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Books by 花蝉衣
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Listening to the Qin in the Bamboo Courtyard: Prince Beijing and the Princess of Xiaoxiang 竹苑听琴：北静王与潇湘妃子
Extra: Grass Beneath the Prince’s Eaves Shui Rong first met Daiyu amid the snow and wind on the night before the Rongguo Mansion was seized. Clutching a book of poetry at the edge of the flames, she was like an orchid on the verge of breaking. “Come with me.” He took off his sable coat and wrapped it around her shivering shoulders. “At least you’ll live.” He gave her fine clothes, delicious food, and all the love she could want, but day after day, she remained silent. Until, in the most secluded
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The Mirror of Love and Desire: The Story of Qin Keqing 风月镜：秦可卿传
Using the greatest mystery in Dream of the Red Chamber as its starting point, this is the astonishing life of Qin Keqing, foremost among the Twelve Beauties of Jinling. From an abandoned infant on a snowy night at the Foundling Home to the most dazzling eldest grandson’s wife in the Ningguo Mansion, every step she takes lies between splendor and the precipice. With extraordinary intelligence, she manages the household, and with a delicate heart, she navigates between her father-in-law Jia Zhen’s
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The Broken-Thread Phoenix: Tanchun’s Tale 断线凰：探春传
At seventeen, Tanchun was carried into the Eastern Palace of the Southern Dynasty in a red bridal sedan. Who could have guessed that three years later, the Crown Prince would be murdered, leaving her to live on the edge of a blade? By day, she was an obedient widow; by night, a wounded beast licking its wounds. While teaching the young emperor to read, she wrote beside the character for “benevolence”: “Benevolence without claws and fangs is that of a lamb.” When the lesson reached Empress Lü, sh
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The Prison of National History 国史之狱
Throughout the long course of Chinese history, the Northern Wei period was an era of upheaval and conflict. Founded by the Xianbei, a minority people, the Northern Wei dynasty underwent a complex process of consolidating its rule and integrating Han culture. Yet this period also saw a tragic political purge known as the Case of the National History. In particular, in the eleventh year of Tai Ping Zhen Jun of the Northern Wei (450 CE), the Han Chinese official Cui Hao, who oversaw the compilation
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Grievance of the Pomegranate Blossoms: The Story of Yuanchun 榴花怨：元春传
A tragic epic about women in the inner palace struggling to survive amid love, family, and politics. It carries forward the spirit of Dream of the Red Chamber while giving Yuanchun an independent character arc, weaving together a story of love and humanity, power and desire!
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