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A blind concubine lives in the cold palace. The blind concubine has a snow white cat. Day after day, year after year, he lives quietly in the courtyard of the cold palace. It is as if he has already been forgotten by the entire imperial palace. Until one day, the young emperor accidentally chances upon him…

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The Blind Concubine
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hobianichan
hobianichan
September 2, 2022
Status: Completed
This novel was definitely rushed. There was so much information missing, like
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what happened to the empress dowager?

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It definitely could've been executed a lot more, I'm not sure why the author rushed it. :/
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cleocries
cleocries rated it
July 12, 2022
Status: Completed
I read this in a few hours because it's a really short story, but nonetheless it made me cry quite abit of tears. Gave this a 5.0 but tbh I wanted to say its a 4.5. Here's my review:

mc: delicate, gentle and kind-hearted. Everything bad that fell upon him was never his fault nor intention, and he got all this undeserving suffering from it (even after years have gone by) and I feel so sorry for him. Imagine having to live with this pain for the rest of your life... more>> knowing it would never be justified.

ml: he is quite literally one of the worst piece of cow poop to exist in historical danmeis. His personality is just detestable, and none of his actions were even remotely acceptable. What he did to the MC years ago,
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not even remebering that a child was wrongfully blinded, and to think it was because the MC caught the ML colluding with the empress dowager. How could he not even recall such an incident when he did someone so wrongly last time?

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and he still wants to hold onto the MC after everything, refusing to leave him. Do you not have a conscience or something?

I didn't like the ending, in the sense that the MC never got what he wanted (which was freedom) and the ML would rather trap him forever all alone than to let the MC go and be happy, finally free from the clutches and bad memories the palace and people have given him. This twisted affection he had for the MC came too late, and if he even had half a decency in himself, he wouldn't have treated the MC this way.

overall, if you're in the mood for some sad, angsty novel that's a quick read; this is for you! <<less
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Esques
Esques rated it
June 28, 2022
Status: epilogue
I give it 5, but I don't dare to read it again.

This book goes heavily into emotions.

This is 1 time read book that I recomend everyone to read.

Why, because it's beautiful.

That simple. I've read this novel a long time ago and still remember it as if it was yesterday.

Congratulations Author,

You have created something amazing that will stay in my memory forever. Not as a good memory, but worth remembering.
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EmperorsSmile
EmperorsSmile rated it
February 10, 2022
Status: epilogue
I would rather call this a tragic life story of a blind concubine who finally gained a bit of solace at the end of the tale. But that was also thanks to the fact he is blind or else in reality he never got what he actually wished for except

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his wish to send Xiao Bao faraway away from the palace

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As for romance I feel it's been one sided since moment "his" identity was revealed and it'd be that way forever though in the end he might have forgiven and accepted "him" judging from the hint given in first chapter.

Anyhow, I could never forgive the ML (I mentally slapped him a thousand times -_-), not for what he did to him in past but how he acted after things were revealed later. He could have at least let him go....

I loved the side cp, specially Jue Yu, those two were adorable.

Short and heart wrenching story but a good read, no regrets. <<less
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Anissia
Anissia rated it
January 9, 2022
Status: Completed
It was heart wrenching and worthwhile. Recommend reading it.
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fengqingxl
fengqingxl
December 27, 2021
Status: --
A TRAGIC AND SAD LOVE STORY. It reminds me of a bedtime story or a tale that you would hear growing up and you'd become sad and hope that it never happens to you. I love this story so much, it's short, it's easy to read and understand and it's just written really well. The ending kinda parallels to the beginning and I love that because this time it's like "Wow it's the same but this time we're full of memories" so when you read it all you feel is... more>> bittersweet at the nostalgia of it all. I highly recommend and it's okay if you don't cry, to be honest I didn't cry either but it is still a very sad tale. <<less
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Alexm3991
Alexm3991
April 16, 2021
Status: Completed
Such a good story even though its a tragedy I thought they were gonna end up together instead they both ended up alone😭. One thing I'm confused about is what happened to the Wen family?

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I was not expecting the emperor to be responsible for all of Wen Mu Yan's suffering😭

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Mimi1982
Mimi1982
March 28, 2021
Status: Completed
I did not expect the ending, every time the CP will be coaxed by ML very easily which will fix me however in this one our CP was greatly hurt by ML hence was not coaxed as easily but there was one note I don't think anyone noticed

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This is the first meeting between the blind concubine and that man.

... more>> Afterwards, a very long time afterwards, when the blind concubine reminisces upon these memories, he will ask: "Why did you lie to me and say you were a guard?"

The man teasingly says: "Because you looked easy to trick."

The blind concubine will say indignantly: "I do not!"

The man raises his eyebrows in disbelief, opens his mouth, thinks for a moment, but then swallows the words that he was originally saying, "Oh alright, I concede."

