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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BlueViolet
BlueViolet rated it
March 5, 2023
Status: --
4.5/5 Both leads are actually powerful and are loyal and faithful to eachother. This novel is one of my favorites. 4.5 because of a plot hole where one person who resembles her son in the past life gets stab and then gets into a coma and woke up and became an idiot, I just don't get it. And another thing is that when Shen Miao was in coma for 6 months too, don't get me wrong I cried reading this too but I just think it was unnecessary to have... more>> her sleep for 6 months when you can just get her to sleep like for 3 days because in real life if you continue to sleep like that one will suffer from organ failure but anyways this is fantasy. And I love the beautiful Xie Jing Xing hahahaha 🤣❤️ Plus he is not a playboy guys!!!! Again, he is loyal and faithful. I just wish that they have more interactions in their past life where he fell for her but no, it was just a one time interaction in the past. I don't know how many times I reread this but I still love it. <<less
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mkdrive2
mkdrive2 rated it
March 2, 2023
Status: c50
The MC is surrounded by enemies and is constantly harrassed and schemed against. This is not the kind of story I like. I like more peaceful stories.
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siennachi
siennachi rated it
January 22, 2023
Status: Completed
Finally got to finish this story after putting it on hold for 2 years lmao. I personally really like this story, so I decided to write a review. My very first review. The me before reading this would not expect to find myself being impressed, giggling, and crying while reading this since its quite a loooong story.

I find the development of the MC and the ML's relationship really good as it's not too draggy nor was it too fast. I love how the MC have such a strong mental (even... more>> tho there are some parts where she actually shows her weak sides, which is good). The love story between Emperor Yong L and Empress Xian De is also very touching.

I'm glad I decided to read this story. 10/10 <<less
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HelaGoddess
HelaGoddess rated it
January 19, 2023
Status: Completed
With the hundreds of reviews, treat mine as just putting my humble thoughts out there.

Whenever I find a good read, I always think of the author. How big was her imagination to weave a tale as intricate as this? How deep were her emotions that we can feel them through her words? I'm so in awe of this work that others of this genre paled in comparison. I have never much liked watching dramas but this sure made me feel as if I'm watching one. I could almost see myself... more>> quivering in fear amidst the palace intrigues, the schemes and hidden dangers and as I am no Shen Miao, for sure I wouldn't last a day lol... that's how good this story is for me. Reading it in 2 days is not in vain.

I love a good female character but Shen Miao sure had me worshipping her. This is what I always hope to read about--- a powerful woman who can get things done herself (regardless of the rebirth cheat). Our ML sure made things easy, but that doesn't mean our MC wouldn't be able to pull through alone. She pulled through in her last life albeit it ended in tragedy; her rebirth was in no way smoother but she sure pulled though more valiantly.

The face-slappings weren't trivial. More like, "You lose along with your life."

ML sure is the epitome of female fantasies, one who is fearless and seemed incapable of mistake. So perfect right? Isn't that why we read? Though sometimes I love a boy-next-door, most of the time I would prefer reading about this dreamboy lol. But against an MC like Shen Miao, Xie Jing Xing took a back seat in my heart. That he is there in the life-and-death situations had me thinking, "Right, that's all we need you for. Otherwise, ShenMiao can do without you." Lol, our exceptional ML sure just played the role of a loving bodyguard and it's not at all offensive.

Love her, hate them. This story could really rile up emotions and with how easy the author did it to us readers, the author sure is exceptional and translation's on par, too. Thank you so, so much. <<less
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Foolish Mysteries
Foolish Mysteries rated it
January 4, 2023
Status: c1
100% recommended! It's a real revenge story and she doesn't end up with the scum all over again. Also, it doesn't just solely revolved in revenge, there's also her parents, friends, and power struggles! She doesn't lose herself and finally had a happy ending after enduring a sad past life. Really good to read and doesn't get old.
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crispyliza
crispyliza rated it
November 11, 2022
Status: Completed
The best CN reincarnation novel you will ever read. This is a straight up MASTERPIECE. I cannot recommend it enough.

