Schemes of a Golden Age

So many cold/icy/chilling eyes, so many cold/icy/chilling voices, is this a book written in winter?

Many of the ages don't match up. The second prince is already twenty-five, and the eldest prince is about the same age. But the Yin family was wiped out only twenty years ago. How could the empress possibly have given birth to a twenty-five-year-old eldest prince?

The novel "Delicate Flower" is beautiful, but this one is always a bit strange. I really dislike the male lead who flirts with the female lead by acting cute and charming when they first meet.

I can hardly believe this book is by the same author as "Delicate Flower." The writing styles are so different.

I didn't know who the main character was for a long time.

With the free reading voucher, I can now read it all at once!

Is this court intrigue or a power struggle within a family?

Did the female lead's younger brother from her past life survive? I haven't finished watching it yet. (Spoiler alert!)

I just don't understand. The female lead was only disguised as a man, not actually changing her appearance, right? Why didn't anyone recognize her? It's understandable if they'd only met her once or twice, but what about the ladies who were close to her before? Even if they hadn't considered it, they didn't have any doubts.

I really love both "The Delicate Flower Under the Moon" and "1986." I was wondering why so many opinions and viewpoints were so consistent and agreed upon, until I discovered they were both written by people from Guangzhou. I forced myself to finish reading "The Delicate Flower," and I guess "The Delicate Flower Under the Moon" understood the various problems here, which is why "The Delicate Flower" is written so well.