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At eighteen years old, Lin Qingyu was married as part of a Chong Xi into the Nan’an Hou Mansion, becoming the ill Lu Wancheng’s male wife.

On the eve of their wedding, Young Master Hou lay lazily on the bed and said, “Beauty, to be honest, I really don’t want to engage in domestic struggles. I just want to drift along, eat and wait to die. I want to be a Salted Fish.”

A year later, Young Master Hou became gravely ill. He took Lin Qingyu’s hand and sighed, “Wife, I’m going to die, but I think I can continue to transmigrate. In order for you to properly recognize me in the future, let us set a secret code.”

After the death of Young Master Hou, Lin Qingyu was prepared to stay a widow all his life.
Lin Qingyu would rather die than remarry.

Unexpectedly, after only 1/2 a year, …xoxo… actually came to propose marriage & said “If odd, change; if even, remain the same?”
LQ: “…I will marry you.”

After two years …

Lin Qingyu knew that although his husband was a bag of lazybones, no one was his equal

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Argentium
Argentium rated it
January 8, 2024
Status: Completed
I skipped over this story due to the synopsis several times before deciding to try reading it (after several stories that I tossed into my 'tr*sh' file after two or three chapters, due to poor writing or the translator having utterly mangled the English language). The translation quality of this one is quite good. The story isn't entirely unique, in many ways it's a typical palace or political intrigue story, but it's an interesting angle. At many points, the story drags and is quite predictable, but it's worth pushing through... more>> and finishing. The author and translator do an excellent job of depicting surprisingly poignant scenes, mixed with the kind of dry humor that I love, but rarely see in novels (I really, really hate slapstick. Dry humor/irony is so much more entertaining). The main character is a little vicious, but I only saw one situation where I didn't think it was entirely justified, and that situation was later remedied. Vicious can be fun, too. Overall, for a palace or political intrigue novel, the cruelty was kept to a fair minimum while being used in a reasonable and intelligent manner, rather than flung around for cheap shock value. <<less
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starcake
starcake rated it
January 6, 2024
Status: Completed
5 stars. Cold, indifferent, grudge-holding devious MC and very lazy but also devoted and somewhat devious ML who understands the MC is cold and grudge-bearing and both likes and encourages it. The power couple tag often doesn't mean much but in this case, they truly are a power couple and sometimes literal partners in crime.

It was refreshing to read an MC who isn't a good person, knows it, and is okay with that, but also isn't actively seeking to trample others or climb social ladders. He just wants to be... more>> a doctor and is perfectly fine as long as others leave him alone—he's only vicious and vengeance-minded when others wrong him. He only cares about himself and, gradually, the ML.

The romance was fairly well done in that it's quiet and slow, with no single moment of falling in love. It really did feel like two people thrown together by unfortunate circumstances and the overriding will of others, who became reluctant partners in order to get by, and that partnership awkwardly deepened until the awkwardness disappeared and they individually realized how much they did care about each other—and actually understood each other.

The premise of the non-protagonist ML being lazy + a transmigrator into a novel was entertaining with plenty of room for comedy and the navigation of political and social intrigue. The author chose to keep everything from the MC's POV, so there's no potentially annoying tropes of following the ML's modern-day supposedly-superior thought processes or being painted as "smart" because he has knowledge of the original novel's plot and basically narrating both that and how he's changing it.

It makes the novel far more interesting and makes the most of the premise that it's from the POV of a cannon fodder side character involved with an equally cannon fodder side character who happens to be a transmigrator—but unlike other such "cannon fodder becomes the MC" novels, there's not a huge emphasis on I'M NOT GONNA BE A CANNON FODDER!!! Instead, they very much are normal protagonists/MCs with their own complex stories, backgrounds, and motivations. I actually forgot most of the time that they were originally styled as cannon fodder. I also liked that the ML—

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—never explicitly in detail revealed himself as a transmigrator in the main story, although by the end the MC had long picked up on the ML being obviously unusual and from a very different place, and was okay with that because he only cared about who he was, not where he was from. And that felt very genuine.

