Is imperial love a gift or a curse? They are a stunner in the history books and a preference recognized by history. Hai Lanzhu, Wan Zhen'er, Wei Zifu... Either because of their prominent family backgrounds, or because of their outstanding talents, or because of their lively personalities, they found their way to the throne of favor in the deep palace.
Note: This book is a literary creation based on historical figures, not official history. In order to enhance the tension of the drama, the characters and events have been artistically processed and subjectively interpreted. Some characters are inconsistent with historical records. Please do not completely match the real history.
Reader comments
Oh my gosh, the author's writing is so good, especially the part about Hai Lanzhu, I really wanted to cry. She was no longer a girl, but that love came so late, so strong, with the despair and innocence of a desperate woman. It was precisely because he had lost everything that he regarded the warmth given by Huang Taiji as a life-saving straw and held on tightly until it burned away. The author uses the gentlest writing style to describe the extreme and sadness of this love, making people feel heartbroken for every joy she has, and heartbroken for her final withering, leaving them unable to calm down for a long time.
The more I look at it, the more I get excited! Why is the author still not popular🔥ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
When you open "The Legend of Beloved Concubines of the Past", what comes to mind is not only the fragrant legend of wearing jingle bells, but also volumes of ukiyo-e that take the fate of women as the context and deeply analyze the power structure of ancient China.
In the book, they are no longer simple symbols of disaster or angel, but a living individual struggling and competing at the top of the imperial power pyramid. We have seen that their "favors" are often not only the projection of the emperor's personal emotions, but also a barometer of the competition for political power in the previous dynasty, the game between relatives and imperial power, and even the selection of the heir to the empire.
In a system of strict ethics and supremacy of imperial power, their glory and destruction are almost never entirely under their control. Their favor may mean the rise of the entire family; while their loss of power is often accompanied by disaster. This deep connection between personal destiny and the destiny of family and dynasty constitutes the heaviest but most thought-provoking tone in the book.
In that splendid palace cage, the core of the so-called "beautiful beauty" or "eternal love" is often a cold and cruel power game.
After reading the book, what lingers in my heart is no longer the romance of a talented man and a beautiful woman, but a long sigh about the fate of history, the complexity of human nature and the nature of power. This book undoubtedly provides readers with a unique and indispensable perspective for understanding ancient Chinese history.
Wow! I really got a treasure book! Recommend everyone to see it! This is a very comprehensive and systematic book about women in the palaces of the past dynasties. There are many historical figures described that I have never read before. It can be said that reading their stories has left a deeper mark on the times!
The more I read, the better it gets. It's really top-notch. Cixi's article is so well written: the demise of a dynasty cannot be blamed on one woman, but is the result of many factors working together. This novel really tells the story of some beloved concubines in history from a unique perspective and with fantasy elements. The ones that impressed me the most were Hai Lanzhu and Wan Zhen'er. They themselves were very good people and worthy of the emperor's love. Due to various complicated reasons in ancient times, it was difficult for women to leave their names for future generations to know, but this book tells a good story about those legendary women who are not recorded in history books!
Really highly recommended to everyone! Treasure book!
This book tells the story from a rare perspective of a corner topic in Chinese history that is most easily ignored, but is also the most interesting and most gossiped about. That is the concubine. The concubine was undoubtedly an indispensable part in ancient times. However, in ancient times, due to the preference for sons over daughters, even names were rare, let alone biographies. But the author summarized them all and wrote them down for us to read. From this book we can see another Chinese history from a different perspective.
I predict that this book will definitely be a hit! Each volume writes about a beloved concubine. The one that impressed me the most was Empress Lu. Empress Lu was really innocent. It was obviously Mrs. Qi who was too arrogant, but everyone thought it was Empress Lu who was cruel and ruthless. The author finally rectified Empress Lu's name. The volume on Concubine Wan Gui is also well written. Concubine Wan Gui has always been blackmailed, but this is not the case. If Concubine Wan Gui was really jealous, Zhu Jianshen would not have so many children at all! This book is really amazing, it would be unreasonable if it is not popular!
