Concealing the Spring Tide

It's like training a dog, hahaha.

Could it be the illegitimate son he was originally supposed to marry?

Hurry up and kill him off.

Ha, I knew this bad guy was up to no good.

I don't want to spend my whole life in my dreams, do I?

Isn't the male lead a ninja? Why isn't this happening?! I'm so anxious!

The male lead seems a bit repressed and sly.

The author's writing is superb, so beautifully crafted! Certain ineffable things are metaphorically represented by various scenes or objects, creating a sense of bewilderment and wonder! This historical romance is relatively realistic, not a typical female-centric story. The female protagonist is a concubine's daughter who marries along with her elder sister, a pitiful figure. Before marriage, she struggled to survive under the care of her stepmother and elder sister. Marrying a concubine's son and becoming his legal wife was her hope and expectation for the future, but fate is unpredictable, and her dream shattered. After marriage, her philandering husband became her nightmare, and she had to outwit and outmaneuver him to protect herself, with the secret help of her third uncle playing a crucial role. The book is depressing, reflecting the weakness, helplessness, and vulnerability of women in their husbands' families in ancient times. This applies not only to wives but also to concubines and maids. The women around Shen Xun, those vying for favor and seeking sexual favor, were all playthings of men, victims of the wife-concubine system and the vast disparity in gender status. Although both the male and female protagonists' love affairs in their two lifetimes were considered "marital infidelity," which of the female protagonist's husbands in both lifetimes treated her as a wife or a human being? Modern women can divorce and remarry, but what could women in ancient times do when they were destitute and helpless? It can only be said that they were extremely pitiful and helpless! In such situations, we shouldn't use moral constraints to bind the weak. "Infidelity" deserves sympathy and forgiveness!

To be honest, I came across this novel before, read one chapter, and gave up because I didn't like the female lead's character setting of being someone else's concubine at the beginning. But recently, I picked it up again and it got more and more exciting. The author's writing is excellent, the relationships between the characters are complex yet clear, the plot is intricately linked, and the reader can follow along with the characters' inner changes and development. The author writes about ancient etiquette and court politics in great detail and without ambiguity. In short, it's a very good novel.

The author's writing is good. The concept is unique, and the characters are vividly portrayed. Highly recommended.