Carving Jade into Splendor
琢玉成华
by Nan Qi (南栖)
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 560k Words
- Genre
- Danmei (BL)
- Updated
- 15y ago
- English
- Request a translation
Synopsis
Mystery version:
Whenever Su Que appears, he wears a white jade lotus at his waist and waves a painted folding fan.
The jade is fine Hetian white jade, carved with a thousand-petaled white lotus, delicate and elegant. Those who have seen the fan’s painting say it shows a lotus pond beneath the moon.
Lotus leaves fill the pond, swaying in the breeze, scattered at varying heights and lushly green.
It is a fine painting.
Yet the longer you look at it, the more uncanny it seems.
…At the very height of life, not a single thing stands tall.
Zen version:
The enlightened Master Liaomang, a virtuous monk, smiled upon their first meeting and said, “Lively and changeable, yet calm and utterly pure.”
Asked about it a second time, he could only sigh. “A child’s heart, adrift in a sea of people.”
In brief:
Love is a subject that has inspired countless clichés throughout the ages.
…
To put it in a few more words:
A little swindler vs. a big swindler. A clever schemer vs. a fox spirit. Strong vs. …stronger than you?
Top left: Jing Yuanjue. Bottom left: Jing Yuanwen. Top right: Zhang Zhiting. Bottom right: Zhou Zihe.
Su Que
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Proceed with care: choosing a cave to enter is a serious business.
1. No transmigration, no reverse harem. A little angst is good for the soul; a bittersweet HE.
2. A sage once said, “Clear water has no fish…”
3. Complete. Currently correcting errors and making revisions.
P.S. Friends reposting this: first, please repost the whole thing; second, please credit the source. A comment or two below the story would make me very happy.
100 ml whole milk, 200 ml boiling water, two English breakfast tea bags, two spoonfuls of white sugar or to taste. Use a milk pan and simmer over low heat for six minutes. Turn off the heat before the water boils to prevent a skin from forming on the milk. Strain through cheesecloth and pour into your favorite 300 ml glass or porcelain cup. Careful, it’s hot.
With milk tea in hand, warm in heart and mouth. On a bright, sunny afternoon, or at midnight when the dog is asleep and all is still… you can begin reading this silly story.
That’s all. Happy reading.
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Tags
- ThemeLove
- POVBottom-Lead (Shou)
- Age13+
- JJWXCSigned
- AccessFree
- Cunning
- Palace & Nobility
- Serious Drama
- Twist of Fate
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Reader comments 56
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I was so sad because this book was locked in red before, sob sob, but I checked today and it's unlocked!! Nanxi-san, are you still there? QAQ I've waited ten years!
I want to see a side story where Jing goes to find Xiao Su. It's not a tragic ending, but it's better than a tragic ending. I wonder if Jing will forget his feelings for Xiao Su over time, like the young master who left in the story Xiao Su told at the beginning. Waaaaah, side story, side story!
I stayed up all night these past few days to finish the novel. There were many parts in classical Chinese that I couldn't understand, my illiteracy was on full display! I have so much to say but don't know where to begin. The main characters are so well-developed; it would be even better if there were epilogues.
If it were a tragic ending, then truly "all love is a curse, and no one is without grievance." However, the happy ending is sincere and substantial enough, and is by no means perfunctory or a happy ending for the sake of a happy ending. The author's writing flows smoothly and effortlessly throughout, perfectly capturing the details of ancient settings, the turning points, character development…
This is the first time I've read a BL (Boys' Love) story written in the first person. I feel that the words of this article convey a faint sense of sorrow and helplessness.
I found this article because I was really desperate for something to read, and I'm surprised it didn't become a huge hit! I'm giving it extra points as a sign of respect.
Um, looking back at the text, I realized that Su Que hasn't painted anything since she went to the capital. Sigh, when is she going to paint one for Jing Jue? She still owes him one!
I rarely read angst-filled stories. I consider myself to be quite easily moved to tears. Author, you owe me salt and water. First of all, I have to say that I stumbled upon this [high-scoring non-VIP novel] among a bunch of downloaded articles, and I was quite curious at the time. Students have limited time, so it took them almost half a semester and most of the winter break to finish watching it.
It's finished… Such an ending... Although the author offered a final explanation, I still felt a sense of loss... I even stubbornly searched on Baidu, hoping for a new side story... Unfortunately, even knowing that this was already a good ending, I was still saddened. I stumbled upon this story by chance.
I'm so excited, especially after such a long period of reading drought, to have found such a masterpiece. I just finished reading it, and now I'm rushing to leave a message for the author like I've been injected with adrenaline. This lurker is really getting excited! Also, I really want to see the story three years from now. Qi Da took a year off; is it time to start again?