The story is very standard for this genre. The biggest unique selling point is the FL and her family.. The story has the usual lost and found daughter trope - the Dad has several concubines who run rampant while main wife (FL's mother) suffers from depression .... But there's no long drawn out drama, Dad wholeheartedly supports his main family ... ML is the usual Jerk found in most novels - cold hard, controlling and devious..... Difference is FL is equally shrewd doesn't fall for his manipulations and mind games.... The author's done a good job of mainta the good family relations in the FL's family while exploring the motivations, intrigues of the royal family especially the emperor and ML.... There's not much romance. If you're expecting the FL to be swept away by the ML's overbearing attitude and fall head over heels - she never does.... And that's why this novel reminds me of "The Job of the Imperial Concubine" a lot.
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