Any Stories Like Palace Willows, Seemingly Without Angst but Full of Heartbreak 有没有像《宫墙柳》一样的看似无刀却处处留刀
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Warmth in the Ashes 灰烬里的温度
She went to prison for him and lost the child they loved. After her release, she returned, consumed by hatred. But he knelt in the ashes of the truth, begging the cold ashes to blaze for him one more time.
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- 2 Dawn Comes Too Late to Let Go 迟来死心的黎明 Five years after going to prison, the wealthy husband who had personally sent her there kneels before her. But with another man's arm linked through hers, she smiles and asks, “Sir, do we know each other?” 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Bone-Deep Love: President Yan's White Moonlight Never Looks Back 蚀骨情深：砚总的白月光永不回头 He sent his beloved to hell with his own hands, only to discover that the so-called truth was that she had shielded him from every darkness. By the time he had pieced together the truth, her world no longer needed even a glimmer of his light. 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Passion in the Fires of Hell 狱火焚情 The substitute lover he personally sent to prison years ago has returned with the truth and the law in hand, ready to make him kneel in court and pay for the love and hatred of the past. When love is crushed by power and misunderstanding, how can a woman who has been broken rebuild herself from the ruins and make her former lover suffer a true “wife-chasing hell”? 13Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Azure Luan Will Not Perch on a Branch 青鸾不栖枝
Synopsis: The most dazzling jewel of the Great Yan Dynasty is Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of a general's household. She could compose poetry at three, mastered the sword at seven, and went to war with her father at thirteen, bringing down an enemy general with a single thrust of her silver spear. Everyone said she was destined to become the crown prince's consort, take her place in the central palace, and serve as the mother of the realm. But with a single imperial decree, she was bet
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- 6 The Brilliant Era: A Life of Striving 璀璨时代人生奋斗篇 Plain and unadorned, without excessive embellishment, this novel recounts real life and tells the stories of a contemporary family: Cheng Huaiyuan, Xu Yalan, Cheng Na, Cheng Qi, and others. Through their growth and a vivid, era-specific examination of human nature, it portrays the social and historical changes experienced by an ordinary working family from the 1950s to the early 21st century, sketching a sweeping panorama of life in contemporary society. It reveals the vast and wondrous world th —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Moon Knows the Summer Night Is Long 月知夏夜长
White Moonlight + Redemption + Tormented Romance + Flashbacks + Angst Xiao Xiaoran reunites with her childhood friend Jiang Zhiyu. As the days after their reunion pass, their feelings for each other become increasingly clear. But fate has other plans: while they are apart, they each meet someone better suited to them. What will Xiaoran choose? As the people around her gradually drift away, will Xiao Xiaoran be able to remember what she truly wanted, when countless events have left her unable t
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Snowbound in the Deep Palace 深宫缚雪
The Young General Mu's Childhood Sweetheart [Mu Chenfeng & Fu Ningxue | Mystery | Doting Romance] The moment young Master Mu stepped into the Fu residence, the daughter of Chancellor Fu set her sights on him. Day One: A painting titled Young Master Mu Battles the Man-Eating Flower Day Two: Acupuncture for Young Master Mu Day Three... Parrot: Wow! Another poor soul! Another poor soul! Years later: Young Master Mu wrapped an arm around Miss Fu's waist and gently nibbled her earlobe. He whisper
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- 9 When Will the River Flow Beneath the Moon? 江月何时待流水 Marrying Shui Xi had been Jiang Yue's dream since childhood. After the Wu Kingdom was destroyed, the Wu siblings secretly spent years building up their forces, preparing to attack and take revenge on the Yi and Song kingdoms. At the time, Yi and Song wanted to cement their friendship through marriage, so they arranged a match between the Yi prince and the young princess of Song. Just before the wedding, Song held a lantern festival, and Shui Xi fell for Jiang Yue. Shui Xi always thought it was a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Amid the Laughter, the Moon Descends the West Tower 满堂欢声里，明月下西楼 My new work is now available! I hope you'll check it out on Tomato Novel and enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Merchant's Daughter of Jiangzhou 江州商女
Shen Qingci had died once. In her previous life, she was the daughter of Jiangzhou's richest man. To help the man she loved, Pei Yanzhi, rise to power, she spent her family's fortune and used up every connection she had. She thought that was what love was supposed to look like, until she was bedridden with a grave illness and Pei Yanzhi arrived in a bright red wedding robe to marry her stepsister, Shen Qingyue. She died consumed by hatred, having written the character for “divorce” in blood. Whe
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- 12 Jade of the Deep Palace 深宫瑶 In the Great Sheng Dynasty, Shen Yao is a concubine-born daughter of the Minister of Rites. Her mother died young, and she suffers constant abuse at the hands of her stepmother, Lady Lin, and her legitimate elder sister, Shen Li. In the year of the imperial selection, she is forced to enter the palace. She expects to spend her life forgotten in the Cold Palace, but by a twist of fate, she wins the emperor's favor. Consumed by jealousy, Shen Li conspires with Noble Consort Gao to frame her, and S 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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Dreams of a Fleeting Life Beneath the Snow 浮生梦映雪
Because of a prophecy, Shen Lin's life became closely bound to the fate of Dazheng. Amid the rise and fall of power, desire and pain intertwined. Like a bird trapped in an ornate cage, she drifted through life in a daze... The tenderness hidden behind self-interest was at times a wild beast, at times a raging current, nearly swallowing her whole.
