Palace intrigue, everyone has a hundred tricks up their sleeves, plot-driven
Shen Xi transmigrates as a recently disgraced beauty in the Great Zhou dynasty.
To curry favor with the emperor’s beloved consort, the original character is about to poison the Noble Consort.
Shen Xi has barely transmigrated when she finds herself holding a bottle of deadly arsenic: “...”
She’s been handed a poison-delivery order from the start. Can she refuse it?
Later, Shen Xi discovers that she hasn’t just transmigrated. She’s also transmigrated into a book.
She’s landed in a palace-intrigue novel called The Schemes of the Palace: A Villainess’s Guide to Rising to Power.
The heroine has a villainess persona: she holds grudges and is ruthless.
Killing people is as easy as drinking water.
And the original character, who corners and humiliates the heroine in the road soon after entering the palace, becomes the foolish cannon fodder the villainess heroine kills first.
Shen Xi: ...What kind of catastrophic start is this?!
The people in this harem are straight-forward, ruthless and direct, and a feud cannot last forever. It is suitable for people like me who cannot understand conspiracies. In the eyes of the concubines, the only thing they want to do is to retaliate against each other.
People watching this are terrified, fearing that the heroine will accidentally fall into trouble. The original heroine is too scary, and the emperor is also scary. The heroine must hold on! It was the first time I saw Gong Douwen who was constantly fighting and scheming. He didn't stop, but he was really on top 🤔
The plot is very interesting, and it feels like playing a game to fight monsters. And the supporting characters in it each have their own nemesis, hahaha. The content of the palace battles in the later period is boring. With the empress on the stand as a conciliatory master, she can use any unreasonable tricks. The emperor was also a restrained type. He knew medical skills and even harmed the emperor's heirs. The emperor didn't mess with her, but he actually let her continue jumping around. Why was there also the Forty-Nine Mongolian Troops behind her? .
I have read 2 books by the author, one is The Daily Life of a Concubine in the Royal Palace and the other is Black Moonlight. The pace of The Daily Life of a Concubine is slower, with more characters and fuller content. Black Moonlight has a fast pace and unique characters, but the characters are full of life and more memorable. 2 After reading this book, it turns out that the male protagonists who sit on the throne of the emperor and hold the power are not fools. All the fights for favor are known to the scheming emperor. It is just whether the concubine's methods are clever or not, and she cannot be favored. The character development of the heroine is quite likable, she is kind and intelligent, and is good at discovering clues for reasoning. The women in the harem are quite sad, trapped in a prosperous cage. It is not as comfortable as a small family, but in ancient times, it was an era of imperial power and oppression. It was really good for a small family, and it was easy to lose one's life casually. If there was a peaceful and prosperous era outside the emperor's harem, and everyone was confident and self-improving like modern times, why would everyone eager to enter the palace? I prefer a world of daily life. The heroine has really changed the world. The emperor has more shaping and psychological mapping, and treats the heroine more sincerely. Both books are well-written, but this one feels a little fast in the middle and late chapters, and ends in a hurry. The author's writing style is good. I only realized it after reading the previous one and comparing it. The author's writing style reminded me of an author, Golden Fox under the Moon. She also stopped writing novels for a long time. I read her books when I was studying, talked about a few strokes, and described the characters, so I could sketch them in my mind.
The writing is very smooth and enjoyable to read. The heroine's actions are one-third true and one-third false. She is neither too aggrieved and depressed nor impulsive and stupid. She is lively and smart. Many conspiracies and calculations are not uncomplicated, but the heroine uses straightforwardness to overcome cleverness and leverages strength, and every step is taken very well. The imperial concubine is really smart and decisive, what a pity. The emperor... Can only say that he is unlucky and deserves it. It was really unlucky to meet two talented people who were holding him back, the Queen Mother and the Empress, but this was the result of his own weighing of interests and gains, so he deserved his early death in his past and present lives. Finally, I have to say that the original heroine is really a character.
It's rare to see such a standard palace fighting story. The heroine is really fighting in the palace all the time. The original heroine is really a weakling who can't be killed. But fortunately, the heroine passed the test without any danger. It's quite interesting. I stayed up all night until 6:30 to read the latest chapter. I came to rate and comment to support the author.
It's very good at the moment. The main focus is on someone who can strike and never talk too much. The true wind, snow and frost sword version of palace fighting, but I feel that the original heroine has already shown her flaws and is not very experienced in fighting.
Good looking, tied all night. The heroine in the original book is really an invincible little strong character. I get annoyed when I see her. She is so tormenting 🤦 The heroine is really super smart and has saved the day from danger many times! I also feel sorry for the imperial concubine. The harem is really a place for cannibalism. I guess the heroine of the original book is related to the late emperor's imperial concubine, otherwise she would have such a big background 🤔
After reading this, I really want to get into the palace fight with an anxious head and a pale face.
This five-star is given to the original heroine, who is ruthless, decisive in killing, and strong in action. She is a mad dog in the palace fight and a mudslide in the original heroine.