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逐玉
【原名《侯夫人与杀猪刀》】
爹娘过世，竹马退婚，亲戚想吃绝户，樊长玉为了五岁幼妹，决定招赘。
她把主意打到了自己救回来的男人身上，对方遍体鳞伤，身无长物，只有一张脸能看。
两人很快谈成条件：她收留男人养伤，对方假入赘帮她保住家产。
家业稳固后，樊长玉如约正要写和离书，怎料朝廷打仗征兵，男人被当做壮丁抓走，至此杳无音讯。
再次见到男人时，他浑身是血躺在伤兵帐里，沾着血的脸俊美如初，身上的小卒兵服却被砍得残破不堪。
看他在军中过得这般艰难，樊长玉红了眼眶：“你别从军了，回去，我杀猪养你。”
男人虚着眼，咳出一口血：“你要同我和离……”
樊长玉眼泪汪汪：“不离了不离了！”
【小剧场】
武安侯谢征少年成名，战功赫赫，弱冠之年便以军功封侯，在整个大胤朝再无其二，治军手段更是以铁血严酷闻名。
近日，军中将士们却觉着他们侯爷有些奇怪。
他不住自己的中军帐，反而挤在破破小小的伤兵帐里。
身上被戳了个血窟窿，往常三两天就能下地，这次也是躺了十天半月还不见好。
去探病回来的狗头军师啧啧两声，“躺着有人给擦身喂药，伤当然迟迟好不了！”
直到他们那位素未谋面的侯夫人，怕自己的病秧子赘婿死在战场上，偷穿上那身残破不堪的小卒兵服，代夫出征去了，他们“重伤”卧床多日的侯爷才惊得当场弹起来，赶紧披甲领兵去追。
残阳如血，长空雁泣。
提着把杀猪刀砍下敌将首级的樊长玉，看向远处踏起漫天黄沙赶来的友军，虚了虚眼。
她拉过一旁的小卒问：“你们那个穿着麒麟肩吞明光甲、驾着高头大马冲在最前方的将军，怎么跟我夫婿长得有点像？”
小卒：……有没有一种可能，他就是？
呆萌但虎的一比 小太阳 VS 那女人真粗鄙到那女人怎么就不喜欢我 谢侯爷
1V1，甜文
注：1.本文有配角是穿越人士，故归属古穿频道
2.慢热，慢燃
3.男主毒舌傲娇，因为童年原因，性格上有缺陷，偏执极度缺爱，有点点病娇，不太能接受这类男主的读者宝子慎入。
4.有身世梗，女主是蒙冤忠臣之后，后会杀上战场步入朝堂替家族平反。
5.原名《侯夫人与杀猪刀》
6.女主生肖属虎，义父给她取字“山君”，意为虎。开文于22年，正文完结于23年年初。
爹娘过世，竹马退婚，亲戚想吃绝户，樊长玉为了五岁幼妹，决定招赘。
她把主意打到了自己救回来的男人身上，对方遍体鳞伤，身无长物，只有一张脸能看。
两人很快谈成条件：她收留男人养伤，对方假入赘帮她保住家产。
家业稳固后，樊长玉如约正要写和离书，怎料朝廷打仗征兵，男人被当做壮丁抓走，至此杳无音讯。
再次见到男人时，他浑身是血躺在伤兵帐里，沾着血的脸俊美如初，身上的小卒兵服却被砍得残破不堪。
看他在军中过得这般艰难，樊长玉红了眼眶：“你别从军了，回去，我杀猪养你。”
男人虚着眼，咳出一口血：“你要同我和离……”
樊长玉眼泪汪汪：“不离了不离了！”
【小剧场】
武安侯谢征少年成名，战功赫赫，弱冠之年便以军功封侯，在整个大胤朝再无其二，治军手段更是以铁血严酷闻名。
近日，军中将士们却觉着他们侯爷有些奇怪。
他不住自己的中军帐，反而挤在破破小小的伤兵帐里。
身上被戳了个血窟窿，往常三两天就能下地，这次也是躺了十天半月还不见好。
去探病回来的狗头军师啧啧两声，“躺着有人给擦身喂药，伤当然迟迟好不了！”
直到他们那位素未谋面的侯夫人，怕自己的病秧子赘婿死在战场上，偷穿上那身残破不堪的小卒兵服，代夫出征去了，他们“重伤”卧床多日的侯爷才惊得当场弹起来，赶紧披甲领兵去追。
残阳如血，长空雁泣。
提着把杀猪刀砍下敌将首级的樊长玉，看向远处踏起漫天黄沙赶来的友军，虚了虚眼。
她拉过一旁的小卒问：“你们那个穿着麒麟肩吞明光甲、驾着高头大马冲在最前方的将军，怎么跟我夫婿长得有点像？”
小卒：……有没有一种可能，他就是？
呆萌但虎的一比 小太阳 VS 那女人真粗鄙到那女人怎么就不喜欢我 谢侯爷
1V1，甜文
注：1.本文有配角是穿越人士，故归属古穿频道
2.慢热，慢燃
3.男主毒舌傲娇，因为童年原因，性格上有缺陷，偏执极度缺爱，有点点病娇，不太能接受这类男主的读者宝子慎入。
4.有身世梗，女主是蒙冤忠臣之后，后会杀上战场步入朝堂替家族平反。
5.原名《侯夫人与杀猪刀》
6.女主生肖属虎，义父给她取字“山君”，意为虎。开文于22年，正文完结于23年年初。
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October 27, 2025
Had to edit down my comments a lot - liked book, would re-read, lots of good
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Chasing Jade
1 FL is Fan Changyu 2 ML is Yan Zheng? Uhhh ok his name changed in c5 to Xie Zheng …
7 Song Yan her trash ass ungrateful ex is upset she’s getting [fake] married? Eat your heart out, asshole, and die with regrets!
8 kinda the saddest wedding ever. And WTF does that Song asshole mean leaving those clay dolls FL gifted to him when she was 7-8 & she saw he was sad after his dad died. Fucker.
