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Qin Jiu transmigrated into a switched-at-birth novel.

She became the first daughter of a marquis’ household. She was swapped out maliciously at a young age and raised in the countryside.

The fake young mistress female lead was a rebirthed girl. The pearl of the capital, and the future wife of the second prince.

In the original novel, Qin Jiu had been jealous of the female lead and kept going against her, trying in vain to frame her. Unaware of her lacking capabilities, she even tried to steal the male lead from her. Eventually, everyone turned their backs against Qin Jiu and she was killed by an arrow to the heart.

After reviewing the plot, Qin Jiu tore up the script–She doesn’t want to be this villainess cannon fodder! Then in the next moment, she jumped into the arms of Regent Gu Zezhi.

Qin Jiu, “Sob sob sob…golden thighs!”

Gu Zezhi, “I’ll let you hug them.”

The regent of the dynasty had a fierce reputation of great power and heartless killings. Many people hated him, feared him, and wanted him dead. Then, one day, someone saw the infamously fierce regent holding a little girl in his arms with a pampering expression. Gu Zezhi kissed her hair and spoke in a gentle voice.

“You can get rid of anyone you want. I’m here.”

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After dressed as a cannon fodder female supporting role and the villain HE
My Princess is Fierce, The Whole Capital Is Feared
哎呀！满级戏精不可能是女配
穿成炮灰女配後和反派HE了
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Oops! The Black Lotus Can’t Be a Female Supporting Character (Web Novel)
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Quick Transmigration: Snatching Golden Fingers (2)
Return of the Swallow (2)
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  2. Matrimonio prima, amore dopo (da leggere) #1
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  5. complete cn pt 2

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Amun1601
Amun1601 rated it
March 5, 2023
Status: --
Good read but the chapters (raws) is super long and it kind of drags a bit. So far liking the MC and her older brother! Love that the ML lets the MC do whatever she wants when he is around. Her younger brother at first is a bit annoying. But he grows on you and you'll start to like him more as the novel goes on.

MC is such a great actress, lol. You'll understand what I mean when you read the novel!
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trash_generalist
trash_generalist
January 9, 2023
Status: c97
Honestly, not bad, but the FL lacked presence. This made the story more plot-driven than character-driven. It's basically just one drama after another. I kept reading because I was pretty fond of some of the existing side characters. I could have maybe completed it based on this interest. But the MTL was not the most readable (too many characters and titles are introduced, muddying up everything DX).

Summary: The FL, Qin Jiu/Giu, is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty. However, because of an incident with the royal family at... more>> the time, their family was exiled, and the FL had been left to a maid to be taken care of. When things were finally fixed a couple of years later, the maid, rather than returning the real daughter of the Marquis, decided to switch the FL with her own daughter. If things had gone naturally, the FL would have been discovered pretty quickly and got back what was rightfully hers. However, the daughter of the made, Qin Xin, was reborn, and with her knowledge of upcoming events, she twisted things around. Now, in the third iteration of the story, a transmigrator takes the place of the FL, changing the course of history for the second time.

The premise was interesting and the history pretty okay. However, as mentioned, the FL lacks presence XD. She really doesn't do much of anything. She gets to be clever sometimes, but then that's about it. The same goes for the ML, who is your typical omnipotent fresh meat who becomes inexplicably interested in the FL after they first meet. It's really not the best, but it's about the same as most other CN novels of the same genre, so I didn't mind it. If it were completely translated, I would have probably completed it because of my favorite characters. (OH, btw. The first TL is a bit messy. Like, maybe more than just a little bit. It's readable though. And the new TL is very good.)

Now... since I read more than half, I will be giving this a rating! As for the rating. Hmm... I think 2.85/5 just about does it. Seems low, but it really depends on what you're looking for. If what you're interested in is romance, then this is definitely not the story to read. If what you're looking for is face-slapping and intrigue, then this may just do it for you. <<less
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dnd
dnd
November 7, 2022
Status: --
I personally hate the story like this. Where the MC transmigrate to the novel book, with the og ML and FL. On the other side it's justified the act of villain, and explain the root on how someone could be bad and sometimes they would not be like that if they'd be saved in time, which is the part that I like. And since it's the focus the author also mostly put a lot of thought on their background story. However most of the time this type of story lack... more>> the understanding on how the MC could be MC on the story and make them a low grade character that turn bad for the sake of the plot. This is the 'i hate part' of this type of story.

