[Very much looking forward to this drama - lol wonder what all they'll keep/take out...] Man I dunno why but I thought it had more extras 🤷🏻♀️ LOVED FL and her take no shit attitude - heh rebirth and all that perspective ... plus knowing but not knowing the future. I liked [though it was painful] her wakeup call that NOT EVERYTHING WILL BE THE SAME with the death of her friend's parents. That one hurt - but was a necessary lesson. [And oof with her brother.] L O V E D her brother and dad. TBH her dad was kinda my favorite character. ErNiu was close but then he got meh - also what was the author's obsession with fat pets?!
I felt there were a few HUGE plot holes, but was willing to ignore them for the ride. Overall quite enjoyed this read. [Alas, the site has very mediocre MTL editing, so can't rec it]
The story though, B+ maybe B++ [seriously - big plot holes. Plus draggy] But very sweet romance and fun characters.
~*~*~*~*~ The Brocaded Tale Of The Girl Si
C1 so Jiang Si is FL… ML better not be her trash ass fiancé - Ji ChongYi better marry his “sweetheart” 😒
C7 yay her dad is good and cancelling the engagement! (Well, trying to. That bitchass shit family)
(😅 ok I didn’t note what chapter Yu Qi showed up but yay for ML saving FL’s unreliable brother)
C17 lol yay shit ex reported to the emperor, duke family shamed & TAE will marry that chick … ok FL needs to murder this “second sister” (cousin) who wanted to let her husband rape FL.
C24 lol bringing the food (though 😡 to her shit grandma ~embezzling her dowry)
C26 “It’s simple. When one desires nothing, one becomes formidable.”
31 ok lol but also WTF to the exceedingly over smart/human intelligence dog - and I wonder what history FL has with YQ/ML in her past life?
32 oh damn so she married him but (thought) she was a replacement?! 😱😖 And YQ is the crown prince. Blorp. 😭 she really loved him though
51 😹😹😹❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯 “A Man watched the big dog running towards them with a sapphire blue purse in its mouth, exclaiming with delight: “Miss, Er Niu has come to bring you money again!””
52 lol a no shame off. Also I wonder what their childhood encounter was! (And why ML as P7 lived far away? 🤷🏻♀️)
62 I do feel bad for ES/cousin 2 but that’s no reason to set up FL to be raped. (Also will general Qin the guy who murdered the charlatan to avenge his dead fiancée become FL’s subordinate?!)
😱😱😱 c71 the rapey (marquis) heir has killed 8-10 girls already
End 73-74 omfg I tiny bit thought the shadow lunging at FL might be the dog but it still had my heart pounding! Omg I love this dog so much 😹❤️
77 🙊 the sadistic rapist’s mom was part of her husband raping ES/C 2 “to carry on the line” literally shivering and shuddering LOLOLOL them encountering FL’s TAE’s wedding procession: “Now at ease, the Third Miss stuck her head out further, craning her neck to look. “Third Sister, what’s so interesting to see?” Jiang Si asked helplessly. “Don’t disturb me—I want to see what this blind fool looks like.””
89 omg 😹☠️ him being shameless & saying when he’s in a bad mood he needs to kill someone & FL stopping him means she owes him so he stole a kiss. But why doesn’t she want him to help investigate/prove the guilt of that marquis heir? (Also that almost rapist with the cleaver was let go too easily) Him lowkey proposing though! 😱😻 (lol saying he’ll take responsibility for the kiss)
93 😹😹☠️ ML followed them to the temple Oh victim is Miss Li from Da Yang
lol her brother 😹❤️💯 “Fine, if ghosts wanted to chat with him, let them chat. Maybe if the two ghosts hit it off, they’d leave him alone.”
130 lol Er’Niu earned a bowl of bones for digging up corpses in the marquis manor. (And I wonder what official Zhen thinks of FL. Plot twist him being the official at the temple)
142 consort Xian, ML’s mom is a giant piece of shit
150 oof FL fully acknowledges she still has feelings for ML
152 I’m upset yet not FL inadvertently ~dumped ML through her brother
156 oh god please don’t tell me Xie YinLou FL’s neighbor friend’s twin killed their mom
174 oh no so tragic the Xie family 😿😿😿 (also … does Xie YinLou like FL? Like what’s up with him? Seems like a good guy but… off?)
Uh oh lol c200 Zhen Heng has finally seen FL & now ML has a [new] rival
202 awww “No wonder Miss Jiang was so independent; she had an unusual father.” - Love how her dad loves her (and oop! A proposal!)
203 ☠️ well that was fast - poor shot down Zhen
Skimmed 206 (maybe more cuz I do not give a shit about bitch ass shit stains) Skimmed 207 the cunts trying to get FL raped?!
