Dream of the Red Chamber: From Foot Soldier to Ruler of All
红楼：从小卒到万人之上
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- Completed
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- 1.4M Words
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- Historical
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- Alternate History
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To My Former Chuunibyou Self
Somewhere in the vast sea of books, you'll always find one that suits you. Maybe it once kept you up all night, or maybe... well, maybe that's all. Would you read it a second time? Could you keep going?
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2026.6.1 1. Most Dream of the Red Chamber fan fiction falls under alternate history, but it's fundamentally different from conventional historical fiction. The unique charm of these stories lies in the lives of the women in the garden. If a book uses the title Dream of the Red Chamber but ignores the fates of the women throughout, then the words "Red Chamber" in the title are meaningless. If it's just a historical novel wearing a Red Chamber disguise, it would be better to write straight-up hist
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I love Dream of the Red Chamber and enjoy reading stories inspired by it. The books I choose are ones I've read carefully. They may not all be great, but each has something distinctive and is worth recommending or warning others away from.
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I've been reading for over ten years. I've been bored and in a reading slump lately, so I thought I'd put together a list of books I'm reading and give them a quick rating out of five.
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It's tough, tough, tough. Hong Lou stories have their own tag now, but completed ones are rare, and truly excellent ones are rarer still. Here's a collection of the Hong Lou stories I've read and been able to get into.
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The simplest elixir of immortality
Dream of the Red Chamber is wonderful! It turns Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu into a powerful elixir—immortal herbs plus a sky-mending stone—the simplest way to achieve immortality.
I haven't read *Dream of the Red Chamber*, but after reading the novel, I specifically went to Bilibili to find explanations of it. After watching those videos, my romanticized view of Xue Baochai shattered completely; she's a total bitch, and this "big-faced" Xue Baochai is indiscriminately promiscuous...
Is a single female lead in a time-travel story set in the Dream of the Red Chamber acceptable?
The comments section is always full of posts about a single female lead; is a time-travel story with a single female lead from "Dream of the Red Chamber" even acceptable?
Regarding age settings
In the second year of Yongchang Main characters: 17, Lin Daiyu: 10, Jia Baoyu: 11, Xue Baochai: 12, Jia Yingchun: 13, Jia Tanchun: 10, Jia Xichun: 6, Shi Xiangyun: 9.
Puyi's assessment of *Dream of the Red Chamber*: It's written in a petty and narrow-minded style. Even though he was the last emperor, Jia Zhen was the highest-ranking official in the Jia family in *Dream of the Red Chamber*. His official title was the hereditary third-rank general of the valiant army, a sinecure that didn't even put him in the upper echelons of power; he wasn't even invited to major meetings.
Personal suggestion
I suggest that the main female character should only be Lin Daiyu. Lin Daiyu comes from a scholarly family, is intelligent, and possesses political acumen—that's enough. The so-called eccentric and jealous Lin Daiyu in *Dream of the Red Chamber* can actually be seen as a noblewoman who suddenly loses both parents, her family falls into decline, and she becomes sensitive, insecure, and suspicious…
One question is whether it should have a single female lead? A single female lead in *Dream of the Red Chamber* is like a time-traveling novel where the protagonist doesn't rebel and is solely focused on romance. As long as the romantic storylines are well-developed, multiple female leads are normal; the key is the hierarchy. Just avoid those mindless harem novels.
There's something I don't understand. Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai are clearly two opposites—one is sincere, the other enamored with power—so why do almost all fanfiction protagonists try to win them over? Personally, I think Xue Baochai's actions in this book are all for her own benefit and the Xue family's.
Looking for recommendations. The writing is too slow, I can't get enough! Are there any similar stories by this author, with Daiyu as the main female lead? I'm not against harems, but if the main character's surname is Jia, please don't involve incest or challenge societal norms. I don't care about anything dirty or filthy.
I really dislike Xue Baochai
She acts like she's so smart and can control everything; she's so arrogant. I suggest the author give her a good talking-to. Any caravan will do; they don't need her. If you want to recruit her, it'll be easier when she's down on her luck.