I read it years ago back when the translation had just finished and to this day no other piece of media of this genre (KR and JP included) can ever compare.

The romance is quite slow at first bc both the MC and the ML have their own problems to deal with but it picks up a lot the closer you get towards the end and it's perfect. Also the revenge is... more>> well thought out and perfectly executed.

The feeling of satisfaction after finishing this novel is THE BEST. <<less
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Rida
Rida rated it
June 24, 2022
Status: Completed
I read this a while ago but the conspiracies and scheming were really good. The FL and ML are very good at navigating politics and I liked how much of a power couple they were.

But I really didn't understand the FL's parents. How could they leave her behind in the estate to be raised by her aunts and uncles? At least her mother could have stayed behind if they couldn't take the FL near the frontlines? In her last life, her parents died and while I wouldn't say they deserved... more>> it, I would say that outcome was expected. They really were no brains and all brawn. They irked me so much; they spoiled the FL (when they were there) but how can you be so bad at parenting? <<less
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Roxasfleur
Roxasfleur rated it
June 11, 2022
Status: c95
A very very ruthless MC. Ruthless to her enemies and also to herself. ML is very OP and also very ruthless.

The cons: a reall slowburn. At this point, they are still enemies and ML has just warned MC to never fall in love with him and to never touch things that are not her rights.
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Nisawastaken
Nisawastaken rated it
April 1, 2022
Status: Completed
The rebirth of malicious empress military lineage.
Despite me having good impression and binge reading it in one go, I still have to say there are a few problems rehearsing this novel. So it's a 4.7/5 rating at best. [warnings before you read this]

the revenge contains : p*dophilia, r*pe, SA, ab*se, misogyny, descriptive gore scenes, etc. To those who dropped the book, although I am pretty critical with this book, I want to take time to defend MC. Please take your time to read if you could.
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MC only gave back to those who provoked her first, so don't worry about the ones that aren't involved. Yes there are teenagers like MC's sisters, but they are those who cruelly schemed against her, so they had it coming. She only did what they did to her in her past life. You know the world isn't all sunshine perfect, not everyone is going to be a saint, MC even admits to herself that she is here to get her revenge even if she becomes the devil herself or lose herself in the process. She's at least not like those other hypocritical MCs who were portrayed to be a pure white lotus or was a righteous person while at the same time torturing an infant without blinking an eye. Everyone in this society are constantly scheming against one another to survive or for their own self interests, it's already f*cked in the beginning. If she didn't scheme against her sister, it would be her that would be r*ped! It's not supposed to be a badass moment, it's her only plan to survive. If she avoid it this time, what will happened next time? Will it be worse or more unpredictable? What else could she do? Let herself instead be r*ped and let history repeat itself? You should know that she's still a powerless girl alone in a household filled with greedy monsters, she can't do jack sh*t to them so let alone the royal uncle prince who held high authority power and was known for his cruel and p*dophilic acts facing no consequences whatsoever that most parents are afraid of while she's only a unfavored "foolish" Di daughter. Are you guys expecting MC to be a righteous hero to save the day? In her past life, she was also a teenager who was taken advantaged of too, by her relatives and by her lover. Her father, mother and elder brother died because she was blinded in love with a bastard. She was sent to an enemy country to be tortured daily and played with so they could lend tropes and shits to help her country when she came back, her "husband" who already had enough, got a new concubine. Her children, her only source of light, were arranged married, tortured and had a tragic end, in the end, she herself thought it was worse enough but then got to know that two of her "sisters/cousins" whom she trusted wholeheartedly had married in to her husband, became his concubines and they even spoke painful words to her and admit that they were waiting for the day that she fell down to her misery. I would already lose hope in humanity and burn the entire 3 households and the royal palace down the first thing I was reborn, if it were me.