217 tbh imo that arc with the dead cousin was pointless - bitchass evil irrelevant maternal relatives though
231 has FL’s brother grown up? And hopefully he’ll be safe now Also I HATE her grandma almost more than the 2nd family
233 😱 will FL’s brother join the military! I like he’s had a wake up call but don’t love he thinks he was (raped)… ugh
Uh so Cui Mingyue is a fucking psychopath this bitch ass daughter of the princess who is also a shit & forced the general to marry her
247 lol yay case closed FL successfully murdered Shen & got away with it; I’m not mad.
😹☠️ 251 I hope oldest Jiang brother/cousin’s shit ass bitch mom is guilty forever & feels she jinxed her son - and 2nd master Jiang feels the same too
🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ 260 goddammit her oldest sister is a giant pig teammate
264 I am STRESSED about Zhu ZhiYi is the oldest sister’s husband good or bad? The author is being so heavy handed here!
270 oh that shit ass man wanted a concubine. Fucker.
283 hm so she believed him saying he’s only liked her… and another kinda proposal…
309 awww she’s wavering on giving him a chance! lol and I like that she’s the one to sometimes initiate kisses etc
311 😹❤️❤️❤️ I love her dad. Yay escaping the house lol.
326 lol the emperor handing out punishments. I need FL to crush that Cui girl though. Pure evil.
331 yay the sister will try to forget her monster beast in human skin ex!
352 😖 I really hope ML isn’t thinking too simply… also ugh his mom is the worst.
365 welp at least FL can hopefully use this to cut off her cunt grandma in the future. Bitch. Putting her under house arrest for no reason. Yay for FL’s dad though!
374 Uhhh does Jiang Cang not know his bitch sister tried to murder FL or does he not care? Also this branch is a goddamn problem. ALSO Jiang Qian can still write right? So who cares if she’s mute? This is stupid
383 😒 it’s that evil bitch princess RongYang spreading rumors about FL isn’t it. The emperor better not hold it against FL. And stupid empress dowager. I bet someone is poisoning her.
Skimmed 385 these idiot imperial family members getting tricked by the shit princess & her worse daughter. 386 😒 oh she really did cut a piece of her arm. Gross. I hope it gets infected and kills her. Sadly I know it won’t.
407 😱🙊 we finally find out how FL died. 4th prince’s consort pried apart her grip as she clung to a cliff edge
419 ugh they need to quickly deal with Cui - I hope FL’s shop will be okay
428 phew shop likely okay but Cui needs to be destroyed ASAP
431 🤷🏻♀️ Cui MingYue was only abandoned by the groom while she was in the bridal sedan. Still NBD
436 omg CMY murdered Zhu whatever - ARE FL & ML WATCHING THINGS CUZ DANGER
437 ah Prince Xiang (P8) snapped CMY’s neck - won’t tossing her body in a well contaminate the water?!
442 seriously what is up with all this gu running around?! And who would want to poison FL’s mom AND maternal grandmother
446 yeah FL needs to eliminate princess rongyang too - & her 🫤 oldest maternal uncle’s evil wife killed FL’s mom & tried to kill the grandma too
461 lol yay FL’s pregnancy letting her righteously avoid the funeral & censors
480 Crown, Prince finally deposed, but it seems it’s only temporary so it’s pretty whatever
485 😹😹☠️ I love Zhen ShiCheng’s relationship with FL’s family & how he’s all “if Jiang Zhan was my son I’d have beaten him to death 800 times by now” & his basically “go with God” message re: brother telling their dad he’s going to be a soldier
Skimmed 494 cuz I don’t care about shit rongyangwhatever scheming against FL using her “uncle” Dou & the bitch ass empress dowager
Skimmed 509 cuz fuck the empress dowager & her shit traitorous maid - ugh to 14 & the empress being ~victims here
522 rongyang dead, and general Cui (🤷🏻♀️ murder suicide). FL’s dad finally knows … hopefully things will be okay. Also that bitch empress dowager needs to die. Why didn’t they tell her FL saved her 😡😡😡😡😡
524 tbh I really like (ex)Prince Lu (P5’s) wife - and that she was so chill about the demotion from prince to duke
529 all this scheming - I don’t feel bad for ESIL4 Qi wangfei since she’s evil - forgot to note when she develops murderous tendencies towards FL though, arrogant bitch
530 aww bye Jiang Zhan - please be safe!!!
557 and the earthquake happened. Yay for FL warning ML (lol and ErNiu’s role)
559 glad they rescued the sick little girl but sad she was the only survivor. (Why did her parents insist on going back? Better shelter? Like if she was sick why not stay in the tents?!)
😹☠️💯 ErNiu got promoted! Alas only one rank.
569 yay FL gave birth just after midnight so safely in the sixth month! No “unlucky” baby here!
