The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

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Shen Miao, the Di daughter of a military family, was pure, quiet, gentle, and gracious. Because of her foolish love for Prince Ding, she forced her way into becoming his wife.

After six years of assisting her husband, she finally became the mother of the world: The Empress.

She had stayed with him during the fight for dominion over the empire and during the efforts to expand its territory. She even went so far as to put herself in danger and be taken hostage by a neighboring empire. In spite of this, when she returned to the Imperial Palace five years later, she no longer had a place in the Imperial Harem.

That beautiful woman he kept in his embrace gave her a bright, stunning smile and told her, “Older Sister, the country has settled down. It is time for you to step back as well.”

Her daughter died tragically and her son the Crown Prince was deposed. No one in her Shen family, who had been completely loyal to the Emperor, were spared. With arrival of a new reign, everything was overturned!

Shen Miao never thought that all of the perils they encountered as husband and wife, all of the assistance they gave each other mutually, were nothing but a joke in his eyes!

He told her, “Because you have been with this Emperor for more than two decades, this Emperor will allow you to keep an intact corpse. You should be grateful for this kindness.”

Beneath a meter of white silk, Shen Miao established a malicious oath: Once the day of reckoning arrives, every single one of you will die!

Once reborn, she returns to the year when she was only fourteen years old, a time when tragedy has not yet befallen, when her family still lived, and when she was still the pure, quiet, gentle, and gracious Di daughter of a military family.

Close relatives conceal evil intentions, her cousins are vicious and merciless, the new concubine is like tiger watching its prey and that s*um wants the previous life’s events to be repeated?

Her family must be protected, the great enmity must be avenged, and the prize must include the empire’s imperial throne. In this lifetime, let us see who comes out on top!

But that Xie Family’s young marquis, that tyrannical and arrogant spear-wielding young man on horseback, stays stubbornly on her side and proudly declares, “It is merely toppling the Imperial Family. Do not forget, the world belongs to you, and you—you belong to me!”

The Thirteen Capitals of You Zhou: This belongs to you.

The Ding Yuan City in the North Desert: This belongs to you.

The Southern River of Yu Zhou, the Eastern Sea of Ding Xi, the Green Lakes of Lin’an, the Ancient City of Luo Yang: All of these belong to you.

“Xie Jing Xing, if all of this belongs to me, then can you tell me what you want?”

“Alright, I want you.”

Associated Names
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Chong Sheng Zhi Jiang Men Du Hou
Rebirth of the Malicious Queen of Military Lineage (Manhua)
RMEML
The Rebirth of the Vengeful Empress from a Military Family
Tướng Môn Độc Hậu
Venomous Empress Reborn (Official Webnovel)
นางพญาท้ารบ
将门嫡女之定乾坤
重生之将门毒后
폐후의 귀환 (Manhwa)
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tofumofu
tofumofu rated it
March 15, 2018
Status: c130
Its really good ??

I love how the MC isnt this ridiculously op female

Instead shes just very meticulous and careful with her planning. There isnt that problem where side characters iq levels start dropping when facing the MC either. (There are a few idiots who have like 0 iq from the get go lol)

The ML tho. Like wow I really appreciate when the ML doesnt take 5 seconds to fall in love with the MC. We get to witness an actual romance in the making.

A good read. ?
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nEoQuIcKsiLvEr
nEoQuIcKsiLvEr rated it
November 13, 2017
Status: c100
This novel is excellent! It's a bit of a slow burn although. Translation gets kinda sloppy, but the story holds up! The names and the introduction gets heavy but as you go through the story is great. Shen Miao was an Empress in her previous life and someone who was known as a s*upid girl. In her reincarnated life she wants to make everyone pay for ruining her, and her children and boy does she!

Very good if you like the political schemes, revenge, and the intricate gossip/rumors among noble ladies.

The... more>> male MC is also excellent, and I would love to see more romance, there's a little there, but Miao has other things on her mind like revenge! <<less
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obsessed-reader
obsessed-reader rated it
November 6, 2017
Status: c33
well I am a romance novel reader. I hate harems and I hate shameless characters in the sense that every opposite gender they see they get h**ny af and think with their privates. Went in thinking this was a romance novel, its not. It has nothing to do with romance. The plot is also ridiculously slow. Seems like a good novel if you like super slow scheming and below average translation skills. She wants revenge so bad but 33 chapters in the book and she aint one step closer. She... more>> made no preparations so far. I'm giving it a 3 instead of a one because if I try to not look at it through biased eyes its a decent story. But I like romance and since they tricked me well f*ck you. I'm giving the author face for giving this a three <<less
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niconico100
niconico100 rated it
November 4, 2017
Status: c99 part2
This is definitely a good read! Even thought the rebirth tag is nothing new, the story flow is oozing with uniqueness. Nothing seems rush and the MC always do things at a right time.

