[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-23":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1734092,2218,"Chapter 23: Having the Heart of a Thief but Not the Courage","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Having the Heart of a Thief but Not the Courage\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang was slapped for the first time in his life, and he was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was also dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at her own hand, she realized that slapping the Emperor felt so… exhilarating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt empowered and wanted to slap him again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, looking into Lu Hualiang’s stormy eyes, she shivered all over. If not now, then when?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lu Hualiang’s hand reached out to grab her, Xia Weibao suddenly lifted her long leg and kicked fiercely towards his stomach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had already slapped him, she might as well make it satisfying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang narrowed his eyes, quickly shifted his hand, and caught her leg in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in such a tense moment, he spaced out briefly, her skin was so tender…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was shocked, she took advantage of the momentum to rise, flipped in mid-air, and her other leg flew out, sweeping directly at Lu Hualiang’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, having let his guard down, was caught by surprise and stepped back two paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao seized the chance to escape; with a swoosh, she was gone without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a figurative tiger on her tail, she didn’t even waste time on the stairs, stepping onto the railing, spreading her arms, and leaping down from the third floor as if in a martial arts movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She landed on the tip of her left foot, while her right knee gently half-kneeled on the ground, both hands lightly touching the floor as if they were as light as feathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process flowed smoothly, like a Celestial Dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body was light, her posture graceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants cleaning the living room were astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even involuntarily started clapping, impressed by the lady’s skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if she was performing a genuine acrobatic act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao suddenly looked up only to see Lu Hualiang standing where she had just leaped from, staring at her in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress was all guts and no courage. She turned tail and ran, disappearing in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang walked down from the upper floor, standing where Xia Weibao landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The puzzlement on his face deepened,’ A distance of seven or eight meters, and she just jumped down like that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman was no ordinary person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and went upstairs, ordering a thorough investigation into Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao crouched in the Imperial Garden talking about life with the mosquitoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Hualiang lived in a high-end Imperial Garden, which was pleasant and beautiful, next to the drainage ditch, there were still many mosquitoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hide by the drainage ditch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she was frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hid until ten o’clock at night before sneaking out of the ditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was late; everyone should be asleep by now, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She climbed sneakily through the window like a thief; with no lights on in the hall, Xia Weibao breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she crept towards the kitchen; she was starving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t eaten lunch, and not only did she skip dinner, but she had also been feeding mosquitoes and she was on the verge of fainting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t dare wake the servants, especially since she wasn’t wearing any underwear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the servants all lived in separate villas, so it was a hassle to go over and wake someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she lived luxuriously in the Imperial Harem, she was accustomed to roaming the Jianghu before she entered the palace, so she wasn’t spoiled and could handle cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when she saw the high-tech kitchen equipment, she was bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have you seen a rice cooker, a microwave oven, an oven, or a refrigerator? These are all advanced, high-tech gadgets, and maybe you haven’t seen them either, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was normal for her to be unfamiliar with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confronted with some household appliances, Xia Weibao was overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original owner of this body was a complete kitchen idiot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The type that had never cooked before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any memory of this, she had no idea how to use them.\u003C\u002Fp>",689,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.127Z",1,"novelbin.me","2bb696ce9b3a60e7f5e9913fec2f7524a9950b58e0ab02b56ad15fe1dc767960","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-359","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-22",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]