Phoenix's Reign: The Abandoned Empress Is Reborn to Conquer the Realm

The more you watch, the more exciting it gets. I love the male lead's character; he's outstanding, yet he willingly becomes the female lead's protector, always helping her solve everything when she needs him most. The female lead deals with those who bully her one by one without hesitation, growing stronger through each struggle.

Overall, it looks alright.

It's alright. The female lead experienced the darkness of the dynasty in her previous life, so after being reborn, she wanted to overthrow the world and become empress herself. This idea wasn't wrong; only by becoming the strongest could she protect those she wanted to protect. However, her ideas were too avant-garde for that era. She had the idea but didn't know where to start. Later, she met the male lead, who was like Zhuge Liang, and with his strategic help, she gradually climbed to the highest position. The only problem was that when the emperor bestowed a marriage upon her, she actually contradicted him, asking if he had asked her before granting the marriage. Such thoughtless words could be understood if it was just a momentary impulse. If her maternal grandfather hadn't hit her to appease the emperor's anger, he would have charged her with disobeying the imperial decree. The key point is that after returning home, when her maternal grandfather asked her if she knew she was wrong, she actually said she wasn't wrong, asking why the emperor had the right to bestow a marriage upon her, etc. It's a bit funny that someone so naive would want to be empress. It seems a bit ridiculous. Perhaps the female lead was portrayed this way to highlight the male lead's abilities?

The plot is quite novel and the storyline is tight. I enjoyed watching it, and it got better as I watched. I liked both male leads; one had a restrained love, and the other loved without realizing it...

The author doesn't even know the exact age of the male lead, the female lead is sixteen, and the male lead is twelve, fifteen, or fourteen at different times. Every chapter seems to start anew, like writing an essay with one chapter per article. Does this count as a break in the story?

After reading over twenty chapters, I find the most ridiculous thing about the female lead, who's such a saint, is that she competes with others in embroidery. Do you even know how long it takes to embroider a piece of embroidery, with a bunch of people watching? What's she thinking? Competing in painting would be fine too!

The female lead seems insecure and hesitant. Where does she actually live?