Enjoying the Emperor’s Favor

Wow, this is so old-fashioned 😅 It's a really, really old-fashioned plot. Maybe an N vs 1 scenario would be better. Also, the seme is 36, has a son and a concubine, and his son likes the uke, who's about 17 or 18...

It's very good. The author's writing style is excellent. The premise of a father and son liking the same person really shocked me, and I'm also very eager to see what happens next.

This book is absolutely perfect for me! It's old-fashioned and melodramatic, but it's genuinely captivating. I hope the author will write another similar one. I saw a comment asking why she didn't settle down with the prince. But how could someone so full of hope and ambition, so close to achieving academic success but imprisoned in the backyard, possibly give in so quickly?

It's good; I love this kind of angst-filled novel.

Sigh, it hurts me. I think Feng Yun doesn't deserve Lian Qing's love. He says he likes him, but he does things that hurt him. He likes him but doesn't respect his wishes. Isn't the most important thing about liking someone respecting them? He's already lost him once, but he still doesn't repent and continues to do things his own way, thinking that what he does is good for him. Poor Lian Qing.

Is the ending sweet or angsty?

Feng Yun: A domestic abuser, a chauvinist, possessive, and power-hungry oppressor (beats others from beginning to end, a scumbag). Lian Qing: Talented but powerless, soft-hearted, forced and controlled his whole life, yearning for freedom (tortured from beginning to end, tragic). Feng Tanlin: A very good person, devoted to one person but unable to be with the one he loves.

Aside from a sweet ending, this book is mostly about torturing the protagonist (the uke). In the early stages, the dominant character (gong) forcefully takes the young man, confining him to the backyard of a grand mansion. In the middle stages, the uke, unwilling to be trapped in the backyard forever, endures the pain of separation from his child.

It's quite good; the plot is exciting and engaging. At first, you might feel sorry for Lian Qing because there's no romance between the two main characters. But later on, it seems like Lian Qing develops feelings for the male lead.

It's good, but I think the author is capable of updating several chapters a day, I just don't know if it's possible.