P2 notes here - or my actual book thoughts not just the c notes. [ran out of characters] ~*~*~ Spring River Flower Moon
1 is FL Gao Luoshen? … “Memory called her back one last time to that Jiangnan late spring from ten years past. That year, she was twenty-five, in the prime of her beauty, yet already widowed for seven years.”
2 I hate her cousin & the cousin’s shit kid. I don’t care they’re the empress dowager & empress. 🙄 oh you saved FL when she was 8 and were kinda nice to her so she owes you everything?
4 Fucking hell I KNEW IT yet I’m furious “On one side were Sister, her husband’s clan, and the imperial house; on the other was a stranger she had only met twice including tonight. Everything was already determined.” (Oh little her saved him when she was 7-8…) Christ I hate her cousin even more. What a “sister.” Even worse than mine.
5 hm a slip & fall and she’s now 16 with maybe vague dream like memories of her past life?
6 Li Mu (courtesy name Jingchen) saved her younger cousin Gao Huan who is more like a brother to her! However, if LM remembers their past life, girl is fucked 😬😅 (honestly I don’t like her mom - Xiao Yongjia. Her dad - Gao Qiao -seems ill...)
7 😬😅 LM delaying his reward from the Gao family, like the commenters, I think he remembers the past life.
Kinda read/skimmed 9&10. I’m getting annoyed at how vague it is whatever is going on between her mom and her dad. Like everything is just so shitty and it’s really unfair. How everything‘s great for the Nobles. I’m also so stressed that Li Mu seems to remember their past life. 10 oop LM Says for his reward he wants to marry FL, that’s not gonna go well because she’s gonna be mad about it, even though she owes him. However, yes, she owes him, but it’s even more her shit Cousin that owes him. And the others that tried to kill him in the past life. This is just so stressful annoying. Like they need to start talking once they get together immediately otherwise this is just gonna be a DNF
14 🙄🙄🙄😒 it was Xu Mi who spread the word yet her dad blames ML 🙄😒. Honestly I’ve been scrolling really (I’m glad they’re bribe to ML failed)
15 I feel slightly bad for Lu Jianzhi but 🤷🏻♀️ Oof the emperor has arrived to judge the competition
Out of everyone I hate Gao Yongrong the most, even more than Xu Mi
22 and it’s stupid as shit for the mom to protect GYR that evil cunt. Well, whatever all this stupid endless conflict and misunderstandings. Fucking hate her. I’m also curious as to ML’s motivations, if he actually likes FL I mean, maybe? But since he has the memories of their past life, does he understand that she was tricked or does he blame her. Like this is gonna be super annoying
23 maybe I’m too suspicious, but does he really mean he’ll treat her well. I actually like Lu Jianzhi although the rest of his family is shit. Maybe his younger sister is OK, but IMO she really mostly only cares about her own interests/liking Gao Huan
24. Fuck her shit Uncle who sacrificed her for his own incompetence. And for all those bitches that came to try to mock her. This is so annoying.
27 OTOH why didn’t he bathe?! He should know he stinks of alcohol! OTOH … Yeah I mean I get the petty revenge. Also it’s fucking with my head how I’m pretty grossed out at how much older he is than her mentally, which I know isn’t fair because I’m much more OK with it when it’s the woman who is rebirthed. I mean, sometimes I think it’s a little awkward, but I’m not like disgusted by it. maybe the difference is because usually the men in those other books are extremely mature and steady, and here she is clearly exactly her physical age. She’s mentally a little girl and just that. So, ick. I am kinda impressed by her dagger & threatening her own life though. Anyway, 10,000% confirmed he’s reversed, which, after reading the actual blurb I knew. And unfortunately it seems he definitely does not know that she was not part of the awful plan the first life. Or at least it doesn’t seem so. And 🙄😒 at her being disgusted by the idea of sex I just. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒😒😒😒
28 I knew A’Ju means well but she’s going to be a giant fucking pig teammate 🤷🏻♀️ I get why she’s mad but I don’t mind him saying “you can do & act as you want but never disrespect my mom.”
29 I LOVE HIS MOM. And his adopted younger sister seems sweet too
30 Heh. Third Miss Xia def likes ML. 🤷🏻♀️ *sigh* well at least he’s basically taken the attitude of “I’m indulging a child” cuz 🫠☠️ he is
32 aww ok he is good to her & I like they talked out the ~first conflict
33 who was the ? foreign? guy who saw FL? Also, I’m glad she helped Shen shi
34 😅 girl, you don’t know it, but you’re the one that owes him from the past life
37 they still need to work on their communication. Although, it was satisfying how she had that Shen family door smashed.
