Daughter-in-Law of a Noble House

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There was chaos throughout all lands under Heavens, while warlords were vying for supremacy.

Fu Jin, the daughter of an exterminated noble clan, was forced to marry Wei Tan, an ambitious and formidable eldest son at the apex of his life.

This new daughter-in-law of the noble house received the solicitude of the officials and overturned the internal strife. In times of chaos, displacement and the subjugation of prominent clans, as a married woman one only wished to survive, conduct business, manage the affairs of the household and live one’s life in peace.

Amidst the chaotic war, she watched the changes in the Imperial court and the battle for power. One exquisite heart had set in motion thousands of strategies and success was but a leap!

Yet, one was not able to scheme beyond his ten years’ plan of ‘giving a taste of one’s own medicine’.

The eyes of the fourteen year old Wei Tan, who had arrived at the Imperial Guards, caught sight of Fu Jin. His emotions stirred when they encountered each other in the Southern market. He noticed her eyes would dart to the right when she was calculating and knew that she had a penchant for haggling prices. He believed the ‘exorbitant price’ he had paid for the plum flower bottle in her hands would certainly attract the beauty’s attention. Little did he expect that she would only remember the hundred and fifty coins. She had paid no attention to the build or stature of the person who had paid.

Ten years later, what was gratifying was that the affairs of the world were ever changing. In the end, after many twists and turns, she actually became his Furen.

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Jin Yu Shu Nian
侯门新妇
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dramamonster
dramamonster rated it
July 20, 2020
Status: c27
This historical story moves quickly and is very interesting if you like historical slice of life novels like To Be A Virtuous Wife or Eight Treasure Trousseau.

The quality of translation from both translators is excellent. The chapters are long.

Fu Jin is a very smart 20-year-old woman in ancient warlord China. The novel opens on her wedding night to General Wei Tan, who threatened a city with his army until Fu Jin was sent to marry him.

Fu Jin is from a very noble family, but her past is tragic. In the... more>> past, the Empress Dowager sheltered her when her family was killed, but after the Empress Dowager passed away, Fu Jin was married off to a noble fool at age 15.

After her wedding night with General Wei Tan, Fu Jin is sent to the capital while General Wei Tan goes back to war. In the capital, Fu Jin meets all the noble men and women that she grew up with, who are now in high positions of power, including the new Emperor, Empress, and their highest officials. Fu Jin is very smart, emotionally strong (after all the chaos and civil war), and fortunate (in that she is physically safe in such tumultuous times).

From the summary blurb, it seems General Wei Tan met her when she was a girl and he has loved her for a long time. The translator has already promised that this is a
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Aska.has.ORD...
Aska.has.ORD... rated it
August 10, 2020
Status: Completed
Very good! It wont disappoint you I can guarantee it.

Poignant and sweet. Logical and calm. Not Mary Sue-ish MC. She's just smart and emotionally stable enough to get through the tragedies that happened in her past.

ML is one of the best I've read about. Loyal and strong. He provided a safe haven for the MC.

HE guaranteed.
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silent hobby
silent hobby rated it
December 27, 2020
Status: Completed
This is a good read.

At the beginning when the both MC got married, their relationship was cold and the FL forced to remarried for survival, the ML married her for her background. I could said that ML was a fair and upright man, he help FL to meet her ex-fiancee and give her the freedom to choose. I think ML could understand that FL hasn't put down her past completely.

Their relationship was starting to take off when the FL choose to stay with ML.

There were power struggles, wars, family conflicts... more>> and scheming, the romance was good and heart warming.

I think that the story was quite realistic, the author just write the plot smoothly without forcing it, which is make this story to my liking.

Every character described realistically with their own personality and make the story alive. <<less
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otomdeer
otomdeer rated it
June 21, 2021
Status: c53
I regret reading this book. From the synopsis I thought the female MC is an intelligent person, but surprise surprise. When you read the synopis you will thought the fMC is a calculative, intelligent, and I guess business-savvy? I know its a fantasy for someone in early 20s to be a master at something. But then she said she often helped her family this and that. Already gone through this and that. At least dont be freaking naive and passive and hopes everything goes her way. When other women in... more>> her peers struggled and worked to get something they wanted, she's just: "my heart is scratched, oh well it cant be helped i'll just endure and agree, I wont struggle because whats the point?"