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[Pros]
- MC, Shen Miao is only vicious and calculative to those who provoke her first. Her backstory and past life is met with many misfortunes and end in a tragedy. She isn't overpowered or too smart, she only has her past memory of the future and brain to fight.
- ML, Xie Jing Xing, yes he is op than MC, it is expected as he is more experienced and he more power than MC it'll be strange if MC is stronger than the ML. He is op but his backstory is tragic and depressing, you can see why he did what he did. He used a facade of a lazy and unrestrained teenager to the point of becoming that type of person.
- Romance : enemies to lovers-ish vibe. You can see the two slowly grows font onto one another's company. There isn't any s*upid love rival fights, I love their chemistry and the foreshadowing. What touched me is that even if SM is a deposed empress, XJX still fell for her and fulfilled her promise. There is a reason why XJX attacked and change his mind to spare her life. XJX doesn't interfere with SM unless she wants him to, he respect her and she respect him which is more than enough unlike those ML who f*cking interfere just because of their ego and jealousy, they came off as a douchebag.
- Characters : some characters are lifelike and others felt unreasonable and dull. But I can see the reasoning on why they did what they did and at the same time question their sanity. The antagonists are cruel and vicious, it's good to have a challenge. They all have their reasons, thoughts and different perspectives in life. The human psychology in this was good. Empress Xian de and Emperor Yong Li gave me a good impression.
- Story : the fight between SM and the Shen family is satisfying. There are some foreshadowing and many well written characters with goals and minds of their owns. The writing is alright but the translation need grammar improvements, it felt like reading an MLT.
- The moral and the lesson of the story is decent, treasures such as "happiness is depended on oneself to achieve and not gain by depending on others." - SM. If you want something, work for it, there is no free lunch in this world. "Humans have to deal with humans' affair, I can only see your future but cannot change ones fate, only you can change your destiny." -Wandering Taoist monk. And many others since it's a long novel after all.
- My emotions : made me cried, anxious and laughed, experienced an emotional roller coaster as I got immersed with the story.

[cons:very long rant]

Spoiler

- the ending is a bit rushed and feel like something is left out. The sleeping beauty thing ain't it chief.
- Small but noticeable plot holes such as : the San Family whom had two daughters missing and met a terrible fate by the hands of the pedo Prince. They killed the prince and said to SM if she ever needed help, they'd led a hand but they were forgotten as if they didn't existed in the first place, in the rebellion there wasn't even a mention of them, they were said to be richer than the imperial Ming Qi palace. I remembered them because of the gruesome and disturbing details of the two girls' tragic fates. The Su family, although they don't have to focus on them too much, they played a big role in this novel too so it's strange that they weren't mentioned much. Pei Lang, what happened to him in the future? The Shen family, what did they do and what is their future? Xie Ding and Princess Rong Xin, they played a huge role in XJX's life why isn't there a mention of them at all and why isn't it explained one bit? What happened to most of the country? Was it wise for XJX to step out of being the emperor, did he really conquer the three countries? What happened to the three countries, commoners, officials, rebellions, etc? It was only a victory of war, what about the nation itself? It wasn't explain properly at all. What happened to the 1st Shen family while we were away? Why does it seem like SM is slowly losing brain cells as the story goes on?
- R*pe problem, it was only one scene where SM was drunk and "seduced" XJX *wearing lingering, provoking him and giving him the "lesson" book* he did know that it was wrong but he still did it anyway, in the end SM didn't mind it so I guess it's alright? It's not justifiable but not the worst case ever.
- When XJX was strangling SM, his beautiful hand was mentioned and was the main focus, it leaves a bad taste to some readers' mouth. Yes XJX has a reason for it due to his suspicious nature and his background to want to kill SM at that time but how the author written it is like not focusing on SM being f*cking suffocated but XJX's hands' stunning calamity beauty. But I don't really mind this one much.
- The extra does count, where it was explained how Shen Miao brainlessly went into a dream and met the Taoist whom gave her a quest that if she could go to the great Liang with XJX only then she can go back to her real world and woke up from the deep sleep. Although it's pointless, it's not a big deal, what SM did is the most OOC thing ever, Dressing up as a male and going stalker mode with XJX. SM didn't even provide XJX the secrets he actually needed?!? The secret she told is her past life, XJX is even more OOC when he accepted this OOC SM's nonsensical bs and bring SM to his kingdom without any plans, f*cking fantastic. SM is not a teenager, she became a deposed empress in the first life, became a virtuous and cunning empress in the second life and in the third life became a brainless in love naive girl. What kind of f*cking bullsh*t is this?!? How did everyone let this slide????? It would be a better plot if XJX have the memory and SM doesn't have any memory. Did they forgot about the Shen family and the war? Couldn't SM tell the secrets so XJX can make his imperial older brother live longer? What happened to the dream XJX and the real dream SM when SM returned back to her real world? What is considered real and what is considered as fake? This third meeting with the Taoist is f*cking pointless. The Taoist is f*cking useless as dog shit. Third meeting my a**hole, I was looking forward to it because the second meeting makes me feel like woah that is f*cking cool and foreshadowing! This Taoist is wicked!!! This sleeping beauty sh*t is no more than to add s*upid drama. It's even more s*upid that SM got jealous of XJX in the dream. F*cking no IQ and crazy couple is here!!!
- the ML : sometimes very unreasonable, a bit violent, a bit possessive, when you read it you'll see it but It's not a huge deal for me, he's just ur typical male lead that has a cold and arrogant bad boy facade but with a soft heart type of guy. Most of the times, I think he's reasonable but at the near end or extras, he's just plain chaotically dumb.
- The translation felt like a MTL, There are many grammar mistakes like he/she, names mistaken, broken grammar, sometimes I cannot imagine the scene because of the wordings, it make me feel like it's dull and bland. I sometimes couldn't get into the story because of it and it makes me pause to read it.

