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壬氏在西都向貓貓求婚,兩人至今為止曖昧的關係即將發生巨變。
貓貓不願改變以往面對壬氏的態度,令他內心焦急。
身為皇弟參與政事之人沒有談情說愛的自由;
而貓貓雖明瞭壬氏的心意,卻礙於自己的身分立場而無法點頭答應。
軍師羅漢的親戚──這是別人在西都為貓貓準備的名分。
貓貓懷著沉重的心情下了某個決定──

368 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2016

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774 reviews3,728 followers
August 2, 2024
3/5

I love reading these books for Jinshi and Maomao’s moments. They talk to each other maybe three times in each one, but it keeps me alive.
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324 reviews8 followers
June 8, 2025
I have so many thoughts on this but thE PROLOGUE ???????? HELLO ???? natsu hyuuga i know exactly what you are
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229 reviews27 followers
October 24, 2024
*3.75
The parts of this that were good were really good, but the parts that weren't dragged a lot more than the other volumes have up to this point
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320 reviews428 followers
February 23, 2025
okay but why was this so good???
Jinmao: SLAYYYYYYYYYYY
Basen: SLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Storyline: SLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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278 reviews133 followers
December 10, 2023
I feel so so bad for Lishu the poor girl really is going through it all the time but I'm glad that she hopefully will get a chance to be happy soon. This volume was pretty interesting and I liked getting to see more of Lakan's family and Maomao's reactions to it all.
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132 reviews
July 1, 2024
The slowest of slow burns ….. It hurts so good
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831 reviews29 followers
July 27, 2025
Maomao is that character who I have to follow all her adventures, even the mundane because she is a great character. More serious than shy, her sharp mind gets her in as much trouble as it saves for others! She has a lite-sarcasm to her wit, and is more interested in testing poisons than gossiping about hot eunuchs. Even if the hot Eunuch could bring a country to its knees with his beauty. Even if the hot Eunuch is obsessed with her and only her, gives her special hair twirls and cheek brushes, even if the hot Eunuch
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288 reviews1 follower
September 28, 2025
3.75
LISHU GET BEHIND MY BACK 🤺🤺
this volume was so exciting and twisty, way better than the last one. probably because vol. 5 was more like a build up for this one, but the way things connected in the two volume was so fascinating. maomao is literally a female sherlock holmes in imperial china, jinshi being her watson.

another little thing....it's not enough to be obsessed with jinmao, now i have lishu and basen too in my mind!! they're so sweet and cute, i really hope we'll get to read some scenes about them.
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100 reviews832 followers
May 8, 2025
Parts of this were super interesting & parts were a bit of a snore-fest (or maybe I was just missing Jinshi)

Basen>>>>>
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277 reviews
February 6, 2025
the pacing of this volume was the slowest so far, and unfortunately i wasn’t particularly invested in the white lady subplot. however, i really felt bad for lishu. 🥲







140 reviews2 followers
November 13, 2022
I love this series so much!

I love a good ministry, and this author always delivers. I love her characters, the plots and their pieces are always so interesting and intricate. Moving with all the romantic foreplay… At least she’s making tiny steps forward. But if she went any faster it wouldn’t be realistic with her characters personalities and foibles. She needs to get cracking on the next one though cause I’m about to bust cause there’s not another one waiting in the wings. Can’t wait for the next one!
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397 reviews39 followers
February 7, 2023
Lishu has been through too much! Towards the end, my heart really was in my throat. I was afraid things were really going to take a dark turn for the worst, but once again Natsu Hyuuga turned it around for me and warmed the cockles of my heart.

That snake lady is really amounting to be something very big and problematic.

I’m waiting for volume 7’s localization!
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759 reviews17 followers
November 27, 2025
I was going to take a break but I can't stop. Yes, I love the romance, but I am very concerned about the impending crisis and how Li is going to handle it.
I am 100% on board the Basen train now.
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75 reviews
April 3, 2025
finito troppo in fretta 😭 non so come potrò attendere il volume 7 con i nostri tempi biblici ma ahimè, tocca farlo.

un volume davvero dinamico, sono successe tantissime cose, tantissimi personaggi che hanno interagito con Maomao (anche se mancava terribilmente Jinshi e il suo essere mega sottone sigh)

Lishu e Basen sono due cuoricini e spero che l'Imperatore permetta loro di conoscersi meglio e fare i fidanzatini, lui troppo un tesoro che l'ha letteralmente salvata da morte certa 😭

i pochi momenti tra Jinshi e Maomao sono stati apprezzatissimi, troppo carino quando le fa il solletico 😭

ofc non vedo l'ora di scoprire di più del piano della ambasciatrice e del perché vuole entrare nell'harem.

