Xia Niangniang

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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
瞎娘娘
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Latest Release

Date Group Release
07/19/14 Luxiufer epilogue
07/19/14 Luxiufer c28 finale
07/18/14 Luxiufer c27
07/17/14 Luxiufer c26
07/17/14 Luxiufer c25
07/16/14 Luxiufer c24
07/16/14 Luxiufer c23
07/15/14 Luxiufer c22
07/13/14 Luxiufer c21
06/27/14 Luxiufer c20
06/25/14 Luxiufer c19
06/16/14 Luxiufer c18
06/13/14 Luxiufer c17
06/10/14 Luxiufer c16
06/02/14 Luxiufer c15
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shuulys
shuulys rated it
August 6, 2020
Status: Completed
I totally did not expect the ending to be like that. Everything was very realistic and well written to me. Throughout the whole novel, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the MC. Though it's neither a HE nor a BE, I still can't help crying over the ending. I guess it depends on which perspective you're looking from? But anyway, this novel is really good and definitely worth reading!!
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dee_ism
dee_ism rated it
July 13, 2020
Status: --
It's a pretty good story and I really feel bad for the MC, as he is really a victim and unlucky.

The ending is not that satisfactory as the story is not wrapped. But if you think it's an sad ending, I want to comfort you that it's not the case, please read the ending of chapter 1 again. :)
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zfaith98
zfaith98 rated it
July 11, 2020
Status: Completed
It was so good it hurt. The ending was tragic but it made sense for what it is. Honestly, although I want it to be a happy ending I would’ve hated it if he actually fell in love with the emperor. All the trauma. All the pain. All the suffering. The ending did justice for all of it. I do think it could’ve been executed better. It felt a little rushed. Nonetheless, it’s also perfect the way it is.
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XiaoJinJin
XiaoJinJin rated it
July 7, 2020
Status: Completed
This read definitely deserved 5/5 stars, periodt.

To be clear, it's a tragedy. Not the pseudo-tragedy like in scum gong/ML transmigration stories where we get to feel catharsis over the pain the scum men feel when they finally regret how sh*t they've been to their "loved" ones, but a real, engrossing, and deep tragedy that wraps its fingers around you and squeezes, hard. You should turn around if you're here for something fun, whimsical, or light, but if you want something that will linger with you for longer than a few... more>> moments after finishing it, definitely give this a try. The author doesn't try to wrap the story up into an unrealistically perfect and idealistic little HE bow, but presents the readers with a poignant poem in the form of an intricate story that lives on indefinitely in our minds. Sad, but beautiful. Left me feeling perfectly undone. Ironically, refreshing. 5/5. <<less
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Oxbaris
Oxbaris rated it
July 2, 2020
Status: epilogue
4.5/5 but rounded up to 5 because I can always respect a story that stays true to itself and is not afraid of not having a happy ending for the sake of fixing things. (It is hinted there is a HE in the distant future? But since we never get there let's not count it)

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How can the Blind Concubine and the Emperor have a happy ending when the Emperor is the reason why the Blind Concubine is blind and has been forgotten in the Cold Palace?

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I really really loved the Blind Concubine, the kidness that comes from isolation and sorrow and his disability. The joy he experiences for the little things because he missed them.
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Even if he was tricked in the end, he got his wish to leave the Palace. Unfortunately, he reverse to his Cold Palace state of not even knowing if he's alive anymore... that broke my heart.

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I also loved the Emperor
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(despite being too dumb to understand that he'll need a lifetime to repay what he did to the Blind Concubine and even then it may not be enough)

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Gosh the start when he just dotes on the Blind Concubine is fantastic.

The side characters carried the story. Xiao Bao with his loyalty, the Little Prince with his innocence, General Qi and Ju Yue by caring about MC's well being
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and having one really weird love story of their own

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The poor cat tho. Was that necessary?

