A Concubine Can Never Measure Up to a Wife
妾大不如妻
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- Completed
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- 2.1M Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Classical Alternate History
- Updated
- 16y ago
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Sharing a husband with four women, being bullied by her mother-in-law and concubines, and even having to speak up for the concubines who bully her—is this really a modern time traveler?! This is unbearable to watch!
It's well-written and reliable, but reading it was so frustrating and left me feeling down.
How can a time-traveling person remarry? Especially a scumbag with outdated feudal ideas?! How can he possibly live like this?!
The power struggles within the family are truly captivating! Fans of such stories shouldn't miss it. Although it faltered towards the end, the beginning was incredibly exciting, especially the part where she and her brother dealt with her maternal family—it was so satisfying!
A book contains many repetitive chapters, yet the publisher charges for them repeatedly. Supporting legitimate copies is commendable, but this level of carelessness is unacceptable.
It's well-written, comparable to "The Concubine's Daughter's Guide to Success," but the male lead is too much of a jerk in the early stages, a lecherous man who ruined countless young girls. Perhaps that's why the book didn't become popular.