The Red-Gated Manor

There's something I just have to say. Author, please stop having the protagonist sneer all the time. People who can sneer are either in high positions or have deep secrets. Does this transmigrator think he's so great? What's with all the sneering?

The author's literary and historical knowledge is high, and the characters are vividly and distinctly portrayed, which is commendable. However, the protagonist seems completely devoid of any zest for life; even finding a wife feels like completing a task, unlike a normal man.

To be honest, this isn't a time-travel novel at all; it's just a story about ancient life, similar to *Dream of the Red Chamber*, using the guise of a time traveler. A time traveler might not be particularly skilled at scheming, but they certainly possess knowledge spanning hundreds of years. However, the protagonist never uses these advantages throughout the entire story.

This is my favorite book, thumbs up!

So it's a female author. This book has so many illogical points. One thing I really don't understand is that the male protagonist arranged for his family's steward, Lingxi, to marry Peng Shisan, a servant in Zhang Fu's household. This is tantamount to exposing the Duke of Ying to the secrets of his entire family, including their wealth.

The setting is seriously inconsistent. As a highly educated adult who transmigrated, you only copied a few poems and articles. You don't apply any of your knowledge of the future. You spend all your time in palace intrigue and are always full of self-pity. You don't do anything to improve productivity or the lives of ordinary people. You are extremely toxic!

"The Vermilion Gate" is a work of extremely high quality, capable of sweeping the internet. In the historical time-travel genre, only "Elegant Elegance" can rival it. After reading these two books, one can only feel a sense of having seen the vast ocean and the fleeting beauty of Wushan.

I just realized that it takes about 15,000 reading points to finish the whole book, which is about 150 RMB. Seriously, spending 150 RMB to read a web novel? That's outrageous!

I suggest female authors stay away from writing in male-oriented genres; it's really awkward.

As I understand it, when Lingxi said she wanted to marry Peng Shisan, my first reaction was to kill her. It's just too bizarre. Lingxi's quality of life is comparable to that of a noblewoman, the head steward of a prestigious family. How could she possibly say she wanted to marry a widowed old scoundrel, a lowly military man, or even someone else's retainer?