of all the stories i’ve read so far by this author i think this one might be my favorite if only because for once the hero and the heroine have a clear mutual love for each other instead instead of ambiguity and also the heroine is very 男前 and totally tops the hero so i can’t help but love her www i also love the heroine’s family i keep shedding tears every time they show their care for each other.
what keeps me from giving this a 5 star tho is that i feel like compared to the other stories by this writer, there wasn’t as many good supporting female characters or legitimately capable female foil to the heroine. like virtuous wife had the the heroine’s mother in law who i loved dearly and there were a couple others in the concubine story, so i was disappointed there weren’t as many here.
all in all tho this was a good female power fantasy with a good power couple romance, quirky humorous moments and some tear jerking moments (at least for me bcuz i’m Weak to family stuff)