11 Yeah ML is *definitely* Marquis Wu An/Wu An Hou
<.< it occurs to me ML *might* have misophonia?
28 Ohhh He JingYuan is the governor of JiZhou! (And lol to FL thinking ML can’t match her ex but she also knows nothing a/b him… & it’s not her fault.)
30 so don’t love HJY betrayed his friend - & barely maybe kept FL & Fan ChangNing alive. Don’t want to have to deal w/ all this Wei Yan evil shit
31 pleasantly surprised ML was willing to writes couplets for ~everyone for the NY
my ❤️ “In the past, Xie Zheng had thought she was simply carefree, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that perhaps… she wasn’t carefree at all. She simply knew that she couldn’t afford to remain grief-stricken and depressed. So she worked hard to earn money, ate well every day, slept well, and didn’t dare to let herself fall ill or become discouraged.”
34 This petty ass bastard lol he is kinda fixated on her ex. (And oof her learning her parents were prob deliberately murdered… & her family sucks + her not-gma is evil. At least she shouldn’t have to be so good to her not gparents now…)
38 ML openly verbally defeats the guys talking shit on FL, & she’s about to throw a sack over the ringleader + beat him up
39 aww her confusion, thinking he looks down on her either for her beating dude or the foot water (which yeah no), but for him it’s actually he’s unsettled by the intimacy
42 he’s leaving
43 I’m actually annoyed he gets mad at her every time she mentions him meeting a girl he'll like … cuz dude you’ve not only never given her ANY indication you feel ANYTHING for her you’ve actually mostly been kinda mean and disdainful. So … stop being a fuckhead?
lol face slapped! Mine!
“He thought, if that’s how it is, so be it. What’s so special about a butcher’s daughter anyway?
As he walked towards his room, passing under the eaves, snowflakes fell on his brow. The chill of the melting snow seeped into his bones, eroding the last bit of pride in his heart.” => it’s cuz he thinks he very well might not make it and doesn’t want her entangled with him!!! Ahhh lol I take back my mean comments
I also really fucking hate everyone is testing ML & pushing him to the edge
Ex-Gov He, WHAT IF HE DIES. Son of the former crown prince- Fucker doesn’t deserve to have power
45 FL is a bit too in love w/ kidnapping…
Ah “The Marquis of Wu’an of Da Yin had the surname Xie, given the name Zheng, and courtesy name Jiuheng.”
49(?) Yikes this Sui Yuanqing rebel guy … oh Yu QianQian is Sui’s older brother’s concubine
49! Awww ML saved FL. uh oh she’s caught that Shi guy’s attention. wanting to take her back as a concubine
52 he kissed her!!! lol she can’t read him at all & I don’t blame her - she’s not stupid she’s just inexperienced plus he’s like a 100,000 year old fox so
53 omg these 2 “Xie Zheng leaned against a wooden pillar, the knife at his throat, yet his expression remained unchanged. Only when he heard Fan Changyu’s words did he raise his eyes, his expression unusually serious. “Rather than having poor judgment and finding another ingrate in the future, you might as well be with me.”
These words, once spoken, stunned not only Fan Changyu but also Xie Zheng himself. Then, a numb sense of pleasure washed over him, as if his rationality had been forcibly destroyed.
Yes, wouldn’t it be better to keep her by his side rather than let her marry someone else in the future?”
well she reacted HORRIBLY. (Granted his actions were ) but… now she thinks he’s been conscripted & taken away…
(I’ve never heard of this 10 linked household registration thing!)
55 ML just broke his buddy Gong Sun Yun’s brain telling him he got rejected
59 oof STRESS. Thank god ML saved FL. seems she’s learning more about her parents death now?
Eee 60 “He used his fingertip to wipe away a drop of medicine remaining at the corner of Fan Changyu’s mouth. After silently watching her for a long while, he suddenly said, “Fan Changyu, I will marry you.”
“If you don’t speak, I’ll take it as agreement.”” Also oof how did the author make that ~innocent/innocuous scene where he’s about to do the gua sha to break her fever SO HOT?!
63 the Wangs are dead (oh FL not recognizing ML ) poor little FCN has been kidnapped by SYQ - shithead
65 Oh shiiiit considering HJY won’t tell ML who FL’s dad really was … I imagine he had something to do w/ ML’s dad’s death
66… ok so Sui YuanHuai is even more of a monster than his younger bro… he’s pretending to be the eldest son of Prince Xin … wait so is SYH not the actual SYH & he’s the son of the former crown prince? (🫥 Prince Xin’s son actually did die in that palace fire 17 years ago?) … ok I was right. And eek to face burned beyond recognition
70 ML has rescued FCN! Poor lil girl. And him - he better be ok!
I don’t know why but I find Grand Tutor Tao’s childishness even more endearing than annoying
72 yaaay reunited! lol this comedy of errors happening to keep ML’s identity hidden
74 Oof “He had never so desperately wanted something while simultaneously being so afraid of losing it.”
Ahhh he kissed her eyelid and she kissed his cheek!
77 LOL FL takes down a bear on her own
78 FL is such a damn badass!!
79 GSY (OR WHATEVER HIS NAME IS) is losing his soul w/ every new thing he learns about FL
Aw “He said: “I won’t die.”
How could he bear to die when he hadn’t married her yet?”
81 “The crowd first sighed, then began to discuss enthusiastically. Some even discreetly tidied their hair when Fan Changyu came in.
Those eager gazes seemed to be hoping that Fan Changyu’s husband, who was “just barely hanging on,” would stop struggling and pass away soon.”
84 *blinks* my guy! (lol after he charges across the battlefield to grab her AFTER she defeated that super strong general! And the forceful kisses!) “When it ended, he pressed his forehead against hers, his scabbed hand gently stroking her rain-soaked hair. His voice was soft, his eyes pitch black: “As long as I’m alive, you’ll never bear children for anyone else in this life.””
