10/31/25 I liked this more than I expected - and would read another book by the author. FL did get a little annoying, but then, she was exactly who she was supposed to be. Not exactly my preferred personality type, but it's fun to read someone a bit different sometimes. A teeny bit torn between 3 and 4 stars but ... it'd be like 3.5 really. They don't exactly have a re... well they do but don't - like in the back of my head I did consider "is there really ... consent here?" since she's given no choice and selected as a bedchamber maid - granted she's totally lusting after him from go. They are cute and sweet together but he has too much fun ~scaring her. I did like how they talked and such - maybe I'm too influenced by the second life where to start out he was NOT as sweet - though the first life he started out worse with the "I was planning on killing you." Granted for good reason cuz ... she really was instructed by so many people to try to assassinate him.
It's a bit of a fun turn your brain off read. And some spiciness too, which was nice. [Too tired; thoughts scattered]
C++ ... Maybe B- ~*~*~*~ After the Depressed Crown Prince Heard My Inner Thoughts
1 FL is Yun Kui … who just got dumped?
2 poor crown prince his fake ass bitch mom is trying to murder him
3 totally unrealistic turn your brain off read but sometimes you just need that (how could a rando just enter the palace as a maid etc, beyond all the magical realism stuff) Oh. The empress isn’t his mom. The empress is his aunt & she + his uncle aren’t willing to relinquish the CP’s rightful throne
4 🙄 author. How. “That night, when no one was around, Yun Kui hid under her blankets and pulled out the manual, flipping through it with great relish.” It’s not as if the book is backlit or she has a flashlight
23 lol did she touch his dick? She’s annoyingly stupid but just just funny & ridiculous enough to keep reading. Plus not BAD (not killing him or trying, just trying to cop a feel before she dies/thinks is her last day.)
24. They really are a perfect pair she can get into people’s dreams and he can hear people’s thoughts so A+.
27 😱🙊😹💯 he got a hard on from her naughty thoughts. lol go CP dragon robe “Later, the Crown Prince pressed her against the wall, his eyes burning crimson as he kissed her fiercely. "You’ll have everything you desire."” WAIT WHAT?! Her thoughts or a snippet of the future?! Or?!
32 ahhh they’re both catching feelings! Also ha ha it’s so cute that he actually subconsciously loves little cute soft things which exactly is what she is ❤️
35 “The Crown Prince was at work, but his thoughts were entirely on his wife.” ?!?! He already thinks of her as his wife?! Just says he’s “past 20” no specific age
36 Bwaah “Reporter Qingqing: "Huang Xiaokui, which part of the Crown Prince is the hardest?" Huang Xiaokui: "At the moment, his lips." Crown Prince: "Is that all?" Huang Xiaokui: "Take off your pants and prove me wrong."”
37 ahhhgakaha so NOW she gets her first (~accidental) touch of his dick. And he ~responds and the carved jade thing and AHHH
39 this ~AN “The Crown Prince takes his wife out for a stroll, only to find her ogling ten thousand men.”
43 oh, the playground thought. Is FL a transmigrator?
44 wryly amused yet also 😐 - cnovels WHY “The process had been far from pleasant. A plump, juicy lychee, pulped into mush, its sweet juices replaced by her tears.”
46 😹😹😹 Shen Yanyu ~secret sex ed/seduction instructor
49 damn CP doesn’t even get credit for saving people from the tower collapse and already assassins are after him while the embers still burn
51 😱😻 sexiest carriage ride! lol hand + bj lucky Prince … 😏 and little prince
52 I’ve thought this earlier but tbh I love how sex is NBD to her - no “I have to stick with him forever cuz we had sex” - she’s very clear headed about their social differences & still wants/expects to leave the palace. Esp with a looming CPrincess (CPs)
54 oh?! He’s letting her know that he can read thoughts?!?!?