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utenini
utenini
March 16, 2022
Status: fin
i haven't left any reviews on this novel depite reading it more than 5 times, not because I dont like it but its because I love it too much that I don't know what to say. It's a great novel. I just love every bit of the MC and ML. Their actions make sense and its just the chef's kiss.

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Spoiler

To be honest, out of all characters I loathe the most, Pei lang is the worst. In this novel, there are numerous hateful characters like her cousins, FXY, and other princes, but my hate for pei lang is just on an otherworldly level. I havent find comments about their hate to him here which suprises me after all that he has done. When I found out about what he did I was so broken and I just cried like somebody dug out my heart. Its just I hate him so fckn much. So I wrote a letter to Pei Lang.

"How does it feel, witnessing everything crumbles. She's dead. Her fate was stolen from by your very hands. You took it from her body and deliver it to the person she's most insecure too, the person that destroys her very best life. Just from a mere confusion and fear that you have about your romantic feelings towards her.

You wanted to destroy your feelings, and along the way, you destroyed her too, completely. Your actions result in the blockage of her life straws, killing of her son and daughter, killing of her father, mother, and brother who are the source of her security, the only people who truly loved and cherish her aside from her children.

People say that love is endearing, beautiful, and pure. I assure you, yours are filthy and no one shall attain your love. Not because they are undeserving, but it's a pity to their fate. I pity you. You are damned, to not be loved. That isn't even the worst. You are cursed to ruin whom you loved.

Tell me, Pei Lang. Is it worth it?

Are you no longer confused?"

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I hope the drama of this novel will not be disappointing. <<less
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AribaRahman
AribaRahman
February 11, 2022
Status: Completed
The best CN translation ever. Malicious empress is one of a kind book.

ML & MC are my favorite power couple. The twist & turns, face slapping events, their family bond, her revenge, him just casually helping her with everything, their romace. SM & XJX are the best in every aspect.

Thank you so much our translator for translating this one & author for creating Rebirth of the Malicious Empress.
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jazzy70
jazzy70 rated it
December 21, 2021
Status: Completed
~~More like 4.7~~

Normally I don't like to write a review (too lazy) but considering I read this novel too many times to count, I decided to make an exception.

Short review:

    • Plot:5/5
    • Romance:4/5 (more communication? She was a little too cold. Although understandable)
    • Main characters: 5/5
    • Side characters: 4/5 (some were too bland and s*upid for all the damage that they caused)
Long review:

Hear me out.

