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盛世嫡妃
An edict bestowed marriage.
A noble daughter with three strikes: no talent, no looks, no virtue.
A trash wangye – disfigured, disabled, seriously ill.
Everyone says: Perfect match!
Bridal veil down–she wore a shallow smile. Leisurely and calm. Having experienced life and death, she only wanted to lead a quiet life.
Going up to the wedding hall–he had a slight smile on his face; a heart as cold as ice. He suffered all kinds of humiliation, but there will be a day when he will stand above all beneath the heavens.
–He is my husband. To bully him is to bully me. To insult him is to insult me. To hurt him is to hurt me. If someone were to hurt me, I would have to get to rid of them!
–Benwang doesn’t believe in supernatural beings and doesn’t seek heaven. If she were to die, benwang would turn this entire world into purgatory and sacrifice this whole country to her!
A noble daughter with three strikes: no talent, no looks, no virtue.
A trash wangye – disfigured, disabled, seriously ill.
Everyone says: Perfect match!
Bridal veil down–she wore a shallow smile. Leisurely and calm. Having experienced life and death, she only wanted to lead a quiet life.
Going up to the wedding hall–he had a slight smile on his face; a heart as cold as ice. He suffered all kinds of humiliation, but there will be a day when he will stand above all beneath the heavens.
–He is my husband. To bully him is to bully me. To insult him is to insult me. To hurt him is to hurt me. If someone were to hurt me, I would have to get to rid of them!
–Benwang doesn’t believe in supernatural beings and doesn’t seek heaven. If she were to die, benwang would turn this entire world into purgatory and sacrifice this whole country to her!
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May 15, 2025
This was good. I especially enjoyed the first half of the book with their growing relationship and the various scheming happening in the capital. I also liked the decisive way he separates from the imperial family and establishes his own fief, but after that the book felt a bit boring and repetitive.
I also have a new pet peeve, which I’ve noticed in a couple of the WebNovels I’ve read, where the ML is so possessive that he resents the time his newborn or little son gets to spend with the FL - and this gets written off as just love for the FL and a disciplined way to toughen up the son. Atleast some part of the last quarter of the book was ruined for me because of Mo Xiuyao’s attitude towards his son, who just wanted to be a little child with his mother.
Hopefully this part won’t be too much in the drama adaptation that is gonna start filming soon. While I do like Bai Lu, I don’t know how well she is suited for the character of Ye Li but Cheng Lei seems absolutely perfect for the character of Mo Xiuyao. Can’t wait to see it.
I also have a new pet peeve, which I’ve noticed in a couple of the WebNovels I’ve read, where the ML is so possessive that he resents the time his newborn or little son gets to spend with the FL - and this gets written off as just love for the FL and a disciplined way to toughen up the son. Atleast some part of the last quarter of the book was ruined for me because of Mo Xiuyao’s attitude towards his son, who just wanted to be a little child with his mother.
Hopefully this part won’t be too much in the drama adaptation that is gonna start filming soon. While I do like Bai Lu, I don’t know how well she is suited for the character of Ye Li but Cheng Lei seems absolutely perfect for the character of Mo Xiuyao. Can’t wait to see it.
November 8, 2025
This had such promise and when xiuyao and yeli met for the first time I genuinely thought they were going to be an amazing power couple... boy was I wrong.
I was divided between giving this a 1 or 2 star rating but decided give this a 2 star rating for beginning xiuyao and yeli who no longer exist
At around 40% - which doesn't seem like a lot but this was around chapter 205 / 457 - I was just waiting for it to be over, this is when I realized I was no longer enjoying it and the last bit of enjoyment I had was gone the moment it felt like they retconned xiuyao entire personality making him so childish and insecure when yeli was in the vicinity of other people (he was worse when it was another man). After that I just skimmed and but I did get to the end.
My thoughts: (prepare for a lot - I took notes as I was reading)
Everything that had drawn me into reading this novel, and that I enjoyed so much at the beginning, ended up being pretty well retconned or non-existant later in the novel.
Now, I will say this is my first female centric novel so it did take some getting used to; but I just don't understand how xiuyao who's the ml was more side character than the actual side characters, especially when his story is so interesting! Like I wish we got more of his pov, he was really refreshing at the start with how he was not your typical fantasy type ml - he has a scarred face and is wheelchair bound. And I just loved how yeli did not mind nor be repulsed by his scars. I had such high hopes after that for so much ml & fl interactions but it was way too few as I just felt they'd be such a lovely and powerful couple.
One thing that truly bothered me is when xiuyao is having difficulty with his appearance, yeli, instead of comforting and reassuring him that she loves him regardless, tells him he IS unattractive. The moment she said this it totally broke the last remaining hope I had for this novel to do a turn around. She then gets the doctor to prepare a cream for scar removal. I feel like they could have went about this totally different, from the beginning we've seen yeli DOES NOT mind his scars so why is she now worried about his looks? It's like the author totally forgot her characters personalities (hence the retcon feeling).... like we could have had a moment where xiuyao, with his insecurity, mentions about being bothered by the scars and having a difficult time looking at himself... from there we could've had yeli reassure him saying he is still attractive in her eyes and loves him no matter what but if the scars bother him so then they could talk with the doctor about creams to help? like it should've been xiuyaos choice to decide he wants to remove the scars... not yeli affirming he's unattractive and taking full initiative to remove the scars.