Also indecisive.
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she said her ex-fiance broke her heart, his family schemed her family so his family can stay alive. Albeit realistic when you put your whole family in the line for someone else's family. Its doesnt erase the fact he and his family is not there when the disaster happened and THE CAUSE. AND SHE STILL MISSED HIM, WORRIED ABOUT HIM GETTING HURT, LET HIM HUG HER, and still contemplating if she can be together again with him. WTF? WHO DOES THAT? Even when the ex-fiance said she should moved on bcs it was all in the past all she just did was screaming she still lives in the past :) after that she's still worried about him even when they are already separated. I know its realistic to be difficult in forgetting childhood love, but she just only need to remember the cause of her family death and it SHOULD HAVE erased all the feelings she has for him. Maybe because I dont have the experience to love someone so deeply or it's because im the type of person who regards family first before everything else that im so pissed off about this.

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Also the male MC. Lol tf is wrong with him. So far I still dont have reasons why the fMC should choose him over her own business lol. Not only he's not communicative he thought being mysterious and aloof is attractive HAH. He will only explains when the situation demands him to clear his name. That's not honesty honey, that's excuses. He demanded the fMC to like him more than just a 'husband' in status, sure his actions are cute and kind but really she lives in aristocracy where men are supposed to be noble and kind but still have 10 or more concubines in their backyard. What did he expect? What makes him should be different in the eyes of fmc? It will be more understandable if he demands that AFTER he comes clear with everything.

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I know this book is a perfect depiction of realistic ancient times. But the author's choice SUCKS (A LOT) in making his/her protagonists characters. Because other side characters can be more appealing to me than them. Concubine Xu (the male mc's brother's concubine) is one of them because
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she schemed to get her in-laws permission to live in their home and with her husband. She schemed to get pregnant (albeit this can be little question mark but understandable if you read her story) WITHOUT harming everybody in the sidelines and STILL get what she wanted (the status as someone who is pregnant with the first grandchild in Wei Family thats significant for her life because her position will be stable then) Why can't you make this kind of character for our female MC, dear author?

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I'm done peeps. For you who likes to read excessively annoying main characters who can be realistic then this book is for you. Sorry for the long rant ❤ <<less
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CKJnovelFANatic
CKJnovelFANatic rated it
November 24, 2020
Status: c13
I started this very interesting story a while ago and was really disappointed when it was dropped by the original translator 😞 But I’m so happy now that it’s been picked up again 🥳

I’ve read so many stories (thanks NovelUpdates 🙏) This one ranks among the ancient China stories with an intelligent FL and decent ML 😁
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Lola.
Lola. rated it
December 2, 2023
Status: Completed
I love me a good historical story without the usual transmigration/rebirth/supernatural troupe!

First of all, I would like to shout out the translator @aewoo for picking up this novel, and actually provide a thorough and enjoyable translation (the little comments always cracks me up)

I enjoy the not so cliche storyline, nothing groundbreaking, but I found a family with minimal strife, no over the top mistreatment of concubine, an actual glimpse of warlords at chaotic era, and no face slapping back to back to be refreshing.

The story itself isnt that complicated,... more>> the FL is the lone survivor of her clan, at the mercy of others, but still dignified and smart enough to know when to retreat. Fu Jin is beautiful, and comes with the background as the daughter of a well respected scholar in a world where military men trying to rule the world and gaining the respect from the scholars. As such, she was basically robbed from her sham marriage to a foolish-son of a noble and was forced to re-marry to the son of the prime minister, who wants to be respected as more than an usurper. Well.. Well.. Well.. Here comes the ML with secrets of his own.

ML is Wei Tan, I like the fact that the FL didnt find him attractive, just heroic, typical military man. Boy, the author did a good job of making the FL -and me! Slowly finding his charms.

A bit spoilery review up ahead

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I'm thanking the author for not making Wei Tan as an omnipotent, possesive ML, he as the son of the prime minister and a general with his own merit, also face adversaries, and didnt spy on the FL blatantly like other novels would have.

also, the fact that this novel ML, could be a 2nd male lead on other novels, really is different. I mean, it's not hard to imagine, Wei Tan as a good friend of Pei Qian, as the silent, helpful, supportive 2nd lead that's trying to help unite Fu Jin and her sweetheart. And he did try that route! This is the revenge of the 2nd male lead I guess

And talking about Pei Qian, gosh! There's no more perfect male lead turn 2nd lead than him. Handsome, gentlemanly, smart, a general, scholarly, kind, sweet guy who genuinely love and care for his ex fiancee Fu Jin, like WT, in any other novels, he is male lead material. And probably would end up winning back Fu Jin too

FL is also not omnipotent and rash, she knows her limit as a woman in her era, and doesnt break character

The story of the emperor is also good. I'm always sad, and wanting Fu Jin to be kinder and closer to the emperor, but I understand that would put her in danger

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The love story is nice, the ML is PERFECT in hindsight. His love and long devotion to the FL is sweet.

