The Charismatic Concubine’s Son of the Red Chamber

Ye Qing's self-narration: I'm an insignificant person living in modern society, with an ordinary wife and a child. Suddenly one day, I transmigrated and transformed into a girl. I found myself in ancient times, a child of a prominent family. I thought my future was limited to marriage when I reached a certain age. But then one day, I discovered I was in the world of *Dream of the Red Chamber*!

Having only read the first 220-odd chapters, I've never read a book on Qidian so slowly before. It took me three days to get through this small portion. Putting aside the character development, the author's control of pacing alone is truly impressive.

Thank you to the author for their dedicated work, which has brought us readers a wonderful reading experience. In today's increasingly saturated online literature market, which has become stagnant, I saw a "retro" feel in this novel. Since its inception, online novels have seen new themes emerge every so often, driving new waves of popularity.

Lin Daiyu/Xue Baochai: Alas, her virtue was like a loom stopped, her talent like willow catkins in verse. A jade belt hangs in the forest, a golden hairpin is buried in the snow. Qin Keqing: A body shrouded in illusion, bound by love; where love meets, lust is inevitable. Don't say all the unworthy come from Rong; the true instigator of trouble lies in Ning.

The reason for this question is that the book has a female-oriented feel from beginning to end, especially the setting of the protagonist's background. The following contains major spoilers. Viewer discretion is advised! The protagonist is Jia Zong. His current backstory is that his mother was a courtesan who died young.

Mr. Jia is a warm-hearted man. In the morning, he lets his concubine continue sleeping, tucks her in, and dresses himself. He's not picky about food. During lovemaking, it's one-on-one; he doesn't need maids to help him or fetch water for washing. When bathing, he politely declines having his back scrubbed by a maid. He rides a horse instead of a sedan chair.

He was overjoyed to have overcome adversity and finally achieved his dream of becoming a phoenix, and was amazed to see a white horse galloping across the Wu border, a dragon emerging from its hiding place. He envied those who were both learned and skilled in martial arts and finally won the heart of the man with a golden hairpin, and lamented the life of a concubine's son in the Jia family, whose life was full of ups and downs.

Qingwen is being treated like royalty, constantly bickering with Daiyu. She's made Daiyu cry several times, but nothing happens to her. She even insults the royal family, calling them shameless. The male lead just spoils and pampers her. I can't stand it anymore.

The beginning was so cruel, it made my liver and head ache with anger. I finally escaped from the east wing, only to be tormented by Old Madam Shi again. She constantly berates the protagonist, and even when the protagonist steps in, she still berates him. He's supposed to be a transmigrator, can't he be a little tougher and use some methods?

This is the most painful Dream of the Red Chamber novel I've ever read. The characters are all so pretentious. Some conflicts could have been avoided, but they were deliberately escalated, giving me a headache. The relationships between some characters and the protagonist are also very confusing. Take Sister Feng, for example.