One final thing that bothered me, and I'm glad it didn't happen a lot, but in one chapter it randomly throws us into the future telling us what history and philosophers will say about xyz scenario. Like it was so out of place with the flow of what was happening.
I could probably go on about more but this review may never end and be too much of a rant~ I am just genuinely disappointed as I had such high hopes for this novel.
I was divided between giving this a 1 or 2 star rating but decided give this a 2 star rating for beginning xiuyao and yeli who no longer exist
At around 40% - which doesn't seem like a lot but this was around chapter 205 / 457 - I was just waiting for it to be over, this is when I realized I was no longer enjoying it and the last bit of enjoyment I had was gone the moment it felt like they retconned xiuyao entire personality making him so childish and insecure when yeli was in the vicinity of other people (he was worse when it was another man). After that I just skimmed and but I did get to the end.
My thoughts: (prepare for a lot - I took notes as I was reading)
Everything that had drawn me into reading this novel, and that I enjoyed so much at the beginning, ended up being pretty well retconned or non-existant later in the novel.
Now, I will say this is my first female centric novel so it did take some getting used to; but I just don't understand how xiuyao who's the ml was more side character than the actual side characters, especially when his story is so interesting! Like I wish we got more of his pov, he was really refreshing at the start with how he was not your typical fantasy type ml - he has a scarred face and is wheelchair bound. And I just loved how yeli did not mind nor be repulsed by his scars. I had such high hopes after that for so much ml & fl interactions but it was way too few as I just felt they'd be such a lovely and powerful couple.
One thing that truly bothered me is when xiuyao is having difficulty with his appearance, yeli, instead of comforting and reassuring him that she loves him regardless, tells him he IS unattractive. The moment she said this it totally broke the last remaining hope I had for this novel to do a turn around. She then gets the doctor to prepare a cream for scar removal. I feel like they could have went about this totally different, from the beginning we've seen yeli DOES NOT mind his scars so why is she now worried about his looks? It's like the author totally forgot her characters personalities (hence the retcon feeling).... like we could have had a moment where xiuyao, with his insecurity, mentions about being bothered by the scars and having a difficult time looking at himself... from there we could've had yeli reassure him saying he is still attractive in her eyes and loves him no matter what but if the scars bother him so then they could talk with the doctor about creams to help? like it should've been xiuyaos choice to decide he wants to remove the scars... not yeli affirming he's unattractive and taking full initiative to remove the scars.
One final thing that bothered me, and I'm glad it didn't happen a lot, but in one chapter it randomly throws us into the future telling us what history and philosophers will say about xyz scenario. Like it was so out of place with the flow of what was happening.
I could probably go on about more but this review may never end and be too much of a rant~ I am just genuinely disappointed as I had such high hopes for this novel.
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June 19, 2025
盛世嫡妃 promises revenge, intrigue, and romance, but delivers a long, overindulgent love letter to its leads—especially Ye Li. She's not just smart, beautiful, and skilled in medicine and warfare; she's peerless, unrivaled, different from all women in history. Every chapter is drenched in praise—so much so that reading it starts to feel like surviving a never-ending royal tribute.
Mo Xiuyao, the male lead, is her divine counterpart: rich, powerful, deadly, and hopelessly devoted from the second he sees her. The two of them are essentially a propaganda power couple dropped into a world where every good person worships them and every bad person is irredeemably dumb and evil. Subtlety and complexity? Nowhere to be found.
At some point, I found myself almost cheering for the villains, just to disrupt the suffocating perfection and remind the story that conflict is supposed to exist.
Calling this a Mary Sue novel feels unfair—to Mary Sues. At least some of them struggle or evolve. Ye Li enters perfect and leaves perfect, untouched by growth or failure. There’s no suspense when you already know she’ll outshine everyone, every time.
That said, the writing is smooth and the world itself has promise. If you're into untouchable leads, royalty, and face-slapping satisfaction, this might work for you. Otherwise, skip—unless you enjoy sighing through paragraphs of poetic praise.
Mo Xiuyao, the male lead, is her divine counterpart: rich, powerful, deadly, and hopelessly devoted from the second he sees her. The two of them are essentially a propaganda power couple dropped into a world where every good person worships them and every bad person is irredeemably dumb and evil. Subtlety and complexity? Nowhere to be found.
At some point, I found myself almost cheering for the villains, just to disrupt the suffocating perfection and remind the story that conflict is supposed to exist.
Calling this a Mary Sue novel feels unfair—to Mary Sues. At least some of them struggle or evolve. Ye Li enters perfect and leaves perfect, untouched by growth or failure. There’s no suspense when you already know she’ll outshine everyone, every time.
That said, the writing is smooth and the world itself has promise. If you're into untouchable leads, royalty, and face-slapping satisfaction, this might work for you. Otherwise, skip—unless you enjoy sighing through paragraphs of poetic praise.
February 11, 2025
Tưởng truyện được chuyển thể thành phim thì cũng gì và này nọ lắm. Nhưng truyện này cũng dạng thường thôi, hào quang nam nữ chính hơi chói lóa nên đọc hơi nhàm. Phát triển tình cảm của cặp đôi chính cũng không quá thuyết phục. Đọc giải trí tạm.
May 28, 2023
It’s not deep, but it’s a page turner.
July 23, 2024
Finished it in 6 days. It was good for 3/4 and then it became a little reptitive but it was actually worth it.
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September 30, 2024dnf @ 24%
I haven't read it in days and now I don't feel like reading it at all
I haven't read it in days and now I don't feel like reading it at all
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