Chong Sheng Chong Qie Jin Jie Lu (2024)

Beauty gets Picked to become the Hero`s Concubine

By the Hero`s wife herself, who is the second female lead. She picks FL for her scars that caused her to be ugly, so there is no chance of her husband falling for her. Well cover her surprise when she knows those black spots actually are fake. This plot is totally similar to another drama with same main actress called Jasmine`s Vendetta, only that one is set during the Republic on China.

Main actress is incredible in these femme fatale roles, she can be utterly adorable and dangerously sexy at the same time. No wonder all of her Male leads literally drowns in her softness. I have finished two Verticals with the same mainleads, i am gonna say that their chemistry is indeed amazing! Like the sexual tension is always insane between them.

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Familiar but fast-paced concubine drama with sizzling chemistry

I was in the mood for Yue Yu Ting dramas last month so I picked this one because of its running time. Yue Yu Ting and Chen Tian Xiang have collaborated many times so I knew what to expect in terms of chemistry. They delivered and I enjoyed this drama.

What I liked:
1. Execution - It uses a familiar plot (woman fighting for survival in the palace by becoming favourable to the emperor) so I have seen many. This one was well-executed because of the tight screenplay. Conflicts were not dragged out.
2. Acting - Both leads and Zhang Si Qi were great in their roles. Gosh, I hated Shen Shu Rong.
3. Length - 1 hour 17 minutes. Good for one sitting.
4. FL characterisation - She was smart with her moves to survive in the tough world.
5. Romance - There was intense attraction between the leads. ML certainly was enamored by her. I loved the intimate scenes even some were orchestrated. I liked the confession scene.
6. Styling - Love their outfits.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonists - Shen Shu Rong was atrocious for her scheming. I also disliked the empress and other concubine / aspiring concubine & servants. I also disliked FL's father for the favouritism.
2. ML's action - I wasn't convinced that ML was truly in love with FL. I felt like he didn't do much to protect FL from vicious attacks.

Favourite scene
When FL seduced ML

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