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There are three treasures in the imperial city: Me, my husband and my mother-in-law.

Noble Consort Su was favoured and envied by countless imperial consorts. King Chen grew up with His Majesty showing favouritism to him. However, anyone, who is more or less educated, would sigh with regret and say that this pair of mother and son are sure to come to a bad end in the future.

Ming Jiuzhu, who is about to marry King Chen: Really? I don’t believe it.

King Chen in Jiuzhu’s eyes: a beautiful and kind-hearted little celestial boy vs King Chen in the eyes of others: His Majesty’s and his favoured consort’s hedonistic son

Jiuzhu often wondered why people always gazed at her and King Chen with a look of “you are doomed." Could this be the ugly side of jealousy?

Oh my, the hearts of these people are so dirty.

527 pages, Webnovel

Published January 24, 2021

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2,385 reviews77 followers
April 12, 2024
3.5 stars. Hilarious ^^

If you are curious about the perks of being innocent, you had better read this story.


Remark:
1. The comment above is only for the 1st and the 2nd book.
2. The book title in Thai is "อ๋องปีศาจผู้นั้นคือเทวดาน้อยของข้า" published by Sense Book Publishing, and the complete set (Thai version) consists of 4 books.
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863 reviews61 followers
June 9, 2025
Yet another book by 月下蝶影. I've read quite a few of her historical romances, and they're always a good read. When I saw that another one of her novels recently finished getting translated, I immediately added it to my to read list. This one is more lighthearted than most of her stories, plus there's no transmigration, so it's a bit different than her other stories I've read.

The FL, Ming Jiuzhu, was raised in a temple and recently found and brought back to the capital by her long lost parents. Her father and two uncles are all respected scholars and officials working in government, so they're dismayed when the emperor bestows an imperial marriage on the FL to his 5th son and ML, Yun Duqing i.e. Prince Chen. Prince Chen is the son of the favored concubine, Consort Su, and the mother-son pair has always acted arrogantly and without discipline, so her family isn't happy about the marriage. Even though Prince Chen is treated well by the emperor, Ming Jiuzhu's family doesn't see a good future for him and don't want her beloved daughter to be associated with him.

What Ming Jiuzhu's family doesn't realize is that Consort Su and the ML were her saviors from long ago, when they were traveling incognito with the emperor and saved her from drowning. Ever since then, she has wanted to look for her saviors to thank them, and fate brought them together with this marriage decree. Because of their history, the FL starts out with a positive impression of the mother-son pair, and that impression only gets better with how well they treat her. And the feeling is mutual. Even though the ML and his mother don't realize initially that Ming Jiuzhu is the girl they saved many years ago, they can tell that she genuinely likes them and means every word she says when she praises them, so they all have a great relationship right from the get go.

The story has some schemes, since inevitably the other princes are jealous of Yan Duqing's favor from the emperor and try to bring him down, but the schemes somehow all get thwarted by the FL. For example, an incident was planned at the horse farm that's meant to kill the ML, but the plan gets thwarted when the ML changes his plans and goes with the FL to a different part of the farm to pick out a pet horse for her instead. Or when she smells something off with the incense and realizes something poisonous has been added to it. She's really a good luck charm for the ML and his mother XP It's funny how everyone keeps overthinking her relationship with the ML and his mother, not realizing that they all genuinely get along, and also question where her Ming family plays into all of it.

Even though the story has some schemes, but it's told in a relaxed slice of life manner, and the schemes are written in a way that they come up from time to time but aren't the bread and butter of the story. Since it's a slice of life, the story follows Ming Jiuzhu as she lives her daily life, first as a daughter in the Ming family before she marries into the palace. There are some mildly amusing parts of the story, like how she encounters stories about an arrogant and mean prince in the local teahouses (spread by one of his brothers) and counters them with stories of a domineering but kind-hearted prince XP

The FL is such a confident and positive character. She has her own beliefs and doesn't let others sway her with their opinions. Also, she's a great influence on everyone around her. Because of her, the ML strives to be a better person and actually works hard when the emperor assigns him to work under his father-in-law in the Ministry of Rites. I also love that she extends a helping hand to anyone in need, whether it's an unknown maid in the palace she randomly comes across or one of her sisters-in-law who's in danger from her crazy prince husband.