Honestly I couldn't see how this plot will be any different than those I've ever read and disappointed to, by read the early chapters. But I'm also curious on how on many platform this story could have a high rating and never bellow 4. Sooo, I'm just gonna read it until I find myself fed up with it. <<less
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Nelle
Nelle rated it
September 26, 2022
Status: Completed
The MC and ML are really sweet even though there's no true plot for romance. They just naturally fell in love with each other without any hurdle whatsoever. Every scene with them is like a breather from the politics since the main plot revolves around politics. Our MC is such a likeable character and she's very smart. The reborn 'original FL' is not really a problem. She's quite dumb for a reborn person because she thinks nobody knows about her conspiracies, but in fact a lot of people can see... more>> through her.

It doesn't get a 5 star rating because there are no real difficulties for MC and ML. It's a smooth ride for them. <<less
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skynoona
skynoona rated it
October 18, 2021
Status: c159
I love the interaction between MC and ML. They make you feel warmth. I truly doesn't understand readers who low rated this. As a person who has read many of transmigrating novels, this novel still able to hook me up. MC wasn't OP, but she's smart. The ML is the one who OP and will come to rescue when she was harmed. Found some comments who feel bad to the other characters who get face slapped, which doesn't make senses at all to me. Because those peoples are the who... more>> harming against MC, and the MC basically just turn the dagger back to them. Above all, this novel is worth to read. <<less
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Sour_candy
Sour_candy rated it
February 23, 2021
Status: Completed
I love this novel so much, I completely read this novel in 3 days

I highly recommend this novel to everyone...

Okay so MC got transmigrated in a novel as Qin Jiu who got swaped by nanny with her child Qin xin, so Qin xin is a FL and 2nd prince Gu jing is ML in novel that our MC got transmigrated into and and yess Qin xin is also reborn, I really find her so annoying like she blamed others for her mistake, she got a golden chance to reborn... more>> but she just wasted it.

I really find empress and MC interaction so cute

Gu zhezhe is ML <<less
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ashc00
ashc00 rated it
February 17, 2021
Status: Completed
I really enjoyed reading this novel! It's quite refreshing since the battle is between a reincarnate and a transmigrator. Both ori!FL and MC have cheats but one is narrow minded and the other looks at thing in a bigger picture. You could see who would win in the end.

So much face slapping thus making the story very entertaining and quite satisfying. The story is fast pace and I do feel it's quite rushing nearing the end of the novel, but still, it's wrapped up nicely. All villains received the retributions... more>> they deserved for whatever misdeeds they have done. It's the definition of "You reap what you sow".

I think, I am so in love with the MC and ML in this novel. MC is cunning, witty and black belly. She conformed to the norms and rules in her current setting and rarely push her modern understanding and ideals into her character and to others, except under certain issue, like how the divorced women should be portrayed in the ancient China society. She knew how to defend herself using her cunning mind and wicked tongue, and only occasionally she was saved by ML (but very rarely). Usually, ML just sat aside and watched the show 😂.

ML has the same descriptions like other novels as being someone with heavenly handsome face and gentle character, but behind the smile, he is a black belly person and very far-sighted. He is a strategist and so calm, rarely show nervousness and anxiety. He is also a gentleman to the core. He didn't slip into MC's room at night nor he showed possessiveness openly. Besides, the way he shower his feelings towards MC is very subtle but so sweet. But he does have golden fingers and MC once wondered, how much ability did he possessed 😂 I am very satisfied with this couple. There's no second ML nor FL to break the couple's and readers' hearts, only passerby who wants to get benefit from MC and ML.

Almost all the villains in this story are quite s*upid and narrow minded. Because they are obsessed with their own greed, they couldn't see the whole situation in a bigger picture and ended up destroying their opportunities and hard work miserably with their own hands. Some lost the chance and people, some got beheaded and some was thrown aside because of their s*upidity.

