The Wife Ran Away with the Master’s Concubine

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You Yuji married into the Chen family by imperial decree, only to find her groom openly cavorting with a courtesan on their wedding day—an outrageously absurd situation.

Everyone thought You Yuji would cry herself to sleep every night and live the life of a resentful wife. However, she surprised them all by enjoying her days leisurely, brewing tea, listening to music, and sipping wine in the snow. She even took pity on Chen Anzhi’s newly acquired concubine and looked after her.

Gradually, this concubine clung to her, affectionately calling her “sister” and becoming increasingly close.

They not only ate together but also slept and bathed together.

However, once their clothes came off, You Yuji discovered an incredible secret.

Initially, she had only intended to be kind to the poor concubine, but who would have thought that kindness would lead her to run away pregnant with the concubine!

Chen Anzhi loved two women in his life.

One was a sickly princess from another country, his unattainable white moonlight, whom he finally managed to bring into his household as a concubine.

The other was his initially loathed wife, whom he later realized he had deeply fallen in love with.

Fortunately, both women were by his side, and he was content.

… But who could explain why his white moonlight was actually a man, and why this man had such a deep bond with his wife, now having two children together?! He hadn’t even had a chance to touch his wife!

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夫人跟老爷的小妾跑了
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Allthingsfluff
Allthingsflu
Dec 28, 2024
Status: --
Review from the translator:

Rating: ★★★★☆

Let me start by saying this: if you're not ready for a book where the title alone sounds like the setup for a dramatic reality show, this novel may not be for you. But if you're ready for intrigue, wit, and a touch of absurdity wrapped in a surprisingly tender love story, buckle up—you’re in for a ride.

... more>> Plot Analysis:

The story kicks off with You Yuji, a stunning beauty from a conquered nation, finding herself married by imperial decree to Chen Anzhi, who wastes no time publicly humiliating her on their wedding day. Rather than wallow in self-pity, our girl You Yuji calmly brews tea, sips wine, and befriends Chen Anzhi's newly acquired concubine. Sounds simple enough until—you guessed it—the concubine turns out to be a man in disguise. Add a surprise pregnancy, familial chaos, and palace politics, and you’ve got a juicy melodrama with layers deeper than you’d expect.

Characters:

  • You Yuji: She’s the queen of grace under pressure, a stoic yet empathetic character whose inner strength carries the story.
  • Chen Anzhi: A hot mess of a husband. I almost dropped this novel because of him. I roll my eyes every time he shows up. Spoiler alert: It’s not a happy ending for him, and honestly, I'm not mad about it.
  • Si Que (aka the “concubine”) : The secret heartthrob and scene-stealer. A master-class in scheming.
Why You Should Read It:

  • If you love court intrigue: This book delivers scheming relatives, power plays, and enough dramatic twists to rival a soap opera.
  • If you appreciate strong heroines: You Yuji is a refreshing mix of grace, intelligence, and quiet rebellion.
  • If you’re here for the romance: The slow-burn connection between You Yuji and Si Que is worth the wait.
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Uninspiredfae
Uninspiredfa
Jul 27, 2024
Status: --
This author likes gender bender/cross dressing, sickly MLs lol. Translation is excellent, but I'm reading further by MTL. The story is good enough for a re-read once translations are completed. One more general warning, this author doesn't really go into details on world building so don't be too disappointed... the novels are short.

The story is about 12 warring nations with one Chen coming out on top. Note that you don't really hear about more than 4 nations... FL is a daughter of a powerful general of the surrendered nation of... more>> Si (her mother was from another surrendered nation of Su). Her father died bravely in battle and became a martyr. The old Chen Emperor is intelligent so he demands unity of conquered nations through intermarriages. FL's beauty is unparalleled and well-known throughout the 12 nations and was highly sought after as a wife.

However, due to FL's father's martyr status and some unknown familial connections, one of the Chen's Empress Dowager gave her the ability to choose her own husband out of the three unmarried Chen princes (Emperor's grandsons). FL thought she chose a uncomplicated one, Chen Anzhi, but he insults her on the night of their wedding by staying with courtesans, and then taking concubines left and right. One of such concubines is the most beautiful and talented woman of all 12 nations and also the princess of the failed nation of Si and "twin sister" of the Si Crown Prince, the cross dressing ML Si Que. Chen Anzhi hailed the ML as the goddess of his heart after seeing her perform the Qin with FL two years prior. Chen Anzhi has a type all based off of ML's cross dressing so all of his women copies ML's style, except for the FL. What was unknown to all, is that ML is a cruel and unfeeling master of all poisons who does not care for his own life let alone those if his surviving brothers and countrymen. He is very, very OP.

In the early chapters, FL grows disheartened by Chen Anzhi's immaturity and recklessness, but still needed a child in order to save her dying mother. So, after finding out that ML is a man, she enlisted him to donate his erm... child to her lol.
Spoiler

Chen AnZhi is one of the biggest man child to have ever graced any novel I've read.

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There are obviously some twists and turns not mentioned here to avoid anymore spoilers in the above summary.

As mentioned, ML is OP and can walk literally anywhere unhindered. He is also unhinged and uses coin toss to determine life and death of people who come into contact with him
Spoiler

It is hilarious that CuiYu manages to escape the toss every singletime

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. FL's is a strong and intelligent woman, skilled in archery and horse riding because she came from the grasslands, which is also a cause for the Chen nobles to despise her as uncultured. She can scheme like any man and has superior insights but the author doesn't really make her too OP. Of course being so beautiful makes her a target of many envious women, which are some of the mid level antagonists. <<less
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ReadBhell
ReadBhell
Sep 28, 2024
Status: Completed
The story was very nice, the evolution of the relationship between the protagonists was touching, but in the course of the story I could not help but notice the lack of arguments regarding political issues, leaving that aside, I thank the translators, I give it a 4 stars
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