86 aw he addressed all her concerns a/b them getting married
87 Ahhh ML is only 21?! So not too bad as FL is 16 … IMO they can resolve her “status issues” by having Tao adopt her (as a god daughter even) so she stops rejecting him! … omg lol I literally wrote that then a few paragraphs later ML brings it up! lol author! Are you me?! lol omg lol ML just agreed to find a husband for FL to his teacher
90 Ahhhh @800hz! “You say I could meet a better girl, but how do you know that to me, you’re not the best girl?”
… “Fan Changyu thought about their parting at that time and still felt somewhat guilty. Then remembering that she had just kicked him into the river out of embarrassment, she felt even more ashamed and said, “I won’t hit you anymore in the future, and you shouldn’t keep kissing me on impulse.”
Xie Zheng paused in stirring the fire and said, “Just don’t hit so hard.””
93 awww kisses!!! And she wants to join the other army to gain experience & training so she can properly stand beside him and accompany him- proudly
94 lol this grand tutor Tao. “But then he thought, this half-daughter-in-law was also his goddaughter. It wasn’t a bad thing for his simple girl to have a cunning brat protecting her. Not only did he stop feeling sour, but he even felt quite pleased.”
and ML managed to make GSY jealous too
97 why?! Why did ML have to slash his back for FL’s blade?! WHAT IF YOU NEED RANGE OF MOTION LATER?! Aside from that I do like the superstition & his gesture tho
98 ahhh even ML’s childishness & jealousy = cute! (I ugh with the biting though WTAF cnovel authors.)
99 *wiggles* omg they’re so cuuuutttee
100 HJY is gonna get murdered by a Wei Yan subordinate - but I want him to teach FL more!
(And ah she’s the daughter of that one general who committed suicide’s daughter. Her dad was a former subordinate of shit ass Wei Yan, fucking ungrateful bastard getting everything from FL’s dad and HJY.)
Also I hate Li + that faction too. AND the stupid emperor.
(104?) ““Your father was once a family guard of the Wei household. Due to his outstanding abilities, he was granted the Wei surname and named Qi Lin. After the Prime Minister married his sister to General Xie Linshan, your father went to work under General Xie. Later, he married into the family of Old General Meng, who was under General Xie’s command.”
Def 104 oh. Oh no. ““Fan Changyu.” Xie Zheng suddenly called her name.
Fan Changyu stared blankly at him, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.
Xie Zheng’s dark eyes showed no emotion as he said, “Let’s leave it at that. From now on, I will only consider you a junior sister.””
Man I get it but I’m also mad at him. I hope he eats his heart out & FL finds some other delightful better than all these trash ass men.
Gaaaah “He said, “Fan Changyu, the one who died in Jinzhou, whose body was displayed after being opened up, was my father. I can choose not to hate, but I cannot allow myself to love the daughter of Wei Qilin again. This is the best path I can choose for you.”
He held her face in both hands, watching her cry so hard that he even gently wiped her tears, but his words were resolute: “If I kill Wei Yan and survive, I will never leave the North again in this lifetime. I will never see you again, and when you marry in the future, don’t let me know.”
He smiled self-deprecatingly, but his eyes were devoid of any light: “I know what kind of person I am. If one day I regret today’s decision, even if I die, I will drag you into my coffin and bury you with me.””
107 FL has been promoted to “Colonel of the Valiant Cavalry” - Xiaoqi Duwei - a 5th rank position (& 300 taels … gold?) shoulda gotten 1k said ML. Assholes cheating her. Fuckhead emperor.
108 “Though his whole body was convulsing with pain, he just couldn’t wake up.
Or perhaps, he was already awake.
He just wanted to see her.
The longing made every bone in his body ache.
After enduring this punishment of 108 lashes, he could go find her.”
110 daaamn son! ““The Xie family has been loyal ministers to the Great Yin for a 100 years. My father died tragically on the Jinzhou battlefield 17 years ago, earning the name of a lifelong hero. I don’t want to tarnish his reputation, so I’m still willing to be a good minister for now. Go back and deliver a message to the little Emperor.”
“If he’s tired of sitting on that throne, this Marquis doesn’t mind finding someone to replace him.”
“Seventeen years ago, Wei Yan could put him on the dragon throne. Today, this Marquis can also pull him down.””
111 interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever read a ML [so] concerned/scared of his yandere tendencies. I like it
112 HJY died defending Lu city (did he at least leave a martial arts manual for FL?!) also ugh Li Huai’An is stupidly naive.
113 I imagine some of my emotional state is stress, but I was full on sobbing. FL heading out basically alone - only with what 13 pple to go challenge the rebels in single combat to help Lu city hold out longer. God.
114 fuuuuck it’s 20k against FL’s 2k - no wonder she’s out to sacrifice herself
Nooooooo Xie Wu. I’m crying again. He ran out to save FL
Ahhhh Xie Wu is for now clinging to life?!
116 “Li Huai’an covered his face and suddenly burst into bitter laughter.
He realized they had been wrong—“ - hopefully he changes!
I still can’t get over FL holding her own 1 vs 16 incredibly elite death guards. I hope ppl recognize her contributions
“Xie Zheng tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear, his fingertips barely touching her cheek, as if wanting to touch yet forcefully restraining himself. He said softly: “In this world, no one has the right to let you die.””
118 “Fan Changyu, I regret it.” Oh, he’s crying. Honestly as soon as he had himself whipped I forgave him. Then he also came to save her. (Tho again w/ the coldness then forceful kisses. Guy BE GENTLE.)
122 lol I’m kinda mad I read that comment - person OBVS underestimates/disdains FL’s skills
But yeah annoying how the death guards so easily kill ML’s people. And LHA is only finally realizing that son of the former CP is a monster. The Li family picking Qi Min was stupid AF
127 yikes we all unfairly maligned ML’s mom. She killed herself to protect ~all her husband’s subordinates & esp ML, & sent him to her evil brother so he wouldn’t consider him a threat. Damn.