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The Lonely Phoenix Cries 孤鸾声哕哕
[Ensemble Cast vs. Everyone Scheming at Full Throttle vs. Pure-Evil Heroine vs. Unexpectedly Complex Male Leads] Shen Luan is forced to enter the deadly palace-intrigue, household-strife, and power-struggle scenario for a third time. She failed both previous attempts. This time, the BOSS has locked the difficulty at hell mode: no story guidance, NPCs appearing at random, all her memories and experience from past runs erased, and constant surveillance. Ultimate mission: protect her family, ascend
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White Palace 白宫
In this world, everyone draws power from the seven emotions, and the spiritual body is their foundation. On the continent of Shenzhou, King Ling Xiao ruled over the whole land and established the Divine Temple. In his twilight years, he granted Xizhou to King Ling Wen and Dongzhou to King Ling Wu. Ling Lin, the eldest prince of Dongzhou, was born with unstable meridians and could not cultivate. King Ling Wu tried many methods, but none worked. To ensure he had an heir, he had a second son, Ling
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Ode to Falling Stardust 星尘落挽歌
Su Nianxia, now eighty years old, ran her trembling fingers gently over the name on the gravestone, a name that had never grown old: Lu Yuanhang. She opened the diary that had been with her for sixty years. A faded high school graduation photo slipped from its yellowing pages. On the back, it said: “I wish I could be your stardust, shining forever.” In the summer of 2003, transfer student Lu Yuanhang knocked over Su Nianxia’s easel, and stumbled into her life. He was a genius from the science tr
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The Unsent Love Letter in the Candy Wrapper 糖纸里未寄出的情书
The Love Letter Never Sent, Hidden in a Candy Wrapper
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- 18 Collarbones Locked Away: A Republican-Era Woman's Confession 深宅锁骨—一个民国女人的自白 A Locked Collarbone: The Confession of a Woman from Republican-Era China 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 I Saved the Whole Village, Only to Become Their Plaything? My Dead Husband Returned and Slaughtered the Ungrateful 救全村却沦为玩物？亡夫归来杀光白眼狼 She saved the whole village, only to become their plaything? Her dead husband returns and slaughters every ungrateful traitor. 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Three Years After My Death, the Mad Young Marshal Dug Up My Grave 死后第三年，疯批少帅掘了我的坟 Three Years After My Death, the Mad Young Marshal Dug Up My Grave 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Rest of His Life as a Kept Man 软饭男的后半生 The Rest of a Kept Man's Life 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Headless Corpse in the Wilderness: A Deadly Game Among the Elite 荒野无头尸：豪门索命局 Headless Corpse in the Wilderness: A Deadly Game in a Wealthy Family 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 After Abandoning Her Husband and Child for Forty Years, She Died in a Garbage Heap on a Snowy Night 抛夫弃子四十年，雪夜死在垃圾堆 After abandoning her husband and child for forty years, she died in a snowstorm among the trash. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Moon Orchid Rings Out 月兰长鸣
Sickly, teasing beauty of a master x hot-tempered, pure-hearted, passionate wolf-cub disciple He Lanyuanxi, once the world-renowned Lord of Qingyun Peak, fell during the Cataclysm of the Sky’s Rift. Three years later, a wisp of his remnant soul uses a forbidden art to return to life. Disguised as a sickly traveling physician, he encounters that dazzling sword light again in the heart of the city: his little disciple, whom he thought had perished with him in the calamity. Gu Ming, the ninth princ
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I Know the Fate of All Ages, Though a Thousand Autumns Have Passed 千秋不渡，我知万古结局
I know how all of history ends, yet I cannot save a single soul in this world. Chen Yan carries a locked-down history book as he transmigrates into the Great Qin dynasty. He sees through the Dune Palace coup, Fusu's suicide, Li Si's execution by dismemberment, and the fall of Great Qin after just two reigns. The world is trapped in a game of chess, and only he holds all the answers. He had planned to watch from the sidelines, taking no part in worldly affairs. But an old Daoist speaks a sentence
