Being the Principal Wife Is Hard: I Quit
主母难当，老娘不干了
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 311k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
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Looking for Clever Books Full of Strategic Scheming and Mind Games
Looking for Good Classical Chinese Romance Novels Set Among Aristocratic Families, with Household Intrigue and No Idiotic Characters
Looking for a purely historical romance. The male lead comes from a prominent clan and is ambitious. The female lead is his wise, dignified legal wife. I want a domestic-strife story about the two of them managing the family together.
Betrayed After Marriage, Then Divorces and Gets Revenge
Looking for a Clear-Headed, Take-Charge Matriarch Type
Looking for books similar to "Transmigrating to Become the Principal Wife".
The Principal Wife! The Principal Wife! The Principal Wife! No Romance, Just Financial Security
Looking for books similar to "The Matriarch's Daily Life". I don't want a story that uses the matriarch setup as an excuse for romance. No need for a love story; mutual respect is enough.
Looking for Stories About the Lady of the House, with Sensible Characters and a Sound Moral Compass
Looking for books similar to After Her Husband’s Death, She Raised the Marquis’s Young Villain into a Great Man.
Any Books Like The Matriarch’s Daily Life?
I want to read books similar to The Daily Life of the First Wife. I'm in a reading slump. I read this and couldn't stop, it was so good, but it's still ongoing. Are there any similar books with a clear-headed female lead, an unchaste male lead, and a heroine focused on her career? Please, please!
Period Novels Where the Heroine Separates from Her Family or Divorces as Soon as She’s Reborn
Looking for Stories About Transmigrating or Being Reborn as a Grandmother or Old Lady in a Wealthy Family
The Ultimate Palace-Intrigue Drama. If You Know Anything Better, I’ll Eat Dirt Upside Down. Debate Me.
Looking for books similar to "The Peerless Twin Consorts: Past and Present".
Modern Woman Travels to the Past, Divorces and Remarries, and Makes a Wonderful Life
In Her Previous Life, Her Husband Used Her Money To Support His Concubine, So The Female Lead Is Reborn For Revenge
Matriarch Novels Where the Female Lead Is Clear-Headed, Faces Hardships, but Gets a Happy Ending
What Are the Top Three Female-Oriented Historical Romances?
I’m looking for historical romance. I don’t want a story without a couple. Transmigration, rebirth, palace intrigue, farming, and similar themes are all fine.
Looking for a Rebirth Novel About Household Intrigue!
Looking for a satisfying novel where the heroine suffered a tragic death in her past life, then is reborn and uses clever schemes in the inner household struggle. I hope she's ruthless.
!! Any Palace-Intrigue Stories Where the Consorts Help One Another? Please, I Need Recommendations!
Looking for books like Willow in the Palace. I really can't handle male leads, ahhh! I just love stories about women helping each other!!!
A Noblewoman Divorces Her Husband and Remarries in Ancient Times
Looking for books similar to The Marquess's Wife Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn and Gave Up.
Any Stories Where the Former Simp Stops Simping, and the Person They Loved Goes Crazy Chasing Them Back?
The protagonist really likes someone, so people think they’re a lovesick doormat. They do a lot for that person, but then suddenly decide they’ve had enough and stop chasing them. The person they used to pursue can’t get used to it, and then has to go through the whole “chasing their wife to the crematorium” ordeal.
Seeking Historical Novels Like Cleansing the Lead and The Eastern Palace's Palace Walls and Willow Trees
A Highborn Female Lead Who Excels at Palace Intrigue and Is Smart!
Looking for Books Like Story of Yanxi Palace
I'd like to read something like "Story of Yanxi Palace". The female lead shouldn't be a naive sweetheart. I want someone with a personality like Wei Yingluo's, focused on her career and palace intrigue. Revenge is fine too.
Her Husband Fakes His Death to Keep a Mistress, So She Is Reborn, Divorces Him, and Marries Someone Else
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It's a pretty good, satisfying read, with just the right length, unlike many long and tedious domestic drama novels. It blends palace intrigue with domestic intrigue, and the world-building is very complete. The only downside is that the romantic relationship between the male and female leads is a bit lacking; their sudden and intense love feels somewhat abrupt.
The male and female leads are both ruthless and intelligent, and they only love each other. The female lead is very rational; she's not a heartthrob and there's no flirtatious relationship with the prince. She deals with the scumbag boyfriend decisively. The plot is fast-paced and engaging, keeping you watching.
Tomato scores are really unreliable. 😏 At first glance, such a low score made me think it couldn't be a masterpiece. But it turned out to be surprisingly good! [Shocked] The pacing is fast and doesn't drag, and there aren't many strange, overly complicated plot points. It's more about the subtle, genuine emotions that flow like a gentle rain. Sisters, investing in it is definitely worthwhile!
It's visually appealing, clean and concise, straightforward and direct, vengeful, meticulous in its thinking and fast-paced, and worth recommending.
I finished reading it in one go, without getting bored. Structurally, it's fairly complete, and the political intrigue is decent, though not the most cunning or scheming type, but still quite standard. Both the male and female leads are quite likable, and the writing style and logic are solid. Although the plot is a little thin, I still think it's worth watching.
Although the rating isn't high, I personally think it's quite good. It's not overly sentimental, and the female lead is decisive and efficient, easily escaping her husband's family. The only regret is that she didn't take revenge herself. Although her scheming played a part in the fates of the scumbag husband, the bitch, and her ex-in-laws, it wasn't emphasized enough to highlight her methods. The writing was subtle, making it less satisfying and less thrilling to read.
The plot is fast-paced and doesn't drag, with no unnecessary rambling. The only downside is that the two daughters of the Mu family are too stupid, and the villains are both foolish and vicious—it wasn't satisfying enough to see them get their comeuppance! The princes don't seem very bright either. Thankfully, the male and female leads are well-developed.
Oh my god, author, this ending caught me off guard! But I have to give it my honest opinion first: it's great. The female lead is clear-headed, calm, and composed in this life, taking things one step at a time. Her intelligence is no less than that of a man.
Very good, well-written. The story isn't long, but the plot is good, and the male and female leads are well-developed. The female lead isn't a saint or ruthless; her revenge is always appropriate. Her pursuit of the male lead isn't like some stories where she deliberately holds back for many chapters; it feels like the two of them are a perfect match.
The writing is smooth, but the villains in both the domestic drama and palace drama are incredibly stupid. The power struggles are effortless and lack depth; there's some political intrigue, but it all ends too quickly! I listened until the very end, it was a good way to pass the time and alleviate my reading slump. It's worth a read.