The premise of the novel was supposed to be comedy, and some romance, but the author decided to swap to palace intrigue midway through the novel, and he's pretty bad at writing it.

- The love triangle basically gets resolved, but not in a satisfactory way

- The ending of the novel was very rushed, and many plot points were not resolved properly

- The later part of the novel was extremely rushed, and swings almost incoherently from event to event

- Multiple inconceivable plot twists are introduced later into the novel, and its clear that the author suddenly had a change of viewpoint in how he wanted to write the novel

- The 'comedy' part of the novel, which was quite well written, disappears towards the end of the novel

Some examples

> What the hell happened to the first prince after his plot failed?

> The author decided to finish the plot within 1 chapter, and basically pulled things out of his arse to resolve it

> Why the hell did the 3rd prince wait until the 2nd last chapter to avenge his parents and not act before then?

> The other dude in the love triangle and the king basically... disappear after the plot point is resolved; what the heck?

> The MC is completely and utterly incompetent, same goes for her maid. If you've read to be a virtuous wife and expect a similar MC, go elsewhere.

(Romance Comedy) The story was written to be lighthearted, a fluffy tale that frequently brought a smile to my face. You'll find yourself laughing at some of the ridiculous antics of the MC (Main Character). It's a beautiful romance between one man, and one woman, who stay faithful to each other 'til the end, which is rare to find these days with so many harem novels out there. It begins when Lin Shan transmigrates to another world and is forced to marry a Princess as a man...

5/5 The main character is adorable. She stays faithful to her man, even when there are so many hot guys out there. I approve. She loves money about as much as Meng Hao, and will do some pretty s*upid stuff sometimes to get it. For those of you who don't like her actions, please reflect on your younger years and ask yourself, "Was I any wiser?" No. No you weren't. Don't expect every character in every novel you read to be a genius. Chances are, you aren't.

As for other characters, the Male Lead is wonderful and incredibly caring. He's also a virg*n and acts insanely cute/jealous when MC is involved. Some people are concerned about Lin Shan's wife, but I really enjoyed reading about their interactions (remember, story is partly comedy too).

4.5/5 I found no plot holes in this story, except for how at the end, Lian Feng who is supposed to be a pro at martial arts didn't notice they were tailed by two people who wanted their treasure. The author likes to drop a lot of bombs near the end, I could clearly tell he/she wanted to add more complexity to the story, but since it doesn't take away from the reading experience, it's OK in my book.

There are a lot of missed opportunities that I feel like the story could have gone more into. For instance:

• The Princess and the Mountain Thief, their life afterwards and possibly even being part of those unlikely allies outside the Palace that the MC/ML could have relied on as they encounter more problems.
• The King's true intentions/motives and their intelligence going far beyond the surface, which could lead to far more exploration on the King's action to try and put an end to MC/ML's relationship. Potential subplots are limitless.
• The 'Third Prince' (The face shaper) and more about their background along with their change as they start to help the MC more, but also trying to drive a wedge between MC/ML (potential love interest, antihero archetype, etc).
• The MC's poisoning that was supposed to be a ticking timebomb with only 1-2 months left at max. Would have been a potential subplot of its own where the MC kept doing selfless stuff (unintentionally or intentionally) and in the end going into a coma (leading to more tragedy. Could have opened up more interactions with a lot of unused characters with mystery behind them)
• The first prince (Du Ye) taking advantage of his knowledge of MC's power over Du Hao/Lian Feng, returning and using the MC against the two love interests by manipulating MC's weakness (her family?)
• More on MC's business ventures, since she's clearly money-driven and has modern knowledge.
• More on the poisoning sect (Red Pill?) and how they can be potential allies with mutual interests in the interest of destroying a common enemy (the King?)

But you get where I'm going with this long list of bullet points. Like many stories, sure it had potential for a lot of interesting subplots-- but this just felt like it had so much loose ends that were left for the reader to kind of assume was resolved.

Sure there might be some element because the lover did kidnap the princess, but the princess was so stifled and unhappy in the palace it was relieving to her and a salvation in a sense. She's always strong and won't let others take advantage of her, plus the thief is the wife s*ave worship his lover type anyway, so I imagine he never forced her sexually or romantically. Even when her "loving" father was on his deathbed she didn't want to go back, so that gives you an idea of how much she truly didn't like it. Sure she went from riches to rags, but she's utterly happy & content because of it. Even given the opportunity she turned to run the other way.

Also, that the Song family so easily let her go is still confusing to me lol we know she doesn't have an attachment to them but they are supposed to be doting on her right....

Lian Feng. Ngl it doesn't really make sense to me that this story title is the way it is since it suggests ML is the Crown Prince, but I'm guessing the author changed their mind halfway through the story as it developed lol.