC. At the time of their marriage, she is older and divorced. These are two big no-nos back then. But he loves her just the way she is.

I will briefly summarize each act below. Don't look unless you want major spoilers.

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    • First Act: we meet the MC and realize what a crap marriage she is in. She tries to get a divorce but can't. Ends up faking her death with the help of the Prince who has had a crush on her for years. This is all platonic because she is married.
    • Second Act: MC assumes the identity of a dead woman and moves to a faraway province. Wouldn't you know it, the Prince just happens to also move to the same place to become liege king. What a coincidence. The MC assumes the identity of a sheltered daughter from an old household. Thus, her movements are limited. So her interaction with the prince is limited to a few secret meetings.
    • Third Act: ML and MC move back to the capital to deal with unfinished business. MC has to contend with the exes and she has to get along with the Imperial Family, her new in-laws.
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I may have read a slightly different version or translation of the novel. I didn't see the lackluster proposal one person alluded to. I mean, there weren't doves and violins or anything. But it wasn't THAT bad.

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There were multiple "proposals" because she kept shooting him down.

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Edit to add: I like that the MC relies mostly on herself. She doesn't depend on anyone to save her. In the second act, she rights some major injustices that were done. <<less
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zetnnik
zetnnik
Jan 27, 2024
Status: Completed
It was a good read. No over-the-top characters. The MCs were both likable; the side characters, e.g., adopted son, the brother, and the people in the backyard, were also interesting; the villains were villainous, but not too much.
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Suzuranao
Suzuranao
Mar 31, 2024
Status: Completed
FL justifiably very smart and also decides to swallow losses to pave way for future wins, very realistic honestly which is a breath of fresh air. Wouldve loved a teeeny tiny bit more of romance before it actually got kickstarted but it still was v good.
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earlgreyt
earlgreyt
Mar 30, 2024
Status: Completed
Mediocre story with mediocre translation (I read the one by FlamingoBees).

Like others have said, the plot overall wasn't unique, it was all about harem women's evil schemes. And the evil villains were too obviously evil with no redeeming qualities.

When turning off your brain for historical harem-focused novels, you get used to ancient women being villainized. It is kind of a pity that in order to elevate the MC, the author decided to make the other woman a scheming, poisonous creature. In reality, the OG-husband had more responsibility for how the... more>> way things turned out, but the author portrayed him as someone pitiful instead. Meh.

As the author emphasized multiple times, in ancient times, men had all the power. While following this kind of plot where all the women kept scheming and shooting themselves in the foot while the men passed judgment on them willy-nilly as it if wasn't their responsibilty or their fault, usually leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

That said, the main relationship had its wholesome moments

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eg. ML didn't care that she had been married before and still wanted to marry her despite her being another man's wife for like 7 years

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But again, as other readers have said, the ML falling in love was written very subtle. I usually enjoy subtle romances, but this one lacked a lot of substance.

Finally, the translation by FlamingoBees was basically completely ChatGPT with very little editing. In terms of people's names, you'd get weird mixups like Chang Gong being translated as "Long Bow" in a paragraph before going back to Chang Gong, because there was no editing. <<less
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HooliganReader
HooliganRead
Mar 27, 2024
Status: Completed
Quite a decent read

Could have been better in terms of plot development and side character development (there was so much potential)

Plot was a little meh meh after she left the family (which took like more than half the book)

Antagonists were really mindless

Overall quite decent enough to binge
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Nikka1735
Nikka1735
Mar 23, 2024
Status: --
I would like to clarify one plot issue I think I understood differently from some other reviewers; the love ML feels for the MC. I also struggled with his motivation but it was clarified later in the novel.
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As I understood it, ML fell in love with the MC as a young student of her's father's. In spite of slight age gap (she was a few years older then him), he tried to marry her by including her into his consort's selection. However, at that time he was attacked by one of over-zelous Crown Prince's maid (obviously trying to ca***ate him). In anger, ML attacked the Crown Prince. The Emperor, engared by the ML's assault on the sickly older brother, decided to punish the ML and banished him from the capital for several years. So ML could not finalize consort selection and during his abscence, MC's father, being gravely ill, married her in haste to the unworthy young man. When ML returns to the capital, MC is a married woman and the matron of another family. In spite of that, he wants her for himself none the less. Close to the end of the novel, ML tells to his father 'the Crown Prince ows me this', meaning his marriage, his first and only choice of a wife.

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For me, this is a great motivation and sooooo romantic 🤩🤩🤩
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Agreta1
Agreta1
Mar 21, 2024
Status: c205
I would give the first arc a 3.5/5 (That 's up to when she leaves the capital I think chapter 100ish)

Once she goes to the other city, things become totally unbelievable. Additionally her behavior towards the family that hides her is really mean. Talking about love, the interac tion with the prince is minial, he suddenly wants to marry her and you dont understand where this came from. So 1.5 for the second arc
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Smtha
Smtha
Apr 01, 2024
Status: Completed
Its a cliche story or reborn and faceslap. It’s short but all the plots are there. But for me it’s a but simple, but its a nice kinda relax read. Romance is a bit slow burn, Most scenes were very simple descriptions especially the ending. So for me there a sense of not enough details. But just a simple read and love this kind of genre. It’s a good read. Tq
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bookmunchies
bookmunchies
Mar 31, 2024
Status: c267
This novel is completed on the tler, site with all the ch available.

