lurkingturtle's manga / #strong female lead(45)

MC just wants to live a leisurely live as a concubine to the emperor and observes silently as an isekai girl goes into their world and falls in love with the emperor much to her dismay, the emperor seems to grow feelings for her instead ((but she doesn't care, so)) isekai girl and scheming bitches try to overthrow MC's position as possible empress but because of their ignorance little do they know they are doing things in favor of MC instead

a good protag which stays true to the personality of a villain (self-serving, immoral but cunning) antagonists are as cunning and manipulative as MC male lead (?) has good chemistry with MC ALSO EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD BURN

i just want to see MC's family burn and then protecc black knight together

last read: ch. 50 MC is so manly she practically rivals the ML such a refreshing story of someone finding their own path in life after being tossed by her homeland

started out slow with MC redeeming the og body owner's reputations, then getting to know her husband and fixing their stiff relationship, then doing tea-related businesses (MCs hobby) quite a standard formula for reincarnation story but it is still refreshing to read

quite the interesting set of characters and story progression -- conflicts are being well-handled and faced rationally (aka walking around eggshells due to innate yandere tendencies) im curious where the story will be leading

MC is quite the tragic misunderstood villainess --- she's very capable and independent i hope the story doesn't steer into the direction i think it will, so far no one in the duke's household or anyone else deserves to be with MC

really well-paced story, S1 wrapped up nicely and transitioned decently into S2... really like all the strong characters and MC's bravery/naivete Mc's OP dark magic can't wait to see her succeed in saint test whatevs and kick some ass like her badass mom!! really hope to see queen dowager and the prince burn in hell along the marquess and the blonde B

((dropped. highkey incest vibes)) some heartwarming and tragic stories about MC being adopted to replace a family's late young daughter everything feels too real like AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ((also why do i feel like elder bro ML has some unwarranted feelings towards his no-blood-relations lil sis??? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm))

MC acknowledges her position and becomes a healing existence to those around her, but in the process she ends up poisoning herself with emotional instability. a nice story about flawed people trying to find happiness and acceptance