Like their first meeting, the man's soft gaze concentrates on his lover. Never has it wavered in the slightest despite the endless passing of time. Regardless, regardless of the fact that he knows the blind concubine will never be able to see it.

This note in the first. Chapter when the author wrote it, I said to myself why she would spoil the ending by mentioning that both of them would end together, but then when I read the ending I understood. They will end up together maybe after sometime, we have to remember the ML is the emporer and nothing would stop him, so maybe it would take them many years to get together but I think with the help of the younger brother and Xio Bai after say 5-7 years of separation they will end up together after all time heals the wound and the blind concubine yearns always to belong somewhere and have company. I thank the author and the translator for their great efforts <<less
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Nyssa A. Stravage
Nyssa A. Stravage
March 18, 2021
Status: Completed
I seriously enjoyed the book. It started so sweet and cute but it eventually got darker and the mystery behind the MC made this whole story even more interesting, even though it was a tiny bit predictable.

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Tbh the only thing I didn't like was the ending, because even though it was poetic and all that stuff, I feel like it was too unfair for the MC. He went through so much and in the end he still ended up with nothing.

I didn't like the ML ever since the two of them had s*x. He kept telling MC he cared about him and loved him, yet he still hurt him so badly, the MC kept bleeding even the next day. Someone who loves you wouldn't stop regarding your feelings once their pee stick is out.

I didn't feel bad how in the end he still didn't manage to get MC's forgiveness because he didn't deserve it and even the way he apologized didn't sound too sincere to me. He simply wanted things to go his way, no matter what, so the fact that he didn't get MC in the end pleases me.

But I feel like after all that pain and suffering for nothing, the MC should have at least had a happy ending. His attendant was driven away, his cat dead, no one by his side but quiteness and loneliness. It's clear that he is depressed and suicidal and in this kind of environment I doubt he will live long... The least the ML should have done for him was to send him back home to his family or to let him leave with the general and his attendant, not to let him be alone and depressed in a pretty "cell" that he can't even see.

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Overall it was nice... But the author really likes to abuse their readers. <<less
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wannings
wannings rated it
December 30, 2020
Status: Completed
I really enjoyed this novel... I think the blind concubine's story is very human, and the narrative style is very good in hiding the 'past' and whatever he felt during the whole time things were happening.

It's also very melancholic, but for me it fit with everything that made the character become what he did.

I really dislike the Emperor LOL I wasn't expecting anything about the main couple - I didn't even notice the 'unrequited' tag before - so I feel like the ending was okay and I wasn't sad about... more>> it.

The blind concubine really deserved better

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he really deserved the chance to heal and keep the company of the people he loved and also yu li ;_;

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Anyways, it was a good read for me :)

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"He actually had a name, a very beautiful name at that. However, the people who would call him by that beautiful name, there wasn't a single person anymore." THIS WAS SO HEARTBREAKING UGH

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Samanthavang634
Samanthavang634
December 8, 2020
Status: Completed
I remember just last year reading this and here I am looking at the cover and remembering everything, every moment & every detail.... the author totally made me fall in love with the couple... beautiful and kind hearted lovers. But it seems they were to perfect to be together... I still cry remembering this and I will never reread it because it still hurts (cries*) from beginning to end he still ends up being alone but sometimes we need to forgive and love and leave the hard past behind.... to... more>> me it wasn't the emperor he loved, it wasn't the guard that disguised himself he loved, it was Rui Xuan a Normal gentle, kind hearted man that visited him just because he wanted to. While reading this It felt like I was in the relationship, I didn't want to throw away the moments and feelings because it felt so real as if it were meant to be, I loved this and hated this novel to the point I cried so hard I couldn't even sleep. It was sad in the end but what they had before was absolutely beautiful... true love...🥲

if u guys couldn't handle the ending such as myself an Amazing person wrote a happy ending fanfic and it was amazing and I loved it because of that I sometimes forget the original ending and want to believe it's a special ending :) btw it's on Wattpad <<less
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Nagisa_S4
Nagisa_S4 rated it
December 6, 2020
Status: Completed
For me it was a story full of mysteries and dark secrets...

The more I read the more secrets revealed that really hurt my heart and that's what a tragedy story should be. I could feel the emotion of characters... their hatred, love, loneliness, pain, happiness and so more... that's amazing how all of these emotion could be seen all over the story and even sometimes all of these feelings could be seen at the same time. I mean... the feeling that you hate someone but also love them... that was... more>> just so sad... <<less
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du
du rated it
October 27, 2020
Status: Completed
This was an interesting short story, not that much politics but showing a healthy (traumatized) wariness of it, with beautiful relationships around the MC.

While the MC is not the most calculating character, he's super lovable and catches onto lies quickly, despite wishing to trust in what people say.

I am disappointed by the ending though... it was beautiful, concise, cutting, and disappointing'...