The story is well written, even if the ending is somewhat rushed. The romance is slow but satisfying enough. It focuses on the troubling aspects of MC's life. As things calm down the appeal does sorta fizzle out. It does a good job showing how much the family treats women as outsiders, as they are married in or out, they are never truly a part of the family unless there is no other person above them in familial... more>> hierarchy. As is seen by their treatment of both the MC, her mother in law, and the married out sister in law. It also did a good job with showing the way men self justify every single choice they make as right and undoubtedly fair to the people they are taking advantage of.

The final parts are a bit lacking as they don't really show the things I want to see, and some characters have a bit more emphasis during the story just to end up sorta useless later on, I suppose because as the story went along some parts of it didn't really follow the plan so the foreshadowing was abandoned and they were left to fade into the background. <<less
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Arimathea
Arimathea
Mar 20, 2024
Status: c265
I'm two chapters away from the end but decided not to continue it because for me, the ending is already finished.

What should I say? The plot is exciting, a peculiar one among the other historical setting novels. It's about a regressed married woman of a Marquis house where she didn't return to her boudoir days but from almost half of her stay in the Marquisette house. Not to start anew and find a different man to hold into but to peacefully unchained herself from the cage of a Lu Family... more>> (her husband's family). But then again, I wouldn't rate this 4 and not finished if it is great but the proof that I almost finished this means it's good. It just lacks the thrill that it should have because the FL is a reborn woman and taking her revenge. There's also no chemistry coming from the two main lead, like, where did it start, their feelings, to blossom? It just appeared out of nowhere and take note, I've been reading up to 150 but the romance just started there and it perplexed me. It feels like you're literally reading a third person pov, you feel like an outsider in the novel because you know everything but at the same time you don't. Unknown things, people, and events just keep coming just to fill every reasons and encounters. And a little spoiler
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For 150+ chapters, the story only revolved around the FL, there are some encounters with the ML but just briefly and it isn't elaborated.

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About the characters:

Lin Yunwan (fl) :

I like her, and I aspire to be like her if I were to be transmigrated into an ancient timeline. She's noble. Elegant, calm, compose, and talented. No wonder people are inclined to her. I like all her decisions and plans. I like how she exhausted all her options before considering the most dangerous and her last option. I like how she didn't fell in love at first sight with the ml. I like how she's so responsible, affectionate, and broad-minded. But then again, although I like her whole being, she's not a perfect character. She fall short compared to other reborn women of other novels where they are full of schemes and deadly revenge. She's the most softhearted reborn woman I ever encounter but then again, she's my favorite despite that.

Qi Lingxun, 7th prince (ml) : I'm not sure about his because I read different translations TvT

What should I say about this man? He's perfect ig. He's compassionate, a loving husband and father. A responsible ruler but a rebellious son to his parents. This is the first time that the ML is a prince, a almost de facto next ruler but he's still not. The setting after they are married don't have palace drama or royal schemes. I like him for the FL that's no doubt, it's just that their encounters and how they got married isn't at all satisfactory to a romance fanatic like me. I've seen all different kinds and types of romance then, here we have a perfect potential romance but didn't have the chance to bloom to its peak and it's frustrating.

Well, overall I like the story, the plot, the MCs and side characters especially the fl's younger brother and mother, her ex-adopted son and her ex-concubine sister in the Marauis house. This is a heartwarming story, if you're looking for a dogblood drama then, this is not for you. This story can have that potential but it didn't go that way. If I'm well-versed in Chinese ancient culture maybe I can make a fanfiction version of this but sadly, I'm not. That's what I do when I'm not satisfied with the story's ending or the story itself when I know I has a potential to grow into something. <<less
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Miss Ruby
Miss Ruby
Mar 06, 2024
Status: Completed
This was a very enjoyable novel for me. I read from beginning to end without pause.

The most interesting relationship for me was the connection between Lu Changong and Lin Yunwan (our MC)

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LC finds LY trying to fake her death and throws himself into the fire to make sure she has a witness. This scene to me was very interesting because by doing so, he branded himself in her mind. Not allowing her to forget him. I wonder how their relationship would have developed if he didn’t go the extra mile.

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All the relationships were interesting to read for me. I wasn't expecting one of the side-antagonists to get a happy ending so that was a pleasant surprise.

The characters are well-developed with believable backgrounds. If you're looking for something to draw you in and keep you busy, I wholly recommend this novel. <<less
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Eeria
Eeria
Mar 06, 2024
Status: Completed
It’s a 4.5

its such a satisfying read. Liked the FL she is poised, very cunning and patient. Sometimes a big too patient. Liked the ML too though the romance between the two was very subtle. I wouldn’t say it’s very sweet at the beginning but the ML is the doting type.

Some arcs felt unnecessary but the syory overall flow well.
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