The romance is also super cute and fluffy with no drama. The prince is whipped for his princess haha There are lots of cute scenes where they hold hands or whisper to each other lovingly, lost in their own world, much to the envy of everyone else looking on.

Overall this was a pretty lighthearted and fun read. Would recommend to fans of the historical romance genre!

Here are some amusing quotes from the story:

LOL the emperor and empress treat the FL better than their own son

"Your son and daughter-in-law have come to pay our respects."

"Wait—the floor is cold. A young lady’s knees mustn’t catch a chill." Empress Su ordered a cushion placed before Jiuzhu.

Prince Chen stared at the bare floor in front of himself, speechless.

Was a prince not entitled to a cushion?


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getting reminded of the domineering prince stories XP

"Greetings, Princess Consort. You and His Highness are truly a match made in heaven, a perfect pair."

"Indeed! We’ve grown up with His Highness, yet this is the first time we’ve seen him help a lady down from a carriage."

Jiuzhu found these words oddly familiar—in the domineering prince romance stories, the steward beside the prince would often say things like, "This is the first time His Highness has brought a woman back to his manor."

She whispered to Prince Chen, "Your Highness, do your friends also enjoy listening to domineering prince tales?"

Prince Chen: "...


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The ML coming to terms with the good relationship between the FL and his mother XP

Other men worried about their wives not getting along with their mothers, but he had to worry about the two women bonding so well that they left him out entirely.0

Ah well. A man had to be adaptable.

If buying novels about domineering princes would make his wife happy, so be it. If necessary, he could even play the role of a domineering prince for her.

"Your Highness is the best!" Jiuzhu nuzzled against his chest, her voice softening into a sweet, coquettish tone.
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2,524 reviews46 followers
May 21, 2025
5/20/25 I was laughing out loud through reading so many of these chapters - even posted like "favorite author is favorite author for a reason!!!"
Although I did feel it slightly petered out. [Sigh.] What is up with this author's obsession with rebellions at thend? >.> Or am I confusing her with someone else? But anyway that just ... wasn't well done. Is she hoping it gets optioned/did it already and that was thrown in for drama?

I unexpectedly read two "perfect plucky" FLs in a row. Here FL is ... SO positive and earnest and sweet nobody can bear to point out "the truth." To her. Also, some things she sees clearly, but they don't matter to her. She's just so darling. As noted, super "overpowered."
I loved the connections, and how FL was their little lucky star. I also loved how good the emperor was - SO kind, even to all the women - "his women" - who betrayed him.

As stated in my notes - I WANTED MORE! LOL More more more! I wanted to see the emperor retire and live happily and get to go off to play and ML and FL live together and have kids and be happy! GIVE ME MORE!

B+ ... A- ?
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A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City

1 FL is Ming JiuZhu?

15 Interesting Sun CaiYao seems to have stolen FL’s life… or tried to. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I hope the bitch ends up with nothing 😇
Also that Prince Chen teaching FL to ride probably saved his life

… 18 what the FUCK did Qi wang do 8 years ago?! Did he try to drown FL?! Or?! Kill a bunch of people?!

20 😹☠️ I literally burst out laughing at FL’s “did they burn incense first?” And the concubines having to restart their copying

29 lol yay she got her county princess title!

30 I might be overthinking but I def think there’s something hidden in the stuff her dad is having ML copy

34 lol FL truly is ML’s lucky star - hopefully she’s unwittingly saved him from whatever malicious incense that will be popping up

46 Ahhhhh favorite author is a favorite author for a reason!!!!!!
My little stone cold withered heart is so full!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I am WAAAAIIITTINNNGGGG for the truth to come out about FL being the little girl though!!!

47 yay! (But wait still so many secrets? And … the emperor doesn’t know?!)

53 omg consort Su really is so good - and so kind to those dowager concubines

61 lol goodbye to county prince Qi’s hopes forever

64 lol yay big brother Ming JiYuan is back! ❤️💯

72 I LOVE IT!! I love he personally went to pick her up for her wedding AND dragged his 3 oldest brothers along too!! Ahaha (f 4th p)

73 married!