When I read the reviews in most of the novels in this genre (revenge and rebirth) when FL personally takes revenge or does it in some way out of our comfort zone, some readers say she is too ruthless, too unreasonable, villainess, too OP, etc.

Some say why she did this cruel thing when the one who hurt her in her past life hasn't done anything in this life and etc.

There is also another case. FL let's others (most of the time ML) handle the revenge for her. again some readers complain that she is useless, she let others do the job and why she didn't do it herself and etc.

(I saw these reviews under so many of the novels in this site and I felt the need to address this one. Because I love this novel)

Back to the novel.

Shen miao is in both categories mentioned above.

In the first half, she can be said to be ruthless in her revenge. She is single mindedly plotting and she does it brilliantly. (within her CAPABILITY)

She is firstly a victim. A lonely and deeply traumatised and abandoned empress who has lost everything.

Her family, her children, her status, her dignity and in the end her life. She is alone. And honestly she is miserable.

She can't smile or be happy even in her second chance in life. Revenge is all she thinks about and to some degrees she has lost her ability to empathise with or trust anyone, even her parents and brother feels like strangers to her.

In second half, she finally found someone she can rely on. Someone she can trust and share her burden with and let him take revenge for her.

Because hey! She isn't omnipotent.

I don't know if you have noticed, but she was still 16 in her rebirth! 16 years old girl with NO POWER.

She might be able to get revenge from her family and plot againt a tr*sh, sadistic and nauseating scum prince, BUT, even that is indirect!

The first one relied on her father's power and the second one was relied on the ML (behind the scenes) and another victim's family.

So even then, it wasn't done solely by her! Because it is impossible for a lone 16 years old girl!

And even if she was once an empress, now she isn't.

She can't overturn the imperial family with her intelligence only.

As we saw,
Spoiler

she nearly put her family in danger! Which is why they had to leave the capital for years.

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So what is wrong with relying on ML, her husband! To take revenge?!

Can she suddenly become a general, overturn the scum emperor (her ex) and get bloody revenge???

Come on!!! It is the imperial family against one girl!

Besides, the whole point about ML (I love him!!) Taking revenge for her was because the revenge itself was a heavy weight for shen miao.

Xie Jing Xing wanted shen miao to be happy. To let go of the revenge because it didn't have a good end.

He said so himself. He did't want shen miao to darken her self and become a villainess, because those she was taking revenge against weren't worth it!

She was lonely and she suffered the entire time!

Shen miao managed to let go. She managed to take care of her life and her new family and trust again.

She finally desided to live and be happy with her second chance.

So what if she personally beheaded the emperor (her ex) ?

Would it return her lost life and children??

Xie Jing Xing taking revenge for her was the best way.

Besides, she still managed to do the plotting behind the scene! Mei furen got what she deserved because of shen miao. And the emperor was stripped from his dignity. He became a laughing stock and it was all shen miao's doing!

Even the fast success in war was due to Xie Jing Xing and shen miao's combined strategy!

What else do you want her to do? Take a sword and cut the throat of her ex?

Done with my vent... LOL

Now... there were some parts that could have been better.

Spoiler

her becoming empress was unnecessary and cliche, and the death of Xie Jing Xing's brother and sister-in-law was unnecessary,

(and I really prefered her new life to be stress free and without the burden of being an empress....)

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well... we can't find a novel that is perfectly to our taste.

The only questionable thing was:
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pregnancy duration. I donno why it was nealy a year long. Wrong count??

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Also,
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what was the thing xjx looked for in the prince's manor?

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All in all, I loved how ML was respectful and how his love was so powerful!!!!!

He believed in shen miao's capabilities and as a partner never tried to oppress her!

Even when they were in a silent war, he never disrespected her or forced her.

I loved it!

This part had my heart in shreds:

Spoiler

When Xie Jing Xing grabbed his heart in pain and fell down in the middle of war zone, when shen miao went to coma!

He felt her!!!

