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Severing the Threads of Love

Rating 2.7
Word count
350K words
Chapters
78
ISBN
9787546328300

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Summary

Fifteen years of childhood companionship, three years of wedded harmony: she was the chancellor's daughter, showered with every indulgence; she was the empress of a nation, a mother to the realm. In one stroke everything changed—cast out of the palace, her entire family slaughtered, her child torn from her, she died at last with her grievance unavenged. Reborn through fire, she lives only for revenge. Three years she toils in obscurity, seeking masters and learning their arts; she lowers herself to serve in the Imperial Medical Academy; within the nine-layered palace she schemes every move, each step a brush with death. One by one she removes the foes of former days and uncovers the truth behind the Ji family's massacre. The bond between her and Shen Mo, Shen Mo's love for her, her tangled love and hate for Yun Jinyan, the secrets buried deep in the nine-layered palace—all are peeled away strand by strand… Secret after startling secret, scene after scene of heartrending truth, till one can only sigh: hate runs to the bone, love becomes a wound. On one side, a steadfast, untiring devotion; on the other, a domineering, relentless entanglement—which is true, which false, which right, which wrong? That year, that day, that fatal encounter—was it fate or calamity?

Editor's review

This is a historical romance driven by revenge as its main thread and emotional entanglement as its undercurrent. The story opens with the heroine's fall from the height of fortune to the depths of ruin—her family slaughtered, her child abandoned, her death full of grievance—before she endures hardship to learn her arts, infiltrates the Imperial Medical Academy, and schemes step by step. The narrative is strongly plot-driven and suited to readers who enjoy "rebirth revenge plus palace intrigue and suspense." Its appeal lies not in rigorous historical accuracy but in the choices characters make where hatred and love intertwine: Shen Mo's devotion, Yun Jinyan's love-hate, and the unraveling of the truth behind the Ji family massacre together sustain the tension of the nine-layered palace. Readers who can accept dramatic conventions within a romance framework will settle in more easily; those expecting the historical logic of serious drama should adjust their expectations. It suits sustained binge-reading as light entertainment, and readers who like to watch a heroine take the initiative and lay her own plans amid emotional conflict.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Historical romance readers who enjoy rebirth revenge and palace intrigue/power struggles
  • Casual readers who prefer strong plotting, fast pacing, and dense emotional conflict
  • Readers who love watching a heroine endure humiliation, lay plans, and gradually uncover her family's truth
  • Romance fans interested in childhood-sweetheart bonds and tangled love-hate setups

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who value rigorous historical detail and institutional accuracy
  • Sensitive readers who cannot accept heavy material such as revenge, abandoned children, and family massacre
  • Romance readers who prefer light, sweet, pampering stories with no angst or vendetta

Reading tips

  1. Clarify the heroine's revenge targets and the clues to the Ji family massacre first; the palace-intrigue passages will then read more smoothly
  2. Paying attention to the contrast between the Shen Mo and Yun Jinyan emotional lines helps in understanding the heroine's choices
  3. If the plot feels dense, read in segments—"before entering the palace—Imperial Medical Academy—uncovering the truth"—and keep brief notes
  4. After finishing, revisit the fateful turning point at the opening to see more clearly how the author plants foreshadowing of hatred and love