129 Yu Bao’Er might be the most yandere of them all… srsly is he jealous of GSY?!
And yay ML witnessed her triumphant entrance to the capital! She better be safe!
130 somehow I’m not happy a/b this/feels like tricks… “I hereby appoint you as Cloud & Plume General, and confer upon you the title of Second-Rank Commandery Princess.”
131 love he immediately went to find her
(lol! I forgot to note earlier- did they have sex or was it everything but?!)
139 lol another handy? But ahh after “What he thought, however, was that in the future, there would be no need to prepare her undergarments. It would be better if she wore his.
From the inside out, she should be entirely his.”
RNNGGHH “In matters of the heart, she seemed cautious, considering everything before giving her heart away.
But once she truly gave her heart, she didn’t care at all about worldly etiquette.
She had given him her most sincere and passionate self, and he couldn’t help but cherish her for it.
His Ayu deserved the best of everything this world had to offer.”
142 “aunt Zhao” the biggest pig teammate
148 I feel like there’s probably going to be some important hidden info in these annotated bks FL has never looked at…
And FINALLY a mention of Tao tho sadly seems they’re still just looking for him
152 well now they’ve had sex. but 😒 aphrodisiac trope. So unnecessary here - esp dislike since OBS they’d have sex as soon as they were married
Also I loathe this cannon fodder evil asshole emperor
155 oh my ❤️ “You are a general to thousands, but you are also my wife. I speak now to my wife.”
Annoying how either MTL or the ~editor or both fucked up on the generations - YBE is the former crown prince’s grandson not great grand son
And oh good Tao is alive … seems was held hostage by Wei Yan?
157 ML’s hand!!
158 *noises* “His voice was deep and hoarse: “Tying hair to become husband and wife, two hearts bound in love and trust. In life, I shall return; in death, I shall long for you eternally. I had wanted to tie our hair together on our wedding day, but you gave me yours early. I won’t return it now.””
159 no surprise Wei Xuan wasn’t actually Wei Yan’s bio dad. His mom was a shit mom tho - like at least fucking protect your kid. (And WY was a shit dad … yeah no still excuse imo)
160 wait so… there were 2 sets of real tiger tallies?!
163 … wait what? WTF? Is Yu QianQian some random transmigrator?
164 yaaay married! End of main text! lol 16!!! People carried FL’s wedding sedan & it was attended by both the emperor & empress dowager!
166 E2 lol ML encountering Song Yan & being jealous only to find the book Liu Huai An annotated for FL - she never even read it! lol her poor ~waist (srsly what happened to LHA)
168 E4 the rumors about our leads
169 e5 aww the way she coaxed him by making the puppets
… c171GS2 I do not care a/b this Qi Shu/Gong Sun Yi shit - plus HOW in the hell was a princess & her mom just allowed to spend months out of the palace?!
172 GS3 ok QS returning those chess manual pages - yes! Clean break! Fuck that man! Only no fucking!
Also so annoying ~editor keeps writing QS’s mom as empress dowager - she fucking isn’t. Yu QianQian is the empress dowager. Duh.
“In the same year, the young emperor, just 12 years old, began to rule personally. Xie Zheng resigned from his position as Regent and returned to the northern border with his wife, Marquis of Qingping Fan Changyu, to guard the frontier.”
173 Qi Min … ok honestly a LOT of him being so fucked up is on Lan WTAF was wrong w/ her stupid evil bitch.
IMO YQQ transmigrated sometime b/t the original becoming pregnant & her saving QM from the water
Hm normally I hate these whitewashing chapters but here I ended up not minding it so much - truly a tragic character
174 aha Li Huai’An hm kinda wish he’d seen FL again but - yay she had phoenix dragon twins in the 6th yr of YongXing - girl surnamed Xie, boy surnamed Meng!
(lol but fuck her dad’s surname right? like this was … just always ignored)
Ugh what a downer, tho I agree LHA definitely made up for his sins. Kinda sad he never saw FL again but I like that the twins met him & eased his conscience right before death
175 Wei Yan’s story AYFKM This intro of ML’s mom “following her husband” author this is just stupid who are you trying to fool. What a fucking monster. ML was only 4-5. This stupid c - sign you should fucking communicate. … yeah this was such a fucking stupid c. And we still get no closure - like all of this was just so fucking stupid.
176 … what… little sister? O.o oh Qi RongYin. Forgot how all that shit was mostly on the trash ass former emperor
Ah ok now I see why FL largely ignored the Fan surname until the adopted kids - her dad joined her mom’s family. lol so at the beginning she was just carrying on tradition
177 cute but also this childhood “meeting” yet I get it makes sense. lol 4 yo ML “meeting” FL as she’s in utero
… wait so that school stuff was that an actual memory? (Cuz like wouldn’t ML have recognized them from ChangNing even if FL looked different?)
180 wait - so WY in this iteration [seems ... 178 on or something is a "redo" of their lives?] has been reborn? *sigh* had to read 179 & 180 raws - it was ... well it was something. & sigh, so that "gentle crown prince" ChengDe? ... survives, becomes emperor, & then becomes suspicious of his own damn kids + ministers. Ugh. ❤️ in this other life ML [obvs] figures his shit out & still wants to marry FL - goes out to find her ... when he asks her to marry him - she's like "what if I don't want to" his response "well your leg is injured now & you can't run so I'll just tie you up to marry you." Hah. OMG LOL she tells him about her dream - which seems to be the book life - his irritation at her ex - 😹 telling his shadow guards to tie her up & her grabbing unto the window "no I want to be a general!" HOW COULD THE MEAN AUTHOR END THE BOOK HERE WHAT IS W/ YOU 😭
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Chasing Jade
1 FL is Fan Changyu 2 ML is Yan Zheng? Uhhh ok his name changed in c5 to Xie Zheng …
7 Song Yan her trash ass ungrateful ex is upset she’s getting [fake] married? Eat your heart out, asshole, and die with regrets!