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I loved his character. (Although it would have been perfect with less praise of his appearance!)

Author sure loved ML!! :D

And I loved the FL too!

She wan't perfect. She wasn't without fault. And I could do better if she communicated with Xie Jing Xing more regarding their relationship.

But I did understand her. It isn't easy to open up again after what she experienced. But the silent war between the two and when Xie Jing Xing misunderestood her was painful.

All in all, it deserves the 4.7 truly because it was worth it.

Among all the novels that I have read until now (trust me, I read a lot) it was one of the best.

Don't pay too much attention to reviews because everyone have different tastes. But see the rating. It is enough to know this novel is worth every second of it.
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idkargh
idkargh rated it
November 16, 2021
Status: Completed
no lies one of the best read.

a story without fillers but filled with wise arcs and plots.

very attractive main characters.

i laughed and I cried. I was putting off reading the last chapters but once done I really wanted more huhuhuhu

one regret is that for how the author chose to put xjx highup, I really really wanted a sketch.

fell in love with sm and him and fudge, just gonna read it again then
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ladyxxx
ladyxxx
September 28, 2021
Status: c231
10/10 I wont ever forget this novel 😭👌 spend 3 whole days reading this. My heart cant calm down if I didnt get to the ending, and I cant believe it ended. I'm happy with the ending ♥️
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Tattaro
Tattaro rated it
August 8, 2021
Status: Completed
I've finished reading this novel 2 years ago. I'm just surprised I never rated this. How could I?! This author writes revenge very well and it's not surprising to find this one a heavy read. Having read all 200+ chapters would make you feel like you've read a thousand. It won't let you go once you're hooked. It made me hop from Zaza's translation to MTL and back while this novel was being translated. 🤣 It would be hard to find another revenge story as satisfying as Shen Miao's. Shen Miao... more>> is my Queen of Revenge! 👑 <<less
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realrinya
realrinya rated it
July 3, 2021
Status: --
This novel is a gem. No wonder it is so popular and high-rated. Definitely worth rereading!!!

I love this novel a lot. First of all I love the MC. I love how she is not forgiving and only harms the ones that made a move to her. I love how she only relied on herself (not talking about the end) I loved how she was cold-blooded. Overall I really love her character. ML is to me contrary to some reviews here isn’t bad at all rather a really good ML for... more>> an ancient China novel. I mean no one can expect him to fall in love with her at first sight and be warm and close to her all the time otherwise it would have been worse. Wasn’t it better to see how a person who had everything but his loved ones could find the thing he wanted all his life in her? Yes I know that we were kinda sick of how heavenly defying beauty he was with all those paragraphs long descriptions but still he satisfied me. I want to say that this novel is not perfect at all. There are plotholes, no answer mysteries, unnecessarily dramatic events etc but I still I love it. I love how the author was capable of writing a novel this complex with all those schemes and characters and events. Some things that MC and ML have done doesn’t make sense for example or some extras aren’t that good these are all the negatives but even though I say for example that some things were a bit too dramatic I still cried hard at those scenes and to me the way that I could felt those emotions of the characters and could even shed tears was enough. The plot is awesome characters are so interesting the events and all those scheming are so exciting. Some say that they got bored towards the end but personally I didn’t really feel that way. Yes towards the end some characters that I think could have been a bit more intelligent were a bit disappointing but still I wasn’t bored at all. Overall I am very pleased to read this awesome novel seriously recommended <<less
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Leenleen
Leenleen rated it
June 17, 2021
Status: Completed
This is a good read. I like how both the romance between the main female and male lead blossoms gradually as the story goes. Especially the interaction between the two, oh-so-cute! Though I really wish the side story is incorporated into the main and give it more fluff rather that a 2 part thing.
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Marimmm
Marimmm rated it
June 13, 2021
Status: c70
I had to drop it! The FL is a badass and I loved it. The ML was a little crazy, but up to the point that I read it was his charm. Unfortunately, I couldn't keep going, because...

