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Books by Bi Wenqian
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Whispers in the Forbidden Palace: Secret Notes by the Emperor's Bed 禁宫夜话：帝王榻畔的私密笔记
Pull back the palace's red walls and glimpse the love, hatred, and political scheming of the imperial family! Grounded in historical facts and folk legends, this book links together the private lives of emperors and empresses throughout the dynasties through fictionalized tales. From the sovereign who rules the realm to the mistress of the imperial harem, their love stories are entwined with the blade of power. - Love and enmity between emperors and empresses: Some tales recount the sorrow of
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By the Dragon Throne: The Secret Diaries of Empresses Through the Ages 龙榻侧：历代皇后的私密手札
In the shadow of imperial power at its height, the space beside the dragon throne was never a haven of tenderness, but the sharpest arena of political struggle. Meticulously researched by Bi Wenqian, this work of historical narrative takes the intimate perspectives of empresses through the ages to reveal the wounds beneath the splendid robes of the court, bringing two thousand years of palace intrigue and women's fates to life through yellowed “journals.” Breaking from the cold narration of off
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