This novel is very different from the TV series version. I wrote it more towards the background of the time. Be cautious if you don't mind, people's preferences are not the same, so I understand that some people like it, and I also understand that some people don't like it. If you think it's good, just read it. If you don't think it's good, leave it and move on to the next book (ಥ_ಥ)
"The Pearl of the Palm" takes the Qianlong era as the background and reshapes the classic legend. Xiao Yunyan—the daughter of Xiao Zhihang, the governor of Hangzhou, was a chivalrous and courageous person by nature, and she had been traveling in the south of the Yangtze River since she was a child. She has both parents, brother and sister Gong, and she is a sister to Xia Yuhe's daughter Ziwei. Due to the old friendship between her family and the emperor, she came to Beijing as a "royal lady". She was loved by the Queen Mother and appreciated by the Empress, and she even started an even love affair with her fifth elder brother Yongqi. She resolved the undercurrents in the palace with her chivalry, won people's hearts with her sincerity, and eventually became the favorite of the group. Smiling and proud in the palace, writing a legend of "the true proud daughter of heaven".
Reader comments
The most outstanding thing about this fan work is that it successfully created a convincing "group favorite" Xiao Yanzi - her likability is not based on aura, but on her sincerity and magnanimity, which wins everyone's love. Ziwei's unconditional favoritism towards Yanzi, the Queen's cold-hearted love but the Emperor's pampering like a father and a friend are all written in a delicate and moving way.
The writing and ink of daily life are as gentle as jade, and trivial matters such as learning to write, practicing swordsmanship, and delivering sweet-scented osmanthus cakes are given real emotional weight. The only criticism is that the pace is a little slow and the plot is not advanced enough. But if you prefer the smooth daily life of the palace, this is precisely its charm.
The most outstanding thing about this fan work is that it successfully created a convincing "group favorite" Xiao Yanzi - her likability is not based on aura, but on her sincerity and magnanimity, which wins everyone's love. Ziwei's unconditional favoritism towards Yanzi, the Queen's cold-hearted love but the Emperor's pampering like a father and a friend are all written in a delicate and moving way. The writing and ink of daily life are as gentle as jade, and trivial matters such as learning to write, practicing swordsmanship, and delivering sweet-scented osmanthus cakes are given real emotional weight. The only criticism is that the pace is a little slow and the plot is not advanced enough. But if you prefer the smooth daily life of the palace, this is precisely its charm.