A Concubine's Son in the Dream of the Red Chamber Saves a Dying Empire

Li Xue’an, an associate professor of Chinese literature, wakes to find himself in Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Huan, the despised illegitimate son. Facing a hellish start with an ignorant birth mother, an unkind stepmother, and the Jia family’s destined execution, he decides to enter the game with nothing but the body of a seven-year-old child and a writing brush. Armed with knowledge beyond his era and a glimpse of the future, he wields poetry like a blade, astounding everyone and transforming his reputation. Through the study of natural principles, he opens new sources of wealth and builds a sturdy embankment to hold back the flood threatening the family. In this life, he will not only change his own fate, but also carve out a bright future for ill-fated beauties such as Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and Jia Tanchun!