8 kinda the saddest wedding ever. And WTF does that Song asshole mean leaving those clay dolls FL gifted to him when she was 7-8 & she saw he was sad after his dad died. Fucker.
11 Yeah ML is *definitely* Marquis Wu An/Wu An Hou
<.< it occurs to me ML *might* have misophonia?
28 Ohhh He JingYuan is the governor of JiZhou! (And lol to FL thinking ML can’t match her ex but she also knows nothing a/b him… & it’s not her fault.)
30 so don’t love HJY betrayed his friend - & barely maybe kept FL & Fan ChangNing alive. Don’t want to have to deal w/ all this Wei Yan evil shit
31 pleasantly surprised ML was willing to writes couplets for ~everyone for the NY
my ❤️ “In the past, Xie Zheng had thought she was simply carefree, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that perhaps… she wasn’t carefree at all. She simply knew that she couldn’t afford to remain grief-stricken and depressed. So she worked hard to earn money, ate well every day, slept well, and didn’t dare to let herself fall ill or become discouraged.”
34 This petty ass bastard lol he is kinda fixated on her ex. (And oof her learning her parents were prob deliberately murdered… & her family sucks + her not-gma is evil. At least she shouldn’t have to be so good to her not gparents now…)
38 ML openly verbally defeats the guys talking shit on FL, & she’s about to throw a sack over the ringleader + beat him up
39 aww her confusion, thinking he looks down on her either for her beating dude or the foot water (which yeah no), but for him it’s actually he’s unsettled by the intimacy
42 he’s leaving
43 I’m actually annoyed he gets mad at her every time she mentions him meeting a girl he'll like … cuz dude you’ve not only never given her ANY indication you feel ANYTHING for her you’ve actually mostly been kinda mean and disdainful. So … stop being a fuckhead?
lol face slapped! Mine!
“He thought, if that’s how it is, so be it. What’s so special about a butcher’s daughter anyway?
As he walked towards his room, passing under the eaves, snowflakes fell on his brow. The chill of the melting snow seeped into his bones, eroding the last bit of pride in his heart.” => it’s cuz he thinks he very well might not make it and doesn’t want her entangled with him!!! Ahhh lol I take back my mean comments
I also really fucking hate everyone is testing ML & pushing him to the edge
Ex-Gov He, WHAT IF HE DIES. Son of the former crown prince- Fucker doesn’t deserve to have power
45 FL is a bit too in love w/ kidnapping…
Ah “The Marquis of Wu’an of Da Yin had the surname Xie, given the name Zheng, and courtesy name Jiuheng.”
49(?) Yikes this Sui Yuanqing rebel guy … oh Yu QianQian is Sui’s older brother’s concubine
49! Awww ML saved FL. uh oh she’s caught that Shi guy’s attention. wanting to take her back as a concubine
52 he kissed her!!! lol she can’t read him at all & I don’t blame her - she’s not stupid she’s just inexperienced plus he’s like a 100,000 year old fox so
53 omg these 2 “Xie Zheng leaned against a wooden pillar, the knife at his throat, yet his expression remained unchanged. Only when he heard Fan Changyu’s words did he raise his eyes, his expression unusually serious. “Rather than having poor judgment and finding another ingrate in the future, you might as well be with me.”
These words, once spoken, stunned not only Fan Changyu but also Xie Zheng himself. Then, a numb sense of pleasure washed over him, as if his rationality had been forcibly destroyed.
Yes, wouldn’t it be better to keep her by his side rather than let her marry someone else in the future?”
well she reacted HORRIBLY. (Granted his actions were ) but… now she thinks he’s been conscripted & taken away…
(I’ve never heard of this 10 linked household registration thing!)
55 ML just broke his buddy Gong Sun Yun’s brain telling him he got rejected
59 oof STRESS. Thank god ML saved FL. seems she’s learning more about her parents death now?
Eee 60 “He used his fingertip to wipe away a drop of medicine remaining at the corner of Fan Changyu’s mouth. After silently watching her for a long while, he suddenly said, “Fan Changyu, I will marry you.”
“If you don’t speak, I’ll take it as agreement.”” Also oof how did the author make that ~innocent/innocuous scene where he’s about to do the gua sha to break her fever SO HOT?!
63 the Wangs are dead (oh FL not recognizing ML ) poor little FCN has been kidnapped by SYQ - shithead
65 Oh shiiiit considering HJY won’t tell ML who FL’s dad really was … I imagine he had something to do w/ ML’s dad’s death
66… ok so Sui YuanHuai is even more of a monster than his younger bro… he’s pretending to be the eldest son of Prince Xin … wait so is SYH not the actual SYH & he’s the son of the former crown prince? (🫥 Prince Xin’s son actually did die in that palace fire 17 years ago?) … ok I was right. And eek to face burned beyond recognition
70 ML has rescued FCN! Poor lil girl. And him - he better be ok!
I don’t know why but I find Grand Tutor Tao’s childishness even more endearing than annoying
72 yaaay reunited! lol this comedy of errors happening to keep ML’s identity hidden
74 Oof “He had never so desperately wanted something while simultaneously being so afraid of losing it.”
Ahhh he kissed her eyelid and she kissed his cheek!
77 LOL FL takes down a bear on her own
78 FL is such a damn badass!!
79 GSY (OR WHATEVER HIS NAME IS) is losing his soul w/ every new thing he learns about FL
Aw “He said: “I won’t die.”
How could he bear to die when he hadn’t married her yet?”
81 “The crowd first sighed, then began to discuss enthusiastically. Some even discreetly tidied their hair when Fan Changyu came in.
Those eager gazes seemed to be hoping that Fan Changyu’s husband, who was “just barely hanging on,” would stop struggling and pass away soon.”
84 *blinks* my guy! (lol after he charges across the battlefield to grab her AFTER she defeated that super strong general! And the forceful kisses!) “When it ended, he pressed his forehead against hers, his scabbed hand gently stroking her rain-soaked hair. His voice was soft, his eyes pitch black: “As long as I’m alive, you’ll never bear children for anyone else in this life.””