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- 26 The Gray Web: Survival on the Brink 灰网：绝境求生 Twenty-five-year-old Lin Hao had spent six years confined to a ten-square-meter rental room in an urban village. His girlfriend called him a “loser,” and poverty kept him bent beneath its weight. Desperate to turn his life around and silence the taunts that he would never make real money, he committed himself to a risky “high-paying” job overseas. He had no idea that this step would take him from a dead end into an even darker prison. At the Mu Pai compound, he was hunted and cornered. At Bo Ge 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Richest Big Brother to the Villains 穿越后我成了反派们的首富哥哥 Chen Zhihao dies suddenly after staying up all night, then opens his eyes in another world as the notorious gambling-addict older brother. As soon as his memories merge, the [Myriad Worlds Family-Reunion System] hits him with a bombshell: his transmigrated father had ten villainous kids, all left to fend for themselves, and they’re about to destroy the world! System: “Clean up the mess, reunite with your family, and redeem them. You’ll be rewarded with the astronomical inheritance your father le 10.7kReads6.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 28 Chongzhen Gets Sixty Million Every Day, and the Jurchens Can't Cross Shanhai Pass 崇祯每天六千万，建奴不过山海关 After transmigrating to the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen era in the Ming dynasty, Chongzhen began receiving silver every day equal to the total population of the Ming. Less than three months remained before he would hang himself at Coal Hill and the Ming dynasty would fall. Looking at the more than sixty million taels of silver pouring in every day, then at the annual tax revenue of barely four million taels, Chongzhen threw back his head and laughed. The Ming fell because it had no money. 78.2kReads8.2Score9k14d adds
- 29 Honghuang: A 99 Percenter Arrives at Mount Ling 洪荒：灵山来了个九成九 [Honghuang] + [Investiture of the Gods] + [Journey to the West] 1V2, heroine vs. the brothers Jieyin and Zhunti Li Changshou had lived for so many years, always believing he was the most cautious person in Honghuang, until he met that twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus, whom the Heavenly Dao had forcibly shoved into the Western Teachings as a disciple. [Ninety-nine percent sure it's a trap] [Ninety-nine percent sure there's a problem] [Ninety-nine percent sure I shouldn't touch it] Li Changshou 301Reads—Score18514d adds
- 30 Runyu Reborn: The Scheming Dragon Is Too Good at Putting on an Act 润玉重生：腹黑龙他太会装 No need to rush into spiritual cultivation; your wife turns into your younger brother's wife. Reborn, Runyu is cunning as can be. “Mier took liberties with me, so she has to take responsibility.” Spiritual cultivation? Let's do it! Right now. How could the innocent Jinmi ever outwit this scheming dragon, who has lived two lifetimes? 1.7kReads—Score16414d adds
- 31 My Little Brothers Are So Fierce! I’m Clearly the Eldest 弟弟们好凶！！！明明我才是大哥 [Rebirth + the whole family dotes on the protagonist + frail eldest brother + family bonds and friendship + no romance for the protagonist + old-school angst] The eldest brother may seem a little childish in the description due to psychological reasons. If that bothers you, please don’t read! When he was eighteen, both of his parents died, leaving him with five younger brothers. The people around them were greedy and covetous. To protect himself and his brothers, Jiang Guanqing squeezed two day 264.5kReads9.0Score51.8k14d adds
- 32 Tales of Honghuang: The Four Pure Ones and Thirteen Ancestor Shamans Are All Me! 大话洪荒：四清十三祖巫都是我！ [Honghuang] [Alternate Universe] [Ensemble Cast] [Half-Brainless] [Half-Selfcest] Xue Yuanxuan, a man from a later age, transmigrates into Honghuang and gets the worst possible start! The divine axe that split the heavens cleaves him in half down the middle. One half goes with the Three Pure Ones, while the other flees with the Twelve Ancestor Witches. After they emerge into the world, his male body takes the alias Xuan Zhuo and becomes the Thirteenth Ancestor Witch, while his female body takes 4kReads6.8Score26214d adds
- 33 From the Start as Li Chengqian: I Talk Li Shimin into Conquering the World 开局李承乾：忽悠李世民征服全球 I woke up as twelve-year-old Li Chengqian. Facing the strongest carbon-based life-form of the seventh century, the ruler of Asia, and the founder of the Xuanwu Gate succession method: my father, Li Shimin. All I wanted was to lie flat. After all, rebelling against the Xuanwu Gate God of War meant certain death. And inheriting the throne in the proper order was a pipe dream. But then a System came online and bound itself to Li Shimin. The larger his territory grew, the greater my rewards would be 4.4kReads8.1Score32514d adds