74 😹😹😹☠️☠️ “"Did the etiquette matron sent by the Ministry of Rites teach you this before the wedding?"
Jiuzhu thought carefully. "She said some things were for others to learn. Her Majesty treats me like her own daughter, so she told me that if there’s anything I don’t understand after marriage… you’d teach me."
Ah, so she’s the beloved daughter, and I’m the stray son-in-law.
"Did she say something wrong?" Jiuzhu’s smile faded as she withdrew her arms.
"No, she didn’t." With a silent sigh, he pulled her close. "Sleep. I’ll teach you everything… gradually, night by night."”

(75 lol no wedding night “” but the afternoon the next day 💯)

76❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ “"The world is often unjust to women." Prince Chen selected a pair of dangling hairpins and secured them in her hair. "Though I can’t change everyone’s minds, I’ll do my best to shield you from such unfairness."

When he was young, his mother had told him that most women in this world suffered hardships. She had urged him never to grow into a man who mistreated them.”

88 ML, Prince Chen, Yun DuQing is such a darling wife man ❤️💯

102 I’m glad we got some brotherly bonding

105 Zhao TaoHua & ChangShen’s story made me cry. (Interesting CS is that story teller’s grand uncle). So nice of FL to visit his grave
… sigh. I knew she’d die immediately after getting that box.

107 😱😱😱 someone is impersonating FL/the little girl from LingZhou

109 seeeeriously “This woman had impersonated her twice now. Did she have no life of her own?”

I LITERALLY went “AHHHHHHHH” at the end of 111 lol
Love ML just found out about FL’s past & doesn’t care ❤️❤️❤️ (I mean, she was raised in a daoist temple). But lol to the emperor being like “hey wanna be crown prince? You can easily crush the LingZhou Ming family if you are…”

Oof 112 glad Sun CaiYao warned FL. Poor girl - her husband caused her miscarriage in the previous chapter, right?

114 😹😹☠️ The comment earlier that said this might be the author’s most over powered FL. Yes. lol. I want to know her actual strength & martial arts skills! 😻

115 I am CHOKING 😹☠️ “"I would never do such a thing," Prince Chen whispered into Jiuzhu's ear. "If I ever betray you, you have my permission to kick me too."
Liu Zhongbao glanced at the battered Fourth Prince and silently turned away. That was one ruthless vow.”

116 😹😹😹☠️☠️☠️ “At the mention of his daughter-in-law, Emperor Longfeng’s expression turned slightly odd. "Who would’ve thought that Ming Jingzhou, so refined and scholarly, would have a daughter with such… strength?"
"It’s not that she’s strong—she was just furious." Prince Chen defended her. "Last night, after we returned to Kirin Palace, I spent half an hour massaging her legs."
Stop, just stop.
A prince, shutting himself in his chambers to massage his wife’s legs for so long—this was hardly something to boast about.
"No need to explain. I understand." Emperor Longfeng patted his shoulder. "Son, as men, we must always be gentle with our wives. Never anger them, understand?"
The Ming family had served him with unwavering loyalty, generation after generation. If their daughter decided to beat you up, even I wouldn’t dare intervene on your behalf.”

118 so smart “The best way to dispel rumors isn’t to force people into silence.

It’s to act in a way that makes those rumors seem like foolish nonsense no sensible person would believe.”

127 yay finally Jing is locked up. FL is so boss!

128 oof that dream Yan Ze had. Poor FL’s end in that first life

129 ahh so sweet. I wanted MORE though!!!
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October 1, 2023
เรื่องนี้อ่านเวอร์ชั่นภาษาอังกฤษแบบมีคนแปลไปส่วนนึง
แล้วก็ต้อง mtl อีกส่วนนึง เห็นของไทยกำลังจะออกในชื่อ
"อ๋องปีศาจผู้นั้นคือเทวดาน้อยของข้��"

ก็เป็นนิยายตามสไตล์เยว่เซี่ยเตี๋ยอิ่งเลย เป็นเรื่องของราชวงศ์กับขุนนาง
ตอนแรกยังนึกว่าจะเขียนแหวกแนวออกมาแนวไหนได้อี��หนอ?
ปรากฏว่าก็ไม่เชิงแหวกแนว แต่อ่านสนุก เพลินๆ

