To Be A Virtuous Wife

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As a virtuous wife, does it include tolerating his cousin, enduring his concubines, bearing his mother?

If you will not let me live freely, why would I let you live in satisfaction?

Did fate let women time-travel so they could learn the three morals and four virtues?

Rather than act like a coward and live, it would be better to live in satisfaction and die.

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He Wei Xian Qi
Thế nào là hiền thê
ชายาผู้มีคุณธรรม
何为贤妻
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Ccl
Ccl rated it
March 12, 2019
Status: Completed
Ok... this is my first time ever putting a review in here but I have to do it. This novel have got to be one of the best C-novel with- reincarnation/transmigiration plot- that I've read so far. I'd say it is even one of my favorite novels now. While it is a cliche reincarnation/transmigiration, love story - with the girl from another world took over the previous owner's body, taking revenge on those who've wronged the previous owner and with the determination to live a better life, while the fated... more>> guy falls in love with the girl bcs, you know, different persona and all. But it was not boring at all. I laughed, my heart fluttered at their cute interaction, my heart breaks a little when they encountered something sad. I finished reading this novel within a couple of days, that was just how good it is.

Also, the translator did an amazing job at tranlating this novel and the editors that helped edited this novel too. So thank you for that. It was an easy read, except the first couple of chps (especially the first one). Bcs there were a lot of unfamiliar Chinese terms that weren't translated. But the translator put a footnote for each of those terms/words and even explanation (the translator even provided a glosarry). After those first couple of chps, it was an easy read. Not difficult at all.

All in all it was a really amazing read. Did not regret losing sleep over it. A mixed element of seriousness (bcs of the Imperial Family concept) and lightheartedness (bcs of the lovey dovey of the two cute couple and the awesome interaction between mother in-law and daughter in-law). Trust me, you will not regret reading this story. I've read many similar C-novel but this one is just amazing. A strong female lead and a strong male lead who becomes soft in front of the women he loves. This is definitely a novel worth re-reading (。♥‿♥。) <<less
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devoid
devoid rated it
March 10, 2019
Status: c123
I’m finally finished reading this. It’s really the kind of fictional and wishful romance fit for a setting in the past. Even if there are not many challenges and dark undertones, I enjoyed the flow of the story and the POVs of the characters. You’ll appreciate this if you want to take a break from action and heavy drama genres. I hope I can find more stories that give emphasis on monogamy and resolve. ❤️❤️❤️
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gellisa
gellisa rated it
January 10, 2019
Status: Completed
I love this story. It is the best I ever read. First of all, It is completed. And is so romantic. If you love historical fiction, romance stories, read this RIGHT NOW!!!
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emmyazzy
emmyazzy rated it
January 5, 2019
Status: Completed
Even though I love ETT more than this novel, I enjoyed reading this novel a lot. Or well, I enjoyed reading all novels written by this author.

The author has written from modern to historical novels. I have read all of the novels except for BL and the novel that is still ongoing. The author’s historical novels are much more deeper in meaning. Though all her novels teaches me certain lessons or thoughts. Most of the author’s novels have the female lead as someone who is meantally strong and smart. The... more>> female lead may not be very pretty, smart or talented, but what all the female lead has in common is that they make great decisions and has better mindset to protect oneself.

Honestly, I wasn’t keen in reading this novel and another novel of the author’s, 妃嫔这职业, where they have many concubines in the novel since it is like reading a sad story or a story which is very realistic. However, I told myself that I shouldn’t judge a book by its cover and gave it a go in reading both novels. Plus, many people recommended reading this novel as a represent of what is love.

I am not sure about others but in my opinion, I agree and disagree with what others had said. The thing I guess I disagree about is that not all romance is that solemn. However, it is true that love may be in this form where love is when they care for each other, help one another and love to oneself. I feel the novel emphasises on loving to oneself more than to the partner which is something I learnt from reading the author’s novels. If you don’t protect and love yourself, nobody will respect and love you for who you are. And sometimes, you can’t be too greedy when it is something you can’t get which in this novel is that the female lead is always defensive against her heart since she is a fei and an empress.
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I guess what I felt sad about reading is that till the end she has to be defensive and always on guard. That sometimes I feel that she herself is tired of living this life which was seen when she sighed while looking up at the sky on the last few chapters.

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In conclusion, I still enjoyed reading this novel. It is just that I think this novel is suitable reading if you aren’t looking for a novel that has many sweet and romantic moments like other book has. You will enjoy reading it I guess if you are looking for a book which has great writing and better morale of the story. If you like this novel, you should also try reading the other novels written by this author. I will put a ranking of my own opinion in which book is the best below.

