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Books by 西岭雪
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The Princess of the Great Qing 大清公主
Jian Ning is caught up in court intrigue from the moment she is born. Her life, with Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang manipulating her like a puppet, is only just beginning. As a princess of the Qing imperial house, she understands the tragedy of Princess Changping of the former Ming dynasty and experiences the desolation of Princess Xiangfu, who was willing to take her own life so that her son, Kangxi, could ascend the throne. These tragedies of being born a woman teach her to suppress herself behind
801Reads9.6Score106Shelves
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The Story of Daiyu 黛玉传
Cao Xueqin's unfinished Dream of the Red Chamber left the world with countless regrets and unanswered questions. The story has been told for generations, and the fates of its characters were already foreshadowed in Chapter Five. Xiling Xue, renowned among the public for her research into the women of the novel, uses her delicate and perceptive prose to unravel the mysteries of each character's fate. This story begins at Chapter Eighty of Dream of the Red Chamber. As Daiyu's death is recounted, t
580Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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The Scent of Opium 鸦片香
This is a novel about life in China's high-class brothels in the early twentieth century. The heroine, Xia Yanhu, is the daughter of a warlord. After her father is killed in battle and her mother takes her own life, she is left with a deep-seated desire for revenge. Hiding her identity, she flees alone. To repay a debt of gratitude, she sells herself into servitude and works for General Shu's family, who saved her life. To avenge her father, she steals a knife, leaves a letter, and enters a brot
470Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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The Imperial Harem of the Great Qing 大清后宫
In 1632, Hong Taiji led an expedition against the Chahar. As thousands bowed before him, one stunning woman stood proudly among the crowd and refused to kneel. She was Qilei, later the birth mother of Princess Jian Ning, a woman remembered by history only by her surname. Risking everything for her tribe, Qilei attempted to assassinate Hong Taiji. Dorgon, moved by the courage of a warrior who could shoot an arrow, intervened to save her. Both Qilei and Hong Taiji were injured and taken back to th
237Reads9.5Score—Shelves
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The Qing Imperial Harem: Three Historical Novels by Xilingxue 大清后宫（西岭雪长篇历史小说合集3本）
Dorgon and Hong Taiji were brothers, yet a bitter feud over their mother’s murder and the throne stood between them. Dorgon was bent on killing Hong Taiji to avenge himself, and formed a pact to the death with Qilei, the birth mother of Princess Jianning. Qilei swallowed her grievances and became Hong Taiji’s consort, but the two were estranged in all but name as she waited for an opportunity. The consorts of the Four Palaces saw Qilei as a formidable rival for the emperor’s favor, and all wante
175Reads9.4Score—Shelves