I Enter the Palace and Rise to High Rank: As His Majesty's Cousin, What Have I to Fear?

The article is truly exceptionally well-written; the author's writing skills are beyond words. However, seeing your last page actually made me a little uncomfortable. I know the character's setup is that the female lead is fighting for her status, and he... Sigh. The male lead is even more carefree than those in male-oriented novels. When he's in a good mood, he can play with cats and dogs, choosing whichever he wants. I can't even empathize with the female lead anymore; I'm completely projecting the male lead's perspective. He's not purely in love with the female lead; he's purely in love with himself. Especially the latest chapter—I won't even mention it. The beginning was really well-written, but the further it went, the more unbearable it became. Given the female lead's background, there are always officials provoking her, and this emperor even schemes to use the female lead and her concubines to eliminate the empress. He's portrayed as a good person, but everyone knows the female lead's arrogant and domineering reputation. Having read this far, I really wish the female lead would get pregnant and work for her child's future; she should really hurry up and do that for the child, it's better than this guy.

It's quite good, though there are a few minor points that bother me. The male lead isn't supposed to be chaste, and the female lead is. Also, one of the male lead's concubines was someone he slept with after being drugged. And the two princesses seem to be very cautious and feigning love for him in front of him. The palace intrigue surrounding the departure of several concubines is rather shallow; it's all very simple logic. However, overall, the female lead is very domineering and doesn't feel wronged or resentful.

This is an incredibly good, truly satisfying palace intrigue novel. It doesn't matter if the male lead isn't chaste; after all, as mentioned before, if palace intrigue novels solely pursue purity, this story will lose its logical integrity and realism, and the story's background will seem very unrealistic. So, this is already quite good.

I stumbled upon the manga/anime series "Palace Goddess Ayu's Skirt Attendant"! It's so good! The palace intrigue plot and logic are both on point. Ayu completely crushes the concubines and the bastards. There were many moments when I thought Ayu was going to suffer a loss, but she never did. Going up to provoke her only resulted in a slap. Moreover, Ayu's mind is like a demon's, and she has everything under control. She is vengeful towards those who have hurt her and doesn't suffer any injustice. As for her 'brother,' she is a top-tier player who not only teases the male lead but also the audience. She's so cute! This guy goes from being indifferent and aloof at the beginning to becoming a clingy puppy after he realizes his feelings. The contrast is too much! Now that we've seen the chapter where the Duke is in trouble, we definitely need a happy ending. Our Ayu must have a happy and prosperous life! To those who say it's "torture of the female lead," I don't know what's wrong with you. Did you even read the story carefully? Where's the torture? Is it someone slapping you in the face because it hurts your hand? Or is it discovering someone is trying to harm you and immediately retaliating and eliminating them completely? Or is it always being able to act childish in front of the emperor, letting you learn to write notes ahead of time to advance your career, immediately explaining when you're misunderstood and ignoring him before starting to train him like a dog? Is having a top-tier family background and being favored by both the empress dowager and the emperor considered torture? With such a top-tier growth storyline, does the female lead have to be incredibly powerful from the moment she appears, punching concubines and kicking the emperor, and then saying, "I'm just that arrogant, what can you do about it?" To be considered not torturing the female lead? [What?]

The pure natives are very good and three-dimensional. I don't know what they are arguing about. The two are in extreme tension and testing. The female lead is training the dog. I don't remember any angst. I am looking forward to the later part where someone breaks down and goes crazy. The two strong men are unclean.

So satisfying! The female lead isn't a saintly, naive type, nor is she a ruthless villain who'll stop at nothing to achieve her goals. The male lead is incredibly cute and has a high-status, unattainable quality, which I can accept so far. This is my first time following an ongoing novel, so please don't disappoint me! The author's bio includes warnings; if you can't handle them, you can skip it. I never imagined a casual comment would cause such a misunderstanding. Everyone's triggers are different, and I'd feel ashamed if my words caused many people to miss out on a good book. For me, good writing forgives everything.

