Mirage Chronicle: Second Plum Blossom: Classical Embroidered Illustrations Banned, Erotic Novel Treasure

Author: Yu Ling Laborer of Xiyintang
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
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Mirage Chronicle: Also known as The Complete Mirage Chronicle, it was originally attributed to "Qing Yu Ling Laborer" and edited by the Old Man of Yu Mountain. The novel is set in Guangdong, depicting the academic, business, and romantic life of Su Jishi, the son of a foreign merchant from the Thirteen Hongs in Guangzhou. It focuses on Su Jishi, who relies on his ancestors' legacy and his good looks to become a frivolous butterfly, living among young women, losing the heroic spirit of early national industrial and commercial pioneers. At the same time, it showcases many aspects of social life at the time. The novel's writing is delicate and refined, like flowing clouds and water; the plot is full of twists and turns, deeply engaging; the characters are vivid and lifelike, earning high praise from Mr. Zheng Zhenduo. Mirage Chronicle has had a profound influence on later novels; its "fluent and revealing style, with no hidden," pioneered the later satirical novels. After its publication, it was banned and destroyed multiple times.
Double Plum Blossom: A famous legendary novel. The story tells of the Tang Emperor Shuzong era, where the treacherous minister Lu Qi, on trumped-up charges of treason, kills Mei Kui of the Ministry of Personnel and continuously persecutes his wife and children. The novel unfolds through the open and hidden struggles between the loyal minister Feng Tianle and the treacherous minister Lu Qi, ending with the emperor's justice, the punishment of the villain, the clearing of Mei's injustice, his son's struggle in adversity, becoming a (top scholar), and eventually becoming a prime minister. Interwoven is the tragic and joyful love story between Mei Liangyu and Chen Xinyuan, who finally become husband and wife. The entire book features fluent language, a (twisting) plot, and is filled with a romantic legendary charm.