- 34 After Reincarnating into the Primordial World, Taiqing Seems to Like Me 转生洪荒后，太清好像喜欢我 [Dual male leads]+ [My Senior Brother Is Too Steady]+ [Everyone’s favorite]+ [Lots of one-sided crushes] The protagonist is a little naive from the start, so please be understanding. The score is a little low because it just launched, but it’ll go up. There are guest appearances from small worlds based on Journey to the West, the original work, and Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child. Canon pairings will be broken up. The first male lead in the top position is Lord Taiqing. There are one-sided crush 4.8kReads8.8Score38414d adds
- 35 Oh No! His Majesty Is Leading the Peasant Army in Rebellion! 不好啦！陛下率领农民军造反啦！ At the end of the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign in the Great Ming, the capital fell. A million peasant soldiers stormed the imperial palace and stood at attention to salute Emperor Chongzhen as one. "Comrade Emperor! We have completed the mission of liberating the capital. Awaiting your orders!" Under the bewildered gaze of the entire court, Zhu Youjian smiled. "You've all worked hard, comrades!" Yes, even in this life, transmigrating into the role of emperor, Zhu Youjian still chose to stan 115.1kReads9.4Score14.1k14d adds
- 36 The Brocade Moon Over the Abyss 锦月临渊 After being reborn, Su Jinyue sets three rules for herself: First, no romance. Second, stay out of court politics. Third, stay away from Xiao Linyuan, the ruthless regent who killed without hesitation in her previous life. Later, she tears up their marriage contract in public, opens shops all over the capital, and finds Xiao Linyuan cornering her against a wall. His voice low, he says, “You broke the third rule more thoroughly than any of the others.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Snow on the Pruned Branches 剪枝雪 It’s snowing again. Thick snow weighs down the branches, which look ready to snap. This is the twenty-fifth year since I married Shen Yu. I’ve seen snow like this for twenty-five years. Last time, I gave Shen Yu a thorough scolding. He took the hint and finally stopped bothering me. It’s been much more peaceful since. He no longer shows up in front of me openly. Sometimes I catch sight of him by chance, but I pretend I haven’t seen him. A little while ago, Su Zhi asked me what I wanted. Looking —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Tale of Startled Branches 惊枝传
Shen Jingzhi, a discarded concubine confined to the Cold Palace, is reborn on the day she first entered the imperial palace! In her previous life, she was the Chancellor's unwanted daughter, sent into the palace in place of her legitimate elder sister. After enduring endless torment, she was finally killed by a cup of poisoned wine from Noble Consort Han. Reborn with the memories of her previous life, she can recognize poison and see through people's hearts. Though gentle and timid on the outsid
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Sorrow Beneath the Setting Sun and Stars 落日星河悲
If you aren't strong enough inside, don't casually open this heartbreaking ensemble epic, which brings together human nature, court intrigue, conspiracies, schemes, survival, martial arts, and suspense. It tells the stories of ordinary people during the Southern Ming, full of blood and life, with a tightly paced plot and an ending that leaves you unable to make peace with it. It portrays the judgment of Chen Jiu, an orphan; Ye Qingmei's protection and redemption; Shen Qingqiu's helplessness; Mad
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River Mist Blue 江雾蓝
My name is Lin Mo, an independent musician who can't even afford the rent. I used to think music could save everything, until my first love showed me her engagement ring and said, "A kindred spirit alone can't pay the bills." Investor Qin Moran is willing to make me famous, on the condition that I write the songs she wants to hear; Twenty-two-year-old Bai Moli says she'll take me away from the darkness, not knowing that she's trapped in an abyss herself. I spent a long time wavering between thre
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- 41 I Watched You from the Other Shore for a Long Time 我在对岸看了你很久 Hidden among the lanes of Pingjiang Road is a quiet young man. His name is Lin Chen. He's twenty-five and works an unremarkable drafting job at an architectural design institute. After work each day, he takes a long walk along the river. Back in his rented room, he sings off-key to the window. He's not much of a talker. The things he wants to say are always being deleted and rewritten in his phone's notes; he doesn't dare get close to the person he likes, either. He clutches his scarf, then fina —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Ferry to the River of Forgetfulness 忘川引