38 Omgggg “He must forge ahead bravely, for his towering ambition, and also for that Lady Gao who now bore his surname. So she could forever act as freely as she did today, with something to rely on, rather than being careful and seeking compromise as she had when marrying him in the previous life. The her in Li Mu’s memory had fragrant skin and jade bones, gentle and understanding. Had it not been for that cup of poisoned wine later, the brocade curtains and jade beauty, their mutual tender affection—even thinking of it now, that lingering faint fragrance seemed to still hover around his nostrils, lingering endlessly. But though he remembered it obsessively and cherished it still, for her, what kind of heart tribulation must she have experienced to change from her current sixteen-year-old carefree appearance into a woman who knew how to please men? He would rather spend half his life ensuring her willful nature remained unchanged. And that understanding woman he once missed, buried in his heart’s depths, was enough.” Ugh while I get it, she’s a brat bitch who doesn’t deserve him. Poor ML, stuck in a horrible situation. Fractionally his own doing but … and I’m glad he didn’t marry her for revenge
39 yay another conversation! And her staying - glad there’s room for a relationship
40 it’s just gross he only has 6k soldiers against 100k. (Also though why does the MTL keep having FL call her MIL “foster mother” 😒)
41 Who the hell is this bitch ass Shao Yuniang fake “female celestial master?” And just cuz she’s jealous.
42 Gao Huan is young & impetuous but I like him. And I appreciate he tried to steal his dad’s tiger tally to go help ML, and that he was willing to try to mobilize 20K troops. I am seriously annoyed the FL only *just* fucking learned that her husband had to lead only 6k against 100K.
43 yaaay ML rocks! And I’m glad the Gao family will go help!
44 having read a number of face slapping novels that dealt with internal rot, reading a “serious novel” with the same is even more disgusting. The Xu running to intercept the Gao troops trying to go offer support interest of dealing with the external enemy is revolting
45 daaaamn bro! This suicide fight - we’re only on c45!!!
46 oh so FL‘s mom does keep a bunch of pretty boys around in the temple? Seriously I just I don’t know even if she doesn’t, I still don’t like her.
47 Hm. “I immediately promote you to General of the Guards with golden seal and purple ribbon, establishing your own office with public duties.” Oh “Among this dynasty’s military officials, Grand Marshal held the highest rank, followed by Grand General, General of Chariots and Cavalry, General of Swift Cavalry, and below them, General of the Guards.” F Xu Mi & Lu Guang I hope they dime miserable deaths. I cannot comprehend why or how the Lu family fell out with the Gao family just because one marriage fell through. Like this is just so fucking stupid.
48 ah, that foreigner mentioned earlier. “It turned out this Murong Ti was originally the younger brother of the Yan Kingdom’s emperor, enfeoffed as Prince Lingzhi.”
50 Both Zhu Jiyue that whatever wangfei & chang gongzhu Xiao Yongjia are messes & deserve to be shut in an empty temple together forever. ?!?!? “Xiao Yongjia, your husband bears a grudge against you because of Shao Yuniang’s suicide by drowning that year and doesn’t get along with you.” Oh. It was ZJY that killed that Shao bitch. So F FL’s dad too. ML the problem solver. Good riddance to ZJY
51 Bloop. “they confirmed that this woman’s corpse, who had obviously been scantily clad before death, was indeed the mistress Princess Yulin Zhu Jiyue, while the man was the head of guards.” Ugh to a stupid weak ass yet suspicious emperor & a sinister empress.
52 huh ““A’Mi, remember well what A’Niang is about to tell you. Li Mu is a capable man who definitely won’t stop at his current position – he’ll surely achieve more in the future. Though A’Niang doesn’t know why he went to such lengths to marry you initially, since you’ve married him, it must be Heaven’s will, and A’Niang accepts it.”” Ew. That evil Murong Ti sent his sister Murong Zhe to the emperor. And he’s allied with the Xu/is using them. All the gross people deserve to drag each other down. But hopefully not the country & def not ML & FL.
54 aww our brave girl. I dunno why I got a but teary when she cried at home after. Oof to her watching him kill the drugged assassins. Girl why didn’t you close your eyes like he told you to?!
