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Blurb:
A Yu was sent into the palace as a maid by her adoptive parents when she was young, in exchange for the money they needed to treat their biological son.
There were many palace servants like A Yu in the inner palace. Born into humble circumstances, their lives were worth less than grass. A single casual remark from a noble could decide their entire fate.
Having seen too many people fail to meet a good end amid the palace's vicious infighting, A Yu did not seek wealth or status. She only hoped to leave the palace safely when she came of age.
Unexpectedly, an imperial command made her a junior consort and sent her to the Eastern Palace. From then on, she rose to the highest branches, fated never to escape these towering palace walls.
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Pei Zhen was the legitimate eldest son of the Emperor of Wei and his late first empress. He had been crown prince since birth.
In the eyes of the world, the crown prince was upright and proper, flawless as the bright moon among the clouds, an untouchable celestial immortal descended to earth.
But beneath that gentle gentleman's exterior, Pei Zhen's cruelty was etched into his very bones.
At first, he treated A Yu like any ordinary little bird, taking pleasure in watching her struggle in her cage.
He never imagined that one day the bird would be reborn amid the flames, and that the cage he had woven with his own hands would ultimately imprison only himself.
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The Admonitions for Women says: A husband is Heaven.
Since ancient times, women have become wives or concubines either by their fathers' and brothers' decisions or by their husbands' families choosing them.
A Yu sometimes felt confused. Why could she only be grateful and obedient as a bird in a cage, weak and unable to fight back?
Later, as the State of Wei neared its fall, the emperor sought to burn the palace and its women to ashes, claiming he could not bear to let them live through humiliation.
In the end, the flames turned on the Emperor of Wei himself, because all the women agreed that he ought to enjoy this blessing personally.
As she escaped with her life, A Yu met a woman whose forehead was adorned with twelve strings of jade beads hanging from her crown.
The woman told her that she was her daughter, and her only heir.
[Content Warnings]
1. A story of women awakening, with an all-female ensemble; set in an alternate world; happy ending. The heroine of a pampered concubine story finds her mother.
2. The hero pursues the heroine after losing her: she gains power and status, while he loses her. The hero's country's fall has nothing to do with the heroine's motherland.
3. There will be a crown princess, and another couple. No rivalry between women: she is here to make friends, not for the sake of some harmonious friendship between wives and concubines. This is intended to criticize some very cliched setups. No other women will become wives or concubines later; there will only be a female head of household and her husbands.
4. The male lead is a virgin, and she is the only one for him, emotionally and physically. Nothing explicit. Even in the most cliched story, this is the bare minimum.
5. The early story is a slow burn with groundwork. The heroine grows, awakens to herself, and gains the destiny that should have been hers.
6. After the heroine becomes crown prince, she has husbands. They are all chaste. In the end, they are guests, while he is home. The male lead will not be made the official husband.
7. Her early powerlessness can be frustrating. The third blurb section starts at Chapter 42, so please don't skip Chapters 42 to 58!
(Initial outline written on September 9, 2023, and screen-recorded for archiving.)
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The princess has a dead husband and countless male favorites.
But she is oppressed, and her heart is bitter.
Formal blurb:
1.
Liu Mingyue's father is the founding emperor, and her mother was his first wife, the beloved woman who died young.
As their only daughter, Liu Mingyue ought to be the most exalted royal in the Great Yu dynasty, even if she cannot inherit the throne.
However, she grew up in the countryside, ignorant of all rules. She dares to barge openly into court and insult officials, and after becoming a widow, she dares to keep countless male favorites in her princess residence.
No princess in any dynasty has ever been so unruly. Even Emperor Zhaoming, who loves his daughter more than life itself, has no choice but to demote Liu Mingyue from princess to commandery princess to quell the anger of his ministers.
2.
On a snowy night in the ninth year of Zhaoming, a commoner woman beat the complaint drum in front of Mingyue Tower, accusing a son of the Cui clan of Boling of abducting her younger sister to serve as a maid.
Investigating cases is Mingyue Tower's main business. The complaint drum at its entrance was bestowed by the emperor, allowing those who have suffered injustice to bring their grievances directly to the throne. It is the most mysterious place in Luojing.
At the beginning of the new dynasty, the Censorate and the Court of Judicial Review were monopolized by aristocratic clans, and the people's cries of injustice often went unheard.
This was the first time the drum had sounded since Mingyue Tower was founded. The woman who beat it was named Gu Zhenniang, and the person she accused was dead.
3.
From the daughter of a butcher in the countryside to a princess of the realm, Liu Mingyue's goal has always been the same.
In the past, she wanted to become the head of a village. Now she wants to become the ruler of a dynasty.
After her demotion, she founded Mingyue Tower herself, helping her father suppress the aristocratic clans while secretly building up her own strength.
She can be the blade her father uses to cleanse the court, and she can also sharpen that blade in secret, preparing to point it straight at the palace.
