[Maid's rise to power + tearing into a scumbag + establishing an independent female household + satisfying revenge]
Shen Qingxuan has worked her way up from the lowest rank of maid to a prospective concubine in a general's son's household. Just as a life of wealth seems within reach, she witnesses a sister maid die for trying to secure her position by bearing a child.
She suddenly wakes up to the truth: a concubine's life in a great house may look lavish, but it's really a pit that devours women.
She resolutely walks away, spends all her savings to buy her freedom, and returns home, where she meets Zhao Wenyuan, a poor scholar who seems honest, hardworking, and worthy of trust.
She gives him all her personal savings, cares for his ailing mother, runs the household, and helps him study, hoping they can stand together through hardship and enjoy better days at last.
After three years of struggle, he finally passes the county-level examination and becomes a scholar.
But who could have guessed that the day he achieves success would also be the day their affection vanishes!
His sickly mother-in-law harshly demands a grandson. The husband who was once kind becomes cold and deceitful. Then his widowed cousin, the pretentious Chu Chu, arrives without a matchmaker, carrying on an illicit affair with him and demanding that Shen give up her place!
Caught them in bed and seeing the full extent of their disgrace, Shen Qingxuan finally loses all hope.
She will no longer endure it. With a cold laugh, she declares: she no longer wants the place of a scholar's wife!
But everything that belongs to her must be repaid twofold!
Watch as a lowly maid outsmarts a scumbag, tears down a scheming white lotus, and turns her awful parents into allies. In the end, with a divorce agreement in hand and her daughter by her side, she strides out of this suffocating cage, establishes her own household, and builds a dazzling life on her own terms!
There is no plot with big openings, twists and turns. It just describes a step-by-step description of a strong and resolute girl who refused to give in to her fate. With her intelligence and wisdom, she lived a wonderful and complete life of self-reliance and independence with her indomitable spirit.
It's a very good book. The author has good writing style. I like reading it and will keep reading it.
The author's writing is great and the storyline is heart-wrenching. In the General's Mansion, the heroine is very independent and has strategies. From Zhao Wenyuan and Chen, we can see how outdated and disgusting the ancients are. The heroine's first half of life was quite difficult, and she hopes to be happy and stable in the second half of her life.
The once humble maidservant, relying on her hands, emerged from her cocoon and became a butterfly, reaching the pinnacle of life. The ancient version of inspirational stories about women is quite interesting.
It's a very good book. There is no fancy language, it is told in simple language. It is good-looking and unconventional.
Not unreal, not verbose, really interesting.
A score of 9 or above, very attractive and attractive.
Very good article, why is the rating so low? Come on, author!
Love the author's writing style!
I burst into tears watching it, it's really good to watch and the plot has twists and turns that make me moved and keep reading.