86 aw he addressed all her concerns a/b them getting married
87 Ahhh ML is only 21?! So not too bad as FL is 16 … IMO they can resolve her “status issues” by having Tao adopt her (as a god daughter even) so she stops rejecting him! … omg lol I literally wrote that then a few paragraphs later ML brings it up! lol author! Are you me?! lol omg lol ML just agreed to find a husband for FL to his teacher
90 Ahhhh @800hz! “You say I could meet a better girl, but how do you know that to me, you’re not the best girl?”
… “Fan Changyu thought about their parting at that time and still felt somewhat guilty. Then remembering that she had just kicked him into the river out of embarrassment, she felt even more ashamed and said, “I won’t hit you anymore in the future, and you shouldn’t keep kissing me on impulse.”
Xie Zheng paused in stirring the fire and said, “Just don’t hit so hard.””
93 awww kisses!!! And she wants to join the other army to gain experience & training so she can properly stand beside him and accompany him- proudly
94 lol this grand tutor Tao. “But then he thought, this half-daughter-in-law was also his goddaughter. It wasn’t a bad thing for his simple girl to have a cunning brat protecting her. Not only did he stop feeling sour, but he even felt quite pleased.”
and ML managed to make GSY jealous too
97 why?! Why did ML have to slash his back for FL’s blade?! WHAT IF YOU NEED RANGE OF MOTION LATER?! Aside from that I do like the superstition & his gesture tho
98 ahhh even ML’s childishness & jealousy = cute! (I ugh with the biting though WTAF cnovel authors.)
99 *wiggles* omg they’re so cuuuutttee
100 HJY is gonna get murdered by a Wei Yan subordinate - but I want him to teach FL more!
(And ah she’s the daughter of that one general who committed suicide’s daughter. Her dad was a former subordinate of shit ass Wei Yan, fucking ungrateful bastard getting everything from FL’s dad and HJY.)
Also I hate Li + that faction too. AND the stupid emperor.
(104?) ““Your father was once a family guard of the Wei household. Due to his outstanding abilities, he was granted the Wei surname and named Qi Lin. After the Prime Minister married his sister to General Xie Linshan, your father went to work under General Xie. Later, he married into the family of Old General Meng, who was under General Xie’s command.”
Def 104 oh. Oh no. ““Fan Changyu.” Xie Zheng suddenly called her name.
Fan Changyu stared blankly at him, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.
Xie Zheng’s dark eyes showed no emotion as he said, “Let’s leave it at that. From now on, I will only consider you a junior sister.””
Man I get it but I’m also mad at him. I hope he eats his heart out & FL finds some other delightful better than all these trash ass men.
Gaaaah “He said, “Fan Changyu, the one who died in Jinzhou, whose body was displayed after being opened up, was my father. I can choose not to hate, but I cannot allow myself to love the daughter of Wei Qilin again. This is the best path I can choose for you.”
He held her face in both hands, watching her cry so hard that he even gently wiped her tears, but his words were resolute: “If I kill Wei Yan and survive, I will never leave the North again in this lifetime. I will never see you again, and when you marry in the future, don’t let me know.”
He smiled self-deprecatingly, but his eyes were devoid of any light: “I know what kind of person I am. If one day I regret today’s decision, even if I die, I will drag you into my coffin and bury you with me.””
107 FL has been promoted to “Colonel of the Valiant Cavalry” - Xiaoqi Duwei - a 5th rank position (& 300 taels … gold?) shoulda gotten 1k said ML. Assholes cheating her. Fuckhead emperor.
108 “Though his whole body was convulsing with pain, he just couldn’t wake up.
Or perhaps, he was already awake.
He just wanted to see her.
The longing made every bone in his body ache.
After enduring this punishment of 108 lashes, he could go find her.”
110 daaamn son! ““The Xie family has been loyal ministers to the Great Yin for a 100 years. My father died tragically on the Jinzhou battlefield 17 years ago, earning the name of a lifelong hero. I don’t want to tarnish his reputation, so I’m still willing to be a good minister for now. Go back and deliver a message to the little Emperor.”
“If he’s tired of sitting on that throne, this Marquis doesn’t mind finding someone to replace him.”
“Seventeen years ago, Wei Yan could put him on the dragon throne. Today, this Marquis can also pull him down.””
111 interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever read a ML [so] concerned/scared of his yandere tendencies. I like it
112 HJY died defending Lu city (did he at least leave a martial arts manual for FL?!) also ugh Li Huai’An is stupidly naive.
113 I imagine some of my emotional state is stress, but I was full on sobbing. FL heading out basically alone - only with what 13 pple to go challenge the rebels in single combat to help Lu city hold out longer. God.
114 fuuuuck it’s 20k against FL’s 2k - no wonder she’s out to sacrifice herself
Nooooooo Xie Wu. I’m crying again. He ran out to save FL
Ahhhh Xie Wu is for now clinging to life?!
116 “Li Huai’an covered his face and suddenly burst into bitter laughter.
He realized they had been wrong—“ - hopefully he changes!
I still can’t get over FL holding her own 1 vs 16 incredibly elite death guards. I hope ppl recognize her contributions
“Xie Zheng tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear, his fingertips barely touching her cheek, as if wanting to touch yet forcefully restraining himself. He said softly: “In this world, no one has the right to let you die.””
118 “Fan Changyu, I regret it.” Oh, he’s crying. Honestly as soon as he had himself whipped I forgave him. Then he also came to save her. (Tho again w/ the coldness then forceful kisses. Guy BE GENTLE.)
122 lol I’m kinda mad I read that comment - person OBVS underestimates/disdains FL’s skills
But yeah annoying how the death guards so easily kill ML’s people. And LHA is only finally realizing that son of the former CP is a monster. The Li family picking Qi Min was stupid AF
127 yikes we all unfairly maligned ML’s mom. She killed herself to protect ~all her husband’s subordinates & esp ML, & sent him to her evil brother so he wouldn’t consider him a threat. Damn.
