Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other?
谁说帝后不能有真情
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- Ancient Romance
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- Palace & Household Intrigue
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- 1y ago
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- Just Kidding, Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Empress?开玩笑，谁要当贤后啊？Alternate title on Fanqie
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Not bad, this kind of female lead who starts off confidently is great. If you're going to be a heroine, be the main wife. The kind who suffers all sorts of grievances and never gets to triumph in the end is much better. It's more satisfying to watch a heroine who starts out high and mighty, intelligent, beautiful, and with a good team.
It's a satisfying read, and I'm giving it a try. One of its strengths is that the female lead is rational and intelligent, able to resolve situations that could harm her before they even begin (I really dislike those frustrating stories where the female lead falls into a trap and only gets revenge at the end).
The author portrays Pei Shu as a dignified, intelligent, and magnanimous empress, with a touch of charm and cuteness. Standing in the central palace, she is shrewd, resourceful, knows what she wants, and maintains composure—a rather appealing female lead character in the historical romance novels I've recently read.
It's great! The male and female leads are both very smart and intelligent, and the female lead's child is adorable. Will there be a third child later on? We teacher-training students really enjoy watching others have babies, hahaha, I can't wait! 😌 The male and female leads have developed some genuine feelings for each other, but the male lead always seems to cherish his first wife.
It's pretty good. Most importantly, both the male and female leads are logical and reasonable people, and the male lead's actions are mostly for the greater good. The fact that both of them are focused on their careers seems to be a happy thing for career-oriented people.
It's wonderful! It's rare to see a wise ruler who isn't lacking in love. Zhou Chen, born as the crown prince, grew up surrounded by the love of his father and mother. Because he wasn't lacking in love, he wasn't stingy in expressing it. He acted without being biased, was responsible, and could manage both the court and the harem well. He's truly a rare wise ruler and a very good male lead.
Sigh, I feel the female lead is great, and the male lead is great too. But seeing the emperor showering his favors on everyone, with children being born one after another, makes me, who usually prefers sweet romance novels, feel uneasy. 🙃🙃
It's pretty good. The female lead has a really great personality; she knows what she wants, doesn't compromise herself, and doesn't crave a purely exclusive love. The male lead, on the other hand, embodies the mindset of ancient emperors—sex and love are clearly separated. Sometimes I really think that most ancient emperors didn't live long, perhaps because they were exhausted, with so many women waiting for them every day. 🤭
It's so good! The female lead is so wise, elegant, and poised. She doesn't form cliques or engage in personal gain, nor does she cause trouble. As long as you don't go too far, she's somewhat happy to watch her subordinates talk nonsense, but she gets annoyed when it gets too much.
It's really good. The two characters' relationship deepens gradually. Emperor Zhou Chen has a good personality and is well-mannered. He values his primary wife and gives Empress Pei Shuzhen respect. Empress Pei Shu has such a wonderful personality and is so intelligent.