There are some flaws, like the inconsistency with names of side characters and also questions like :

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where did Wei Rong go?

How did Wei Tan ends up marrying Fu Jin? Did he ask his father for Fu Jin directly?

What happened to Wei An? Pei Qian? Please give them a happy ending too

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berryberry
berryberry rated it
December 22, 2020
Status: Completed
This is really, really good! So happy it's being translated. I was intrigued from the very first chapter, and that never waned.

10/10 recommend.
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J Doe
J Doe rated it
December 18, 2020
Status: c22
Really enjoying this one! Our MC has been through a lot. In fact, so have all the characters. Talk about a story with 3D characters? This one's definitely full of layers. I think it will be fun to re-read once done to get all of the hints about other's motivations/backstories.

This is set in a war torn China as the new capital tries to stabilize the famine prone country under a war lord and a (mostly) puppet emperor. Fu Jin is chosen as the wife of the warlord's heir, Wei Tan.... more>> It's a marriage of convenience to secure support of scholars, many of whom revere her father. Though it's her second marriage, she doesn't know squat about the love between a man and a woman. When her new husband keeps avoiding her
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and even sends her into the arms of her ex

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, she's certain that he has zero interest in her. Makes sense, right? So, should she run away when he gives her the opportunity? <<less
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bookmunchies
bookmunchies rated it
January 27, 2024
Status: ss 3
Really well written and well translated. It's a lot more like a book than the usual online novel. I would definitely recc this as a stronger read. I think if you read this for the characters you won't really like it, as the mains are not that charismatic. Reading it for the story will make it more enjoyable.

The personality of MC is somewhat frustrating at times, with her not really having a strong will or determination, no overwhelming drive for something, but rather being a very subdued person akin to... more>> a dandelion seed. I don't really mind this, but people who prefer MCs to be the most eye catching and charismatic of the characters might find it unlikable.

As for ML, he really is a sly one which is a plus, but I somewhat dislike the type that is silent to that degree, and is so brick headed,
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also bad in bed in the beginning which got some minus points from me too.

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The 2nd ML is, tbo I would've preferred if she hated him or even felt so indifferent about him he could drop dead and she wouldn't blink, I would've loved if he suffered through that. The bond there wasn't nearly as high strung as I like, but that's just a matter of taste.

A lot of the background characters were a lot more eye catching, even some of the antagonists were like that. The melancholic, scheming emperor, the selfish empress, that one young general who betrayed his lord and was executed, the clever, full of life courtesan, the wayward son, the little genius, the disabled genius. I wish it was written in a multiple POV style so we could explore the situation more, because our MC is really limited in that aspect.

The extras, I'd have liked it if the emperor extra wasn't quite so normative,
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aka did not force it into being a generic couple, and instead mentioned the consorts in the dynamic too, because there was clearly love there too. Seems that one pregnancy was forgotten because the only child mentioned was the Empress' adopted son, and no word of the child with the Wei consort.

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The overall plot was very new, at least I hadn't seen this sort of political scene before. For a while I'd even thought we'd get a lot more angst and tragedy, but that did not happen. I feel that the ML was made a bit too palatable for that sort of situation,
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by that I mean he was never shown as cruel and instead as very lenient, there was just not enough hatred for him shown, what with him literally changing the name of the dynasty, when he is of a very low initial standing, and yet letting the royal family live in that situation

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She did not really even involve herself with her own business, she was more of a situation camera. Overall I'd have liked more emotion but other than that it's good. <<less
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Eeria
Eeria rated it
February 20, 2023
Status: Completed
It’s a 3.5

It’s a rebirth story without the revenge part which is usually rare and refreshing. I like and dislike the story is being told from FL perspective. I like because as the story unfolds you discover new things along the way. Dislike because you can’t get the ML perspective on things directly. You have to assume based on his actions. The hints are subtle. So the romance is a bit slow as the FL is biased. But once FL decide to move on it gets steamy quickly. Still I... more>> find the chemistry between both leads is not right, feels cold at times

The story develops well with rarely a dull moment.

translators did a great job

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thesinginghoneybee
thesinginghoneybee rated it
May 16, 2022
Status: c53
I am immensely enjoying this novel so far. I enjoy the first person narration, and it is almost like reading a mystery as we uncover more intrigue and back story along with the main character. However, I think it was dropped. I hope someone else will pick it up! I would love to know how it ends.
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Silkscreen
Silkscreen
February 19, 2024
Status: Completed
Overall, a well written and enjoyable historical-theme novel that takes one through many passages of time. The author has quite a good skill in narrating events and the writing would draw one in. I'm glad I read this when the translation was already completed, plus translator-aewoo would insert some notes to remind us of a character or scene that the author would bring back. There are many characters and many different event/arcs.
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meanairizyx
meanairizyx
January 26, 2024
Status: Completed
This is good!!! The plot is very mature and easy to read. Romance progress is slowly every chapter but will end up sweet anyway.