129 Yu Bao’Er might be the most yandere of them all… srsly is he jealous of GSY?!
And yay ML witnessed her triumphant entrance to the capital! She better be safe!
130 somehow I’m not happy a/b this/feels like tricks… “I hereby appoint you as Cloud & Plume General, and confer upon you the title of Second-Rank Commandery Princess.”
131 love he immediately went to find her
(lol! I forgot to note earlier- did they have sex or was it everything but?!)
139 lol another handy? But ahh after “What he thought, however, was that in the future, there would be no need to prepare her undergarments. It would be better if she wore his.
From the inside out, she should be entirely his.”
RNNGGHH “In matters of the heart, she seemed cautious, considering everything before giving her heart away.
But once she truly gave her heart, she didn’t care at all about worldly etiquette.
She had given him her most sincere and passionate self, and he couldn’t help but cherish her for it.
His Ayu deserved the best of everything this world had to offer.”
142 “aunt Zhao” the biggest pig teammate
148 I feel like there’s probably going to be some important hidden info in these annotated bks FL has never looked at…
And FINALLY a mention of Tao tho sadly seems they’re still just looking for him
152 well now they’ve had sex. but 😒 aphrodisiac trope. So unnecessary here - esp dislike since OBS they’d have sex as soon as they were married
Also I loathe this cannon fodder evil asshole emperor
155 oh my ❤️ “You are a general to thousands, but you are also my wife. I speak now to my wife.”
Annoying how either MTL or the ~editor or both fucked up on the generations - YBE is the former crown prince’s grandson not great grand son
And oh good Tao is alive … seems was held hostage by Wei Yan?
157 ML’s hand!!
158 *noises* “His voice was deep and hoarse: “Tying hair to become husband and wife, two hearts bound in love and trust. In life, I shall return; in death, I shall long for you eternally. I had wanted to tie our hair together on our wedding day, but you gave me yours early. I won’t return it now.””
159 no surprise Wei Xuan wasn’t actually Wei Yan’s bio dad. His mom was a shit mom tho - like at least fucking protect your kid. (And WY was a shit dad … yeah no still excuse imo)
160 wait so… there were 2 sets of real tiger tallies?!
163 … wait what? WTF? Is Yu QianQian some random transmigrator?
164 yaaay married! End of main text! lol 16!!! People carried FL’s wedding sedan & it was attended by both the emperor & empress dowager!
166 E2 lol ML encountering Song Yan & being jealous only to find the book Liu Huai An annotated for FL - she never even read it! lol her poor ~waist (srsly what happened to LHA)
168 E4 the rumors about our leads
169 e5 aww the way she coaxed him by making the puppets
… c171GS2 I do not care a/b this Qi Shu/Gong Sun Yi shit - plus HOW in the hell was a princess & her mom just allowed to spend months out of the palace?!
172 GS3 ok QS returning those chess manual pages - yes! Clean break! Fuck that man! Only no fucking!
Also so annoying ~editor keeps writing QS’s mom as empress dowager - she fucking isn’t. Yu QianQian is the empress dowager. Duh.
“In the same year, the young emperor, just 12 years old, began to rule personally. Xie Zheng resigned from his position as Regent and returned to the northern border with his wife, Marquis of Qingping Fan Changyu, to guard the frontier.”
173 Qi Min … ok honestly a LOT of him being so fucked up is on Lan WTAF was wrong w/ her stupid evil bitch.
IMO YQQ transmigrated sometime b/t the original becoming pregnant & her saving QM from the water
Hm normally I hate these whitewashing chapters but here I ended up not minding it so much - truly a tragic character
174 aha Li Huai’An hm kinda wish he’d seen FL again but - yay she had phoenix dragon twins in the 6th yr of YongXing - girl surnamed Xie, boy surnamed Meng!
(lol but fuck her dad’s surname right? like this was … just always ignored)
Ugh what a downer, tho I agree LHA definitely made up for his sins. Kinda sad he never saw FL again but I like that the twins met him & eased his conscience right before death
175 Wei Yan’s story AYFKM This intro of ML’s mom “following her husband” author this is just stupid who are you trying to fool. What a fucking monster. ML was only 4-5. This stupid c - sign you should fucking communicate. … yeah this was such a fucking stupid c. And we still get no closure - like all of this was just so fucking stupid.
176 … what… little sister? O.o oh Qi RongYin. Forgot how all that shit was mostly on the trash ass former emperor
Ah ok now I see why FL largely ignored the Fan surname until the adopted kids - her dad joined her mom’s family. lol so at the beginning she was just carrying on tradition
177 cute but also this childhood “meeting” yet I get it makes sense. lol 4 yo ML “meeting” FL as she’s in utero
… wait so that school stuff was that an actual memory? (Cuz like wouldn’t ML have recognized them from ChangNing even if FL looked different?)
180 wait - so WY in this iteration [seems ... 178 on or something is a "redo" of their lives?] has been reborn? *sigh* had to read 179 & 180 raws - it was ... well it was something. & sigh, so that "gentle crown prince" ChengDe? ... survives, becomes emperor, & then becomes suspicious of his own damn kids + ministers. Ugh. ❤️ in this other life ML [obvs] figures his shit out & still wants to marry FL - goes out to find her ... when he asks her to marry him - she's like "what if I don't want to" his response "well your leg is injured now & you can't run so I'll just tie you up to marry you." Hah. OMG LOL she tells him about her dream - which seems to be the book life - his irritation at her ex - 😹 telling his shadow guards to tie her up & her grabbing unto the window "no I want to be a general!" HOW COULD THE MEAN AUTHOR END THE BOOK HERE WHAT IS W/ YOU 😭
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July 8, 2025
3.5
Reading about a 16 year old girl throwing around and beating the shit out of grown ass men is so funny. I don't care how realistic these feats are. The parts when Changyu was in Linan and before she became a general were so entertaining. Changyu is straightforward, practical, and strong and through her experiences in the army she matures. I enjoyed the story until Changyu went to the capital. The beginning and middle of the story were so fun but it felt like it dragged so much when everyone was in the capital. I know the pieces were being set up for the climax but it was so drawn out I started losing interest.