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MoonaMars
MoonaMars rated it
June 24, 2020
Status: Completed
I really loved this story. To me, it is much more convincing than other stories of ''the Concubine of Ancient time'' trope.

The MC character is well written and his actions are realistic till the end.

Of course, I would have liked a better ending for MC, meeting new loved ones, etc. Aside from that, the ending was great.

Since the MC can't get happiness in this life, neither can the ML.
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2100BISS
2100BISS rated it
January 18, 2020
Status: epilogue
The very first tragedy I've read. Even tho I steeled myself and try not to bee attached to the MC, I still cried bucks for him. ML was very doting towards the MC until the plot twist happened. For a 20-is chapters, this one really stayed in my mind.
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olive_bl_garden
olive_bl_garden rated it
January 15, 2020
Status: Completed
If you're in for a short, angsty tragedy, go for it. I absolutely love the story. I gave that ending a 5/5 because omg, it's so fxxked up. I know some people are complaining about the emperor (ML) or about the lack of love.. etc. That's the whole point of this story. If you familiar at all with any palace stories, the Emperor is like a beast... you can't love it nor serve it because they always kill you in the end when necessary.

I love how the story builds the... more>> suspense. It reminds me of a mystery case from one of those old, ancient drama (Justice Bao... etc). <<less
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Baimudan
Baimudan rated it
October 21, 2019
Status: epilogue
Even though when I read a couple of comments I was ready to feel down, I didn't expect to cry.

This story is beautiful yet really sad.

I grew attached to the main character and while I was reading the last couple of chapters, I felt as if my heart was being stabbed countless times.

Perhaps, I am too sensitive!
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baconaxe
baconaxe rated it
October 20, 2019
Status: Completed
The irony of this story, it utterly was beautiful.

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I wouldn't categorize this as romance though, it was more like one sided pinning on a person who even if he wanted to love, it wouldn't be impossible. I mean how do you expect the person you blinded to love you?

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The MC hurts me, that sort of pain, deep down in your heart, the feeling of your own heart getting stabbed and twisted. That's the feel.

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The way Mu Yan kept hurting himself and trying to help Xiao Bao hurt me, the whole story hurts me.

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I confess, I don't ship the ML with the MC. The blind concubine deserves better. <<less
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teargrants
teargrants rated it
July 7, 2019
Status: --
story was ok I only kept reading bc I wanted to find out the reason for mc's blindness. The "romance" between the main couple was lacking tbh. I was more interested in the general and teacher's relationship. (Lowkey want a spinoff about those two but oh well)
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fluffybear
fluffybear rated it
May 4, 2019
Status: --
It was a very nice story but the ending felt forced. I understand that the author had this end in mind (probably from the beginning) but the characters' interactions lacked logic in the end.

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For example, why would the empress be so dumb to give to the little prince poisened cake when, if the prince died, it was very easy for her to be discovered. And why not a strong one if she just wanted to kill whoever. And the cat was never really portrayed as so impatient towards the food in wen mu yan's hand. Why would she grab it and eat it? It was even mentioned that she was being calm at that point.

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sneha
sneha rated it
December 29, 2017
Status: --
*indirect spoilers*

The author has done a decent job on sticking to his (her?) vision. The problem is, this vision can fit in one small byte while the story is 20 odd chapters long, covering a few years in time. Also, the chemistry between the MC and ML is not much at all, and it drops to the bottom when the MC finds out the identity of the ML. So what starts out as a cute love story with a mild humorous side to it abruptly ends up leaving a terrible... more>> taste.

Although it is a terrible tragedy, there is no scope for redemption, which I think is a flaw when it comes to storytelling. It leaves the feeling that there's something left unsaid. There has to be at least a glimmer of hope left in the end, even if a rainbows and sunshine type of happy ending is impossible.
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The MC basically spends his days is a melancholic daze that is impossible to shake. The story starts out like that, it ends like that. What happens in the middle is he loses one after the other whatever little things, freedom and people he has thanks to a certain person falling in love with him. So when he returns to that silent melancholic daze, it is even worse than when we began. This is the nature of the tragedy. One can't help but want to go into the story to shake that man to come out of it. He is just too pitiful...