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The 2nd ML is such a good person 😭😭

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saosaosmr
saosaosmr rated it
January 6, 2024
Status: Completed
I was a bit iffy about it being in first person. But I'm glad I read through, I think this story has one of the best ML's in a romance by far. The translation is good, and I feel the plot is written really well.

The side characters Pei Qian, Wei An, Ruochen (and her beau) are charming, and shine in their own way.

FL point of view, so you only know what she knows. She notices just enough to set the stage as we progress.

ML is playing 5d chess throughout the... more>> novel, and he's OP but he's also hardworking, steadfast, and funny.

I really enjoyed this story. It was at times lighthearted and funny, especially when the characters interact it felt like it could be a real conversation. But they live in a war torn land, so the somber, bleak tone pervades but it doesn't feel boring at all.

The characters (aside from ML who is destined for greatness) feel realistic and warm, the story down to earth, and the conclusion fulfilling.

This is a love story, set during a time of war and conflict. I am very happy to have had the chance to read it, and would read again.

(Bonus! A FL that actually enjoys s*x and initiates, with no dubcon elements! A miracle!) <<less
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potatosince1992
potatosince1992 rated it
December 31, 2023
Status: --
I honestly want to rate this zero cause I hate forced love triangles, but I don't think that's fair for the translators.

Don't like the ML, he's always missing in action.

It's always the ex who saves the day, every. Single. Damn. Time!

FL obviously still loves the ex even when she's already married and a mother to MLs daughter. Author should've made this polygamy instead of the tiring love triangle 😒😩
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thecrivens
thecrivens rated it
December 19, 2023
Status: Completed
There were so many names at the beginning that could be confusing, but they were not very important in the end. I'd like to have my ship sail, but alas... BL ship is not to be in BG novel.

Ending is quite satisfactory.
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sweetjujubes
sweetjujubes rated it
December 18, 2023
Status: c87
I love the romance between the FL and ML in this novel; they would be cute, funny and sometimes seggsy xD

I think the plot is so and so but that didn’t stop me from reading all night long! What also intrigued me is how similar the plot and characters are to the those of the Three Warring Kingdoms (if you watched cdramas of that time or played the Dynasty Warriors games then you would know what I mean).

Many thanks to the translators who did an awesome job translating this gem... more>> to completion! <<less
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nunutzzz
nunutzzz rated it
February 3, 2023
Status: --
i think ive found gold fr. I like the fact that they're adults (FL is 20!!!!) sometimes it's kinda hard for me to get comfortable with a married child like most girls in this genre.

I like the FL by faaar!!! She's pretty REAL like I dont know how to say it but I feel that the way she acts is something that makes you say "oooo id have done the same if I were her", like you cam empathize with her ykkk. Shes not a genious, but knows how to... more>> use her brain!!. I love her monologues, they make me crack

I like the ML, im always expecting his interactions with the FL, theyre tension always make me nervous. I'm pretty sure he's a good boy (he treats FL so well, hes pretty ATTENTIVE, kind etc- my vocabulary is so poor im sorry~~) !!!! I mostly dont understand why he acts some ways or get mad at others, because we dont know his pov. BUT IM DYING TO KNOW WHATS GOING ON IN HIS BRAIN. He's nice, i've read that some of the readers dont like him too much, but I think id fall for someone like him in real life:))

sooo, what I liked: real characters, adult FL and ¡¡¡¡¡TENSION!!!!!!!!

im dying to mtl but I cannot find the link, if someone can help me with that id be so grateful^^

(the side characters are also good btw)

PLEASE READ IT!! <<less
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n0isy.ninja
n0isy.ninja rated it
June 14, 2021
Status: c52
I haven't read that many ancient romances. Given the gender bias, I find them not that appealing. However this one is refreshing. I like the ML and like his straight forward honest character. He isn't arrogant and must care for the FL even though it is not apparent yet. And his affection seems altruistic and not full of overbearing jealousy. Quite unusual in these novels :) !! I also like the FL and like her realism and independence. This is a great novel and I wish that the translation goes... more>> faster :) :) <<less
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