I'm really digging Bai Mengjin's voice as a character. She's been a demon for a thousand years, so she's got this "I've seen it all, done it all" attitude that's very entertaining. When she wakes up and thinks "which reckless fool dares to be presumptuous in front of this Venerable One? If I don't annihilate your entire family," you know she's not playing by normal rules anymore. Her internal monologue immediately tells you she's not just strong, she's also petty, sarcastic, and has zero patience for nonsense.
2 I have to admit, I’m a little scared for him. He’s planning to just hide in his studies and ignore the Zhou family, but based on the plot he knows, Jiang Yulin and Ji Linze are going to come for him anyway. They’re not going to leave him alone just because he’s being quiet. His plan to “stay away” might not work. That creates a lot of tension. I want him to succeed, but the odds are stacked against him.
I’m sensing a harem flag. We have Revia (main girl), Fine (kind and caring), and maybe more in the future. Kurato’s “I’m not good with women” trope usually leads to multiple love interests. I hope the author subverts this and focuses on just Revia, because their partnership seems promising.
Lin Xiaoxiao’s internal monologue about “if I transmigrated as an empress or consort, I’d probably be eliminated in the first episode” made me laugh because it’s true. She’s self-aware about her lack of scheming skills, which makes her decision to sit at the top as the Empress Dowager shrewd. The way she realizes that being an old grandmother is the safest power position—no need to bow, no need to worry about romantic subplots—is a level of genre savviness I respect. It’s a rational choice from a meta perspective. This also sets up a unique dynamic where she’s older but mentally young, allowing for generational jokes and misunderstandings. She’s in power but not in much danger, which could limit plot tension if not careful. But the threats from jealous maids or rebellious princes remain. Good setup.