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tbh I would have been very happy if MC got to leave the palace and live happily with the general, the dr, and Xiao Bao, , , I'm so disappointed in the emperor's selfishness. Greedy and self concerned— not only is Jue Yu and General Qi more than enough to protect him, Jue Yu is a great dr and Xiao Bao loves him and takes care of him, they would have surely kept him safe and healthy. Look at him still wishing to see Xiao Bao!!!! That's not cute!!! That's catastrophic!

ALSO my heart BREAKS for the beautiful cat, , ,

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Indelible Faith
Indelible Faith rated it
October 9, 2020
Status: epilogue
Very poignant. Short and emotional, it's basically a story about Palace intrigue with some drama and backstabbing plots.

Honestly, its biggest advantage is its length. If this were any longer, I'd have been bored. Perfect length for a quick read.
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yooa_12
yooa_12 rated it
September 28, 2020
Status: Completed
I liked the ending. I see there's a lot of debate about it but this is a very good novel.

It's very realistic how xnn found comfort on his cat yuli and xiao bao, they were his light, of course he'd pour all his hope and dreams on them. I wish they'd have stayed like that.

At first I thought the emperor was very adorable with the way he treated xnn, but when they had s*x, I started to sense his "love" as a mere obsession, he started showing his possessive and... more>> demanding self, which is a red flag

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I felt so hard when yuli saved muyan and rui ze, she and xiao bao were truly the best thing ever, I would have loved if they could be together forever, it's so sad that xiao bao and muyan couldn't even say goodbye to each other

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Then general qi and rue yu uwu, I'm so glad they got a happy ending at least, they're so adorable

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I am happy with the ending bc there's no way muyan could just forget that rui xuan was the cause of his blindness, they weren't meant to be together, and they could be happy at last only bc muyan was blind and couldn't see that rui xuan was watching him from afar every day ;;-;;

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cv
cv rated it
August 18, 2020
Status: Completed
I really like the pacing of the story, it fits the short 29 chapter window. However at some parts I really really don’t know what’s going on? There’s a lot of misunderstandings, a lot.

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eg why was Wen Muyan so insistent on hating the emperor? Isn’t it the empress who wants to kill him? Why didn’t he tell the emperor after knowing him and having such a steamy night that the empress was the one who blinded him etc?

I could understand when he said that he didn’t trust the emperor would love him forever that kinda thing so he doesn’t want? To tell him?

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anyhows, this story tackles some really deep and mature stuffs.

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the ending showcases what Wen Muyan wants number 1 and what he wants number 2 and the conflict in this selection because he knows he cannot have both. In the end, he chose the easier, more carefree path. Regrets? I don’t know.

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phauntedfair
phauntedfair
August 12, 2020
Status: c28
I personally love tragedies (i know. Gotta get those tears) and this one left me utterly upset. The MC had suffered so much till the point he broke down completely. It didn't matter how much the ML tried to fix everything- the damage had been done. But it was the ending that really made this story a true tragedy.

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The ML's promise to the MC to let him be free was a lie. The MC asked to leave the palace and the ML finally caved after seeing how shattered the MC was staying in the palace. But instead of actually letting him go far away from the palace, like he wanted, the ML tricked the MC into believing he was on a carriage far away when in reality, he was still on palace grounds. In the end, the MC is lonely with no one, but he believes that he is far away and finally free. In actuality, the ML still watches him from afar as the MC has never actually left the palace.

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wistful
wistful rated it
July 7, 2020
Status: Completed
Lovely piece of tragedy. Short, sweet, and a bitter ending. The only thing preventing it from full 5 stars are a few inconsistencies that probably could've been wrapped up for explained better.

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Like why blind him instead of muting him? That seems to be the more logical response to silencing a witness if you absolutely had to avoid killing him for some reason. But of course that would've negated the whole story.

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Someone_Somewhere
Someone_Somewhere rated it
May 17, 2020
Status: epilogue
Originally I was about to rate this a 4/5, but the ending made me change my mind.

At the start this is a pretty predictable, but amazing story. I was sad that many of the plot parts were so short. For example, we never even meet the empress. There are so many parts to this story which could've been expanded on, but other then that everything was good. The ending is what just made me fall in love whit this story.

It only took me a day to read trough this and... more>> I really recomend it! <<less
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Staringatastar
Staringatastar rated it
November 2, 2019
Status: Completed
The translation was done quite well and I was pretty surprised by the number of twists that the story had. Take the tragedy tag seriously.

I'm not a huge fan of the story. I felt that some things didn't really make sense (some of the foreshadowing in the beginning didn't match the ending, though the translator does a good job of trying to tie it together). It felt like the author started the story intending it to be a fun fluffy one and decided halfway through she wanted a dramatic tragedy... more>> instead.

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Also, I find it a bit unbelievable that the emporer doesn't remember the kid he demanded be blinded. How did it come as a surprise to him that he'd be hated by the person he blinded?

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