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The MC is pretty smart without being overbearing about it and the ML is also fairly smart with the advantage of his transmigrator's knowledge additionally letting him plan ahead for some things, but unexpected situations still trip them up together and individually and force them to change their plans. They aren't so OP that they flawlessly power through court intrigue and easily trample the machinations of antagonists, so it stays fairly interesting.

As far as criticism goes, some sections felt a little long, like when waiting for the main pair to reunite after the ML's first death, and some parts were inoffensively predictable—like, nothing bad but nothing new. Overall though there was nothing that stood out as particularly bad or super annoying, which is a rarity for me in these kinds of novels. I enjoyed the story quite a bit.

I was into the premise of the epilogues at first as it sounded like an entertaining situation reversal, but after some initial cuteness they quickly proved to be boring. There's no drama and nothing of interest because the MC is suddenly OP, adapts perfectly and immediately, and everything goes perfectly in sharp contrast to the main story. They're way too long with nothing happening to have entertainment value. I'd say read the after-story stuff until it stops being cute and then drop it. <<less
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FrostyDragon
FrostyDragon rated it
October 11, 2023
Status: Completed
The other reviews have pretty much said it all. The summary is kind of bad, but the story is good. The translation is also smooth and pleasant to read (but could use some proofreading since there's a lot of typos).

This story is for people who like the combo of transmigration+revenge plots+MCs and MLs who power up+devoted power couple+morally grey MCs.

The MC is very morally grey and actually not a good person. His revenges are slightly disproportionate to what people have actually done to him, but it's still fun to read... more>> about if you like main characters who are not perfectly righteous.

The ML falling for the MC precisely because he's vindictive and petty and sinister is fun to read about.

The chemistry is great and the romantic development is one of the best I've read in a danmei. It goes from the MC and ML both claiming to be straight and not interested in men at all*, to slowly finding common ground and mutually respect, aligning their interests and struggling with their growing feelings for each other. No major misunderstandings, the MC and ML's reasons for being slow with confessing (both to themselves and their love interest) makes sense in context, especially considering their age and the weird circumstances that constantly pull them together.

*they're both inexperienced teenagers who've never even been close to the opporsite s*x, so them both claiming to be straight seem more like an instinctive declaration due to their first, forced marriage. Neither ever expresses any real interest in women - the MC is pretty much frigid except when it comes to the ML.

The two deaths of the ML were well-written and quite emotional, especially the first one, where the MC has time to grieve and has no idea if the ML will truly come back.

Weak points: Not many, except a few minor points:

Extras: Skip unless you really want to have a very long, uneventful slice-of-life story of the MC and ML in ther modern world, but without any real plot and with the MC being stripped of all his evil sides (the traits that made him a fun character). He's basically a cat without claws. The first couple of extras about their married life in Dayu were okay, but also not super interesting.

Xiao Cheng/crown prince side-plot: There's short scene in the final chapters that heavily imply that

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the crown prince faked his death and still pursues Shen Huaishi. Which would have been both interesting and in line with the plot of the original novel. It felt really underwhelming that he just died off-screen despite being one of the big antagonists. But this scene never went anywhere and nothing was ever mentioned again.

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Book plot: It was weird and not very believable how

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the MC found out his world was originally from a novel - aka not real, and he just never reacted to it. It also wasn't very believable that the ML had no reaction to having transmigrated into a book - there was never any moral dilemma about how he perceived the people in the book, and it was weird how he just made his peace with dying in his first life without any real reaction to his own transmigration and previous death in the real world. The was something that hinted a system (normal to transmigration novel) since he told the MC that a 'she' had told him that the MC was the most beautiful person in the whole world of Dayu, but then this never got mentioned again.

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It was however refreshing to read a transmigration novel for once were the transmigrator was the ML, not the MC, and the fact that the ML had transmigrated, while very obvious to the reader, only gradually got revealed to the MC.

All in all a good story, but don't read it if you dislike unapologetically evil MCs and couples that find doing bad things together a good couple's activity. <<less
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Anael777
Anael777 rated it
September 10, 2023
Status: Completed
Very over rated...

The concept in itself is great but the execution is terrible.

Plot does not seem to hold very well, there is a lot of stalling, the 2nd reincarnation is great the 3rd is so obviously shoe horned in it's painful.

... more>> I like ML's chara development to some extent but then MC is just insufferable. All side couples that were interesting were done with very swiftly leaving us with only the main couple which is fine I suppose but so boring.

