9/9/24 This was a really sweet engaging story that I read because I saw the drama had a super high douban score. I also binge watched the drama as soon as I finished the book. Kinda wavering between three and four stars ... so I guess I'll bump this one to four since I'm too lazy to bother with the rest/consider what I liked about the chapters/volumes. I do know I felt it got draggy at times.
Really liked FL in the book - and ML [and felt ML in the drama was great too]. I liked that so many of the women in this book were totally "hey fuck that man" - especially the woman of the plains. "All I needed was a kid, not the trash ass man."
I did get super frustrated about the cousin though I get the author wanted to add more drama and shit. Also that bitch "sworn sister" - like a goddamn cockroach. I LOVED that the empress [the last empress in the book] was basically a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Would've loved to get more about/from HER. [Also lol maybe I shouldn't have watched the drama before writing this review cuz they're kinda running together.]
LOVED when FL strategized with ML for his take down of the pirates. Also had been so mad at his lies but felt he offered sufficient grovel. Liked the secondary characters too, and ML's sister getting a second chance romance.
Can't recall if FL had female friends...
Anyway could definitely see myself re-reading this book. Solid C++ maybe even B-? ~*~*~*~ 155 😹😹😹☠️☠️☠️ her thinking she shouldn’t have left survivors from her victory cuz the marquis tattled on her
Ugh 157 Shi that asshole traitor. Am worried for FL & ML + everyone else there!
C160 Aw JFC more amnesia. author. No. And those stupid fucking goddamn court officials.
169 yay FL saved ML from launching a failed attack!
😒 170 I hope ML captured those traitorous officials
C171 omg the bet if he doesn’t lose a single warship she’ll have sex with him - and he won 😹💯 A+ battle too
😬😬😬 173 just who is this Wei traitor Ugh I almost hope it’s the emperor over ML’s ~bestie that Li guy SIL is married to… 😖
175 I knew the mom was poisoned & no surprise it was the awful aunt. Even less of a surprise she was just a pawn.
176 ugh everyone is too trusting of evil cousin and yup she & 5th brother are evil.
178 so … The emperor was prepared all along? (And how … will 5th brother die like how does the poison only get the disloyal ones in the Eagle guard? 🤷🏻♀️) Glad the painting guy was 5th brother not friend Li though. Also though if the emperor is so smart how was he SO STUPID about YunNiang?
Ah so FL suffered all cuz the emperor’s scheming - he wanted to take her power. Asshat. Life has been too easy for him. And he thought he could just discard & pick up FL at will. Trash ass fuckhead.
Lol 181 (tho man she just abandoned him to visit her grandpa while he was the regent?!) Anyway “The Prince of Huaiyang’s smile froze, feeling an odd sense of having cuckolded himself. Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful woman in his arms, biting her red lips and casting alluring glances, he imagined her being unfaithful. A sea of jealousy washed over him, making his throat burn with acid. “Liu Mian Tang, if you dare flirt with other men, I won’t let you off lightly!” Laughter echoed through the small alley. Mian Tang thought sweetly about the courtesans’ advice: small quarrels add spice to a relationship. She wondered what techniques she should use next time. In any case, husband, prepare yourself!”