
The Phoenix Returns: The Pepper Chamber Still Burns
凤阙重归:椒房不烬
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 195k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 10mo ago
- Source
- Fanqie
Synopsis
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How Long Does It Take for a New Writer to Make It? I’ve Been Writing for 54 Days
54 days. I finished my first book on day 45: 320,000 words, writing for 8–12 hours a day. I’m now planning my second book, but nobody’s reading the first one anymore. Is it really that bad? Am I just someone with no talent? (sobbing)
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Looking for fresh blood!!
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I want something like Zang Lin Zhi. Put yourself out there, keep updating, and good luck, brothers.
Novels Set in the Han Dynasty During Emperor Wu's Reign
I Want Palace Intrigue Like Huanhuan’s, Palace Intrigue Only, Not Household Intrigue
I want a heroine who's smart, preferably a bit more of a schemer and fake innocent 😜. No rebirth or transmigration, just a battle of wits in the palace 🤫. The plot should be fast-paced, the kind you stay up all night to finish.
Light and Enjoyable Palace-Intrigue Novels Worth Rereading
Looking for books similar to The Empress. This book isn't as full of dramatic twists and turns as Empresses in the Palace, but it has the same gently unfolding everyday life as The Story of Minglan. It isn't as sorrowful and bittersweet as Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, but it shares The Story of Minglan's wisdom about women. Although it takes place in the imperial harem,
Reader comments 32
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This novel describes Wei Zifu's rebirth in a refreshing and heart-wrenching way: Awakening from the scorched earth caused by the witchcraft, the former virtuous queen lost her gentleness and plotted with blood and tears - to find evidence of Jiang's crimes and to foil the harem's schemes, not only to protect the crown prince, but also to clear the Wei family's reputation. In the undercurrent of the court, she works step by step with the "virtuous queen" as her shell. The emperor's favor and power are unpredictable, and old feelings and power schemes are entangled to the bone. It is this tenacity that "keeps the lights on in the pepper room" that combines the excitement of palace battles with the weight of history. Reading it is both relaxing and heart-wrenching.
This is an epic novel about a scheming harem. The heroine climbs from the bottom to the empress step by step, showing the heroine's dual business online and indomitable character. The author has greatly integrated the elements of rebirth, coupled with smooth writing and a clear and stable main story line, making the whole novel more readable, and it is worth recommending! Even if the update speed needs to be accelerated, even the production team members would not dare to rest like this [laughing][laughing][laughing]
Found a treasure! This article about Wei Zifu really touched me. The author's delicate writing style completes the story of a generation of empresses, and the atmosphere of the palace is perfectly rendered. The setting of Jiao Fang as the chessboard and the court as the battlefield is super tense, the character arcs are firmly established, and the fictional plot is full of a sense of substitution. The more I read, the more I get hooked, and I beg the author for more updates!
Drawing paper on the historical wall, Machiavellian logic enhances wisdom, using the real historical black hole of the witchcraft disaster as a reset button. It naturally comes with Machiavellian high pressure and tragic tension. The virtuous people in the past and later become the black lotus in this life, and the gentle white moonlight turns black. It has its own attractions. The pace is fast, the information is dense, and the story is wonderful. Recommended!
Wei Zifu is also in my heart. A generation of virtuous queens met a tragic end. Thank you to the author for creating Wei Zifu's dream through his delicate writing style, which also made up for the uneasy feeling in my heart. The author's writing is delicate and the plot of the story is clear. It's a good book worth reading. I hope the author will continue to write more books.
The writing is delicate, the palace atmosphere is well rendered, and the concise description can establish the character's arc. The setting of the pepper room as the chessboard and the court as the battlefield makes people full of expectations for this game of rebirth and revenge and the protection of the country. You can't stop reading it!
A very special palace battle drama, with novel and unique plot and exciting plot. The story of a generation of virtuous guard Zihu is very attractive and very interesting to watch. It is worth recommending!
A very interesting historical drama, Wei Zifu's harem battle legend, everyone is very three-dimensional and vivid, and the fictional plot is very immersive. I like it, I recommend it! Come on, author, I love you!
A very good book. I love it. [Blow a kiss][Flow a kiss][Flow a kiss]
The storyline is exciting and worth reading! [Praise]