56 damn you censorship. (lol though most awkward/weird prelude. Guy ~has to get beaten by his blind mom before consummating the marriage)
57 Ugh 😒😡 any amusement and Reverend ruined by the overly excessive painful awful sex bit 🙄🙄🙄😒😒😒😡😡😡 “So she closed her eyes and began crying with broken sobs. Actually, the sensation afterward wasn’t as terrible as she had imagined. It even gradually became comfortable. But she just wanted to cry.” Awww I love he stayed with her till she woke up the next morning (and after too). And that he takes her to play instead of rushing to find her dad. (Who is an ass) And I like they’re communicating [even] more
58 Oof. ““A’Mi, I must do something.” “Perhaps when that day comes, everyone in the world will be my enemy.” She heard him speaking slowly at her ear. “But remember, in the future, even if the whole world becomes my enemy, I will never harm you or your parents.”” 😒 why is her dad there
59 ““A’Mi, go with your father first. Remember what I told you tonight while watching the tides. In the future, as long as you’re willing to have me, I, Li Mu, will never fail you!”” - otoh I get her dad, he thinks ML is treacherous. But otoh clinging to the useless rotten court. What’s the point.
61 he’s court appointed with instructions so I truly don’t understand how him wanting to take the north is “treasonous” or “treacherous” or whatever. And fuck her trash ass parents for not telling her the one year thing
62 🤷🏻♀️ I have no problem she let Murong Ti go - that rapist Xu deserved to die. (Plus he coulda/woulda killed her & her maid). I’m glad she went to see her injured MIL. Ugh to this mess. Glad she wants to go see ML
63 hm seems her mom has finally grown up. Wish she’d said it was that ZYJ or whatever that actually killed that other bitch though
64 boo I was hoping her parents would give her a little brother. Tho obvs not through rape. Interesting it’s her dad that sucks way more than her mom now.
65 *sigh* “He finally knew that he actually still blamed her. Driven by obsession, he had married her not only to deepen the divisions between the three aristocratic families but also to keep her by his side. She was Li Mu’s woman.” I don’t blame him but ugh this dog blood shit
66 yay he chased after her!
67 😹☠️ poor comedic Gao Huan. Another heroic act by ML. And glad he told her their childhood past. Wonder if he’ll ever mention the rest
70 aww sweet moment. (But they didn’t have we’d when he rescued her from the mouse… right?)
73 😅😅😅 yay! FL was a major contributor! (Fixing & playing the special pipa) But 😬😅 they did it behind ML’s back
74 uggghh as usual, 2 steps forward, 10,000 steps back.
75 yaaay! He chased after her AGAIN and took her back! lol when she was leaving I was thinking “I hope she’s pregnant” - only now if she’s staying, I hope she isn’t considering how remote this place is. But seriously F her her dad, F her older cousin Gao Yin, these people need to fucking leave her alone.
76 well an actual sexy scene and finally. Also, she is/was overly attached to her shit dad. I’m glad that she’s willing to give ML a chance now and that he went after her and hopefully without her awful family constantly interfering they can get somewhere in this damn relationship
76 “The more time he spent with her, the more he found himself involuntarily loving her one degree more each day. Perhaps because he loved her too much, he inevitably suffered from both hope and fear. He couldn’t control himself and would always suspect that when that inevitable day of rupture arrived in the future, would she, who now wholeheartedly wanted to be with him, change her mind and abandon him?” 😬 I do like that her cousins treat her well
79 oh I thought the empress was poisoning the emperor, which she did and she didn’t. She didn’t really, but she got that made who the emperor kept having sex with. So now he’s had a stroke and he’s a fucking idiot and all these people are stupid and fucking useless. Fucking idiots.
81 stupid fucking emperor. He didn’t suffer like at all stupid jackass. Ruined FL’s parent’s plans & went with Dongyang who has a bitchass cunt wife. I hope Xu kills Dongyang & the cousin. And they take down Xu et al while dying
82 I already hate the new empress & tbh she can’t die soon enough
83 OOF “But she didn’t know that what made him anxious and sleepless wasn’t that her sister wanted to kill him. “A’Mi, in the future you won’t abandon me and leave me, will you?” Li Mu gazed at the girl in his arms and asked. Luoshen nodded, leaned over, and kissed his handsomely defined chin. “A’Mi won’t stop wanting Langjun.” Li Mu smiled. “I’ll remember that.” “A’Mi, you must also remember what you said tonight and never betray me again.” He lifted her up, rose from the stone steps, and went inside.”