All characters are lovable even the emperor and empress are wise. No gruesome plot and nasty schemes (rape, kidnapping, torture). I think the plot is quite light but so moving. Just love the antics between MC and ML and how MC hold ML's golden thigh and wanted him to compliment her when she did a great job 😂😂

I think I will reread again when the novel has been fully translated. A very very good novel 👏🏽👏🏽 <<less
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08phamann
08phamann
January 9, 2021
Status: c47
While this novel is not the best, it's also not a total piece of garbage.

MC is quite likable, but although she does have some smarts in the beginning, she soon morphs into some sort of OP character, the specific type that is young and lovable to adults but actually really cunning and black belly inside. There are just too many of those MCs in novels already, so this one is nothing new.

There is the typical reconciled reborn Og!FL, who sets herself up against MC. She too is a typical c*ckroach,... more>> even though she suffers all the time from getting face slapped by MC, she still makes it out alive. It's really tiring watching her just not die. This novel also has the typical dead/absent parents, and the evil grandmother and extended family. Now that I think about it, this novel isn't actually that great... <<less
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Honefuusen
Honefuusen rated it
November 15, 2020
Status: --
It kinda wholesome simply because the villain is so much more happier because he met cannon fodder FL. And somewhat regretful because the second prince got duped by the fake heroine and become what he is from the original idle and carefree prince.

Because how malicious fake heroine is, anyone and anything she touches became the worst of itself and got the worst ending they could. Really unbearable.

Overall, it wasn't a good ancient-esque novel because FL butchered everything that doesn't conform with her modern people cognition, but it's an enjoyable read.... more>> Villain ML is a particularly dazzling character. <<less
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Queen Ann
Queen Ann rated it
October 8, 2024
Status: c521
So good.. So nice.. Sooooo recomended 👍✨️

I really love the FL & ML.. Trully and steadily walking towards their happy ending. I also love FL's brothers, relatives and her mother in law 🥰🥰 even the Emperor, the Empress and their son 🤗🤗🤗💕

Even the fools when they dance around like some clowns are exciting to see 🤣
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kazue-8
kazue-8 rated it
July 18, 2023
Status: c389
MC tried her best NOT to plot against the original ML and FL, buuuuut her brilliance was too powerful! The end result was our MC and the "villain" meeting by chance and helping each other along the way (even when they weren't fully aware of their identities). The empress was an absolute icon and really treated the MC like her own daughter. Similarly, the young prince was like a baby brother for the MC. Meanwhile MC's real eldest brother was loyal and doting. Her younger brother took a while to... more>> warm up, but eventually became a loyal follower!! I will definitely re-read this book for the journey :") <<less
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sketchy333
sketchy333 rated it
June 24, 2023
Status: c375
It’s mid tier in almost all aspects. The MC gets hyped up a bit too much and the same goes for ML. Especially for the ML, who everyone sees as a 5D level chess master with the face of an angel.

Characters are bland and don’t really grow or develop any kind of character progression, except for the MC’s fake sister and said sister’s fiancé (which, at the point of this review, has not resulted in any major changes but I can feel them coming). Plots are weak and small in... more>> scale/influence. The schadenfreude is conveyed very well, so it can be satisfying to read but the gratification only lasts for so long.

About what I think is the best written relationship, which isn’t what you think:
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The camaraderie and friendship and absolute trust between the ML and the emperor, who is the MC’s uncle-in-law, is quite beautiful (The emperor is cousins w/ ML, though they are closer to uncle-brothers than cousins). The emperor is certainly one of the better written characters, which is partly due to his scenes with the ML. A lot is shown but not said about the deep trust and openness between the two. Compared to the main couple, this relationship feels more genuine and goes beyond “this girl is interesting so I like her”/“this guy is my golden thigh”. The main romance gets developed eventually, but there is little depth or investment in it. The process just feels cliché and taken for granted. It’s almost a shame that the emperor & ML relationship is relegated to the background.

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1.5 points for the schadenfreude and 1.5 points for the relationship mentioned in the spoilers. <<less
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OP_Female_MC
OP_Female_MC rated it
June 8, 2023
Status: c337

💬 Enjoyable chaos—with a reincarnation subplot even the author seems confused by.

Pleasant enough if you don't think too hard—but the moment you do, it's like the author got amnesia halfway through. Debt amounts shift like a dodgy ledger (20, 000? 10, 000? Pick one), and the "past lives" storyline? A mess.