570 hm lowkey I’m disappointed they had a daughter but I guess it’s safer
572 yay their daughter is titled Princess HeShu 💯❤️
576 as the ~only prince not coveting FL, 5 is my favorite here
591 bloop crown prince exposed for his fake amnesia.
609 ~voodoo doll. Glad that’s over & both the former crown princess & her son are okay
619 nonononono! 😿 my heart is pounding. PLEASE let the report her brother is dead be wrong
624 😡 bitch ass evil “MIL” & SIL skimming this & 625 for their evil scheming
626 lol bitch ass “MIL” deserves those headaches. SIL4 needs worse.
659 Bai Xiang corpse herders, Northern Qi men, this trip to save FL’s brother is a lot
663 yay Jiang Zhan is found! Maybe!
681 ok it was 😅 almost too easy for ML to kill the Xue Miao leader
692 😹☠️ “If Fourth Miss’s prayers were so effective, perhaps she could ask her to pray to Buddha if she felt unwell in the future. As the old lady was thinking about this pleasant prospect, she saw Jiang Si smile faintly and say lightly, “A sincere heart yields results. Second Brother is one of my closest relatives, so of course my sincerity was absolute.” Old Madam Feng felt as if an arrow had struck her heart, leaving her speechless. She had thought too much. Given Fourth Miss’s attitude towards her, it was good enough that she didn’t curse her.”
695 oop first decision for ML to vie for the throne
729(?) yay it’s done ML is now registered under the empress. And 😹😹☠️ I LOVE FL’s dad
(774)I KNEW SHE KNEW. THIS FUCKING CUNT BITCHASS EMPRESS DOWAGER WHY WON’T SHE DIE. Def 774 lol P4 took a tumble. (Still hate the empress dowager)
Skimmed 778 😒 bitch ass “worthy consort” & empress dowager stupid fucking bitch Oh that evil monster wants to kill Princess FuQing I knew it!! I hope p14 can somehow help
782 😿😿😿 oh no Princess 14 died saving P13, FuQing
793 the emperor’s blind devotion to ED is kinda understandable but at this point beyond annoying. Also that FL saved her. And WHY didn’t they tell her.
785 well at least P4’s mom left him with a letter stating the truth. And who cares she died.
797 lol ML announced as crown prince. I love how quickly the emperor sometimes moves
801 🙄😒 as if an “inauspicious date” is real. And who is ordering that little official that picked it?
804 oof avoided the solar eclipse. lol embarrassing to get diarrhea & have the crown prince investiture ceremony cancelled because of it but much less serious than the heavens hating you
805-6 I’m so irritated her maternal grandma held out till now - just utterly fucking over FL & shoving her into danger
😒 massive plot hole if the ED is actually Wu Miao wouldn’t she have known she was poisoned by gu? Or know FL ~is the holy maiden? And ML will help the tribe?
818 another huge plot hole - why not just put another gu bug in ED? 🙄😒
827 I admire the emperor’s loyalty but he clung on to the ED too long. Didn’t even note FL “bringing the rain” cuz the rumors against her were too annoying
828 O.o and like that ED is locked in the palace (or was in the last c?) and the emperor abdicates. On to the extras
829 (extra 1) meh P4 lost his mind
830 extra2 aww Zheng Heng & Princess FuQing’s wedding & ~meeting her dad & brother lol. Their “let’s both be nicer to each other” was so cute & sweet. Plus starting out as friends.
831 extra 3 Xie QingYao & Xie YinLou - poor guy never even had a beginning with FL AHHH! I had the slightest hunch - he likes her older sister! … guy MARRY HER … oh I hated this one. Guy! PURSUE HER. AYFKM that conversation and it was it?! Also ugh Jiang Yi. Obvs normal reaction but…
832 extra 4 Enh second branch basically collapses. lol to FL’s dad being upgraded to Marquis. Mad FL’s sister still thinks of that almost proposal - BITCH BE WITH HIM
833 extra 5 Jiang Zhan! 🤦🏻♀️ don’t pair him with Lu ChuChu the northern Qi princess
834 (ugh called extra 6 but honestly these are all snapshots & many seem very connected) lol ok yay! ML just issuing edicts for XYL to marry JY 😹💯
835 side7 😹😹💯 the willful emperor 💯💪 - and jealous emperor emeritus. (And yay so far princess & 3 princes mentioned!)
836 side 8 OH NO!!! Er Niu died along with FL in her first life?! O.o so ML (and the elder) died doing the resurrection technique on her? (And at least he killed P4 & his wife first…)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Reread because they made it into a show, but the show isn’t following the original plot line well. I rather read the book :)
———————————— 2023 reread:
Cute little story. Very typical tropes in Chinese web novels (ie. reborn, revenge, powerful guys falling for our female lead). This one though, is a little more complex creating different identities for our female lead and also revealing secrets from our first life through the changes she makes in her second.