84 other than the fact that FL loves her parents, they deserve to be played by the cunt cousin. Only the cousin needs to die ASAP. And sigh Murong Ti escaped too.
85 Lu Huanzhi & Lu Guang are stupid & need to die. Believing Xu Mi. They deserve to be stabbed in the back. Poor Lu Jianzhi will probably be murdered by Xu Mi. 🤦🏻♀️ Don’t tell me the girl FL just saved is Murong Zi
86 *sigh* called it.
87 oop. Here I was worried MRZ would copy ML’s writing, but no it’s MRT - the whip marks should’ve tipped me off. I thought the sister encountered something when fleeing
88 I have a feeling she didn’t really kill MRT, but smart to tie him up, and build fire(s)
Oh MRT. His uncle loves/d her mom … ““I envy Li Mu. He’s just a poor military man – how can he win your heart so completely…” “Do you know why I didn’t secretly escape after my injuries healed? Because I couldn’t bear to leave you… Being able to stay by your side, even just fanning you daily, was happiness for me… As for dying by your hand, I’m completely willing, without complaint…””
89 Well that all was thrilling. Annoyed MRT & MRZ are reunited. They’ll be big problems. Glad FL is safe. lol too bad about the white tiger - I wanted it to be FL’s pet
92 aww I was hoping she’d encounter her little white tiger. Maybe it’ll save her later. ML is going off to war - hopefully it goes well
93 Ew & sigh; Gao Yongrong & Xiao Daocheng have long been having an affair. And I expected this to happen much earlier - her mom is pregnant. Ugh why didn’t she tell her husband
95 ugh joy ruined. “Learning that he had reclaimed the western capital for the court, the Emperor was greatly pleased. To show his favor and honor, he announced to the world that Li Mu should immediately return to court for imperial audience to receive titles and rewards.” - cunt cousin is def going to try to kill him. Yay he took Chang’An! And killed Gu Huailong that whatever emperor. & His word salad brother.
96 😒 imperial envoy Feng Wei sent & made them leave the same day. I need FL to fucking wake up
97 lol her drunk dad. I truly hope her mom gives birth safely. Also I want her parents to go back north with her
98 hm “The emperor had appointed Li Mu as Cavalry General with golden seal and purple ribbon, concurrently serving as Chang’an Prefect.” - i’m really glad her mom warned her about her cousin. Also the FFL is smart and she realizes at least a little bit that her cousin isn’t as great as she always thought. Hopefully this actually is a wake up call
Skimmed 99 f that adulterous prince & empress & stupid Lü Huanzhi. Poor FL, her reputation will take a hit
scrolled 100, but saw that Xu Mi's stupid arrogant incompetent son wouldn't listen to Yang Xuan the actual general so they suffered a crushing defeat. So that's the Xu & Lu arrangement gone and Lu Jianzhu is probably gonna die now. Poor cannon fodder gentleman Yaaaay for the courtesans rejecting Lu Huanzhi that POS, & lol to him being caught by ML
102 ugh. Did he stay till the end of the musical interpretation? Did he even hear that it’s not a romantic emotional thing by the end? And then FL trying to talk to him and him doesn’t tell her what fucking actually happened. And then of course, the marital rape ugh stupid fucking author.
103 Stupid dad needs to stop trusting Xiao Daocheng. Lü niang is amazing! Impressive!
104 ugh just as I was glad FL got the truth from Lü niang & ML + FL ~talked … she fucking leaves him? 😖🤦🏻♀️ (Which yeah he shoulda told her what happened but…)
106 initially I was wondering what the heck she was doing. But now that I get, she was kind of forcing him to realize in a way why he had talked to her, I like it. And I like that they finally talk things out and they seem to be on a good page now. ““Li Mu, you must promise that if such things happen again in future, you must tell me. You’re not allowed to brood and suspect on your own, and you’re definitely not allowed to treat me like that again! Otherwise next time, when I’m truly angry and truly don’t want you anymore, don’t think you’ll be able to find me again!””
107 MTL slop calling Lü niang “Green Lady” is making me snort laugh Honestly Lü Xiurong is a POS & she’ll definitely harbor resentment. Bitch
Ugh end of 108. Glad ML kinda sees through Xiao Daocheng (XDC). XDC & cunt cousin Gao Yongrong (CCGYR) deserves to suffer endlessly for 50 years. They’re worse than Xu Mi. Or just lock the 3 - no 4 of them in a room together. Include Lu Guang
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