I Refuse to Be a Concubine
拒为妾
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 631k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 6mo ago
- English
- Request a translation
Synopsis
Other names
- Courting the Captivating Beauty攀娇Alternate title on Fanqie
Stats
More by this author
In booklists 74
See all
Fanqie Tomato's Four Legendary Novels
The Cream of the Crop: Well-Written Stories Worth Rereading Again and Again
The heroine approaches the hero with an ulterior motive and doesn’t like him at first, but gradually falls for him. I want a story with a redemptive element and beautiful writing!!
Any Books So Good You’ve Read Them Three or Four Times? Please Recommend Some
Please Recommend High-Quality Historical or Alternate-History Novels with Highly Intelligent Characters
Anything is fine as long as it isn't brainless and the supporting characters don't suddenly lose all their intelligence.
I Can't Get Into Anything Anymore. What Do I Do? Please Recommend Something
An Ancient-Era Male Lead Who’s Aloof and Untouchable, and Initially Thinks the Female Lead Is Beneath Him
The male lead goes through a long, painful pursuit of his wife in the later part of the story.
A Beautiful Female Lead, a Powerful Male Lead Who Takes Her by Force, and a Man With Overwhelming Influence
Looking for the Best of Historical Romance, the Kind You Can Read Over and Over
Male leads similar to those in "A Fine Brocade of Good Days" and "The Phoenix’s Grace Knows No Bounds".
Guys, I’ve Hit a Reading Slump! Give Me Your Number One Pick (Completed)
Books Tomato Novels Bought the Rights to That You Didn't Know About
Bring on all kinds of great classics!
Rated 9.9, An Engrossing Historical Romance!!!
Looking for stories similar to Reborn Wanwan: Now That We’re Reborn, Who’s Going to Spoil You? It just has to be gripping and hold up well.
Rated 9.99, Engrossing and Worth Staying Up All Night to Read!
Looking for stories similar to The Abandoned Divine Doctor Returns Reborn.
Stories I Think Deserve a 9.9
I'm picky about what I read. Could you recommend some lesser-known books?
Recommend Short, Satisfying Reads
Looking for stories like My Husband, Who Feeds Me Medicine Every Night, Is Hugging Another Me in the Bedroom. Please recommend something really good and satisfying, preferably a short story.
Rated 9.8 on Tomato! A Deep, Brilliant Read! Read It Twice or More! A Masterpiece! Add It to Your Shelf!!!
Looking for books like "Mad, All Mad, and That's a Good Thing (Chasing the Wind on Purpose)".
Looking for Forceful- Pursuit Romance! Recommend Your Top Picks
A forceful romance, with smart characters and no melodrama. Happy ending, and the sweeter the better~
Tragic Bad-End Stories That Wreck Me, and Are Super Short
Rated 9.9, A Top-Rated Novel!!!
Looking for stories similar to Reborn Wanwan: Now That We’re Reborn, Who’s Going to Spoil You? It’s good, it’s good, it’s absolutely fantastic!
Hidden-Gem Novels Good Enough to Keep Me Up Until Three or Four in the Morning
No horror novels! Stop recommending them and read the descriptions first!!!
Pure Comedy. It'll Have You Laughing from the First Chapter to the Last
The Fake Eunuch: My Relationship with the Empress Has Been Exposed
Falls for the Heroine at First Sight, Takes Her by Force, Possessive Enough to Keep Her in His Arms Even While Sleeping
Highly Recommended, Top-Rated Gems Worth Staying Up All Night to Read!!!
Recommended by a reader who's been into web novels for over ten years. Every book is a keeper, and plenty are worth rereading two or three times. Even the punctuation has 99+ comments. Don't miss these great reads 🤗🤗🤗🤗
The Number One Novel in Your Heart
I'm desperately out of books to read. Send me recommendations!