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My personal favourite in ranking: 1) Eight Treasures Trousseau(八宝妆)

2) Return of the Goddess (回归的女神)

3) 如珠似玉

4)妃嫔这职业

5)To be a Virtuous wife (何为贤妻)

6)人不可貌相

7)我就是这般女子

8)Hello Wife! (你好,老婆!)


9)繁花盛宴
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Bookworm_Sueweetie
Bookworm_Sueweetie rated it
December 29, 2018
Status: Completed
I love the leads and story... but I can't help but sad to one unrequited love that he brought it to secret until his death.

I also praise this love rival because unlike in other novels, he made peace that he can't get the FL so he only love her silently and changed his life for the better.
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WhatABatch
WhatABatch rated it
December 27, 2018
Status: Completed
This story is incredibly well written. It's deeply romantic and will soften even the blackest of hearts. You can't help but emphasize with the plight of the female lead. It is a bit hard to read at first because some of the words are left untranslated. You do get used to it after a couple of chapters though.
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Dancing_Rain
Dancing_Rain rated it
December 14, 2018
Status: Completed
Honestly I think this book is a whole another level compare to other historical romance novels. Well the MC is not the typical tranmigration MC (cold, revengeful, arrogant...) and using the cheat of modern knowledge to change the impression of those around them. Which I disagree most of the time. But that doesn't mean I hated this type of novel if the MC are sensible enough.

The MC is a strong type of woman that you longed to be. She is powerful in her own way, never let man (her husband)... more>> effect her in anyway. She never take the first step to pleased her husband even if the legal wife is like s*ave to the man in ancient time. It was her charm, confidence, and elegance that attracted her husband without both of them realising it.

Many people disagree that the man had another concubines and had sleep with them. Well what else could I say? If you want to look for a virg*n boy, sorry to say you ain't get it.

Come on, this shows the reality of ancient time. Be realistic, you ain't getting shoujo type of romance here. Plus it was never shown or describe in the novel about his gentle treatment toward his concubines. He always act like the concubines doesn't even exist when his wifey is around. He turns blind eye and try to pleased his wife (plus he was too ambitious and had no time to play around with his concubine) ╮ (╯▽╰) ╭

This is the only novel that I read more than 5 times but never been bored. Why? Because the every words and expression that describe through out the novel not only beautiful but contain deep meaning. It need intelligent to figure out the meaning of each characters since they never speak their heart straight to the point. So every time I reread I discover new point or understanding.

I've read all of the author book by now in raw. Surprisingly the writer write normal romance and danmei (BL). And all of her stories are as good as top translated romance novel.

The common point between MC is that they all strong in their own way and never rely on to ML and never let themselves be dominated by ML.

All of the romance written by author are slow type of romance with only one love interest. It's realistic since love at first sight is like a myths. But you can feel the slow burn and let you love both of the MC and ML equally. Another interesting fact is most of the novel that she wrote are sweet. Not like TBAVW or ETT. And there's one novel that shows the real struggle as a concubine in palace called the concubine job. I think the MC never love the ML (but the ML definitely favour her) till the end in this novel... Very unique compare to other novel.

But the couple in TBAVW definitely love each other. It's just that they never show it through words. Well action speaks louder than words. Didn't they show it with how they died in the same coffin/tomb? You can never died together unless you follow the other.

This story give a life like feelings since there were many mysteries that aren't reveal till the end.

About Rui Wang... It's complicated. If he did not love deeply maybe he will not be so lonely till the end... <<less
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Tattaro
Tattaro rated it
December 7, 2018
Status: Completed
This author likes to write about cold female leads and doting male leads with better (than the usual CNs) plot lines. Just like Eight Treasures Trousseau and Hello, Wife!, this story is a good read. ? Grateful to the translating team who picked this story up for translation!
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vxue
vxue rated it
November 6, 2018
Status: Completed
Great masterpiece. No loose ends and the end is fulfilling. Legit I read this in 4 days because of how good it is. The first chapter may be confusing because of a lot of difficult Chinese words but u get used to it in later chapters. She joins as

The main Girl becomes wengfei of He Heng Duan Qin Wang, second son of the Emperor. 1.) ML still had a harem but never touch them after he started sleeping with MC2.) the transmigrated MC stick to her principles

main girl not... more>> close to her father Duke of Chang De because he married a new woman right after main girl mom dies.

she got beef with younger sister and stepmom. She is loved by her mom sister in the tian family. Younger sister is jealous of her.

