Ah Jiao
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Summary
Xie Ajiao, who hides her name and identity, versus the "thoroughly wicked" Ji Jiusi—their feelings grow like seeds, taking root and sprouting day after day.
That night, the moon was pale and the stars dim.
Seventeen-year-old Ji Jiusi was surrounded by a crowd. Just as he was cutting his way out, Ajiao shouted to stop him: "No killing!" and did everything she could to break him out of the encirclement.
Ajiao studied the arts of astrology and celestial divination under her master, working hard and achieving some success.
When she learned that something had happened to Ji Jiusi, she took leave of her master overnight and came down the mountain.
The whole world was hunting the wanted criminal Ji Jiusi, but Ajiao insisted on escorting him to the capital to clear his name—Ji Jiusi was renowned throughout the Great Zhou with a boundless future, yet his parents died horribly before his eyes, and he, holding a bloodstained curved blade, became a wanted fugitive.
Once in the capital, Ajiao stayed by his side as he cleared his name, but more layers of mystery closed in...
Ji Jiusi strategized and maneuvered, rising step by step, and even drew her master into it all—and her marriage as well.
Before, he had never looked at her directly.
Now he says: "Ajiao is indeed as beautiful as she is kind. I was right to fall for her."
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy period romance combined with strategy
- Readers who prefer a protective heroine paired with a scheming hero
- Readers who enjoy romance and suspense advancing in parallel
- Readers interested in period elements such as astrology and celestial divination
Not a good fit for
- Readers who want pure sweet daily life without a suspense line
- Readers uninterested in period settings and power struggles
- Readers seeking realistic fiction or serious literature
Reading tips
- Note the shift in Ajiao's motives before and after she descends the mountain to understand her choices
- Treat each mystery as a standalone unit and review new clues after reading
- Watch the key scenes where Ji Jiusi's attitude changes to feel the relationship develop
- When reaching the sect and marriage entanglements, look back at earlier foreshadowing
About the publisher
Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 寻人
- 第二章 入京
- 第三章 翻案
- 第四章 飘霜阁
- 第五章 司考大典
- 第六章 司天监
- 第七章 太傅之死
- 第八章 圣上寿辰
- 第九章 占为己有
- 尾声 云游途中
- 番外一 大婚
- 番外二 乔巧往事
- 番外三 帝后日常
- 后记
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About the author
Mengjiao Jiaozhu is a Chinese online-fiction author about whom verifiable public information is currently limited. Only one work by this author is known in the library, namely Ajiao. Judging by its common category, the work belongs to the time-travel alternate-history genre, which is also the only confirmed direction of Mengjiao Jiaozhu's writing so far. Because public details such as biography, place of origin, and writing experience are unavailable, little more can be said about the author's creative career. As for Ajiao itself, it uses a time-travel premise to unfold an alternate-world narrative, a fairly common form of genre writing in online literature. Readers who wish to learn about this author can currently start only from this single work; further developments and the overall style will have to be observed once more works and materials become available.