Court drama was decent to a point, I wish the 3rd reincarnation took place in a different way coz it made last 30 chapters a complete pain to go through.

The extras are even worse.. <<less
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Eccentricstate
Eccentricstate rated it
June 28, 2023
Status: Completed
06/28/2023

Rating: 5.0

Perspective is mostly third person POV between the leads but for the sake of confusion I’ll consider Doctor Lin the primary POV/MC.

... more>> Pairing Type: beautiful, doctor MC X Transmigrator ML; slightly tsundere MC; shou MC; genius MC; himbo/jokester ML; salted fish ML

Tropes: transmigrated into a book; ancient court politics; emperor; gay marriage

Triggers: death; terminal illness; torture (not of the leads) ; attempted r*pe (brief and unsuccessful on MC) ; su*cide

Heat level: 2/5 (behind closed doors) ; leads are fans of making out and they are both enthusiastic lovers. However, all love scenes are fade to black

Re-watch: 3/5 - might reread one day

The tears I shed for this novel? My god. It just has everything you could possibly want and I experienced the full suite of emotions.

The plot is intricate and well done. The main source of drama is court politics, the leads playing 5-D chess with the antagonists. For the most part, antagonists are well-rounded and complicated. No one is truly good or bad, only shades of gray.

For me it’s the leads relationship that settles this as a phenomenal read. They are the very definition of DEVOTED. The relationship is also quite organic, you can seen MC slowly grow to care for ML and eventually they become inseparable.

Super rare, but I love the ML. He’s actually got a personality and has hobbies. He’s fun-loving and lazy. He doesn’t take himself too seriously and is a perfect balance to MCs more cold but cute persona.

Also, this is the first time of read a novel where the MC is the book character and the ML transmigrates into his story. It becomes pretty apparent pretty early on but all of his early interactions suddenly make sense when you put it together.

MC leans a little tsundere, but once he and ML get together, he is quite honest and cute with him. He’s the type that doesn’t open up to anyone but the ML, which makes their interactions feel more special.

Their love for each other is so apparent. They are so respectful of one another and truly know each other better than anyone else. The emotions feel so real and so authentic.

Just wow, do yourself a favor and read this immediately. <<less
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y1zhen
y1zhen rated it
June 19, 2023
Status: c137
this was a surprisingly fun read! Though the glaring spoilers in the summary take away from the excitement of certain scenes, it's still possible to go with the flow and enjoy things as they come. The novel reads really easily: cg's translation is solid as always, and the plot moves pretty quickly. I got some complaints, of course, but this isn't the type of novel that you approach with the expectation of beautiful writing heavy with figures of speech or thought-provoking lines. It's all pretty straightforward, and it's obvious that... more>> the author wanted the readers to pay attention to the budding romance of the main cp above all. So, if that part is what you end up enjoying the most, not unlike me, you're bound to overlook its other flaws and just appreciate the story for what it does do well.

now, let me get this out of the way first: the plot isn't all that impressive overall. There's some petty revenge and face-slapping (low-profile as well as high-profile), antagonists that can't and don't do much more than flaunt their position and taunt their underlings, and mean comments about the mc's 'wife' status that got old pretty fast. Nothing really gets better with time, it's just that the focus of the plot shifts to different things. It helps that the MC is pretty level-headed and confident, so the reader isn't left feeling frustrated whenever he's being targeted. He's more than ready to retaliate at any and every offense, and his (as well as the ml's) awareness and acknowledgement of his vicious pettiness is a fun running gag: they don't make excuses and they aren't evil people in any sense, but they do enjoy giving it back to people who mistreat the MC.

by the time I got to the last chapter, i'd already forgotten that we started out with an arranged marriage and an MC who was feeling mu*derous about it. The main cp develops slowly and organically (that is, outside of their very much inorganic marriages) and the fact that they got forced in a relationship at first becomes irrelevant really early on. The MC has a clear idea of what he wants to do and who he wants to be, and the ML does Not fit in with those plans– that is, until it's revealed that he's just a sweet guy who also has zero plans of making it hard for the MC, and is instead willing to support him in all his endeavors. They go from partners in crime to friends to lovers and it all feels so natural that the rest of the plot just fades away and you're fully invested in the developing romance between the two. There's not much drama to it, but the outside factors (such as rebirth/transmigration putting them in awkward positions) do make it harder for them to just go at their own pace and not the one set by the circumstances, but their communication throughout it all makes for a pleasurable read without misunderstandings that would be unnecessary and maybe even ooc when it comes to these two.