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hikaoru
hikaoru rated it
October 30, 2018
Status: c123
This is one of the best historical love story which made the characters have their own flaws:

1.) ML still had a harem but never touch them after he started sleeping with MC

2.) the transmigrated MC stick to her principles

... more>> 3.) ML is the one who always chases after MC. The MC never begs him for affection. This makes the novel make the ML stayed faithful to her

As for the other readers who are uncomfortable with the harem, I also think that the couple should have let the concubine choose a husband rather than wasting her youth in the palace. (Referring to the last concubine who stayed in the harem but is already an orphan and least favored but shows her debt of gratitude towards the empress) <<less
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aovel
aovel rated it
October 8, 2018
Status: c123
This is the first pure romance novel I've read for a while and it was both exciting and satisfying. Although the pace is a bit slow, every event was that the plot touched was relevant. I still feel the fluff and it's not strange nor uncomfortable. The beginning was not ideal and somewhat confusing but ending of this story reminds of the typical fairytale happily ever after.

The extra chapter about the third brother made me cry, it was beautiful. I felt like that bit was a vindication for a character... more>> that was mostly misunderstood.

Although this is a, sort of, transmigration story, I love the fact that the story revolved on the historical aspect of it and that it never strayed from that theme. This is a love story but the romance was not overly sweet or exaggerated.",) <<less
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Phiex
Phiex rated it
September 2, 2018
Status: Completed
This novel is quite fast-paced, but not to the point of rushed. The author succesfully bring me (or most reader) to each important moment of MC. The plot is revolving around a girl surviving in a marriage setting with a man of ancient imperial China. It's quite fluff, only that MC didn't put her heart fully into this arrangement. Though there's a bit of politic, the intricacies of imperial family was nothing too dramatic and difficult.

... more>>
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I'm not saying HY is my favorite character (no, he never). But I think he's quite interesting character here. He was shown with character development, though not too much. He's a spoiled child, a result from his parents babying him till the end, became a man who realize his mistakes. Though, we see that he doesn't change to be much better cause he's obsessed towards his brother wife and neglecting his current wife. Just cause QQJ was the first girl who rejected him rolls eyes

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Beware, sometimes, I didn't understand the underlying meaning of some sentences and I have to google or read the comment to know what it means. There's a lot of China's idiom, poem, figure of speech, metaphore etc. Another problem is the translator seems want to educate us with lots of pinyin which annoying in the beginning. It did hinder me to fully understand what is what. Maybe it's new for me to see this kind of novel, I understand that it would be a lost in translation if all of the text was translated to English. I took time to fully enjoy and know the underlying meaning of the text. Thankfully, there's some footnote and additional chapter for pictures. <<less
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Nikitaxo
Nikitaxo rated it
September 1, 2018
Status: c123
Although I'm not fond of Chineese Novels... (Because of the complicated names, and other stuffs), I've found this novel quite enticing and extremely easy and pleasing to the eyes.

The overall story is not "mind-blowing", but I dare say that it still catches your interest. Once you start the first chapter, after much difficulty if you're not fond of Chineese like me, and continue on the second... You'll soon find yourself being pulled by the story and the decor of the novel.

What I absolutely adored was the slow Character developpement, and... more>> the completely realistic views of the Female protagonist (which is quite rare).

If you're looking for a loving, pure, fullfilling, historical love story, there I highly recommend this one. <<less
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mshh
mshh rated it
March 25, 2018
Status: c123
The first half bored me and every time I itched to drop the novel. The laid back attitude of the MC and detailed stuff of their daily lives, eventually, by the second half it grew interesting. So with this novel, you have to be patience and keep reading. It is a really good read.
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It is a realistic mindset of the MC that she doesn't expect much, just need the basic necessities. Love comes second in her priorities. It doesn't talk much of her life before the transmigration but it is supposed she was in the entertainment industry, a manager? Anyway, the romance is slow but you can see how the ML adores her eventually.

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jeanieal
jeanieal rated it
March 17, 2018
Status: Completed
This is quite a straight forward story with less drama and angst and just the appropriate length. I like that the MC is very practical and logical. She lived her life according to how much freedom she was allowed. I would say she was lucky to have a husband whose ambitions did not conflict with his interest in his wife.

This novel was also a good reminder for wives not to be so subservient (the ML didn't like the original because she seemed weak). She was not overly fawning and... more>> she was always able to keep her husband on his toes. <<less
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mirany
mirany rated it
March 14, 2018
Status: c123
Translation: 5/5

Plot: 4.5/5

Characters: 5/5

... more>> ---

Stumbled on this little gem while browsing and read through everything in a week.

