Splendid Inner Palace

I don't know why it's on my bookshelf, but I still planned to check it out to see if it was any good. But after reading the synopsis, I knew it was completely not my cup of tea! I hate these kinds of stories where the female lead is a concubine, fighting tooth and nail with a bunch of women for a harem male lead, and she's even smug about it, daring to label herself a "strong female lead"!

The plot is childish, the female lead is a naive and innocent character, and the male lead is an overpowered genius. All the illogical parts are automatically overshadowed by the protagonists' plot armor. It's 800 times worse than *Empresses in the Palace*, and yet it's on the list! It gets more and more absurd as it goes on.

Is this a strong, independent woman? Or isn't this a pampered wife?

This is so stupid! All the female lead knows is eating; she's utterly useless. How could the emperor have fallen for such an idiot? This is garbage!

I'm about to explode after reading a thousand chapters... The author clearly hasn't researched ancient prices. How could they write something like "three hundred taels of silver isn't enough for travel expenses"? And to have an imperial censor carry thousands of taels of silver to someone's home—do they even know how heavy a thousand taels of silver is?

The writing is really bad. I clicked on it because it advertised a strong female lead, thinking it was about building a career, but the synopsis didn't sound promising. I thought, "Fine, palace intrigue is fine, even something like 'Empresses in the Palace' would be acceptable," but it turns out to be about vying for the emperor's favor.

The female lead is a bit useless; it's really frustrating to watch her get bullied.

I just want to know the author's gender... If it's a female author, I have to admire you. As a modern woman, you actually managed to write a story about a modern woman who travels back to ancient times, becomes a concubine, competes for the emperor's favor, and strives to rise to the position of empress. I'm truly impressed!

Super Water: 1. Repeatedly describing how handsome the male lead is, and the female lead swooning over him from various angles; 2. The meaningless daily conversations with maids and pets do not contribute to the plot development at all; 3. Extensive and repetitive descriptions of the female protagonist's "sleep-eat-sleep" behavior; if there are not enough words, use phrases like "take a nap" or "have a meal"; I feel terrible that I spent money watching so much useless content...

I read the beginning and it seemed pretty good. That's how palace intrigue novels are; if you want a story with two virgins, don't read palace intrigue. Does the emperor really think it's better to neglect his harem for the female lead, leaving a bunch of wives to live like widows? I'm tired of that kind of palace intrigue.