Dream of the Red Chamber: Distinguished Service in the Pacification Bureau, and a Marriage Decree for Lin Daiyu

Jia Long was born into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as the posthumous son of Jia Fu, the late eldest lord of the Ningguo House. Though he was the eldest legitimate grandson, he was born at the wrong time, and the hereditary title went to his second uncle, Jia Jing, who had passed the imperial examination.

From then on, Jia Long and his mother, Madam Gu, became invisible figures in the Ningguo and Rongguo Houses. They relied on each other and lived quiet lives.

Over the next decade, Jia Long grew up, grew tired of the Four Books and Five Classics, and traded the pen for the sword. He became the fearsome “Little King of Hell” of the Northern Pacification Office!

The current emperor began purging the remnants of the Retired Emperor’s faction. The Four Princes, Eight Dukes, and Twelve Marquises faced confiscations and loss of titles, leaving everyone terrified and on tenterhooks.

A secret letter ordering the assassination of Lin Ruhai, the salt censor, led Jia Long to uncover the surging undercurrents beneath Jinling’s splendor and opulence.

The people of the Lin family were all sick or dead?

Even Daiyu was taking ginseng and nourishing pills, yet the more she took, the worse her health became. What else could this be but an attempt to wipe out the family?

[One heroine: Daiyu + ensemble cast of Dream of the Red Chamber + transfer of imperial power + court and harem intrigue + the Twelve Beauties escape danger]