Recommend Me Some Books, Any Genre
As long as it doesn’t make the characters stupid, any genre is fine. A bit of good writing would be even better (●°u°●)
In same booklists
Jun Huazhi
Red Sleeves, Sweet Fragrance
After the Maid Faked Her Death and Fled, the Pregnant Power Minister Chased His Wife to the Crematorium
Desperate to Transmigrate Back Home, She Is Imprisoned in the Deep Palace by the Heir Apparent
Sighs from a Golden Cage
Transmigrated as the Villainess, I Tricked the Amnesiac Crown Prince and It Backfired
A Powerful Minister's Rise to Power
Coerced into Submission
The Legend of Doctor Zhi
The Darling Tries to Escape, but the Mad Crown Prince Locks Her in the Eastern Palace and Dotes on Her
Holding the Crown Prince’s Vengeful Soul, I Find Life Again in an Old Dream
I Hate That We Met Too Late
His Mistress Fled While Pregnant, and the Powerful Minister Regretted It Too Late
The Golden Temple Hairpin Ballad
Wasn't This Just a Deal? So Why Is the Prince So Smitten?
A Waist So Delicate It Could Snap
After I Transmigrated, the Crown Prince Fell for Me at First Sight
I Took My Brother’s Place at Court, I’m Really Not Into Men!
Caught After Leaving the Palace, Imprisoned and Taken by a Mad Tyrant
Ordered to Marry My Mortal Enemy
Reader comments 50
Google Translate
Fans of forced marriages and dramatic, heart-wrenching stories of women chasing after their husbands are in for a treat! This book is incredibly realistic; the clash between ancient and modern ideologies is bound to spark something. While I love this genre, I always feel heartbroken seeing the female lead suffer under feudal society.
The author's writing is superb, very delicate, realistic, and cruel, but I couldn't bear to read any further when I got to the part about the eldest sister's death 😢 It was too tragic. A concubine died, and no one cared. Even Lin's mother had to cook for the masters because it was a holiday.
This story is amazing!!! I didn't skip a single chapter! This kind of story is really novel! The male and female leads are also very likable, and the more you read, the more you like it. The story has tearful and funny moments, making it very engaging!
The author's writing is superb and very realistic; ancient times are depicted in a way that's not idealized like in other time-travel novels. However, I still hope the female lead doesn't fall in love with the male lead. The male lead is quite normal for that era, being a nobleman, but he undeniably violated her dignity, preventing her from seeing her elder sister one last time and undermining…
It's incredibly good; I'm following the updates every day. I love the clash of emotions. The female lead has modern ideas, while the male lead is a traditional, old-fashioned man with his own rebellious spirit. Unfortunately, they're ultimately not meant to be. The old saying almost proves it true; their ending won't be happy.
The author has their own writing style; the writing is humorous and laugh-out-loud funny. The male and female leads are well-developed. I saw some comments saying the author should have made the female lead a strong, independent woman—what's wrong with that? There are so many other novels with strong female leads; why interfere with the author's writing? In my opinion, this novel, about a transmigrated woman becoming a slave and being forcibly taken, is already very well written.
This is the first time I've read this type of story. As a modern woman, I felt suffocated for the female protagonist. I can't believe how she endured it all alone. She finally regained her senses and tried to redeem herself by doing a great favor for her master's family, only to be given to the male protagonist as a lowly concubine.
Lightning protection rating I've been following this book since it started updating, almost every day without missing a single update. It's more suited to enjoying the atmosphere of the male protagonist's forceful acquisition than to truly immerse yourself in the story. I clicked in and found out it was finished. Watching the wedding scene almost brought tears to my eyes.
The article is very good, the story is quite original, and the female lead's character is also very well-developed. So far, the male lead hasn't had any major flaws. I just wonder if the female lead will be able to return to the modern world later. The storyline involving the female lead's older sister is so heartbreaking!
It's good-looking. I like watching them go crazy; it's quite interesting 😆. This is the first time I've read a novel with a forced marriage plot. I've only read about forced marriage in other novels before (where the protagonist or cannon fodder character in the original story takes a forced marriage route), but I never expected to read this type of book directly and have such a compelling and…