Great! The emperor gradually falls for her, the plot is intricately woven, the female lead is resourceful, beautiful, and intelligent—a true beneficiary, very clever and never being tricked! The emperor doesn't shower her with excessive affection at the beginning; he still maintains a certain imperial dignity. His gradual descent into doting and indulgence is very satisfying. The dog-training scene is actually quite enjoyable. Anyway, I really like this kind of storyline!! 😄[Got it] Calling it a male-oriented wish-fulfillment novel is just ridiculous. After all, he's an emperor; his power is immense. Frankly, the greater the emperor's power in the early stages, the greater the female lead's power will be later. Novels should be grounded in reality, shouldn't they? The male lead didn't even know the female lead at the beginning; he'd only heard of her. If you want a female lead who's extremely powerful from the start, go read something like a beast world/interstellar/extinct male lead novel. 🥺🥺

I was initially drawn to this book by its readership. Nearly 300,000 readers—that's no exaggeration; it's incredibly good. My goodness, the female lead is intelligent, clear-headed, and incredibly capable, and the writing is exceptionally good. It's just so captivating. I hope the author updates frequently and in bursts! Well, to be honest, it started to get worse later on. Also, it became more biased towards the male lead, and there were a few details where he was the one causing trouble. If you like someone, just like them, why try to stop them? It's like making things up out of nothing.

Overall, it's good. I really like the female lead's personality; it's very satisfying. The male lead has a strong sense of imperial power and intrigue; he's incredibly intelligent yet ruthless. The palace intrigue is what touched me the most. Everyone has a distinct personality, showcasing the complexities of human nature and their own desires. It really has the feel of "Empresses in the Palace"—truly, once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Beneath the seemingly close sisterhood lies deep scheming. The mother's ruthlessness for her child, the schemes she sets from the moment she enters the palace, and so on—it's all so compelling. Some people seem vicious, but they are actually the most innocent. The concubines constantly struggle to survive in this cannibalistic harem. The more you watch, the more you realize how difficult it is for women to survive in the deep palace. Many are powerless, many are driven by ambition. Seeing the Empress poison her sister, only for the sister to conspire with the Emperor to bring down the Empress, reveals that this scheme was planned from the very beginning. Seeing this, I could no longer calmly watch the male and female leads develop their relationship. I felt a deep sense of sorrow. To survive in the deep palace, women fought with all their might, turning against each other, using their ugly appearances to climb the ranks. I felt that they didn't love the male lead; they just wanted to live, to have the right to live, and the space to survive. I think they probably didn't want to become like this in the first place. They were powerless, their fates were cruel. I often lamented that the emperor's love was the most ruthless. However, the characters were very three-dimensional and rich. The male lead was decisive and ruthless in dealing with the concubines, and he cooperated with a concubine who had a child. I could accept that the male lead was not pure, but I was still a little bothered by the fact that he had too many entanglements and connections with other concubines. Also, wasn't the female lead afraid that the male lead would one day scheme against her? Every time the male and female leads developed their relationship, although it was very sweet, I always felt that something was missing.

☀️Female lead: Shen Jiayu; Male lead: Pei Yan [Both are not virgins, the male is not virgin but the female is. The age difference between the male and female leads is about eight years. They are nominally related by blood. The female lead is favored by Pei Yan in the early stages and then exclusively favored by him in the later stages. The ending is a happy one.] 🌟Shen Jiayu, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family, was a Noble Consort of the Third Rank (Chapter 1), a Zhaoyi of the Second Rank (Chapter 33), and was granted the title of Chen (Chapter 41). 🌟Pei Yan, an autocratic emperor [The male lead is a feudal emperor, the kind who is extremely ruthless and feudal. His heart is nine-tenths devoted to the empire; as for the harem, he considers it mere entertainment, and he doesn't even respect his first wife, the empress. There's only one exception in the palace: the female lead, because he feels that he and she are, at best, on the same level.] 🌹A hidden gem of palace intrigue novels I recently discovered! Unlike the old trope of a weak female protagonist who schemes her way through every step, this novel features a female protagonist with a powerful family background who enters the palace in a high position. She can retaliate when she's unhappy, making her both cool and satisfying. 🌹The contrast between the emperor's carefree and indulgent nature and his humble and moved heart is incredibly captivating. The supporting characters in the harem are also well-developed, each with their own thoughts and schemes. The political intrigue is grounded in reality, and the emotional entanglements are delicately portrayed. It's a smooth and engaging read that I've already added to my watchlist for repeated viewings.