Summary: girl from the future wakes up in the body of a 16 year old who has just recovered from serious illness after marrying the second son of the current emperor. Original inhabitant was meek and downtrodden after suffering abuse from her stepmother, disregard from her father, jealousy from the concubines and an uninterested husband. New heroine is very much the opposite in personality, she sweeps in and takes a firm hand to the servants, the concubines, and captures the heart of her husband. She's very practical, doesn't harm others unless they harm her first, uses her intelligence without being needlessly cruel, and manages to overcome obstacles to get revenge for original inhabitant and get the comfortable lifestyle she wants to live out her days.

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[potential spoilers follow]

There's the standard range of females opposing the heroine with huogong style scheming and such, but it's handled deftly and doesn't drag unnecessarily. Succession politics and paternal family meddling play a role as well, but everything really plays second fiddle to heroine and male lead's love story. And it is such a sweet story, heroine is practical to a fault and knows how to handle relationships and ML, who is comparatively young, just falls hook, line, and sinker. He's very much in love, but is also aware that heroine doesn't necessarily feel the same and instead of being unbearably domineering, maneuvers to show his love at very turn.

This is definitely more of a slice of life story than being excessively action packed, some of the plot points are predictable, but the development of the feelings and romance between the main couple as they grow closer and ascend the throne is really what sets the story apart.

The transmigration aspects are few and far between, but it does provide the basis for why the heroine goes through the personality change and her actions since. The villains get their comeuppance. The heroes their happy ending. And there's yummy descriptions of food and pretty clothes. The translation is excellent without losing the tone of the original, and just go read it already.

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lamppost
lamppost rated it
March 4, 2018
Status: Completed
I was skeptical at first about this novel while read only the description. It seems like what a boring common housewife day-to-day had to face in ancient life. And I think those transmigration girls should do more than bound in the households, just as what girls do in modern life.

Well, I was wrong. It was a beautiful story! How the time-travel woman fulfilling her duty as wife can be an intriguing story. Using her management skill from her previous life to manage in the household, it made her husband more... more>> focused on his responsibilities out of the household.

Love? Ahh.. What can I say.. They were just fated. Without complicated and complex love story, their heart getting closer as the time. I love MC personality too, like enjoying life while she can, make herself feel good first and not making things difficult to other women. Since life is not fair to everyone, MC made the best for herself with the advantages of her modern knowledge and mentality.

This novel have many interesting parts. My favorite part:

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When dying emperor announced He Heng as the next emperor

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Qu Qing Ju was really a smart woman. With the proper respects that her husband gave, she became a virtuous woman! <<less
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Glasses
Glasses rated it
February 26, 2018
Status: c123
The summary was really misleading, I came for something and went out with something completely else. And I'm glad, because this story was really beautiful.

The MC was amazing. I love her, she wasn't too cruel nor was she too kind. Just a woman who wants a good life. Her composure and the way she carries herself is really beautiful. I think she's one of my favorite heroines, I don't remember her ever annoying me.

The ML's interactions with the heroine were all so cute. He also rarely made me mad like... more>> usual arrogant ML's.

The other side characters were good. I liked how the "evil" ones were mostly in the gray area too. It gave life into them instead of being a blank one sided sheet of paper. <<less
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Jessicaaa
Jessicaaa rated it
February 23, 2018
Status: Completed
I agree with the other reviewers that the title and sypnosis is very misleading and it almost caused me to overlook this novel. However I decided to just read it and what can I say, currently this is one of my top favourite novels! The MC is amazing, she is intelligent and able to not let others scheme against her. Her revenge and schemes are also good with her battle of wits also being top notch. She is a MC that does not take nonsense from others and does what... more>> needs to be done which is what I really like about her. The ML is also very likeable and them as a couple is adorable.

The story line is simple nothing too drastic but again I think it is very likeable. The romance aspect, you can tell the ML truly falls for the MC but as others have mentioned on behalf of the MC part it is somewhat vague. However I think the MC does really love the ML as well but there will always be a barrier in loyalty and trust in being commited as a couple. However it could be possible the MC drops the barrier later on in life but it is not mentioned. But all in all I would definitely recommened this novel to others! <<less
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Nostalgia21
Nostalgia21 rated it
February 1, 2018
Status: --
So far I am liking the story. I like how the MC handles the problems thrown at her and how eloquent she is. I'm interested to see how the plot thickens and the MC and ML interaction.

The only downside to this for me is how there's so much chinese terms they use in the translation and I end up forgetting what the word means. There's not a glossary to look back on whenever you forget. Most of the times I don't understand how the characters are related to the MC... more>> because of this jargon. To be honest, I much prefer it to be translated in it's english counterpart. Though there are some words that may need to stay the same for added effect, using too much jargon confuses the readers and the novelty of it gets lost. <<less
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