Every year, the fragrance of locust flowers fills the air.

Author: Li Mei
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The beautiful protagonist, Xian'er, grew up in the Qing Dynasty and was later sold to the Wen family's "Wen's Garden" to become Wen's concubine. The disabled Wen Er Ye is fierce and cold, and he persistently harasses Xian'er. Under Wen Er Ye's pleading, Wen Lao Ye decides to give Xian'er to Wen Er Ye. Xian'er takes advantage of the opportunity to go to the Temple Ridge to pray and escapes from the Wen family, meeting Guan Nianzi in the process. By chance, Xian'er is sent back to the Wen family. To repay the kindness of the lady, Xian'er agrees to borrow Wen Si Ye's "seed" and eventually gives birth to a son for the Wen family. One night, Turkish bandits raid Wen Village. Xian'er is forced by the bandits to go up the mountain and becomes Chu Ye's mistress. There, Xian'er unexpectedly meets Guan Wu, and the two fall in love and plan to run away together. Later, Guanzi misses their appointment because he joins the revolutionary army. After descending the mountain, Xian'er suffers greatly and ends up in a Yuzhou opera troupe, taking the stage name "Xiao Huaxiang." The troupe is forced to disband by local toughs, and with nowhere to go, Xian'er is taken in by Nie Shiyou as his concubine. At this time, Guanzi has become a member of the Communist Party's guerrilla unit and deeply loves Xian'er. After Nie Shiyou is killed by the guerrillas, Xian'er takes her daughter and returns to the Wen family estate. With liberation, at the mass rally, Xian'er meets Guanzi again.