Rebirth Of A Virtuous Wife
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- #12
the empress dowager is the ml's biological mother. but before the late emperor passed away, he favoured another consort (she was a guifei i think, i don't remember) and she was childless during the time he favoured her. chu ba ning was then given to her to raise as his biological mother (the now empress dowager) already has the now emperor chongde to keep company. of course, the imperial harem is never pretty; since chu ba ning is not the other consort's biological son, she liked to "torture" him behind the emperor's and his biological mother's backs by hurting those serving beside him/or those he trusted (so that he will obey her). eventually, she ended up conceiving her own child and chu ba ning was returned back to his biological mother (i think. again, i don't remember, i will need to revisit this part when i translate the future chapters).
this is why in ch10, when chu ba ning and emperor chongde were drinking, emperor chongde was thinking back to those "arduous" days (all the sufferings they had to go through in order to stand where they are now): this is also one of the main reasons why the empress dowager and emperor chongde lets chu ba ning have his own ways and dotes on him very much —they sort of feel like, they owe it to him because he was the one that got chosen to be given away, and was the one who, mentally, suffered the most..
this is why in ch10, when chu ba ning and emperor chongde were drinking, emperor chongde was thinking back to those "arduous" days (all the sufferings they had to go through in order to stand where they are now): this is also one of the main reasons why the empress dowager and emperor chongde lets chu ba ning have his own ways and dotes on him very much —they sort of feel like, they owe it to him because he was the one that got chosen to be given away, and was the one who, mentally, suffered the most..
- #17
i totally agree that the imperial chancellor's wife is the best (female) character in the novel! she does her job and knows her limitations as a woman from that era and does not hold grudges. it's quite rare in novels nowadays.
it's interesting. the novel has a lot of characters that represent different types of people from different social hierarchy (which can still be reflected in our modern society today) and how the way they behave + their life could be affected because of the environment and way they were raised by their parent(s). not everyone will get a happy ending, and realistically this is how it is in real life. i like that the author kept every situations/events really raw and does not try to glorify everything just because many people fantasise or wish to glorify it. additionally, the author didn't add unnecessary drama into the story (which i think most novel these days do to add tension). most of the problems that occurred in the story are very natural —like problems that we always encounter in our daily lives with our families or friends; could even be a community and the world! each of the problems were solved accordingly to the law of that set time, with little favouritism so it's quite satisfying to read this as a reader. the author also gives each character a purpose and show why the characters behave the way they do; they are all part of the novel for a reason (+obviously to add a little humour for our readers).
personally, i fell in love with our mc the most. she doesn't filter herself and like the imperial chancellor's wife, she knows her limitations depending on who she is interacting with. everything that she does has a reason to them too; some people in the novel may not understand her, but she doesn't care because it's simply none of their business (this sort of attitude was obviously influenced from her previous modern life). of course, over time she does become a little lazier and start to rely on our ml more, but we can't really blame her given that our ml is quite possessive and demanding (a very normal personality of a prince...moreover, he has OCD lmao).
it's interesting. the novel has a lot of characters that represent different types of people from different social hierarchy (which can still be reflected in our modern society today) and how the way they behave + their life could be affected because of the environment and way they were raised by their parent(s). not everyone will get a happy ending, and realistically this is how it is in real life. i like that the author kept every situations/events really raw and does not try to glorify everything just because many people fantasise or wish to glorify it. additionally, the author didn't add unnecessary drama into the story (which i think most novel these days do to add tension). most of the problems that occurred in the story are very natural —like problems that we always encounter in our daily lives with our families or friends; could even be a community and the world! each of the problems were solved accordingly to the law of that set time, with little favouritism so it's quite satisfying to read this as a reader. the author also gives each character a purpose and show why the characters behave the way they do; they are all part of the novel for a reason (+obviously to add a little humour for our readers).
personally, i fell in love with our mc the most. she doesn't filter herself and like the imperial chancellor's wife, she knows her limitations depending on who she is interacting with. everything that she does has a reason to them too; some people in the novel may not understand her, but she doesn't care because it's simply none of their business (this sort of attitude was obviously influenced from her previous modern life). of course, over time she does become a little lazier and start to rely on our ml more, but we can't really blame her given that our ml is quite possessive and demanding (a very normal personality of a prince...moreover, he has OCD lmao).