4.5⭐️ spero esca asap il prossimo volume aaaa 😭😭
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367 reviews2 followers
June 27, 2025
This volume started off with the funniest prologue! Jinshi and Basen provided comedy! I loved seeing Maomao carve out her life, but of course the palace shenanigans dragged her back. I loved the new characters we got to know! This big mystery was so much and at moments too much hahah Linshu stressed me out! They are letting way too much go! Shut the palace down! Still invested in this incredible world and story. Can't wait to see who Maomao humbles next 💕
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210 reviews3 followers
February 1, 2024
this part slayed esp the ending justice for my girl Lishu she had done nothing wrong and i also hope she can get that basenussy.
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51 reviews
June 29, 2025
100% süchtig nach dieser Serie. Liebesmäßig ein absoluter slooooowww buuuuurn dazu medizinisch krimimäßig im fiktiven kaiserlichen China aber aus japanischer Feder - I Love it.
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1,375 reviews58 followers
November 14, 2024
It took an embarrassingly long time for me to read this but I got SCARED okay?! Anyway it was fantastic but the mystery was real confusing (I literally have no idea how they can condense it for a manga. There's too much detail).

Most important takeaway: I love Basen so so much.

Also, love that Hyuuga knew we would need Jinshi to go away for a minute to survive the tension but brought him back at the exact moment I was starting to say "WHERE IS HE?"

This one also isn't as funny as the others have been, but that's okay because this definitely feels like a bridge book to wrap some things up and set up the next few.
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118 reviews1 follower
May 13, 2025
tan lindos mis dos niños Basen y Lishu♡ viva esta pareja que está enamorada
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215 reviews3 followers
December 29, 2023
not a lishu fan so this sort of dragged on for me. i also confess that the white lady story was uninteresting to me/way too convoluted.
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67 reviews
March 16, 2025
Everything Lishu related absolutely shattered my heart. I really hope Mr "I broke both my legs, ripped out my fingernails, and dislocated my shoulder to save you" will make up his mind
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1,706 reviews16 followers
November 22, 2025
CLASIFICATION: 3.3 ESTRELLAS
Esperando la tercera temporada del anime.

En este volumen solo nos confirman los sentimientos que tiene Basen por ese personaje y hara todo por salvarla. Son muy pocos las escenas que vemos de Jinshi Y MaoMao. En realidad senti este volumen como uno de transicion y un tris relleno para lo que probablemente viene.



SPOILERS ---- APUNTES DE COSAS QUE SUCEDEN EN ESTE VOLUMEN PARA CUANDO SALGA LA SIGUIENTE TEMPORADA Y PUEDA RECORDAR QUE SUCEDE Y SI ES FIEL A ESTO: Comienza con una situacion comprometedora entre Basen y Jinshi, y nos enteramos que Basen se enamoro a primera vista de alguien prohibido. Termina con Basen siendo el héroe de Lishu, y tb se descubre más intrigas qué dejaron en el palacio interior. Y Jinshi se entera de otra zona erogena de MaoMao.

Ps: también nos cuentan que hasta allá llegó la historia de romeo y julieta.
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16 reviews1 follower
June 7, 2025
Jinshi and Mamao's relationship reached new levels in this volume. Although we barely get scenes with them together, it's impossible not to be captivated by their dynamic. The slowest of the slow burns.

We also get to know more about the Lan clan and how Maomao navigates this new area of her life.

The political intrigues and mystery cases never fail to entrain me, and the secondary characters are so well written — each of them have their own story that enriches the main plot, as well as their well developed personalities.

This entire series is superb.
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213 reviews12 followers
June 30, 2025
I’m so happy we get to learn more about Lishu! I do feel bad for her that her attempt at a kind act to make friends completely backfired on her. Hopefully life will be kinder to her in upcoming volumes.

“Maybe he was hoping she would come right out and say she loved him, but quite frankly, Maomao wasn’t at a point where she could bring those words to her lips.”

Jinmao’s slow-burn makes me want to bang my head against the wall. I understand why they have to be slow-burn, but that doesn’t stop me from going insane.
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2 reviews
January 4, 2026
quedo la caga y aun hay cosas sin resolver pero pucha que es entretenido oooooo la cago buenisima la maomao
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45 reviews1 follower
January 5, 2026
No ha estado mal pero más flojo que los otros. Dame politiqueo y conspiraciones, no ingeniería agraria pls.

Aún así, seguiré leyendo esta serie como una desquiciada.
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51 reviews
November 10, 2025
one of the books of all time. will take a break from this series tho
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