Also I know this isn't really important but I was pretty blindsided when Qi Shu started calling Changyu A'yu like since when were you two close? I was kinda sad that their friendship developed off page since I thought Qi Shu was interesting from the main story and after reading the extras and side stories.
The relationship between Xie Zheng and Changyu wasn't really doing it for me. I enjoyed it in the beginning but as Xie Zheng became increasingly unhinged I started liking it less. Perhaps if Changyu matched his level of unhinged I would've been more on board but Xie Zheng would be taking bites out of her and inflicting these wounds on himself for her and in return she'd occasionally bite in retaliation and treat his wounds for him. Also the part where Xie Zheng forcefully kissed Changyu and she beat the shit out of him... yeah can't say it wasn't deserved. I know much of his behavior stems from childhood traumas but at the same time him constantly gnawing at Changyu's neck I couldn't take seriously. I know this kind of dynamic is something others enjoy but I just don't enjoy cold love interests that much or hyper possessive love interests.
To my surprise the side stories were so good and elevated my liking of the story. Gongsun Yin and Qi Shu's story was very enjoyable. Qi Min's story I liked because it added more to his character than what was shown in the main story. Li Huai'an's story felt like a solid conclusion for his character. The side stories involving Wei Yan serve to show other aspects of his character that aren't show due to him being the main antagonist for the story. The AU stories were also quite healing. I liked seeing how the characters would've acted without the events from 17 years ago and what an untraumatized Xie Zheng would be like.
Reading about a 16 year old girl throwing around and beating the shit out of grown ass men is so funny. I don't care how realistic these feats are. The parts when Changyu was in Linan and before she became a general were so entertaining. Changyu is straightforward, practical, and strong and through her experiences in the army she matures. I enjoyed the story until Changyu went to the capital. The beginning and middle of the story were so fun but it felt like it dragged so much when everyone was in the capital. I know the pieces were being set up for the climax but it was so drawn out I started losing interest.
Also I know this isn't really important but I was pretty blindsided when Qi Shu started calling Changyu A'yu like since when were you two close? I was kinda sad that their friendship developed off page since I thought Qi Shu was interesting from the main story and after reading the extras and side stories.
The relationship between Xie Zheng and Changyu wasn't really doing it for me. I enjoyed it in the beginning but as Xie Zheng became increasingly unhinged I started liking it less. Perhaps if Changyu matched his level of unhinged I would've been more on board but Xie Zheng would be taking bites out of her and inflicting these wounds on himself for her and in return she'd occasionally bite in retaliation and treat his wounds for him. Also the part where Xie Zheng forcefully kissed Changyu and she beat the shit out of him... yeah can't say it wasn't deserved. I know much of his behavior stems from childhood traumas but at the same time him constantly gnawing at Changyu's neck I couldn't take seriously. I know this kind of dynamic is something others enjoy but I just don't enjoy cold love interests that much or hyper possessive love interests.
To my surprise the side stories were so good and elevated my liking of the story. Gongsun Yin and Qi Shu's story was very enjoyable. Qi Min's story I liked because it added more to his character than what was shown in the main story. Li Huai'an's story felt like a solid conclusion for his character. The side stories involving Wei Yan serve to show other aspects of his character that aren't show due to him being the main antagonist for the story. The AU stories were also quite healing. I liked seeing how the characters would've acted without the events from 17 years ago and what an untraumatized Xie Zheng would be like.
April 27, 2025
Truyện này dịch sang tiếng Việt là "Hầu phu nhân và đao mổ lợn", và đang được chuyển thể thành phim. Truyện khá dài với bối cảnh phát triển rộng dần từ gia đấu đến phố chợ, chiến trường và chính quyền trung ương. Nhiều cảnh chém giết khá đẫm máu, và cũng hơi cường điệu năng lực của nam nữ chính. Đọc giải trí vẫn ổn.
July 1, 2025
this one drive me insane a bit 😂 THE TENSION BETWEEN THEM IS CRAZY. the misunderstanding too im so mad. but its still so so good. a page turner indeed. their stories are soo complicated but hey its happy ending so its okay.
April 15, 2025
It was my first Chinese novel, and even when it wasn't perfect I loved it!
I'm impatiently waiting for the drama.
I'm impatiently waiting for the drama.
January 5, 2026
"Trục Ngọc"/"Hầu Phu Nhân và Đao mổ lợn" - Tác giả Đoàn Tử Lai
September 1, 2025
This is the book that cured my two-month reading slump. While there were things that I didn't like, it did not affect my overall enjoyment/experience with this novel. The plot was really interesting, the battle/fight scenes were superbly written, and the comedic scenes were such a delight to read. As an avid reader of historical romance, I can say that the romance in this book is good but only when it comes to their interactions and dynamics. When it comes to intimate scenes, I'm afraid it disappoints. I think romantic/intimate scenes are not the author's strength. Good thing I really liked the characters and the story as a whole. If you want to read this, just be forwarned that Xie Zheng, the male lead, is a bit of a red flag. I did not like some of his actions towards the Fan Chang Yu (the female lead). The political drama and the mystery about the past were not that intriguing. But my, I just really enjoyed it despite all its flaws! The first parts of the novel was a delight to read. It's comedic and heartwarming. You will also see the female lead grow into a stronger and wiser person but still retaining her lovable traits. It's a page turner, I tell you! Overall, it's an enjoyable read. I'm excited for the drama to air!
May 20, 2025
Chasing Jade is the English name of this novel. I enjoyed reading the story though the female lead has unrealistic strength as a butcher, but it is still entertaining.
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