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Spoiler

People from FL's family tries to trap her to be r*ped by a Prince. The FL solves that matter putting her "cousin" in her place. Even though I believe one's needs to bear The consequences of one's actions, I can't copy with it.

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So it seems to be a good read, but I'd rather read Greetings, Ninth Uncle. <<less
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rh.hours
rh.hours rated it
June 11, 2021
Status: Completed
Definitely one of my favourite stories of all time. In fact, it's the only novel that I'm able to read over and over again without getting bored, I've read it about 6 times by now? The words and plot are beautifully written, and everything just feels right.

And can I just say, XJX is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE ML in all novels, be it modern or ancient. He's cunning and can be vicious, but he's respectful towards the FL and just lets her do her own thing, although he is always there... more>> to support her. He has actual emotions (and a very strong background story) and it shows, unlike those domineering princes or CEOs in other stories. And did I mention he has funny moments too? Y'all this is how a ML should be like! Not those violent and forceful MLs that seem to suffer from face paralysis! I need a XJX in my life please T.T
The FL Shen Miao is absolutely brilliant too, she's smart and not weak at all, but she's not exactly OP either. One thing I like about this author is that she tries to ensure that the story makes SENSE. Our FL was a queen in her past life, and went through many hardships, and from these hardships she grew and learnt skills such as archery. A simple background plot, but it explains why the FL is so talented and I like that. Plus she has a real clear motive for revenge, and not just to face slap (even though I LOVE THAT she's so so cool).

I like how the romance in the story builds up. FL was hurt in the past, so definitely she wouldn't fall in love so easily. Same goes for ML, he's someone who is ambitious, is it possible for him to just fall in love with someone suddenly? They have early sweet interactions, but the real romance starts in the later chapters. The story involves quite a lot of schemes that makes a lot of sense as well, which is also one reason why I love this story so much. The author respects the readers' intelligence and doesn't just brush off the plot.

The translation is really good too. Of course there are a few words which could have been translated differently to make the story more poignant, but overall it was well done. The author is good at writing impactful and beautiful phrases, that while still as nice as in the English translation, it'll be so much more impactful actually reading it in chinese, so if you can read Chinese you should check out the og novel! But even if you can't, not to worry, the Translators did a wonderful job that will not make the story any less enjoyable.

Overall this was a very very enjoyable read, and the story was just right, not too long not too short. I have yet to find a story that can top this yet honestly, and I love EVERY single interaction the ML and FL have, especially in the later chapters. Definitely there are a few flaws and some loose ends

Spoiler

I wish Shen Miao was there to witness fu xiu yi and Mei furen's demise honestly + I also really wanted to find out more about the others in Ming Qi (such as Marquis Xie, Su Ming Feng, Rong Xiu, etc) after XJX conquered Ming Qi. The ending felt rushed.

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but I really do think this story was very well written. From the start to the end I was so into the story. Despite reading so many novels, I would say this still remains as my top favourite, especially with how it ties in the idea of how both of them are fated to be. And indeed, in thousands of possibilities, Shen Miao and XJX will only chose each other. <<less
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darkelf01
darkelf01 rated it
June 11, 2021
Status: c196
Take out the ML and you'll get a femdom matriarch story. I honestly don't care about the ML and the author seemed like she forced the supremely handsome, heaven-defying ML with heroic eyebrows *rolls eyes* to be there when the MC did her schemes and conspiracies, like mere excuses to have them meet.

She's so delightfully hateful and I love how she could anger people to death eloquently without a change in emotions. So far, she's the most majestic MC I've ever read.

The ML should just move aside and let the... more>> MC dominates the kingdom 😏 Actually I shipped her more with the henpecked bodyguard hohoho

PS: later chapters disappointed and irritated me so much. My heart is tired from the constant scheming and distrust. I thought they'd be happy after
Spoiler

the couple got married and left Ming Qi

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but noooope, no such thing, sir.

This novel is still good, though now the only reason I continued reading was the little buns. I don't care about the plot anymore.

Other than that, I'm plenty satisfied with the story and the bloodlust of our Great Empress Shen 😘 <<less
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