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kurousagi4242
kurousagi4242 rated it
November 10, 2017
Status: --4
I might only be on chapter four and I may be stopping here because I started reading without realizing the tragedy tag was there but just these 4 chaps were absolutely amazing as you can connect with the characters you feel a smooth dynamic between them all and I'm already crying at chap 4 I can't imagine what would happen if I finished.
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Narutolvr
Narutolvr rated it
October 8, 2017
Status: Completed
A fairly good story. The last several chapters made me bawl and left me with a bitter taste in my mouth, but I didn't feel dissatisfied with the ending. Of course, I wished for a happy ending where everyone is alive, together, and happy, but everyone in this case had done too much to be happy together. I actually think the author did a bang up job of making this realistic; the bad guys aren't always punished, the evil deeds aren't always forgiven/forgotten, and getting your wish doesn't necessarily make... more>> you happy. Yes, it makes you bitter and sad, but a happy ending isn't always good, and a good ending isn't always happy.

From the MC, I'm strongly reminded that you can't go back to the past. Whether it's the him before being blinded, or the him in the cold palace, they're not the person he is at the end of the novel. We can see that clearly in the ending scene:

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He's watching the scenes go by on his divan as he once did while the emperor is watching him as he once did, but neither of them can regain that happiness they once had. The emperor now knows his sins can never be forgiven and his love will never be requited, while Mu Yan feels completely alone. I wonder if he ever felt he wouldn't have been happier staying in the palace where he could see Rui Zui, even if he had to tolerate the emperor, though he certainly doesn't regret his decision.

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CrookedCrown
CrookedCrown rated it
September 14, 2017
Status: epilogue
A beautiful story, one that makes you unable to stop once you start. It pulls at your heart strings and wraps you up in the emotions and ordeals of the characters as each chapter reveals more of the painful past. In the end, both characters got what each of them wanted, but were they actually happy?

This was a story about loneliness and really hit home for me.
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Liu
Liu rated it
June 18, 2017
Status: epilogue
OMG!! My tears are not enough to fill the sea!! If u wish for heart break then go ahead and read!! Know the true meaning of tragedy! Although not on the level of Cold Sands, my heart still bleeds oceans!! The happiness was so fleeting and the end was so bitter!! The story ended well roundedly and tied up a lot of ends, the pace was even and the story was enjoyable to find out what happens next BUT AT WHAT COST!?

*cough*..... yeah, well solid 5/5 a bit confusing around... more>> the middle with the sudden plot turn but all in all pretty enjoyable ^^ <<less
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assist456
assist456 rated it
June 16, 2017
Status: Completed
This novel is very good, its just that the ending is ;-;. This novel made me cry. The MC bears all the suffering and just bottled it all up never saying anything even if he got hurt in the process. He is smart but kind of s*upid at the same time.

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What frustrate me the most is that they never got together.

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Yuki Chan
Yuki Chan rated it
June 9, 2017
Status: c28
Aaaaaah man, what a roller coaster. But it is pretty realistic. The ending itself was just a slice of life, not one of those fantasy fairy tales. That's why most people are dissatisfied. I thought the would be a cliche but it was made with the reality of life in mind. You really don't know what to suspect. I wonder about

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the servant for 7 years. It wish there was a side story about what happened to him. Like did he get a wife? Or died mysteriously, or su*cide?

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Anyways, this is great read.
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poured my eyes out

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Anyways READ it. Oh oops. Forgot to mention, it isn't really a tragedy, nobody dies. Don't read his spoiler until after you read.

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I didn't say anything about animals.

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Axia
Axia rated it
December 19, 2015
Status: --
Its damn funny, I am laughing while reading! Ignorance is bliss... but then...
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