นางเอกของเรื่องชื่อ "หมิงจิ่วจู" อายุประมาณ 17 เป็นลูกสาวของตระกูล
ขุนนางตงฉินแต่เพราะตงฉินช่วงแรกเลยลำบาก ส่งผลไปถึงหมิ่งจิ่วจูตอนเด็กด้วย
ทำให้ต้องโตมากับนักพรตเต๋าที่ต่างเมือง กว่าจะได้มาเจอและอยู่กับพ่อแม่
ก็เป็นสาวมากแล้ว

นางเอกเป็นคนสวย น่ารัก ตรงไปตรงมา ไม่ฟุ่มเฟือย (แต่ชอบของสวยๆ งามๆ นะ
เพียงแต่ติดนิสัยสมถะมาจากตอนเด็ก 555 แล้วพ่อแม่ก็ไม่ได้ร่ำรวยด้วย)
ไม่ได้เป็นกุลสตรีแบบลูกขุนนางทั่วไป ไม่ได้เรียบร้อยมาก แต่จิ่วจูมีพลังแฝงเยอะ
จิตใจดีด้วย

พระเอกคือ "อวิ๋นตู้ชิง" เป็นลูกชายคนที่ 5 ของฮ่องเต้ แต่เกิดจากชายาที่ฮ่องเต้
รักมากที่สุด ต้นเรื่องชื่อเสียงอวิ๋นตู้ชิงในหมู่ขุนนางจะเลวร้าย ดูเกเร ไม่เอาถ่าน
แต่จริงๆ พระเอกเป็นคนจริงใจ จิตใจดี แต่ไม่ได้อยากเด่นอยากดีอะไร
ก็เลยทำตัวเรื่อยเปื่อยไปวันๆ พระเอกนี่ลูกรักฮ่องเต้มาก อ่านไปจะเข้าใจเลยว่า
ทำไมฮ่องเต้รักลูกคนนี้มากที่สุด (ฮ่องเต้เรื่องนี้กุมอำนาจจริงๆ ฉลาด
มีความเป็น family man มากกว่าฮ่องเต้อีกหลายๆ เรื่อง)

ไปๆ มาๆ คือฮ่องเต้จับคู่ให้พระเอกกับนางเอกแต่งงานกัน สองคนนี้เจอกันมาก่อนแล้ว
แต่ความสัมพันธ์แรกๆ บริสุทธิ์มาก เหมือนเด็กสองคนคุยกัน หาเรื่องเล่นสนุกกัน
นางเอกเป็นคนทำให้พระเอกเป็น a better man เพราะอยากให้คนที่ตัวเองชอบ
มองเห็นตัวเองเป็นฮีโร่ ทั้งๆ ที่นางเอกก็มองพระเอกเป็นฮีโร่มาตั้งแต่ต้นอยู่แล้ว 😂🤣
(นางมีจุดยืนของนาง 5555)

เรื่องนี้อ่านเพลิน พระเอกนางเอกฉลาด ดวงดีตลอด ตัวร้ายมีหลายตัว
เป็นองค์ชายบ้าง สนมบ้าง ขุนนางบ้าง แต่สุดท้ายก็อย่างที่น่าจะเดากันได้

สรุป.. อ่านเพลินกว่าที่คิด เรื่องชิงบัลลังก์ไม่ได้ดุเดือดมากแบบมากกก
เน้นที่ความน่ารัก ความหวานๆ ฟินๆ ของคู่พระนางมากกว่า

ป.ล. ครอบครัวนางเอกน่ารักทั้งบ้านเลยค่ะ 🤗
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48 reviews
November 10, 2025
I really enjoyed this one and it actually made me cry twice!

The premise of the story is that the (only) daughter of a respected family in the capital gets engaged to the son of the favored concubine of the emperor. The prince has a terrible reputation and while he isn't accused of murder or something as grave as that he is considered a bit of a local tyrant. He is the fifth of his brothers and very much favored by his mother as well.

