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Books by 半蓑烟雨
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Spring Begonia, Fragrant Jade 春棠玉生香
Li Yuanniang, daughter of an eighth-rank clerk in the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, is an ordinary woman: worldly and good at dealing with people, but with no knowledge of music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and no talent for romance. The young lord of a ducal family of the highest rank is twenty-two when circumstances force him to take a woman from a humble household as his principal wife. The matchmakers, Madam Song from the east of the city and Madam Wang from the west, cheerfully tie the
3.5kReads7.5Score394Shelves
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Scheming for Joy 谋喜
From the moment Shen Yunzhi was born, she carried all the memories of her future life. Born in the Great Ming, she is a woman and cannot sit for the imperial examinations, enter government, or distinguish herself through great deeds. Yet in her heart, she holds a realm of her own. She had planned to marry the man chosen for her, live a quiet life, and protect the father who cherished her. But her fiancé, Zhou Huaiyuan, was cowardly to the core yet consumed by ambition. He eloped with a concubine
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The Scenic Pavilion 步景台
She had hoped to spend her days in the cycle of the seasons in Daming Prefecture, living a carefree life. But one letter and one long-awaited reunion brought Jiang Yuan to the misty capital. Her father gave up his official post for her, and her mother nearly hanged herself. Behind her lay the ties of family; ahead, a path tangled with thorns. But so what? With a resourceful steward who sees and hears everything, and a mentor who is both a brilliant strategist and a trusted friend, she will brave
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The Ming Dynasty Escort’s Fight Against Fate 明末镖娘的逆命路
In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, and the Great Shun army swept across the north. The Ming dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse. The court urgently requisitioned one hundred thousand jin of government-cast iron ingots from Phoenix Mountain to be shipped north and forged into weapons to defend the borders. Yet the iron mysteriously vanished at Yanziji Wharf in Nanjing. Corrupt officials and merchants colluded to keep the matter qu
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