When Emperor Zhaoming rose in rebellion, he cried,
The part about wives and concubines is the best part of this book in my mind. The sentence "Wives are first-class slaves, concubines are second-class slaves" has always suddenly appeared in my mind recently, and it is really shocking. Does the teacher know that there is a sister in xhs who has been tirelessly recommending this book? It was on the recommendation of this sister that I got into this book. She must also like this book very much [Milk Tea]
I never expected to see such a female-oriented novel on a female channel that suits my preferences. Even if the female protagonist is not very strong and domineering, she can still completely dominate the relationship between the sexes. It is said that the reversal of the status of the female protagonist and the male protagonist is my biggest and most difficult to satisfy. In this novel, the reversal is really complete, and it is not a false reversal at all.
I really like Ayu's character. Strength is not reflected in the cold and domineering appearance. Ayu is tough and strong in his heart, but on the surface he is as gentle and tolerant as jade. In fact, I didn't like this kind of gentle and tolerant heroine before, because the author often creates a heroine who is like a bloodbath, channeling his efforts to all kinds of men, tolerating everything about them, and finally using up everything, only getting a useless reputation.
I am very happy to see an author using his own pen to expand the boundaries of female characters in novels. I am so eager to see more female characters as "people" rather than just as "women". So as long as it's a female character with enough subjectivity and self-esteem, I don't care whether it has moral flaws or not. I even hope that there will be more female protagonists with moral flaws. I hope that everyone can admit that women are complex as human beings, and are not just variations of the personality of Shengchang Erxiang. They will not be labeled as "hateful, annoying bad women" and "like men" just because they are not completely kind and perfectly moral.
I hope that the teacher can create more excellent works in the future. I hope that the results of the teacher's works will get better and better. I hope that the teacher's vitality as a woman will be more vigorous. I wish you [kiss]
This article was recommended on xhs, and I was not disappointed after reading it. This is the ending that all the robbery and most wife-chasing crematoriums should have in my mind. The heroine is sitting on thousands of miles of land, and the hero loses everything but gets the heroine's periodic "special favor". How can this not be a two-way pursuit and benevolence and benevolence?
Readers like me who pursue female-centeredness in BG stories may be a little paranoid, because female-centeredness requires that women be treated completely as the primary sex, and there should be no degrading words or male-centered words. The surname, wealth, and social status are only passed down through the maternal line, the female group portraits are well-shaped, the highlights of the plot are all about women, and perhaps the most difficult point, sex love is not included. These requirements naturally contradict the "romantic love" packaging of traditional romance. What is gratifying is that in recent years, a very small number of BG stories have accomplished this almost impossible task.
The second volume of this article is about the world of heroines from a female-centered perspective. We can strangely see how Siyu, who seemed to be the standard heroine of a bitter drama before, was nourished by this world and became a heroic hero as bright as the sun and the moon. And how the previously all-powerful hero lost his halo in this world and became a member of the harem with a vague face.
In the final analysis, the suffering of the female protagonist always comes from the author's instruction, and the charm of the female protagonist always comes from the author's preference. The author of True Love Heroine will not tolerate her becoming a tool to highlight men's charm and cater to men's desires, and will definitely give her the best and the greatest freedom.
The female friendship and mother-daughter relationship in this article are also remarkable. Each of the main female supporting characters has a distinctive character and vigorous vitality. What I especially appreciate is that the author is very careful in naming the baby girls, and does not use some stereotypical girl names. The overall appearance is neutral and elegant. This kind of subtlety is the most authentic.
If there's anything I'm not satisfied with, it's the semi-mandatory games in volume one. Perhaps the purpose here is to describe Siyu's oppression and the male protagonist's abomination, but I still think that in such a story, even these scenes should not appear. Or maybe this is the author's personal xp? However, from the perspective of patriarchy, women's xp is mostly the product of losing power, which is not commensurate with the theme to be expressed in this article.
Overall, for a new author, this article has a high degree of completion, the concept is quite refined, and the writing can support the plot and expression requirements. The future is promising. I am willing to spend more money for such works and authors, and wish it better and better.
Fifty-six years old...? Fortunately, he has stayed young forever, but can he still change at this age? Hahahahaha. It doesn't matter, Pei Lang still has more than thirty years of verbal and physical skills.
It's quite emotional to see this. Suppose Xiao Pei had made Siyu the crown prince directly. I wonder if his special pet would have come earlier, or if he could have been the main wife.
[Love Eyes][Love Eyes]How beautiful is the second son of Jinyang Hou?
I really took it, half a barrel of oil hahahaha
Mingzhou is so polite, hahahaha, he apologized to the people who were lying on the ground and passed out one by one.
Is it that: Is jealousy of the opposite sex always regarded as love? This doggy's world
Congratulations on the completion! In my mind, this essay is almost comparable to the one about Ailan's Awakening and the one at the end of Volume 2 of Sweeping Trash. I'll review it in detail another day.