The author must insist on updating every day, and sooner or later this book will become a hit!
The author writes very well, and many of them have clear historical records. I love reading [shy] Of course, it would be better if the author could update ten chapters a day hahahahahahaha [laughing]
Oh my gosh, the author's writing is so good, especially the part about Hai Lanzhu, I really wanted to cry. She was no longer a girl, but that love came so late, so strong, with the despair and innocence of a desperate woman. It was precisely because he had lost everything that he regarded the warmth given by Huang Taiji as a life-saving straw and held on tightly until it burned away. The author uses the gentlest writing style to describe the extreme and sadness of this love, making people feel heartbroken for every joy she has, and heartbroken for her final withering, leaving them unable to calm down for a long time. The more I look at it, the more I get excited! Why is the author still not popular🔥ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
When you open "The Legend of Beloved Concubines of the Past", what comes to mind is not only the fragrant legend of wearing jingle bells, but also volumes of ukiyo-e that take the fate of women as the context and deeply analyze the power structure of ancient China. In the book, they are no longer simple symbols of disaster or angel, but a living individual struggling and competing at the top of the imperial power pyramid. We have seen that their "favors" are often not only the projection of the emperor's personal emotions, but also a barometer of the competition for political power in the previous dynasty, the game between relatives and imperial power, and even the selection of the heir to the empire. In a system of strict ethics and supremacy of imperial power, their glory and destruction are almost never entirely under their control. Their favor may mean the rise of the entire family; while their loss of power is often accompanied by disaster. This deep connection between personal destiny and the destiny of family and dynasty constitutes the heaviest but most thought-provoking tone in the book. In that splendid palace cage, the core of the so-called "beautiful beauty" or "eternal love" is often a cold and cruel power game. After reading the book, what lingers in my heart is no longer the romance of a talented man and a beautiful woman, but a long sigh about the fate of history, the complexity of human nature and the nature of power. This book undoubtedly provides readers with a unique and indispensable perspective for understanding ancient Chinese history.
Wow! I really got a treasure book! Recommend everyone to see it! This is a very comprehensive and systematic book about women in the palaces of the past dynasties. There are many historical figures described that I have never read before. It can be said that reading their stories has left a deeper mark on the times!
The more I read, the better it gets. It's really top-notch. Cixi's article is so well written: the demise of a dynasty cannot be blamed on one woman, but is the result of many factors working together. This novel really tells the story of some beloved concubines in history from a unique perspective and with fantasy elements. The ones that impressed me the most were Hai Lanzhu and Wan Zhen'er. They themselves were very good people and worthy of the emperor's love. Due to various complicated reasons in ancient times, it was difficult for women to leave their names for future generations to know, but this book tells a good story about those legendary women who are not recorded in history books! Really highly recommended to everyone! Treasure book!
This book tells the story from a rare perspective of a corner topic in Chinese history that is most easily ignored, but is also the most interesting and most gossiped about. That is the concubine. The concubine was undoubtedly an indispensable part in ancient times. However, in ancient times, due to the preference for sons over daughters, even names were rare, let alone biographies. But the author summarized them all and wrote them down for us to read. From this book we can see another Chinese history from a different perspective.
I predict that this book will definitely be a hit! Each volume writes about a beloved concubine. The one that impressed me the most was Empress Lu. Empress Lu was really innocent. It was obviously Mrs. Qi who was too arrogant, but everyone thought it was Empress Lu who was cruel and ruthless. The author finally rectified Empress Lu's name. The volume on Concubine Wan Gui is also well written. Concubine Wan Gui has always been blackmailed, but this is not the case. If Concubine Wan Gui was really jealous, Zhu Jianshen would not have so many children at all! This book is really amazing, it would be unreasonable if it is not popular! The author must insist on updating every day, and sooner or later this book will become a hit!
The author writes very well, and many of them have clear historical records. I love reading [shy] Of course, it would be better if the author could update ten chapters a day hahahahahahaha [laughing]