all things considered, i'd say mtsf is an easily palatable, enjoyable novel if you're not looking for too much drama but are looking for a sweet (and surprisingly unproblematic) love story. Actually, this could even make for a good soft launch into the historical novels genre if you're coming from modern or school setting novels, especially considering the 20-ish extra where we see the characters exploring their relationship in a modern setting, without the roles they were placed in in the ancient times. You can definitely get a chuckle or two out of those, but the main story also ends at a good point if that's where you choose to finish reading. Happy reading yall! <<less
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Firerubynat
Firerubynat rated it
October 10, 2022
Status: Completed
One of the few stories where I'm sure if it was told from the POV of anyone else, MC & ML would totally be the scheming behind-the-scenes-&-upfront villains instead~

Yet because of the narrative, you get both their unique POVs as people who just want to prioritize at first their lifes and later on each other once they fall in mutual love, but aren't afraid to be petty and screw over their enemies

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sometimes to some pretty cruel retribution like forcing the person/s they love to commit s------ in front of them or manipulating a ex to mu*der his former lover

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Admittedly I cried buckets each time ML died, even though we're spoiled from the summary about his deaths - the way MC reacts to each death really pulls at one's heartstrings, especially after he falls in love with ML, and ML's desperation each time to reunite with MC asap... <<less
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Dianille
Dianille rated it
March 12, 2022
Status: Completed
Ome of the good ones, really nice. I really love the MC and ML, especially the ML. When he died, I cried (both times). The MC is not a good person, but he won't randomly hurt people. He only hurt those who harm him or his husband. He's a typical cold beauty and the ML is a lazybones, but he has sense of responsibility.
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Saphie
Saphie rated it
April 7, 2024
Status: Completed
That's actually a pretty good novel! I had put this novel off time adn time again because I wasn't sure about what to expect. But Oh!! This is better than I expected. It's a fun novel with really really cute concept and very strong courageous main CP. I live for characters like MC and don't worry about the part of him remarrying different bodies and what other people think, everything is written so good and MC won't fall into disadvantage. Even after succesffuly marrying the prince, the people coulldn't do... more>> anything as the ML is just that willful!!!

This is really good and I long to read more novels like this, the MC and ML bounces back immediately after suffering a letdown though they don't really suffer much as they're very capable on their own!!

Might I add that the extras are so good and so cute <33 <<less
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Mell0dy
Mell0dy
March 19, 2024
Status: c119
I love Ml's personality and the plot, I didn't like that much the extras, too many, they were fun at first though, until they were never ending, I can understand though, the author really engoy to write in modern world. Anyways, this novel is one of my favorites is so good, I recommend it.
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heaven_falling1381
heaven_falling1381
March 15, 2024
Status: Completed
In advance, Thank you author for creating such master piece andthank you translate for doing such great job, I love you all.

This novel was really wonderful. Those who are interested in court fight, scheme and battle can read this several times and never get tired if it.

The needed things are said in all other reviews so I don't have much to say it just that I felt refreshed after reading this you all should try
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MangaNoob1995
MangaNoob1995 rated it
March 9, 2024
Status: Completed
I have too much love for this book where I'm unable to find words to express it. The poison loving wife and the forever encouraging salted fish husband will always be two characters I love.

For whatever the reason, the name of the story held me back from reading it and I strongly regret not reading it earlier. If you are like me you are missing big time so please read it!

I love the characters and I love couples who plot together and stick together. And the story is exactly that.... more>> It was indeed a roller-coaster ride which you will understand when you read the synopsis because the ML dies a couple of times. Although it's known that he's going to come back; the author doesn't hold back from making the reader cry bitter tears. Even the death was perfect in this story.