The female lead is very charming. Due to political circumstances her father and his brothers got exiled when she was a baby and to spare their newborn daughter they send her to their extended family. This family did not take care of the kid but left her to die in the wild. Thankfully she was taken in by a pare of daoist nuns who raised her with love and a (very, very) healthy sense of self-worth. Her family later finds her and brings her back... only for the emperor to declare the marriage that her family doesn't really want. The only one who is pretty much on board from the beginning is the female lead! She has met that infamous mother-son pair before and left a life-saving impression on her. When she finds out who her future husband and her future mother-in-law are she is delighted!

What kind of sets that story apart for me was the refreshing characters of the female lead. She is very pure and good natured without being overly naive or stupid. She is not savvy but she is smart and she genuinely believes that the ML is a good person... something he ends up wanting to live up to. It also helped that the setting made some great changes to this typical setup- such as the fact that there is no empress!

This novel has great family interactions, great characters and a great emperor. I really adored his love for his consort.
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287 reviews10 followers
April 17, 2022
เป็นนิยายแนว feel good อีกเรื่องของนักเขียนคนนี้
ให้คะแนนเรื่องนี้มากกว่า Time spent in pretense (หรือ ช่วงเวลาดีๆ ที่มีแต่รัก) หน่อยนึง
ชอบที่ธีมของเรื่องเป็นว่า คนดีๆ ควรจะได้เจอเรื่องดีๆ มีชีวิตที่ดี จบอย่าง Happy Ending
นางเอกเป็นคนดี ใสซื่อ จิตใจดี แต่ไม่โง่ มีความสามารถพอจะปกป้องตัวเองและคนอื่นได้
พระเอกดูเหมือนเป็นคนเสเพล แต่จริงๆ ก็จิตใจดี และตั้งใจทำตัวให้ดีขึ้นเพื่อนางเอก

นิยายบอกเราว่า คนรักกัน สำคัญที่การไว้เนื้อเชื่อใจกัน สนับสนุนกันทำในสิ่งที่ดี และเป็นคนที่ดีขึ้นเพื่อกันและกัน
หลายๆ เหตุการณ์ เป็นความบังเอิญที่ดูเหมือนตลก แต่ก็คือเป็นผลจากการตั้งใจทำดี ที่ส่งผลดีกลับมา
เรียกว่า ทำดีได้ดี ทำชั่วได้ชั่ว

ตัวเอกไม่ได้ย้อนอดีต ไม่ได้กลับชาติมาเกิดใหม่ ไม่รู้เรื่องราวในชาติก่อน
คนที่รู้คือ second female lead ซึ่งเมื่อรู้ ก็ทำตัวเองเปลี่ยนไป ทำให้ชะตาชีวิตของพระเอกนางเอกเปลี่ยนไปด้วย
จาก Tragic ending ของหลายๆ คน กลายเป็น Happy Ending ของเกือบทุกคน
งานนี้ ต้องขอบคุณ second female lead ล่ะ เพราะไม่อย่างนั้น ทุกคนมีชีวิตที่ทุกข์ทรมานกันหมด

มีบทตลกพอสมควร มีความลับที่ตลกของครอบครัวนางเอก (ทำตัวเป็นตระกูลบัณฑิตอ่อนแอ แต่จริงๆ นั้น ...)
ตัวประกอบที่นิสัยดีมีเยอะ ตัวร้ายไม่เยอะ อ่านแล้วไม่เครียด
นิยายไม่ยาวมาก อ่านจบได้ไม่ทัันเบื่อ
เป็นนิยายส่งเสริมคุณธรรมเล่มนึง 555
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231 reviews3 followers
July 23, 2023
No major tragedies or everlasting great romance. Just a steady fated relationship between the unfavored prince and the tomboy daughter from a righteous noble family. The palace backstabbings are as expected.
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213 reviews1 follower
August 31, 2025
This was for sure on of the best translated Chinese reincarnation/ transmigration novels I’ve read. So cute, wholesome, and adorable. It was a beautiful story of love and family.
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845 reviews1 follower
September 22, 2025
3.5/4 è finito e non mi sono resa conto che fosse L’ultimo capitolo.

Molto dolce e carino.
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