Peacock brocade

Author: Zhan Yue
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Embroidered Parrot Feather is written in classical and beautiful prose, entirely narrated in the first person, with a unique style. The plot is more intricate, entwined with love, family ties, struggles, entanglements, jealousy, and revenge, involving the destinies of three generations, captivating readers. Upon serialization, it received high praise from users on Hongxiu. Before the conclusion was posted, multiple versions of the ending had been speculated. The Heavenly Realm's Hundred Garden Princess, Mei Xian, falls in love with the mortal Xu Dingbang for ten years and is punished by the heavens. To save her daughter Hong Ling, she is reduced to ashes. Mei Xian's sacrifice secures Hong Ling one rebirth. Hong Ling is reborn in the mortal world and marries the son of the Qin King, Jun Yan. Though living in the palace's rear courtyard, she is deeply cherished. However, whether in the immortal realm or the mortal world, scheming and love entanglements remain entwined. The war between gods and demons erupts, and conflicts rise in the mortal world. In this mortal world, both humans and demons are ensnared by love. Countless women, consumed by love, still cannot escape the pull of fate.
The entire story shifts perspectives among characters, narrated in the first person, with beautiful and ethereal prose, reminiscent of Li Bihua's style. The novel features numerous characters from the immortal realm, the demon world, and the mortal world, with a twisting and moving plot that captivates readers. It received high praise from Hongxiu users and consistently ranked at the top of the click-through chart for several weeks. Before the conclusion was serialized, multiple versions of the ending had been speculated.
All mortal beings in the mortal world are lost in love; in the Hundred Garden, ask for the heart's truth.
A love across lifetimes remains unfinished; in a backward glance, only the embroidered parrot feather remains.