The romance was just unique and perfect, not fast paced but when it started it just made my heart ache and feel butterflies. The beginning where they start becoming friends is just as perfect as the point where they loved each other to death. <<less
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tiohkan
tiohkan rated it
March 4, 2024
Status: c119
GOOD VERY GOOD!!! This is the first time im writing a review but all I can say that this is GOOD very good!!! Listen, trust me! This is one of the best novels i've read and im inlove!!
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MagBlueRoses
MagBlueRoses
March 3, 2024
Status: --
When I first read the reviews for this book, I was wondering how the readers could find scheming and plotting mu*der ‘cute’...

This book right here... is about how two lovers plot mu*der without getting their hands dirty. And I finally understand the reviews and stand by them!

How adorable, wholesome, funny, and sad this read was, one can only understand by reading it XD
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SirhcSidhe
SirhcSidhe rated it
February 19, 2024
Status: Completed
Started nicely but got very predictable soon. The transmigrated ML starts as a teenager, yet he has a perfect mastery of the setting -- clothing, speach, military affairs. The MC is a demoted imperial doctor, yet he has a free access everywhere within the palace including the imperial harem. None of the royal family nor the people serving them have any brains, it seems, so the palace intrigues are really boring, and the MC-ML pair manage to get themselves involved in the succession battle without anyone noticing. It's as if... more>> the world outside the two doesn't move at all unless an event they expect has to happen. <<less
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BeneathAHibiscusCanopysWarmth
BeneathAHibiscusCanopysWarmth rated it
February 18, 2024
Status: Completed
Plot: 4/5

Entertainment Value: 5/5

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Excellently written! Even though I knew the ML's deaths were coming and that he would definitely reincarnate in another body, I still bawled my eyes out each time.

Theirs is probably the type of love I want for myself: ML accepts and supports everything the MC does and will even work hard (which he dislikes doing since he just wants to be a salted fish) so he can help MC flourish. Meanwhile, the MC also loves the ML wholeheartedly. He's a cold beauty who doesn't hesitate to do bad things to people who harmed him, but his heart was actually moved by ML. I adore their scheming.

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MyLadyShip
MyLadyShip rated it
January 24, 2024
Status: Completed
This was a unique concept and kept me intrigued till the end of the main story. It's also due to the personalities of both the couple; Lin Qingue is a cold beauty whose dangerously smart while the other is a high-spirited witty pack of lazy bones. I read the extra chapters and it was just as exhilarating because of the modern concept the author took and how the characters were exploited. I loved every bit.
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marywithnolamb
marywithnolamb rated it
December 30, 2023
Status: Completed
I really like how it's paced and how the author writes the characters. there were times where I felt I probably wouldnt cry cause I already know what'll happen, but I still cried regardless. MC is definitely flawed but that's what makes it fun to read because MC was originally the villain and villains are evil who take things too far...
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amethyst_skies
amethyst_skies rated it
December 21, 2023
Status: Completed
This is a fun and interesting read with a sweet power couple CP. I will note that if you don't like amoral characters, you definitely won't like the MC, who is a very ruthless man. But for all his faults, he's genuinely devoted to ML, and they have a fun dynamic where he's the only one ML gets out of bed for and ML loves teasing him. The slow development of their feelings in their first life is particularly touching and convincing.

As for the plot, I think this has a... more>> medium amount of plot. It discusses politics and scheming a fair amount of times, but the bulk of the chapters are focused on the CP being gay (and sometimes doing crime). It's nothing stunning, a bit on the stereotypical imperial drama side, but it's decently entertaining until the fall of the first and only major antagonist. After that, MC and ML are so competent that it feels like there's no longer any major threat to them, and the politics starts to get dull. The sweetness of their relationship was still enough to carry me through in a satisfying end, though. <<less
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i escape reality everyday rated it
December 20, 2023
Status: Completed
THE BEST. That's it. Everything about this story is just so perfect to me, and I love our MC. FINALLY! AN AN EVIL BEAUTY WHO IS ACTUALLY VICIOUS!!! And a ML that supports him wholeheartedly lmaooo

I love love love their relationship, so loving and so intimate, though it did take a lot for them to reach this point but the journey was fun and I enjoyed reading it very much.

I finished this quite a while ago but forgot to give it a review but one thing I remember is that... more>> this story will always have a special place in my heart. <<less
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