We're told Qin Xin had a miserable first life and is desperate for a do-over... yet somehow everyone—including our transmigrated MC Qin Jui—acts like she had a swoon-worthy romance with the 2nd Prince. So which is it? Tragedy or... more>> romance? Are we on version two, three, or the director's cut?

By the end, you're not sure if it's a happy ending or a glitch in the narrative matrix. <<less
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Adira
Adira rated it
May 8, 2021
Status: Completed
Totally worth reading it, better than most reborn historical stories. Moreover, apart from MC and ML interaction part, I also got hooked side characters involvement too. Most important thing is, this story actually represents itself as an example that not every emperor, empress, MC's mother in law or other elder character are muddle headed that they completely overlooked wrong doings. But obviously, we ain't talking about ML's father.
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aeralockhart
aeralockhart rated it
May 1, 2021
Status: Completed
Love it. Such a fun read. I'd say that it's a light read, especially at the beginning. Slice of life feel was very high but once the plot started rolling, it rolled. It's very entertaining. There's a lot of drama surrounding the court and the story focuses on that later on, politics and family conflicts. It's like the story's main character in the first half is MC, ML in the latter half.

I really like the MC. She's very clever. Any attempts to attack her was easily countered. In fact, as... more>> long as they don't provoke her she wouldn't do anything but if they did, hers would be vicious. MC and ML really suit each other lol. ML is amazing. A true golden thigh! I'd like to have half of his brain. Lol

Romance may be slow but the it's clear that ML fell first and MC gradually followed after. It's very sweet cause there's a lot of communication and honestly involved. They showed their black sides early on to each other after all haha.

I mtled it cause I couldn't wait but I'll definitely reread one day.

As a spoiler, my fav part is

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Chapter 113

Qin Jiu's heart is warm, as if ripples are rippling layer by layer in Xinhu...

Suddenly, she stood slightly up from the bed, and in his shocked eyes, she kissed his thin lips gently, like a butterfly playing on the petals.

Then, she backed away, sat back, and looked up at the unforgivable pleasure of his eyes, like a child who had succeeded in a prank, and said with a smile:

"I do!"

These three words are her truest thoughts.

How lucky, she met him in this world.

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ricachuu
ricachuu
April 27, 2021
Status: Completed
This story is definitely more on to family and politics rather than romance. Though if you're looking for romance, you'd also love the romance aspect of the story. The FL and ML's relationship was so smooth without any ups-and-downs. No obsessive second ML or second FL even though both were described to be incredibly attractive (though I guess it could be credited to the fact that from the start FL and ML showed everyone how close they were to each other). FL was straight to the point and doesn't give... more>> a sh*t about schemes and roundabout conversations. She is very cunning and knows when to act pitiful or arrogant lol. ML is definitely a perfect match for FL as he is also very black-bellied and also often deceives people with his gentle and calm looks. He is an amazing strategist that the plans he made in the novel were just... wow. That guy can really plan and he clearly knows what he wants (like how before truly falling in love with FL, he tried to stop FL from being married to someone else since he knew he would want to marry her).

Also, this is one of the few novels where the Royal Family Heads (Emperor, Empress and Empress Dowager) aren't evil or muddle-headed. I like how a lot of people were still there to support both ML and FL. Some of the villains were actually given reasonable thoughts.
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Like how ML's father was too blinded about his love for his 1st son that he subconsciously neglected his real wife and ML. Also, oriML used to not have thoughts about fighting for the throne and even initially wanted to support the 6th prince and live idly. However, upon meeting oriFL, he was brainwashed to think that he was gonna be the future emperor by her. I also think that the MC's original body married the oriML in the original timeline but at that time the 6th prince died and oriML wasn't greedy of the idea of being emperor. Still, FL and ML definitely perfect for each other.