Nothing romantic has happened yet, but with how the MC twist and turn the plot is really exciting and every time a finish reading a chapter, I'd cough up blood and force to wait for another update T-T
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Abhieghail
Abhieghail rated it
August 27, 2017
Status: c82 part1
this is great! So far no romance and cheesy scenes between the MC and ML.. Just a few moments where they talked to understand each other intentions and thoughts.. (Political stuff)

i am excited for this! It is interesting to know how will the story turn out! I can't wait for her to purge the entire imperial family!

Spoiler

especially that ML apparently have imperial blood. His mother is the emperor's most favored daughter

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talithablack
talithablack
July 15, 2025
Status: Completed
Great discovery, but with a few parts that are a little redundant, particularly concerning FL. On the other hand, it's a novel that takes us on a journey and takes its time. ML is really funny at times and you find yourself carried away by the story despite some poor translations.
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horikim
horikim rated it
July 5, 2025
Status: c160
As the translator kept barfing everytime, I agree. Author over-glorified his beauty also annoyed me very much. He is not even using different clothes but the same purple-clad clothes every single time but author had to tell it in every chapters he appears and how handsome he is. Not worth reading it I just skipped it everytime even though I usually like to read the appearance and imagining how beautiful characters written in it but this one ugh...

Repeated words are also annoying. It's like author had to remind it in... more>> every chapter. Either author is a forgetful person that forget that it's already written before or the reader had short term memory loss.

A lot of conversation in it not worth it especially the Shen residence. The whining and all are only for the author to make the chapter long with lots of words. We already know their situation no need to repeat it and put more words in their mouths and let them keep yapping.

The over explaining also diminished the mysterious elements of a story so it was rather made me feel bored because in her revenge she also did the same tricks as those people in her previous life that are already explained before. No surprise on how she takes her revenge and lost the impact.

Spoiler

Like seriously how can she get kidnapped twice. It was s*upid

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apricotplum
apricotplum rated it
May 7, 2025
Status: Completed
This much loved Qian Shan Ke novel isn’t exactly my favorite. I want to give it 3.5 but I’m rounding it up to 4 stars for the sweeping saga that it admittedly is.

The first half of the novel is more engaging than the latter half. It is a compelling story with unforgettable scenes, situations, and characters. It has all the makings of an epic—but I feel it stumbles a bit towards the latter arc (or it maybe it was just too long). Compared to the author’s other novels, I like... more>> the FL’s immediate family here. The ML, not as much. <<less
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Lee Yan
Lee Yan rated it
January 14, 2025
Status: c231
I am in love with this story. I am into reborn stories these day and this book was diamond I found.. The ML and FL was such an awesome pair their characters matching yet different at the same time. Every event that happen, each and every revenge of SM was so pleasant to read. But I wish that whole the Shen family should have survived and see how high she flew. That would be awesome but its true that none of them deserve to live.

Such a great book. I wont... more>> mind re-reading the whole book over again. I am in love with this soo much that I am gonna start another reborn story from the same author; Marriage of the Di daughter.. <<less
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ntww12
ntww12 rated it
December 22, 2024
Status: Completed
Great novel to read when you want a lenghty, plotty story full of twists and turns, political intrigue, faceslapping, drama and some romance. I especially enjoyed the entanglement of fate between Pei Lang, XJX and Shen Miao.

Tension between FL and ML is great.

Some aspects that made me have to turn off brain:

FL being able to wield bows that is "heavy/difficult". Yes she did practice in her first lifetime but unless she built up stamina/muscles in the second lifetime, she wouldn't be able to do physical activities the same way just... more>> with memory.

ML being soooo powerful he can keep going to FL's bedroom without any other martial artist noticing.

Author is deeply deeeeply in love with ML and his descriptions of how gorgeous, beautiful, amazing he is far surpasses the FL. If you have to take a shot everytime ML's beauty or magnificence is described, you'd get alcohol poisoning.