57 awww the replacement rabbit lantern
59 😹😹☠️ AN/mini theater (MT) “Today’s Crown Prince: spiraling into madness—his wife doesn’t want him. Three days later: wearing a gold chain as her plaything.”
60 ohh + hmm “"Two answers to your questions." "Yes, I care." "As for whether I’ll grow tired of you—we’ll see after I’ve had my fill."”
61 ahhhh OK now he’s let her know he can read her thoughts. They’re so cute. And he’s so indulgent with her! yay! love. ❤️
62 OK such mixed feelings. I’m glad she wants to help cure his headache, headaches, but turning it into just a transactional thing… Man, I don’t know.
64 poisonous disgusting cousin. He should be castrated. But ahhhh “To Huai Qing and Huai Zhu, he ordered, "Take my lady back first." His voice was quiet, yet it carried. Yun Kui’s mind buzzed, the meaning of that address dawning on her only after a long moment.” 😻😻😻
65 😿 “Well, perhaps it was for the best. At least she had slept with the most extraordinary man in the world, tasted the finest pleasures—what more could she regret? If she lost him, so be it. His Highness had never truly been hers to begin with.”
66 ahhhhhh (so much going on! And look his … “gold armor”)
67 😱🙊😅💪💯 our boy is kinky. “Keep those nails” - HAH.
69 yaaay! Her daddy is Sheng Yu!! She’s noble!!!
70 lol finally we learn ML the CP’s name! Xiao Qi’an!
72 *teakettle ahh* “After a pause, he added, his throat working, "Whether he’s a high official or an outlaw, it changes nothing. Just remember this: I love you regardless of status, and no one in this world dares dictate whom I choose to spend my life with."”
73 lol to her wearing the gold uh “armor” and then 😏 them both.
75 oh she’s turning 17 soon! And her dad knows he has a daughter! And lol to ML’s subordinate’s thoughts. They’re all hilarious
76 Omg I should laughed in surprise. 😱😻🙊 “She carefully unlatched the box, expecting jewelry or gold. Instead, she found a thick stack of… property deeds?! The Crown Prince glanced at her, feigning nonchalance. “All the shops you just saw on this street are included here.” From what he knew, Sheng Yu had bought her lavish gifts—cosmetics and jewelry from these very shops. So he simply purchased the shops outright and gave them to her instead.” Incomparable bday present!
77 ohhh they not only ~poisoned the bath/worship area with incense they put a gu in his head. Assholes
82 cool he’s emperor now but what about his public image?! And telling everyone the truth?!
88 yay true dragon phoenix twins! (lol knew she was pregnant as soon as she got nausea)
89 The young prince was named Xiao Mingxuan, a name chosen by Xiao Qi'an—"Xuan" signifying the sacred jade used in heavenly rituals, embodying purity and brilliance. The little princess was named Xiao Mingxian, a name given by Yun Kui, meaning "radiant light, the envy of all." Aww he was named CP as an infant, time jump they’re 5 now
90 oh! I originally thought you’d was a continuation but it looks like it’s the mains as children? So he has 2 younger sisters this life
91 ohhhh - it’s an extra with a … wait no? Is this a back in time where everyone’s parents are alive? 🤷🏻♀️ so Yun Kui is living happily?
95 😡😡 I’m big mad & resentful of his detachment. Guy you fuck her for hours and then say it’s just for an heir? Fuck you buddy.(And honestly sad re: wedding ceremony hair that they used a cord for him in this life.)
101 annoyed by his petty jealousy and blowing hot and cold. She’s way too nice to him. But lol a carriage blowjob in this life too
102 🙊🙊🙊🙊😏❤️💯 he shaved his privates for her 😹❤️ Oh damn she gets the mind reading ability - did she take it from him?!
103 awwww low siren sound - his replacing the wedding hair knot with his own hair & giving her a mini clay doll of him in return (to) her giving him one of her for his birthday ❤️❤️❤️ lol and I wonder if their switched abilities will ever switch back. SO CUTE! YAY AUTHOR!!!
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