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MTL was pretty understandable so if you're craving for that ancient setting romance with the right amount of scheming and less drama, read this~ <<less
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ReadBhell
ReadBhell rated it
February 21, 2021
Status: Completed
To pass the time it was very good, I liked how everything developed with regard to political, military and family conflicts. I liked how Gu Zhezhi maintained the relationship with his father, how I align his feelings of love and disappointment with his father. The fact that King Duan preferred his eldest son by hurting his youngest son and his wife and his princess, so that in the end she would be left with nothing, was sad, but I understand Gu Zhezhi's position. It was a novel not with many... more>> twists but to be enjoyed as good triumphs over evil. <<less
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seishoku
seishoku rated it
January 28, 2021
Status: Completed
While this story isn't going to win any literary awards, it's a fast read that is pretty refreshing for the genre. The FL is a nice blend of modern sensibilities and ancient know-how. She doesn't have any super cheats like super etiquette, martial arts, cooking, etc. She's just a quick thinker with some pre-knowledge of the people/world around her. This knowledge becomes less useful over time, which brings me to what I like most about this novel:

Even though FL knows she's inside of a book, she sidesteps the trope of... more>> over-relying on that knowledge. She recognizes very early that she has derailed the plot with her presence and doesn't feel that she MUST adhere to the plot from the book or that the book events HAVE to happen. I hate it when FLs make assumptions just because of what they remember of the plot, constantly downplaying their own influence. I like that this FL realizes quickly that her "villain" might not actually be so villainous at all, but was more a victim of circumstance. She uses her knowledge of the plot to her advantage, but lets it go when the characters start to really change from what she knew. About halfway through you kinda forget that she's even a transmigrator. It just loses its importance.

I appreciated that conflicts were never black and white. There were always reasons for the villains/cannon fodder to do what they did, even if they were in opposition to the main couple. But everyone got what was coming to them in the end. There weren't a lot of characters, so there weren't really any loose ends left, which I liked. The story had basically no filler and was easy and quick to read, though I honestly wish the final conflict could have been expanded more (and FL more involved with it). And more epilogues would've been nice! But FL played to her strengths from beginning to end and was never OP enough to be involved with absolutely everything—and wise enough to realize and admit that!

She and ML both relied on each other and had lots of trust and affection. I think it was a very well-developed and well-paced romance. They're a perfectly matched pair of black-bellied people and it was a lot of fun watching them coordinate and faceslap their enemies together. No major misunderstandings, no love rivals or constant jealousy/possessiveness, just sweetness and mutual plotting. They each recognize the cruel streak (villain tendencies?) in the other and love BECAUSE, not "in spite of" it. I love when FL thinks to herself that because ML is always behind her, she can be totally free to do what she wants at all times. Meanwhile ML always thinks that his life only has color and happiness because of all the ways she's influenced him and events in his life. He can imagine his life if they'd never met and it would have been awful. That's real trust. That's love.

Overall a great little novel that is wonderful to read for stress relief. <<less
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Suzuranao
Suzuranao rated it
April 19, 2025
Status: Completed
Great translation! Start from fan's tl and then to Kotl's for continuity.

  1. As another reviewer best put it, QJ is a salted fish heroine, she doesn't take action to take revenge but instead lets villains come over to her doorstep and give her the fan so she can slap them
  2. GZ is epitome of a gold thigh, but its nice that we also do see exact why he likes FL besides being pretty or good at things, besides that he IS very perfect but at least has a mischecious side that makes him stand out a bit in the sea of MLs
  3. Not everyone in opposition has to die, some only had the misfortune of being muddleheaded and they are given the chance to recover, with the appropiate emotional and moral punishment
  4. Male Villains are lacking an IQ, so don't expect much of them
  5. Female villains also lack an IQ but its much interesting that they're dealt with and foiled by QJ not wanting to play into respectfulness politics and is willing to make a fuss even if it "makes her lose face/respect" (she never loses it anyways and never takes a loss)
Personal review is 5/5 but if you're wanting a super engaging realistic one id bump it down to 4/5, still a nice read to binge in
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amikyun
amikyun rated it
April 8, 2025
Status: Completed
This definitely a free worries and almost brainless story. Our ML is op so everything just need to be solved by him, and our mc? Became bystander and freely character that somewhat make her not so glowing, both of them are the center of the story, it just that I feel there's no really something that they need to out more effort. If u like face slapping, sweet romance, a bit of comedy this one is a good thing. The bad thing is villain side character are too annoying and... more>> s*upid, and also our MC background never been unveiled so it also make it illogical when she suddenly invent a modern bow that easily drawn, if u hoped for spicy and free spirit MC this a good thing to read <<less
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