Phoenix Blood
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Summary
Yet that night, a desperate thrust in the darkness, its blood-red brilliance glaring, stained all the days and nights to come. A palace assassin, a prince in exile, a newly risen emperor—her heart drifted and swayed, until it became a crimson scar across that man's chest.
At twenty, everyone stood in awe of her, for she was the most favored eldest princess of the Southern Qin Empire. She was no longer the inexperienced girl who could only stare blankly at the patterns on her skirt; she was his lotus-hued woman, his white-boned beauty. Yet amid the apricot grove and bamboo cottage, vows are easily made and oaths easily cast aside. In his game of chess, she was merely a pawn crossing the river, destined at last to become a pallid moonlight, chilling a thousand li, shining through the heavenly gates.
Yunhuang, the king of a hundred birds dancing in sunlight—casting off this sinful identity and this man-devouring name, with fine trees in the north and parasol trees in the south, for whom will she be reborn from ashes? Eight hundred li of the Yin River cut short the dreams of the old homeland; half a lifetime of iron and blood comes to nothing. What is left drifting in the wind—whose solemn vows, and whose passing clouds?
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Romance readers who prefer classical prose and delicate psychological description
- Fans of invented-world stories that interweave palace intrigue with national affairs
- Long-form readers who can accept slow buildup and value layered emotional portrayal
- Readers interested in the theme of women growing up in the crevices of power
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking fast pacing, strong plot and high-stakes twists from the opening page
- Readers who prefer light, sweet romance and reject heavy emotional tones
- Readers unaccustomed to classical diction and extensive imagery
Reading tips
- Read the first five chapters to adjust to the style and character relationships before deciding your reading pace, so you do not misjudge the opening.
- Prepare a simple character-relationship chart and note the shifting positions of Southern Qin, the northern lands and the various factions as you read.
- Watch for recurring images such as the bamboo, the long scar and the apricot grove; they often signal emotional turning points.
- Read several chapters in one sitting; fragmented reading can easily lose the layers of emotional buildup.
About the publisher
Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional literature and art publisher. Judging from the books in the database, its publishing focus is on foreign literature, world classics, prose and miscellaneous writings, and classic works, while also covering literary appreciation and cultural reading. Representative titles include The Painter of Modern Life, Jane Eyre, Six Chapters of a Floating Life, The Moon and Sixpence, Selected Prose of Ji Xianlin, A Sportsman's Sketches, and Collected Prose of Famous Masters, involving Chinese and foreign authors such as Charles Baudelaire, Charlotte Brontë, Shen Fu, and W. Somerset Maugham, as well as translators including Guo Hong'an, Chen Jinhui, Jing Xing, and Jiao Haili. Overall, the press emphasizes the introduction of classic texts and the compilation of prose works, presenting a publishing profile centered on literary reading and cultural accumulation. As public information is limited, other aspects are not elaborated here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 金枝委地谁人拾
- 琼庭暗香曾入袖
- 凤羽摇落梧桐影
- 齐纨新裂见莲华
- 鸳鸯风急不成眠
- 筝上新弦张旧恨
- 锦绣华年对霜冷
- 会向瑶台月下逢
- 昆山玉碎引潜龙
- 何来乔木庇丝萝
- 销魂却在夕阳中
- 燃榇焚羽待涅磐
- 为谁斫断红丝腕
- 红染绣线嫁衣成
- 此身已随前缘误
- 回看流年是蹉跎
- 当时何似莫匆匆
- 别有幽怨各自生
- 故人一去不堪梦
- 红颜此历千万劫
- 啼鸟惊飞恨未央
- 弹指灰飞事成空
- 独向天阙伶仃行
- 一夜东风看摧杀
- 萧韶九成待来仪
- 素手乾坤见方寸
- 从此不复梦承恩
- 卑飞敛翼鸷将击
- 劲羽离弦不能回
- 云退霜杀夜将尽
- 一夕翻覆在天家
- 血色山河万里染
- 谁家天子谁家事
- 半世过尽半世兴
FAQ
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About the author
Meiyuzhe is a romance author active in Chinese online literature, with only limited public information available; her birth year, native place, and educational background have no reliable record, and she is generally placed in the time-travel and alternate-history writing camp. Five of her works are held in the collection, including "Huang Tu," "Feng Xue," "Di Wang Ye," and a three-volume collection of palace-centered historical romances featuring strong heroines. Among them, "Di Wang Ye" is the original novel later adapted into the drama "Shang Yang Fu," showing that her works have had a tangible impact through screen adaptation. She often draws on fictional dynasties and palace intrigues, unfolding emotional and political struggles from a female perspective. Her plots stress character relationships and turns of fate, and her language pays attention to atmosphere, making her one of the representative writers of palace-themed historical romance in online fiction.
