This is the first comment under this novel, If anyone is wondering on whether to start it, its worth a shot. But not if you don't like harem.

What really kept me going is the MC and her tactics. She is not too OP considering how a typical MC in ancient chinese novels are. She is just a modern girl with modern mindset, but adapting to the ancient customs. ML is a emperor, he basically has a harem of maybe 15 women. He keeps on favoring and accepting concubines through out... more>> his reign. But at the mid novel I really felt this is how our ancestors were, and he should do this to keep the court balanced. Regardless of how many kids and concubine he had, he really liked MC which he didn't show in this novel and he never wronged her. But our MC treats him as her babies father. (Which is acceptable bcoz we don't share husband r8) she likes him too, but that never surpassed her children. But the end

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I did cry a little, on how he is dead. He asked her to be buried with him after her death, but being 21st cent lady, she didn't accept saying Born in same quilt does not necessarily mean to die in same pit

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When he was asking her about burying together after her death, he held her hands and asked, how did I treat you, would you like to be buried with me after your death, when she said no and gave her reason he slowly let go of her hand and then his last breath

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things I liked in this novel

• not overbearing characters
• Not too OP characters (ML and MC)
• This story depicted the slice of life of a lady who got accepted into harem, favored, pregnancy, tricks, children and their marriages, and ends
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  with his death

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