I saw the high ratings by readers and I picked this novel up.... this novel has no twists and turns, pretty straight forward story with no depth in characters. The first impression of the characters does not vary during the entire read. I wanted to drop this from somewhere around 30-40 chapters but I still persevered and completed this in hope that might get better later since the reviews are so good which did not happen!!! I love the author's other works but this is bad. I would not suggest... more>> this book if you are looking for good story. good character depths, good romance. <<less

The speed and quality if the translations are just wow. 10/10.

The story 4/5. It got really draggy at the end. What I love most in here is the family both leads have. MC's being the only girl in 4 generations, she was spoilt by her parents and brothers. And they are extremely closed to each other.

ML family is also the same for the most part. The emperor is a simp for his favorite son. We don't see much interactions between him and his other kids, but reading here and there,... more>> you can tell he loves his other sons equally. They are his gifts from heaven. He also love his consorts equally. Except for the ML, no one else got special treatment 😁

A good emperor that actually love his country and citizens. Someone who learned from the mistake his father did <<less

This novel is a laugh-out-loud comedy masterpiece. The family relationships are heartwarming, the romance well-done, and the conspiracies and villains excellently plotted. There’s a ton of inside jokes about the genre of ancient royal court/harem novels, so if you enjoy this genre you will def get a kick out of this story.

-Thanks for all the giggles

If anyone curious and can't wait translating website just read MTL is readable, story is like anyone before me comment so me no explaining wordy anymore

If anyone curious who villain mastermind read spoiler below haha

An absolutely wonderful novel. The characters are extremely well-fleshed out. All characters have depth and reasons for their actions. Some start out as typical villain trope but show strong character and morality. I absolutely loved the fact that no one is completely good or completely bad. Those who do good are also bad and those who do bad can also do good. The families of MC and ML are adorable. No angst at all. Just MC and ML flirting with each other and on the way catching enemies

It was a good read. The political intrigue, romance and plot twists were unique and I enjoyed every bit of it. It had some funny moments too. Love that the main characters actually knew about each others' true personality. Refreshing relationship inside the imperial family and between monarch and official. My fave emperor out of all the stories I've read.

5/5 rating 🤩

I read the scribblehub translation

I can’t point out one reason why I loved this novel, but I found myself smiling several times while reading and I was delighted by the end. It was well written and translation was excellent. The plot was charming and the characters were all 3 dimensional

5 stars, highly recommended

Yue Xia Die Ying has always been one of my favourite authors, her works managing to amuse me and intrigue me. This one was more on the humor side, and I loved reading every moment of it!

Hua Liuli, pale and sickly daughter of Hua military family, who absolutely cannot fight, oh no sir, not at all! And no scheming in that innocent face of hers either, how could you say that?

And her brothers, well they're all very simple and sober and staunchly loyal as well!

Combine this with the frivolous personality... more>> of the Crown Prince—who loves to spend his time on leisurely activities, and has not a care for the empire he will inherit, not a single care mind you, not even a bit—somehow makes for a disastrously hilarious couple. These two can take the world by storm!

It's a simple plot, and a simplistic writing, but a great execution! Loved it to pieces.

4⭐️ <<less

Real good read, this author is very good in making people emotional while making you laugh. Palace drama in comedic undertone, side char are wise... Not very s*upid kind of palace drama, so must try..

This novel is unexpectedly a light story with comedy. It features unusual characters like a pretend-to-be-weak MC, a nice and cool-headed ML prince, and a loving emperor. Highly recommended to read.

I love this novel! It's both entertaining and insightful, characters that at first would seem similar to many other novels yet there are definitely NOT... all characters have their own personality and reasoning, and all have their good and bad sides.

The Emperor, Crown Prince and the Hua family are my most favourite characters particularly the Emperor and Hua Yingtng and Hua Liuli.

I highly recommend reading this even if at first it seems similar to many palace stories... IT ISN'T! So read it and you would laugh, you would love, have... more>> some bittersweet feelings and will laugh again. <<less

I am not going to give any spoilers. But you must read this if you want a light read of a unique and amazing Emperor and his subjects. Not to mention the intelligent Crown Prince and his Princess also deeply talented painting genius the fifth prince. 😂

Excellent translation, thanks krish728.

Story isn't that interesting, but characters and their interactions are funny.

FMC and ML are a match made in heaven, both are despicable liars.

I love this novel.

This is the novel you read after you tired of reading the dog blood and angst story.

I felt like reading a spin off story of cliche story but the author made it in very wholesome taste.

... more>> I love how the author portrait the imperial family and also the FL's family. Their relationship with their family are so wholesome. Even the way they "fight for the throne" (if it even can be count as fight? Lol) are so great.

I love bloodshed and angst story, but I also need this kind of novel to neutralizing my heart after that. So, I really love this story. Really a great balance with kindness and gentleness of the main characters but not foolish or or too much forgiving. <<less

It's a cute story, but the fluff is literally just that, fluff. I wish we had more after-wedding chapters, but it's okay, I guess.

The novel has so many funny sections and I like the way the FL became a lucky star. I recommend the novel for light-hearted reading. The translator Krish728 did a good justice in translating the novel.

4.5 stars
BG romance, historical, palace intrigue, comedy, slice of life

I love this author’s historical novels. This one isn’t my favorite out of her extensive library, but it has the author’s signature unique characters, wit, and light-hearted drama. It focuses more on the intrigue and FL’s luck and ends with the marriage. There is not as much depth to the romance and characters which is probably why it took me several starts and stops to finish. However, it’s definitely a fun read if you love ancient China stories like I do.

4.5 stars

The ending part is so underwhelming and short. It feels like the story was cut abruptly. However, I think it would be unfair to rate this lower just for the ending.

The story is beautifully written. The character that supported the whole plot in my opinion is the Emperor. He doesn't act according to what his enemies expect him to do, time and time again. I also like the relationships between the people in the palace. The love between MC and ML could have been fleshed out more, so I... more>> find the romance a bit bland. The Hua family are great characters, but the author just mentions them in passing. We were not really given the opportunity to understand the Hua family more, especially with MC's two older brothers who were just mentioned one or two times. A lot could have been improved in the story if this novel is a bit longer. A lot of characters were not given time to be explored. <<less

Well well well, another Yue Xia Die Ying's work, and of course, it's good!

At the beginning of the story I felt kinda meh, about the ML and FL, however, as the story goes a lot of things are made clear. It's cute, their relationship is smooth, the characters are loveable and there's an Emperor Chanlong, omg I love him very much. He's certainly one of the best emperors I've seen, not cruel, jealous and suspicious of his officials, he's not overbearing with the concubines nor disrespectful. And if there's a... more>> novel about Wei Mingyue and Hua Yingting, I would definitely read!! Also, Jiamin made me laugh the entire time lol

This is a light read, with heartwarming episodes, cute characters and hilarious scenes.

And I think my couple became a couple at the end, so I'm happy about this, but upset as they didn't have not even a few lines about them.

Spoiler

(Jiamin and Changkong)

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Please add this book to your booklist if you love black-bellied heroes and heroines. Both of them are great as individuals and together, they make the perfect pair! I loved loved loved the heroine whose only dream was to be a frail beauty. She fooled everyone quite well and even at the end of the novel, except the ML and her BFF, and the villains, I don't think many knew of her true character.

Coming to the characters, each of them is well written. Even someone as small as an assassin... more>> gets to have hilarious closing lines! My favorite was the interaction between the ML and the fifth prince who was a bad painter but thought highly of his skills.

So, if you want to read a novel that is a laugh riot every chapter, well-written character and plot, then this is your book.

And the translator is doing a fantastic job. <<less