Dream of the Red Chamber: I Am Jia Lian

The protagonist is incredibly cowardly. An heir to the Rongguo Mansion, he's constantly scolded, beaten, and looked down upon at home. When he enrolls at an academy, he's manipulated by a mere gatekeeper. After starting his studies, he's ripped off by a gatekeeper, who charges him a tael of silver just for lunch outside the school. The protagonist even claims the gatekeeper is a hidden master.

After watching for a while, I was surprised to find people defending the literary inquisitions of the Qing Dynasty. I have already reported them.

If you want to turn your life around, you must join the army. First, you'll have connections in the two prefectures, making promotions smoother. Second, military officers have better career advancement than civil officials. Third, it's awkward for a family with military merit to integrate into the scholar-official circle through the imperial examinations.

The biggest flaw in this book is the marriage to Wang Xifeng.

Besides being beautiful, what else does Wang Xifeng possess? She's power-hungry, greedy, and vicious.

There's too much personal bias; it feels like the author isn't writing a novel, but rather sharing their historical, political, and online opinions. From the middle section onwards, it's filled with even larger sections of personal commentary.

What a waste of my time! I laughed hysterically when I got to Chapter Two, where you, a direct descendant of a military noble family, try to take the civil service path. The military officials see you as a traitor, the civil officials see you as an outcast—you'll lose to both and die even faster. You're a wolf who doesn't eat sheep, yet you're wearing sheep's clothing and grazing with the sheep? Is that even possible?

I was just passing by; I didn't even open the book before heading straight to the comments section, and what I found was hilarious. The Rongguo Mansion is a large ship riddled with holes. It's not that it's beyond saving, but rather that it's being saved because it's spending more than it earns.

Qin Keqing is described as a harlot in the original work, so how come she has become a chaste and virtuous woman in your eyes?

Because your understanding of the world is too shallow. The only person I've subscribed to in full is Lao Duan. I wait for updates every day. It's truly well-written. Why is *Dream of the Red Chamber* considered a masterpiece? Because it deals with human nature. From the emperor to the common people, everyone struggles to move forward. One wrong step leads to another. There's no starting over. Only constant anxiety and uncertainty.