About the publisher

Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. China · Founded in 2003

Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. focuses on fine fiction, social sciences, literary appreciation, history, classical poetry and classical literature, with 1,141 titles in the library. Representative books include Dan Simmons's science fiction novels Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion, Freud's works on psychology and society such as The Ego and the Id and Group Psychology, and classical literature ranging from Laozi and Zhuangzi, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Three Hundred Poems of the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties to Lü Simian's A General History of China. Its authors include Dan Simmons, Freud, Laozi, Lü Simian, Hengtang Tuishi, Pan Zhenhua, Li Yi and Guan Shanming, reflecting a balance between translated works and domestic editions. Public information is limited; the above is based on the library's holdings.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第一章
  3. 第二章
  4. 第三章
  5. 第四章
  6. 第五章
  7. 第六章
  8. 第七章
  9. 第八章
  10. 第九章
  11. 第十章
  12. 第十一章
  13. 第十二章
  14. 第十三章
  15. 第十四章
  16. 第十五章
  17. 第十六章
  18. 第十七章
  19. 第十八章
  20. 第十九章
  21. 第二十章
  22. 第二十一章
  23. 第二十二章
  24. 第二十三章
  25. 第二十四章
  26. 第二十五章
  27. 第二十六章
  28. 第二十七章
  29. 第二十八章
  30. 第二十九章
  31. 第三十章
  32. 第三十一章
  33. 第三十二章
  34. 第三十三章
  35. 第三十四章
  36. 第三十五章
  37. 第三十六章
  38. 第三十七章
  39. 第三十八章
  40. 第三十九章
  41. 第四十章
  42. 第四十一章
  43. 第四十二章
  44. 第四十三章
  45. 第四十四章
  46. 第四十五章
  47. 第四十六章
  48. 第四十七章
  49. 第四十八章
  50. 第四十九章
  51. 第五十章
  52. 第五十一章
  53. 第五十二章
  54. 第五十三章
  55. 第五十四章
  56. 第五十五章
  57. 第五十六章
  58. 第五十七章
  59. 第五十八章
  60. 第五十九章
  61. 第六十章
  62. 第六十一章
  63. 第六十二章
  64. 第六十三章
  65. 番外 血殇
  66. 番外 血殇(二)
  67. 第六十四章
  68. 第六十五章
  69. 第六十六章
  70. 第六十七章
  71. 第六十八章
  72. 第六十九章
  73. 第七十章
  74. 第七十一章
  75. 第七十二章
  76. 第七十三章
  77. 尾声
  78. 番外 晋言无季

FAQ

Is this a sweet, pampering romance or an angsty one?
From the available material, the story includes heavy elements—family massacre, an abandoned child, a death full of grievance, rebirth and revenge—and the emotional lines involve tangled love-hate and relentless entanglement. Overall it leans angsty with strong conflict rather than light and sweet. Readers sensitive to revenge and family tragedy should learn the general direction before deciding whether to read.
Is the heroine a passive victim or an active schemer?
The material shows that after her fiery rebirth the heroine toils three years in obscurity to learn from masters, lowers herself to serve in the Imperial Medical Academy, schemes every move within the nine-layered palace, each step a brush with death, and gradually removes her former foes and uncovers the truth of the Ji family massacre. The story thus focuses on the heroine's active planning and revenge rather than mere endurance of fate.
Do the romantic lines carry much weight?
From the synopsis, Shen Mo's love for the heroine and her tangled love-hate with Yun Jinyan are important drivers of the plot, running parallel to the revenge main line. The exact proportion is hard to quantify, but the emotional conflict is clearly not mere backdrop—it is a key element shaping the heroine's choices and the tension. Readers who enjoy emotional entanglement will be more absorbed.
Do I need prior historical background to read it?
The material gives no indication that specific historical knowledge is required. The story unfolds through settings common to historical romance—a chancellor's daughter, an empress, the Imperial Medical Academy, the nine-layered palace—and readers can simply follow the character relationships and events. Those reading by the standards of serious historical scholarship may find it highly dramatized and should adjust their expectations.

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About the author

西西东东 Author

Xixi Dongdong is a web-novel author about whom little public information is available. Eleven works can currently be confirmed, mainly in the genres of modern romance, time-travel alternate history, and otherworldly fantasy. Modern romance titles such as The You That Time Cannot Steal, Growing Old Together with You, I Kissed the Blossoms in Paris, and Will You Recognize Your First Love Today? center on urban relationships and youthful memories, while works such as The Legend of the Fake Concubine, Not Failing the Wilderness Years, and Beauties Slay the World draw on palace, time-travel, and otherworldly settings. Judging from the titles and categories, the author balances realistic emotion with imaginative world-building and excels at developing character relationships and emotional turns within romantic narratives. Because no reliable records of birth and death dates, nationality, or personal experience are available, this introduction focuses only on the general character of the works.