4/10/25 ok so this book isn't going to be winning any awards for writing, but I still enjoyed it a lot. It's very feminist and modern - no annoying "just flip a switch" things with reversals, where if one "acts like a guy" the other has to "act like a girl" though there was a SMIDGE of it but it never got to be too too irritating. I'd also have finished it faster if I hadn't been trying to do a ton of other things.
Just really loved the secondary characters, ML, the emperor, empress, almost everyone was great. Such a lighthearted fluff read. Sometimes that's what you really need. I'm definitely eagerly awaiting other books by this author to be fully translated
B+ maybe A-
~*~*~*~*~ After Shedding My Armor, I Await Marriage
1 FL is Gu Fu; 😻😻😻😻😻 she was a general in disguise!!! 😡😡😡😡😡 she almost died, is still in recovery and her dad is making her kneel?! Fuckhead. And I thought he didn’t know beer injuries but he does! I don’t care he cares. Fucker. And it seems the emperor knows exactly who she was! (Though what identity did she use to fight?)
3 😹😹😻😻😻 I LOVE that she’s good friends with her cousin Mu QingYao who seems cold but is actually nice? ❤️
4 😹🤦🏻♀️☠️ FL feels excited when shot at by an interesting bow vs anything else. (Also who was the dude drawing that she went to spy on?!)
5… man with white *hair*?! Ugh copy/paste error 😅 not sure why I squealed when I read “The Imperial Preceptor turned his gaze to the paper, looking at those slightly upturned eyes full of vitality and defiance, and said, ‘I will capture her myself.’” Cuz it might not be a good thing!
8 😹☠️ I love our clueless girl & her supportive cousin ❤️💯
(13?) Tbh I wish FL could stay Marquis ZhongShan - why NOT have a female marquis?! Def 13 lol her trying to tease/harass the preceptor
16 😹☠️ reading “Here’s the translation:” def tells me this is MTL. *sigh* I def agree Wen Xi will regret missing out on FL - that’s if he ever finds his brain…
17 ugh I don’t like if they get together only cuz she cures his insomnia. Though tbh I’d maybe pick a person for just that reason too though
18 Ok the imperial preceptor is courtesy named Wang Xi (and he’s 25),
19 actual named Fu Yan?
😹☠️ 21 FL remembering carrying the unconscious FY, saying he was like a little girl, pissing him off & getting kicked out of his carriage 😹 I love how she gets along with the emperor!
lol first time I’ve seen this in an MTL “Would you like me to explain or elaborate on any part of this translation?”
26 lol she beats up another guy
28 uh won’t this wacky system of finding a suitor ruin FL’s reputation
31? 😱🙊 lol did he have a sexy dream of her?!
Def 31 😱😱 I love that there’s a lesbian! Miss Wei and all her poetry club friends know! ❤️💯
32(ish) wait FY already has feelings for FL?! (Also interesting he’s the emperor’s half brother. Who is his dad?!)
35 Oop she’s caught feelings too (I wondered if that in the cartridge was only flirtation, but it seems there are feelings involved?)
38 Whoa whoa whoa whoa!!! I was going to say 🙊🙊😱 “she kissed his hand?!” But then we get this! “She knocked, and moments later, Fu Yan opened the door, still fully dressed. Who knew what he had been doing all this time? Gu Fu beckoned him with a finger, and Fu Yan obediently leaned down, allowing her to kiss him on the cheek. “Marking my territory,” Gu Fu said, hands behind her back, exuding confidence. Fu Yan thought of how painters would stamp their seals on their artwork and suddenly smiled, declaring his own claim, “Mm, yours.” Gu Fu felt her heart take a fierce hit.”
39 lol what?! Already an imperial decree for marriage?!
40 whoa she’s the kissing aggressor. Also ugh how is Tang MuMu still alive just kill her already! And prince Ying
44 arrrggghh stupid dead princess interrupting their sexy time! (Before, it was so sweet him kissing her scars. AND gifting her that whole damn mansion!)
48 lol I see what people meant (extra) about the gender/role reversals here. It’s not goofy but it’s there and so far pretty well done imo
49 premarital sex! (lol though wtf peach reference hand splat… thing) Also 😱😱😱 oh shit does cousin Mu know about her dad?!?
50 … ohhh fuuuck. The new Mu daughter is going to be super close in age to MQY isn’t she
51 lol senior brother swindler Si Ya is here! (lol and the emperor having everyone baby sit them)
54 yay girls academy established & FL is standing up for her cousin 💪💯
55 *sigh* poor MQY, stick with a cunt stepmom and annoying half sister
69/70 lol that ML has already moved into the Marquis manor - then again I guess his tower was burned down so
71 uh WTF does that mean? He tried to ejaculate into her clothes but couldn’t? And that’s the rest of the BC?!
72 ❤️❤️❤️ I love she got her recognition & the emperor continued to trust her - as he should’ve!
73 and she’s a great official too! And understands women should be celebrated!
74 ahhh married! Finally! THEY’RE SO SWEET 😻😻😻😻😻
75 e1.1 ahhhh time/body swap the him of 9 years ago pops up! Wait though he’s the emperor’s TWIN?!? That’s gotta be a typo cuz he’s much younger…
76 e1.2 aww he’s back
78 e2.1 MQY!
79 e2.2 a bit of word salad but overall SO CUTE Wen QiZe is almost perfect!
82 e2.5 ahhh MQY & WQZ are the absolute best!!! CUTE AGGRESSION AT MAX
83 e2.6 ahhh dragon phoenix twins for this perfect pair!!!
84 ahhh I LOVED IT! Wish we had more of FL & ML though!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.