Eastern Palace

Name: Eastern Palace
ISBN: 9787802288621

Fei Wo Si CunNew World Press2010

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Word count: 200K words
Chapters: 10
ISBN: 9787802288621

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Summary

Eastern Palace is a historical-style romance novel by Fei Wo Si Cun, first published in 2010 by New World Press. The story begins with a line from the Book of Songs: "There is a fox, slow and lone, on the bridge over the Qi. My heart is grieved—that man has no clothes." The heroine is Qu Xiaofeng, Ninth Princess of Western Liang. Raised in the vast desert under boundless skies, indulged and beloved, she is frank and unrestrained by nature; by a marriage alliance she is sent to the Central Plains to become the crown princess of Li Chengyin, Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince stands second only to one and above all others, yet he has his own favored consort, Consort Zhao; the two were meant to be parallel lines that never meet. But within the Eastern Palace, struggles for power, groundless accusations, and hidden murderous intent draw her step by step into their midst. After a narrow escape from death, she suddenly recalls events of three years past: the youth Gu Xiaowu met her in the desert, slew the white-eyed wolf king of Tian'gen Mountain for her, and held a grand wedding for her on the grasslands—yet this same man brought down upon her a catastrophe that wiped out her entire clan in rivers of blood. The waters of the Wangchuan exist to make one forget love; when memory breaks through its bonds, separated by devoted passion and a sea of blood feud, she must choose between love and hate. The book comprises four short main chapters, five side stories, and a postscript; concise in length, ruthless in its turns, it is one of Fei Wo Si Cun's representative works of "tragic writing" and was later adapted into a television series of the same name.

Editor's review

「比皇宫更危险的地方是东宫，比皇帝更难当的是太子。」这句话几乎成了《东宫》的代名词。匪我思存最擅长的，是把最轻盈的少女心事放进最沉重的权力机器里碾轧：大漠的萤火虫、白眼狼王、草原上的婚礼，与东宫的冷眼、算计、血光层层对照，读来前甜后痛，落差极大。全书不过二十万字上下，章节命名取自《诗经》与词牌意境，短句推进、节奏利落，一口气能读完，却会在某个反转处久久缓不过来。它不同于长篇宫斗的绵密铺陈，而是把所有的残忍压缩在最后几章骤然释放，这也是许多读者称其「残忍而有力」的原因。若你是第一次读匪我思存，这本是理解她「虐恋」笔法的入门与代表；若你已被影视剧打动，原著会补上影像未能呈现的心理暗流。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢古风言情、能接受悲剧结局的读者
看过同名电视剧，想读原著补全细节的观众
偏爱短篇幅、节奏紧凑、反转强烈的读者
对「和亲+失忆+国仇家恨」母题感兴趣的言情爱好者

Not a good fit for

希望读到圆满结局、抗拒虐心情节的读者
偏好宏大世界观与细致权谋推演的历史小说读者
对自杀、灭族等沉重内容较为敏感的读者

Reading tips

先读正文四章，再读五篇番外；番外从不同视角补写人物心境，放在最后读冲击更强。
留意「顾小五」与「李承鄞」两个称呼的切换，这是理解全书情感结构的关键。
若读完情绪低落，可间隔几天再读番外《满架蔷薇一院香》，它对读者相对温和。
读后可对照同名电视剧，比较影像与文字在处理失忆与复仇时的差异。

About the publisher

New World Press China · Founded in 1951

New World Press is a comprehensive publisher whose list spans documentary literature, popular science, military studies, literary appreciation, social sciences and essays. Its titles reflect a broad editorial vision: documentary works such as Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption and A Civil Action; classic translations including On the Origin of Species and On War; and literary works such as Six Records of a Floating Life and Wu Guanzhong's selected essays on beauty and painting. Its authors include Laura Hillenbrand, Charles Darwin, Carl von Clausewitz, Shen Fu and Daniel Everett, showing a balance between translated and original works. Publicly available information on its fuller publishing profile and features is limited.

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Side Story One: Lotus of Taiye, Willow of Weiyang
Side Story Two: Not Believing White Hair Exists in This World
Side Story Three: Mandarin Duck Tiles Cold, Frost and Blossoms Heavy
Side Story Four: Moonlight on the Pavilion, Flowers Like Snow
Side Story Five: A Courtyard of Roses, a Yard of Fragrance
Postscript: Silver Candle, Autumn Light, Cold Painted Screen

FAQ

《东宫》有几个版本？该买哪一版？

常见中文版有：2010年新世界出版社初版（ISBN 978-7-80228-862-1）；2017年江苏凤凰文艺出版社再版；2023年前后九州出版社出版的全二册新版（含五篇番外）。内容主体一致，新版多为上下册、附赠周边，可按装帧与预算选择。

这本书的字数大概多少？

资料记载不一：2010年初版版权页标注约200千字，部分百科记为25万至35万字，九州版全二册标注约330千字（含番外）。差异主要来自是否计入番外与不同版本的排版统计。

没看过电视剧能直接读原著吗？

完全可以。小说是独立完整的作品，电视剧是在其基础上改编扩充的。直接读原著反而更能体会作者「短促而狠」的叙事节奏与结局的突然性。

结局是悲剧吗？

是的，全书属于典型的悲情结局，男女主角最终未能相守。具体情节建议自行阅读，番外从多个视角补写了人物后续心境，读后有助于释怀。

这本书适合中学生读吗？

文字浅白、篇幅不长，阅读门槛低；但涉及灭族、自杀等沉重情节，情感冲击较强。建议高中生及以上、心理较为成熟的读者阅读，低龄读者可在家长或老师引导下讨论。

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About the author

Fei Wo Si Cun Author · Chinese · 1978

Fei Wo Si Cun, whose real name is Ai Jingjing, was born on December 26, 1978, in Zhongxiang, Hubei. She is a contemporary Chinese romance novelist and screenwriter, a member of the National Committee of the China Writers Association, and vice chair of the Hubei Writers Association. She published her first novel, Lie Jin, in 2005. Her representative works include Dong Gong, Jiaqi Rumeng, Qianshan Muxue, Too Late to Say I Love You, and Lonely Empty Courtyard with Late Spring, many of which have been adapted for television, earning her the title “Queen of Tragedy.” Her writing is known for its delicate portrayal of emotional entanglements and the ups and downs of fate, and has had a broad influence on romance readers. The library holds three of her works, including the complete two-volume edition of Le You Yuan and its upper and lower volumes; the work was adapted into a television series of the same name starring Xu Kai and Jing Tian. It is commonly categorized as time-travel and alternate-world fiction.