In his previous life, he was a nobleman from a powerful family whose influence held sway over the region, but he fell victim to a family power struggle. She was a woman who spent her life waiting for him, only to die with regrets. In this life, he is Huo Yunshen, and she is Su Man. The cycle of fate has brought them together once more. A bizarre car accident and a mysterious jade pendant bring buried memories to the surface. Memories of their past lives gradually awaken, while the Huo family's c
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When the Blossoms Fade 繁花尽时
In the 1930s, dance halls began to flourish. Xu Meigui, who dreamed of pursuing music, fled the ravages of war and came to City A. Her parents were killed by rebels when she was twelve. Before that, she had been a wealthy aristocratic young lady with a gift for music. For four years, she scraped by selling the gold and silver jewelry her parents had left her before they died. By a stroke of luck, her graceful, beautiful appearance caught the eye of a dance hall manager's son, and she became a pr
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Ink Seeped into the Clear Autumn 墨入清秋
Lin Mo has hyperthymesia. He can remember everything, but somehow he remembers his savior's face wrong. Three years ago, on a snowy Winter Solstice night, he was in a car accident. He mistook his wife, Shen Qingqiu, for the woman who had saved him, married into the Shen family, and silently protected her for three whole years. He took blows meant for her and endured her cold cruelty, believing it was the price he had to pay for repaying his debt. But he had no idea that: The one who knelt in the
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All Beings, All Forms: Heaven and Earth Coexist, All Forms Become One 众生相天地共生万相归一
[Disclaimer] All characters and events in this book are fictional and artistically adapted from regional characteristics. The story aims to portray the many facets of ordinary life and does not correspond to any real person or event. In the everyday bustle of life, we see a thousand different faces. There are no legends of lofty courts and grand halls, only ordinary people with the warmth of everyday life in the lanes and alleys. From Auntie Chen, the sharp-tongued but soft-hearted Qin opera fa
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- 46 Bright Zhao, Moonless Night 昭昭无月明 This is the angsty love story of the willful Princess Xiao Mingzhao and the impoverished-born General Xie Jinglan, who go from despising each other to understanding one another. A political marriage betroths the princess to a prince of an enemy kingdom, and the general is ordered to escort her. They are ambushed along the way. In the end, the princess, her wedding gown drenched in blood, rescues the dying general amid upheaval at the enemy kingdom’s royal court, but they both turn white-haired a —Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Blue-Collar Scholar Sees the Crane Home 青衿渡鹤归
Su Qingjin, a modern government official, transmigrates into the body of a mistreated illegitimate daughter in a ministerial household. Her stepmother plots against her, her legitimate elder sister steals her name, and an appalling marriage contract threatens to drag her into a living hell. Trapped within the inner quarters, she refuses to suffer the original girl’s fate. With a cool head, she breaks through the traps of household intrigue and makes her mark among the noble young ladies. One r
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- 48 Three Times Through the Han Palace: I Cannot Escape the Fate of Becoming a Human Pig 三穿汉宫：我逃不开人彘命 Three Times Through the Han Palace: I Can’t Escape My Fate as a Human Pig —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Borrow a Cup of Tea from the Eastern Palace, Repay It with a Bloodstained Banquet for My Clan 借东宫一盏茶，还一族血色宴 Jiang Jin's father, a loyal minister, was falsely accused of treason and her entire family was executed. She narrowly survived, entered the palace under the assumed name "A Jin," and swore to take revenge on those who framed her family: the Empress's clan. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Old Dreams of Pear Blossoms 梨花旧梦 Xu Changhuan’s childhood nickname was Xinxin. She had just two siblings. Her family wasn’t highborn, but they had plenty to eat and wear and a modest amount of wealth. By chance, she went to Qingshui Village to keep her grandmother company. There, in a pear tree, she met Qinghe. The young man had a face as flawless as jade and skin fairer than snow. In the days that followed, pear trees filled her courtyard. She would gaze at them for ages, touching her jade hairpin as she drifted into thought. —Reads—Score—14d adds