"Sifu, don't run away, the domineering Ah Feng will love you fiercely"
The part about wives and concubines is the best part of this book in my mind. The sentence "Wives are first-class slaves, concubines are second-class slaves" has always suddenly appeared in my mind recently, and it is really shocking. Does the teacher know that there is a sister in xhs who has been tirelessly recommending this book? It was on the recommendation of this sister that I got into this book. She must also like this book very much [Milk Tea] I never expected to see such a female-oriented novel on a female channel that suits my preferences. Even if the female protagonist is not very strong and domineering, she can still completely dominate the relationship between the sexes. It is said that the reversal of the status of the female protagonist and the male protagonist is my biggest and most difficult to satisfy. In this novel, the reversal is really complete, and it is not a false reversal at all. I really like Ayu's character. Strength is not reflected in the cold and domineering appearance. Ayu is tough and strong in his heart, but on the surface he is as gentle and tolerant as jade. In fact, I didn't like this kind of gentle and tolerant heroine before, because the author often creates a heroine who is like a bloodbath, channeling his efforts to all kinds of men, tolerating everything about them, and finally using up everything, only getting a useless reputation. I am very happy to see an author using his own pen to expand the boundaries of female characters in novels. I am so eager to see more female characters as "people" rather than just as "women". So as long as it's a female character with enough subjectivity and self-esteem, I don't care whether it has moral flaws or not. I even hope that there will be more female protagonists with moral flaws. I hope that everyone can admit that women are complex as human beings, and are not just variations of the personality of Shengchang Erxiang. They will not be labeled as "hateful, annoying bad women" and "like men" just because they are not completely kind and perfectly moral. I hope that the teacher can create more excellent works in the future. I hope that the results of the teacher's works will get better and better. I hope that the teacher's vitality as a woman will be more vigorous. I wish you [kiss]
This article was recommended on xhs, and I was not disappointed after reading it. This is the ending that all the robbery and most wife-chasing crematoriums should have in my mind. The heroine is sitting on thousands of miles of land, and the hero loses everything but gets the heroine's periodic "special favor". How can this not be a two-way pursuit and benevolence and benevolence? Readers like me who pursue female-centeredness in BG stories may be a little paranoid, because female-centeredness requires that women be treated completely as the primary sex, and there should be no degrading words or male-centered words. The surname, wealth, and social status are only passed down through the maternal line, the female group portraits are well-shaped, the highlights of the plot are all about women, and perhaps the most difficult point, sex love is not included. These requirements naturally contradict the "romantic love" packaging of traditional romance. What is gratifying is that in recent years, a very small number of BG stories have accomplished this almost impossible task. The second volume of this article is about the world of heroines from a female-centered perspective. We can strangely see how Siyu, who seemed to be the standard heroine of a bitter drama before, was nourished by this world and became a heroic hero as bright as the sun and the moon. And how the previously all-powerful hero lost his halo in this world and became a member of the harem with a vague face. In the final analysis, the suffering of the female protagonist always comes from the author's instruction, and the charm of the female protagonist always comes from the author's preference. The author of True Love Heroine will not tolerate her becoming a tool to highlight men's charm and cater to men's desires, and will definitely give her the best and the greatest freedom. The female friendship and mother-daughter relationship in this article are also remarkable. Each of the main female supporting characters has a distinctive character and vigorous vitality. What I especially appreciate is that the author is very careful in naming the baby girls, and does not use some stereotypical girl names. The overall appearance is neutral and elegant. This kind of subtlety is the most authentic. If there's anything I'm not satisfied with, it's the semi-mandatory games in volume one. Perhaps the purpose here is to describe Siyu's oppression and the male protagonist's abomination, but I still think that in such a story, even these scenes should not appear. Or maybe this is the author's personal xp? However, from the perspective of patriarchy, women's xp is mostly the product of losing power, which is not commensurate with the theme to be expressed in this article. Overall, for a new author, this article has a high degree of completion, the concept is quite refined, and the writing can support the plot and expression requirements. The future is promising. I am willing to spend more money for such works and authors, and wish it better and better.
Fifty-six years old...? Fortunately, he has stayed young forever, but can he still change at this age? Hahahahaha. It doesn't matter, Pei Lang still has more than thirty years of verbal and physical skills.
It's quite emotional to see this. Suppose Xiao Pei had made Siyu the crown prince directly. I wonder if his special pet would have come earlier, or if he could have been the main wife.
[Love Eyes][Love Eyes]How beautiful is the second son of Jinyang Hou?
I really took it, half a barrel of oil hahahaha
Mingzhou is so polite, hahahaha, he apologized to the people who were lying on the ground and passed out one by one.
Is it that: Is jealousy of the opposite sex always regarded as love? This doggy's world
Congratulations on the completion! In my mind, this essay is almost comparable to the one about Ailan's Awakening and the one at the end of Volume 2 of Sweeping Trash. I'll review it in detail another day.
"Sifu, don't run away, the domineering Ah Feng will love you fiercely"