
The Number One Courtesan
第一家伎
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- Ongoing
- Length
- 1.7M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 15h ago
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- Fanqie
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This is one of the novels I've found that comes closest to what I want. Every character has their own schemes, and they feel like real people brought to life before your eyes. It's a brainy palace-intrigue drama. Could anyone recommend a smart romance novel? Historical or modern, either is fine.
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The teacher who wrote this work must be a reclusive literary giant, and the writing style and plot are amazing. This is the most realistic and cruel ancient novel I have ever read. There are no unrealistic romances, but only living flesh-and-blood characters throughout their lives.
I'm rating it after watching half of it. It's very interesting, strategic, interlocking, and logical. But I know why the rating is low, because the overall tone is very sad. Maybe people nowadays want to watch something cheerful and funny. But I think it's very good-looking, and the characters in it are flesh-and-blood.
It's rare. The writing style is very personal. In the era when online articles are popular, it actually gave me the feeling of reading a paper book. I accidentally read it all afternoon and it was considered equal. The image of the heroine is very interesting. She is a very smart woman who always knows what to say and what not to say. Clearly understand what the so-called noble people regard themselves as, and have a clear understanding of the changes in their identities. It seems that I have become rich, my class has jumped, and I am appreciated by the nobles. I clearly know that I am just a toy in the eyes of the nobles, but I never feel sorry for myself. Aren't the nobles also a toy in front of greater nobles? Lingniang knew that she was a human being. Faced with the treacherous political game and the secret methods of the back house, all she wanted was to survive for the sake of her family. The character of mind never changes, with a pure heart. The heroine's awakening left me feeling slightly inadequate. Perhaps because of the heroine's own talent and intelligence, Aunt Aqiu taught her about the ways of the world, the third prince enlightened her on the unfinished words, and Mr. Wen explained the knowledge of the world, and then the pattern suddenly became clear and quietly transformed into a beautiful jade. I also think I can understand this. Perhaps because of my lack of personal reading, I still have a stereotyped view of the ancient untouchable people. There are always people constantly entering the chessboard, and there are constantly people becoming abandoned, being eaten, scrapped, and tortured to death. The situation in the court situation is quietly changing on the surface of such a chessboard. It may look like constantly fighting monsters, which is a bit boring, but I think it is very real. In life, every time you go to a new place, even if it is better than the last one, you will always meet different people who need to be confronted. Time rises in this similar cycle until the personal end. Therefore, personal broadening and spiritual liberation are the things that cannot be given up. Thanks to the author for the good article
This is an ancient proverb about the impermanence of fate, the complexity of human nature, and the tenacity of women. It is neither sweet nor suspended, but uses the most painful story to tell you: Even if you are in hell, your heart can still turn to the light.
This article is a typical narrative of poor cognition, and it creates a sense of thoughtfulness and horror that is indeed rare in Tomato. Although it is not my preferred genre, this kind of cruel dark coming-of-age ceremony is written very powerfully. Five Star supports innovation. Although I think it is unnecessary in some places. But it's a rare type of tomato
It's not like the "invisible literary giant" that some book friends say. But it's true that it's not like other books about counterattacks, soul piercing, or getting to the top through beauty. Really unique. The difficulty of survival and the huge differences in class are too similar to the real world. I just don't know if this book has a male protagonist
Zundu is so pretty! I've seen it before but didn't click in. I thought she was an actor. I didn't expect the heroine to be so smart and sober. She can understand and learn as soon as she is taught. Although she looks ordinary, she plays the zheng very well. She always says that she has met a noble person but she doesn't know that she is also their noble person. Looking at the plot progression, the heroine may really become an official and become a noble. I really like the heroine and the emperor and several princes. But there should be no male protagonist. In my opinion, the female protagonist is a ruthless way of breaking up love. Hahaha, apart from family and friendship, I just don't know if the female protagonist can return to Yushan to live with her sisters and the rescued children. I feel that the emperor will not let her leave the capital. It's not that the heartthrob is better than the heartthrob. On the road to becoming a good chess piece, many people are pecking for the heroine.
Personally speaking, I really felt that this was a good book that was delayed by the title, but I also thought that the title of the book was particularly wonderful. I had recommended this book several times, and I always thought it was a popular house-fighting drama. It probably lacked some love. The heroine's status was so low that she was just a domestic concubine who fought for love, so I didn't click on it and kept missing it. However! Big mistake! Just like the characters in the books, I underestimated the heroine and the so-called family skills. The heroine is too good and tough. It can be said that every step is difficult, making a living every step of the way, sentimental, righteous and great love. She even deserved to be named Nv Zhuge, the eldest heroine. It's almost tied. I know that the heroine's dream is to live peacefully, but she is so talented. I really hope that by the end she will get an achievement that matches her wisdom.
The current score is 8.6. I have read 100 chapters. I think this book deserves a score of 9 or above. Whether it can get a score of 9.3 Or above depends on how it develops in the future. First of all, this is not a romance story about love. It is a story about a man at the bottom who, in order to survive, is involved in the struggle for power and profit among the royal family and aristocratic families, and continues to grow and make breakthroughs. I originally listened to the book, but then I found that I couldn't listen to this book at all because I would miss details casually. This book needs to be read carefully. The behavior of the characters in the book is not what it seems on the surface. When the relationship between the characters is peeled off layer by layer, those things that float on the surface will have a completely different side. The dialogues of the characters in the book also have their own connotations and metaphors.
It's been a long, long time since I've seen a book that truly describes the lives and thoughts of people at the bottom of ancient times. No matter which character appears, even if it is only a very small character, the depiction is three-dimensional and vivid. Everyone has their own position, everyone has their own ideas and desires. In ancient times, the people at the bottom were often the objects that the superiors could manipulate and manipulate at will. Sometimes the people at the bottom even didn't know what was going on, and bad luck befell them. I particularly like the heroine, she is of noble character, sincere in her treatment of others, and yet not lose her head. There is no shortage of capable and capable people in this world, but there is a shortage of truth, goodness and beauty. Otherwise, why would we always praise truth, goodness and beauty from ancient times to the present? I hope that the third prince can really be a good emperor for the people of the world, and that the heroine reunites with her brother and lives a good life.