This sprawling costume-era family saga, The Jin Family, is set in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It tells the story of a wealthy clan whose fortune rivals that of a nation, as they struggle against powerful officials who seek to suppress them, martial world factions who despise them, family feuds, foreign invaders, and traitors within their own ranks.
In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the five sons of Old Master Jin, the richest man in Liaodong and a man known as Zhen Guandong, all have sons born to them. Except for the eldest, Jin Bing, the other four sons welcome their newborn boys on the same day. This exceedingly rare quadruple blessing brings joy to the Jin family, but also threatens to tear the clan apart. According to the Jin family's ancestral rules, the next clan head must have an heir, lest the position be left vacant after his death and other family members fight over it, sparking internal bloodshed and destroying the Jin family's centuries-old legacy. But Jin Bing, the eldest and heir apparent, has been married for years without a child. His beloved wife, Madam Jin Tie, shows no sign of haste or concern. His four brothers, each already fathers to sons, see their chance and begin plotting...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
