The Son-in-Law of the Dream of the Red Chamber

These past few chapters have highlighted the protagonist's hypocrisy and incompetent rage. I'm truly speechless. The author's writing isn't exactly strong, yet they insist on portraying him as a compassionate and empathetic figure. Now, all I see of the protagonist is this hypocrisy.

Good heavens, he stole his wife's maid after returning home from his wedding, and a few days later he went to a brothel. What trash!

The protagonist eventually becomes emperor, but the princes' rebellion fails, and the emperor, disappointed, abdicates to become the retired emperor, passing the throne to the protagonist. The author initially wrote about romance and nature, which attracted readers, but once the book shifts its focus from the middle to the later stages of the story to court politics, it becomes less engaging.

To sum it up: It's the story of a loser who becomes a prince and remains utterly foolish.

Seeing the photos before it went on sale, I couldn't resist sharing my thoughts. First, the author is a typical example of someone who has read Dream of the Red Chamber but knows nothing about history. The emperor's own son is a prince. Even if he himself is a good-for-nothing, why would others dare to treat him as a good-for-nothing? Secondly, is this really a time traveler?

The Prince's mansion has become a villa for the Jia family; these royals are more clueless than African savages. Is the Imperial Clan Court eating shit? Hahahaha!

Returning to one's parents' home to steal a maidservant, going to a brothel a few days after the wedding, and then refusing to see a doctor a few days later—are you even using your brain to write this? Is this a normal person?

A courtesan still bothers with such thoughts? And she even seeks true love? Once you establish a harem, love becomes irrelevant; everything revolves around self-interest. He even said that the courtesan in the brothel didn't love him, so he let her go. That's hilarious. Is this some kind of pure love romance novel?

The protagonist is quite interesting; his personality is very vivid, perfectly fitting the image of an ordinary person who travels back to ancient times and suddenly rises in status. Some readers criticize the scene of him visiting brothels, but realistically, any normal person traveling back to ancient times would be curious about such things, especially since they've never experienced them before. It's perfectly normal for them to wander around in a daze.

I read the book from the very beginning, but the third chapter, where Wang Xifeng sends away the male protagonist Ping'er, made me hesitate. Ping'er was part of Wang Xifeng's dowry; in fact, in the entire Jia family, you could distrust everyone but Ping'er. How could Wang Xifeng bear to part with him, how could she be so heartless as to send Ping'er away? After sending him away, she wouldn't have anyone she could rely on left.