This was such a cute story! IIRC it's better written than the previous one - more well rounded characters and better balance, not just badly swapped gender roles. Wish we'd gotten more actual interaction between ML and FL; it almost felt like we [or literally] we had a lot more of interactions between them and other than each other.
The extras and mess kinda made it ugh less good - but considering the author was determined to kill them off in the ancient world ... [maybe prepping/in hopes of this getting picked up for a drama so as to not have to worry about the transmigration hurdle?]
Anyway definitely at least a B+ read ~*~*~*~*~*~ Social Anxiety in Ancient Times
1 FL is Li Mu? Current body is ~17?
2 … is ML Lin Que, Yang wang?
7 Ok it’s cute … other than the deception - that he’s been writing to her in the name of his cousin/pretending to be his cousin & sending her things … well I got slapped in the face. He just did it to see if Wudu/his followers were around her 😐
11 uh oh imperial edict for marriage
14 … why am I anxious about her newly acquired adopted son 12 yo Lin Yan’an?! He better be good to FL!
17 lol to FL having her new family play social games for her to watch
22 😅😹☠️❤️ “Over the past few months, although they hadn't interacted much, Grand Princess Zhaoming had come to understand her daughter-in-law's quirks. If Li Mu didn't speak, she would quietly stay by her side, watching Qiwu and Li Yunxi climb trees from a distance. When Li Mu spoke, she would respond and make a small suggestion: "Call me 'Mother' and let me hear it?" Li Mu: "..Mother." "Good girl," Grand Princess Zhaoming sighed. "I can't believe our family has such a well-behaved child." Thinking of her eldest son, who was difficult to describe, her younger son, who was as tight-lipped as his father, her niece, who was following in her own rebellious footsteps, her grandson, who was flirting with danger in a cult, and her sister, who collected men like art pieces, her tone carried a hint of weariness that couldn't be shared with outsiders. "It's really not easy."”
25 I LOVE HIS MOM SO MUCH
26 yay Wudu was found! Treatment! Awake after (months!) - but boo he can only live for 5-7 more years?!
29 lol pants feelings acquired - but he can’t have sex yet in this recovery/detoxification process!
36 awww I love how FL is pushing herself for love of the family - Gu Chi & Li Zhi clearly need all the help. & ML seems determined to build FL the most amazing reputation ever
38 Ohhhh lol sex TWICE their first time?! (😜💯 after he fingers her) - not bad considering he’s I think still poisoned/recovering? lol and “only twice” but basically all night! Go you two! 😹💯
39 lol not a surprise but I love how open minded everyone is
40 JFC FL’s dad Li Wendao is a goddamn stupid fuckhead
42 😹😅💯 “Some officials he hadn't mentioned were either acquitted and sent home or exiled. This made him realize that Li Mu had listened to his words and, indeed, had the ability to influence King Yan. As this news spread, the rumors about Li Mu brought back by the pigeon loft became increasingly mystical. Holding the news from the pigeon loft, Li Mu looked weary: "Clearly, you planned this all along, and it has nothing to do with me." Li Mu felt anxious about her strong presence: "I always feel like l've been turned into a chain holding back a mad dog." Realizing that comparing Lin Que to a dog wasn't very nice, she was about to apologize when she heard King Yan laugh indifferently and casually say, "Then, consort must keep this king tightly chained, so I don't go out and bite people." Li Mu: ". '..." I admire your ability to calmly accept being called a dog.”
43 💪💯 yay! “In August, Grand Princess Zhaoming ascended the throne and established the era name, Huangyou.”
44 awww it’s been 5 years since they met
45-49 were Gu Chi & Li Zhi’s story which was cute. He’s kinda more like the usual taciturn ML
50 damn. I … kinda wanted Lin Yan’An & Lin Qiwu to be together but I get/guess they can’t considering their weird ~relationship. Also wait did she have a dream of the future too? (Or past life?) I think so but don’t remember
51 ok now it’s the 9th year of Yanxi … who is emperor? Li YunXi is apparently old now? 😕😐 I don’t like this where ML & FL are already dead. Weird how … FL seems to have gotten ill & needed to sleep a lot what? Current ruler is Gu Chi & Li Zhi’s daughter but whatever. lol to her having a harem & omg the messy uncle/nephew parentage of the princess youngest child
52 oh interesting modern world/ancient world connection/FL is firmly back in the modern world after a ~decade in the ancient
53 yaaaay he woke up in the modern world & they’ve reconnected!!! (54?) I don’t get the explanation but 🤷🏻♀️ also don’t care
55 aww technically she proposed first!
56 lol quick time travel
57 soooo cuuuuuuuuuttteeeeee he is THE BEST
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This was not bad, but some things are glossed over. MC was known to be a fool, but somehow news spread about her developing a new game and recipes and there was no question about it.
ML was good, respectful of the MC's quirks and never forcing her into anything.
Some things were never elaborated on. Like the side story showed the MC's strained relationship with her mother, but what's the point of revealing this in the side story?
Despite the 'political' feel of the blurb, there's no political intrigue as the story revolved around the MC who didn't participate in politics. It was a good growth story though, as you get to see people around the MC changing for the better.
Short, relatively sweet story made better by the side stories.
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