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The eunuch Li Youde agreed to a marriage with the daughter of the Chen family while he was drunk, but the woman given to him tried to commit suicide by bashing her head into a pillar. After dying, Chen Hui takes her place, and to ensure she has a comfortable life, she has to cleverly navigate a life with another lady of the Li residence, and Eunuch Li’s torment of Chen Hui whenever he’s not at the palace.

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As yet another transmigration novel set in an ancient Chinese setting, this story feels very similar to what I’ve been reading recently. Sans the BL, that is.

While the story wasn’t great, it can’t really be considered entirely mediocre. It had its funny moments, and I did get curious about the original novel. But I feel that the main ship really could have used their heads a wee bit more…

Overall, a rather average adaptation with cute art and a pretty standard storyline. Nothing groundbreaking, but it also doesn’t try to be.

This was originally posted as an entry in a post with several shorter reviews and was reposted on March 31, 2025. It’s been edited to work as a stand-alone post.