Would read again despite all that cause the drama is that fun to read. <<less
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idyllichamster
idyllichamster rated it
December 17, 2024
Status: c231
My favorite transmigration and rebirth novel of all time. There are a few things that I have questions about, and also a few that I have issues about, but the way that the MC reversed everything and was able to get her revenge is very, very satisfying to me. Everything that Shen Miao did is the real deal face slapping, unlike in other novels where the MC supposedly face-slaps his/her enemy but end up getting hurt in the aftermath.
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td1111
td1111 rated it
August 9, 2024
Status: Completed
I'm actually sad I finished reading this novel. It was so good. Since I completed this story, I've read a lot of other works by author Qian Shan Chan Ke, and I can say without a doubt, this is the best one. Highly highly highly recommend!
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richaaa
richaaa rated it
July 24, 2024
Status: Completed
Time travel fix it rebirth. I enjoyed all the scheming and liked most of it. But there were a few chapters that dragged, a lot of excessive focus on the male lead's beauty and the last few chapters took a cheesy turn. Not gonna lie, the bickering between the two made me giggle.
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elliepot
elliepot rated it
April 9, 2024
Status: ss 2 part2
One of my first historical novels with the regression trope. The political intrigue in the story is of the highest caliber, lots of scheming and complex character relationships. The FL regretting all her past actions, uses all her wits and power to overthrow others’ schemes against her and her family. It’s important to take note that even if she has knowledge of what has happened before, she also can’t control every event or prevent some of it from happening. An aspect I greatly delight in because it is realistic, and... more>> as such it leaves for incredibly heart-aching and emotional chapters.

Both the FL and ML work together really well, due to the nature of both their characters, it really takes quite a while for them to truly open up to one another and love without inhibitions. But when they finally become transparent with each other, the romance starts to spice up since the ML is quite the passionate fellow.

Overall, an excellent read definitely recommended to those who enjoy historical novels. <<less
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Foxloverxp
Foxloverxp rated it
April 2, 2024
Status: c129 part2
This is my all time fave. I've read it 3 times and used to follow the updates. I loved the leads they were so fleshed out. The FL was so s*upidly tragic during her first life and reading her make up for it and be strong and play the game of intrigue in her second life really made me feel things yk. Also the ML is my dreammmmm. I love me a cold-iceberg and the slow-burn makes it even more better. No insta-love here y'all, it's the best they actually... more>> get to know each other and do their own things lol. Although the ending was too abrupt and the conclusion was lacking, the plot intrigue and climax made up for it ig. The translator did fantastic! I'm so grateful for them for translating this god-tier, rebirth, revenge, slash romance novel. Legend-level like it's at the top of novelupdates list, even after all these years for a reason. I'm always on the look out for a novel to be at this level idk if any can top this though, but I'm waiting. <<less
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AyaYuy
AyaYuy rated it
March 25, 2024
Status: Completed
This was a very fun novel to read. The FL is very easy to root for.

If I had one complaint, it's having to read endless descriptions of how beautiful the FL and the ML are. It's too much. I read Rebirth of an Ill-fated Consort and it has the same issue. Not only are the endless descriptions unnecessary and repetitive, but they also become annoying at some point.

That being said, I really enjoyed reading this and would definitely recommend it for people who like this genre.
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runelt99
runelt99 rated it
March 1, 2024
Status: Completed
There are 3 story arcs. First is probably peak, the pre-time skip. It's best because it's filled with David vs Goliath moments where she is at disadvantage, and the face slapping/reversing schemes onto the schemer feel great. Male lead feels too omnipotent, he knows everything, looking into general direction of somebody will have him divine every scheme they have instantly, if not then his ultra experts will tell him (although the second part is explained better)

2nd arc, after the time skip return, it feels weak. Most of the time... more>> the male lead comes in, does everything, and I'm pretty sure Shen Miao even mentions how crude it is. Towards the end of it ML gets some development I guess, so it's a start.

The final arc gets fun again as we finally deal with the most powerful foes and there is the benefit of diabetes from romance. And yeah, ML actually becomes interesting.

Originally, I thought the ending was rushed, but then I realized that the pieces were already collected, and the ending is just collecting the debt to destroy the main villain, so not getting details about the final battle don't feel bad. <<less
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KaelynC
KaelynC rated it
January 24, 2024
Status: Completed
Read this about 5 years ago, and am (maybe) back to reread because the years in between I actually remembered a lot of it-

between the rating and strong impact, that should say something about the writing and novel quality. At the time I finished it, I definitely liked it more than a lot of novels of this genre, especially for the political intrigue and more realistic characters. 4.0 because that's what I put on Goodreads and because I remember getting a little underwhelmed by the 3rd fourth of the... more>> novel. Will update review if I reread enough to write one.

ed 2/2: finally finished the reread! This was one of the best rebirth novels when it was first picked up, and IMO, I think it remains one of the bests. Reasons:

  1. MC is one of the few out there that acts like her setting (see Promethean's review for details)
  2. Even balance of politics, family, and romance (though it's slow and late because the two are hardly even friends for a long while, so don't read this expecting to see a novel out the romance genre), which means we really get to understand the settings that the MC is in
  3. No braindead fluff and filler just to throw random enemies for MC and ML to defeat- that isn't to say they have no enemies nor that there aren't a couple that (imo) seem to be made to make the MC look extra good- but there's virtually none compared to other similar works out there.
  4. ML isn't an a-hole.
  5. Author somehow manages to bring in a lot of realistic historical settings but avoids trampling too much on modern sensibilities. I don't think this is necessarily a pro or con, and I'm fine with historical settings like girls getting married younger etc (so long as it stays in that setting and the author doesn't mention age too much so I can pretend they're the older version for that time- playing a game of psuedo currency inflation but with age I guess), but it did mean less harsh comments. Not just with age- just used this as the easiest example
There were some bits I didn't like- some of the side characters seemed a little forced, a couple plot holes (or dropped plots that are just left), and the ending is a little quick- kind of like watching someone grow through a 40 ep drama, with 38 of the episodes going through everything, ep 39 as a couple new problems, and ep40 as the conclusion. The side stories help with the resolution a bit. <<less
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sindea
sindea rated it
December 19, 2023
Status: Completed
3.7

It started out AMAZING! Sheng Miao is super cunning, scheming, and even vicious, and it is because she has to be. The MC is def pretty op, but the schemes are interesting when finally explained. While MC is kinda OP the plotting is so much fun and so interesting there is still tension and keeps you at the edge of your seat reading.

ML is also super OP, but initially MC and ML are both very suspicious of each other, so its super interesting how MC has to think and strategize... more>> about everything and everyone around her, even ML.

But about halfway through, once the MC and ML actually start being into each other and get together, it got boring really quick.

Since the ML is so OP, and he now likes and supports MC, the tension is all gone. ML is always there to take care of everything. When MC had nothing she had to be super crafty about how to achieve her goals, but with ML she just asks him, he snaps some fingers, and just take care of everything.

MC doesnt have to scheme much anymore since ML has so much resource and is so smart (apparently smarter than MC).

It just got boring and completely changed the tone. I pretty much just skimmed the latter half just to finish it.. <<less
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puregarnet
puregarnet rated it
September 29, 2023
Status: Completed
4.1 Stars

Writing/Translation: 4.2/5

The translation I read is from Zazajunnie on NovelUpdates or Chubby Cheeks Thoughts on their website. Pretty good TL, and I’m so grateful they translated the whole thing! This is an ancient china story with all the complicated titles and noble talk and the translator stuck until the end. There were some parts near the ¾ of the way that I think they didn't have a proofreader so there were some careless mistakes especially of the autocorrect type of errors but it didn't affect me at all.

... more>> Pacing: 4.2/5

I was engaged all the way to the end.

Plot: 4/5

The first half was about our MC by herself and all the things she was plotting. The scale is a bit small and she doesn't have as much power or backing as later on, so we get to see in intimate detail all the plotting. I really liked this part. Also, this is when she just had her rebirth so her hatred is visceral. But later on, as all her personal enemies were taken care of and only the big shots were left, she got together with the ML and it got less visceral. Because she doesn't have to plan it all out herself and can just use the ML’s men. She also got removed from the freaking country so she isn't on the ground so to speak. I didn't enjoy this part as much even though I was interested in the Ml’s part of the backstory. At this point the scale is bigger and the MC’s actions require more supervision and the detail is a bit less. However, we get more conflict with the MC, the ML and the MC’s past life regrets. We also see the story of ML's brother which was so sad! I did feel that the last ending “conflict” was rather unnecessary and kinda random but I guess it does give a last clean, happy ending to savour.

I do feel that there were some small things that were left a bit hanging. One is just what the ML’s group is looking for with the coffin and stuff. That wasn't explained. Based on what happened in the other country though, it can be assumed it was just country secrets like the imperial family secrets or military defenses, but that seemed really anticlimactic.

Another point was that the story kept building up Mei Furen and the last battle with the imperial family and especially the ex-husband, but it all ended without the MC even being in the country. I was looking forward to something more intense and exciting than when the MC dealt with the 2nd and 3rd branches, but eh.

But overall, the story was pretty great. So many feelings. Above average definitely.

Romance: 4/5

The romance is pretty good. There was no on-screen male is god actions with the MC. The author had an unfortunate tendency to eulogize the ML’s beauty, stature, temperament and heavenly skills through lol. It was pretty heavy in the first half haha. To a slightly lesser extent, the MC got this treatment too. It was rather ridiculous because they were teenagers at the time lololol.

Setting/Worldbuilding: 4/5

The setting was so good! Purely because of the MC, who is so dignified because she was the empress before, you can feel the setting clearly.

Characters: 4.5/5

The main characters are all great. Everyone has their own personalities, they all feel vibrant and different and have their own beliefs, thoughts and interests.

Personal Enjoyment: 4.3/5

I enjoyed myself very much. Such a ride haha. I love our MC and all the plotting which was fun. Investigating all the mysteries too.

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