Crabapple on a Separate Branch
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Summary
Lu Tangyu was the daughter of a powerful minister, ennobled as Princess Ruiyun, living a life of leisure and ease.
Then a single imperial decree sent her on the long bridal journey to the desert, and from there she was swept into turmoil.
Her childhood friend Feng Zheng watched over her in secret; her senior martial brother Xia Tingqiu stayed entangled at her side; court schemes and an emperor's calculations came at her in turn...
High are the red walls, fierce is the wind and sand. Her whole house fell into ruin, the family estate was confiscated, and past glory turned to nothing; deep devotion, too, proved fragile before imperial power, and was betrayed in the end.
She fell from the clouds into the dust, and amid the jolting of fate, sought a place to belong.
Crabapples bloom and fall through the years; where the clear wind passes, at last come quiet days and the company of an old friend.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy historical intrigue woven with a love line of court machinations
- Readers who prefer a clear-eyed, resilient heroine who can save herself after falling from grace
- Romance readers comfortable with slow-burn feelings and mutual salvation
- Readers drawn to fateful turns such as a desert bridal escort and a family's ruin
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting high sweetness from the start and a quickly resolved romance
- Readers who prefer light family intrigue or pure sweet romance and would rather avoid family catastrophe
- Readers impatient with a heavy intrigue plot and slow romantic progress
Reading tips
- First sort out the relationships and stances of Lu Tangyu, Feng Zheng, and Xia Tingqiu before entering the court storyline.
- Note each turn in which the heroine goes from idle ease to forced choices, and appreciate her clear-eyed, resilient growth.
- The romance and intrigue advance in alternation; read continuously by chapter to avoid skipping foreshadowing.
- Slow down at low points such as the confiscation of the family estate, and watch how the heroine seeks a place to stand.
About the publisher
Tianjin People's Publishing House publishes across such fields as classic works, foreign literature, architecture, social culture and social sciences, with 749 relevant titles in the collection. In the areas of classics and scholarship, works such as Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua and Fei Xiaotong's From the Soil and Fertility and Reproduction reflect a sustained attention to social culture and classic texts of thought. Architectural books are represented by Liang Sicheng's Annotated Yingzao Fashi and A History of Chinese Architecture, showing an emphasis on architectural heritage and building traditions. In foreign literature, translations of Sholokhov's And Quiet Flows the Don and Tolstoy's War and Peace and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, through the work of translators such as Li Gang and Yu Dawei, form a substantial series of translated works. Overall, the press combines classic texts, scholarly works and fine translations, with a publishing character oriented toward humanistic depth and the dissemination of knowledge.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 公主和亲
- 第二章 镇国宝印
- 第三章 意外落水
- 第四章 制服御猫
- 第五章 草原生活
- 第六章 打情骂俏
- 第七章 草原夜袭
- 第八章 逃跑被抓
- 第九章 贺兰夫人
- 第十章 揭穿身份
- 第十一章 应对可汗
- 第十二章 做戏突围
- 第十三章 受伤照顾
- 第十四章 逃出生天
- 第十五章 病中温情
- 第十六章 边城花语
- 第十七章 赶往会合
- 第十八章 上京之路
- 第十九章 师兄到来
- 第二十章 山里岁月
- 第二十一章 夜间商议
- 第二十二章 出卖美色
- 第二十三章 北辽国师
- 第二十四章 主动邀约
- 第二十五章 情海生波
- 第二十六章 游湖落水
- 第二十七章 表明心迹
- 第二十八章 别喜欢我
- 第二十九章 是男是女
- 第三十章 庆王殿下
- 第三十一章 沙漠迷途
- 第三十二章 玄铁宝刀
- 第三十三章 河边古城
- 第三十四章 沙漠海子
- 第三十五章 回到京城
- 第三十六章 进宫面圣
- 第三十七章 黄粱一梦
- 第三十八章 给你赐婚
- 第三十九章 假意私奔
- 第四十章 落得抄家
- 第四十一章 别院安置
- 第四十二章 最后一程
- 第四十三章 心烬落定
- 第四十四章 四年之后
- 第四十五章 梦境之人
- 第四十六章 山中岁月
- 第四十七章 前往南海
- 第四十八章 海天辽阔
- 第四十九章 林家兄妹
- 第五十章 一笔生意
- 第五十一章 下水庆典
- 第五十二章 海上突袭
- 第五十三章 船王是他
- 第五十四章 疼在心里
- 第五十五章 想要联姻
- 第五十六章 又见萧政
- 第五十七章 达成协议
- 第五十八章 故人相见
- 第五十九章 旧伤复发
- 第六十章 准备剿匪
- 第六十一章 久病沉疴
- 第六十二章 叛军作乱
- 第六十三章 流光已逝
- 第六十四章 糊里糊涂
- 第六十五章 一树海棠
- 第六十六章 准备成亲
- 第六十七章 好聚好散
- 第六十八章 将计就计
- 第六十九章 清算阴谋
- 第七十章 一片星海
- 第七十一章 心之归宿
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About the author
Mi Bao is a Chinese-language author about whom limited public information is available. The library currently holds eight of her works, including Representative works such as Xiangfeng Weiwan (We Meet Before It Is Too Late), Huanbi, Haitang Biezhi, Reborn as a Film Queen, The Psychic Girl Meets Ghosts, The Queen's Path, Fleeting Years of Love, and Love Like Sand Between Fingers. These titles show that her writing spans time-travel and alternate-world fiction, modern romance, youth literature, science fiction, and social fiction. She moves between ancient or imagined settings and contemporary urban life, coming-of-age stories, and tales with a fantastical bent. Her novels generally center on character relationships and emotional development, unfolding within the frameworks of their respective genres. Although the number of works is modest, they reveal a broad range of interests. Because public details about her life, nationality, and writing career are limited, her personal background cannot be described in depth, and readers can mainly come to know her through the subjects and styles of her works.
