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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07/19/14 Luxiufer epilogue
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Jwel
Jwel rated it
April 19, 2019
Status: Completed
When I read it somewhere I didn't know it is tragic. I gave 4 stars cause I hate tragic story but I honestly like the MC and side characters. I just don't like how it ended. I just feel that the MC deserves better.
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earlgreyt
earlgreyt rated it
March 3, 2019
Status: Completed
A very bittersweet/angsty story about the emperor stumbling on a mysteriously blind concubine who has been forgotten by everyone in the palace. Both people have their secrets and hidden pasts. The translation and writing flowed very well, and the imagery was very vivid. Despite the lack of originality in the plot of the story, it was still an engrossing and emotional read.

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I wasn't a big fan of the emperor for the majority of the story because he was exceedingly self-centered/spoiled and didn't take care of the MC unless it suited him. But taking into account his status as the emperor (in terms of his spoiled selfishness), he did bring a genuine heart towards the MC which redeemed him a little by the end.

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As for the ending...

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Although the main story fades out before a true 'happy ending/reconciliation, ' the author hints at the main relationship's eventual affection with dialogue in an earlier chapter, which is good enough for me.

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Scaranpannoir
Scaranpannoir rated it
December 13, 2018
Status: Completed
Ah ;w; the feels. The story itself is very good, the plot flows nicely, just that for those with a sensitive heart, I'd advise you to read this in the safety of your room, or don't read it at all. It's neither HE nor BE, a neutral end. Takes on a realistic view, and just, basically I made the mistake of reading this in class and I had to hide in the bathroom to cry it out. Tragic beauty.
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Elissiaro
Elissiaro rated it
July 9, 2018
Status: epilogue
Warning: This story is a tragedy with a sad ending.

But I like tragedies sometimes so... If you also like tragedies, this made me cry a little. Like, not heartwrenching sobbing or anything, but it was pretty sad.

I think the saddest and most shocking part for me was ... more>>
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the poison incident, when MCs cat was mu*dered... TTATT

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I feel like the slow romance in the beginning helps make the ending more sad,
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because they almost had something, but it was doomed to fail.

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It's also pretty short, but I feel like it would have started dragging if it was any longer. So the author ended it at the right time. <<less
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ColaArcie
ColaArcie rated it
August 14, 2017
Status: Completed
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The novel is really good.. I love it and also hate, because it makes me cry so hard!.... To be honest I didn't notice the tragedy genre. If I did, maybe I didn't read this... Which is going to become a big lost to me... So I'm thankful that I didn't notice it...

I'm a person loves to read happy ending story... But reading this is not also a bad choice... Because like other novels, this novel makes me smile and experience the feeling of being in love... And makes me realized the reality... Not all love story have a happy ending... But it doesn't mean that because we have a sad ending, we should stop loving the person we loved or stop to love...

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Zither
Zither rated it
October 9, 2016
Status: --
The whole story is understandably ended up in tragedy. I like the little details that the author puts here and there (the description of the settings or some nostalgic memory related to certain character) which welly coraborates with the whole events. The characteristic of the Blind Concubine is also quite interesting. A blind man who seems to be so pure and simple, yet deeply miserable and lonely. The caring emperor who seems to be a sincere helper has his own dark secret. The twisted relationship between the Blind Concubine and... more>> the emperor is well written.
It's a convincingly heart-wrenching tragic, yet a beautiful story. <<less
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makenai89
makenai89 rated it
November 14, 2015
Status: --
Gave 5 stars because this book definitely didn’t deserve the 1.7 rating it had when I saw it. Though normally I’ll probably give it 3/4.

Character development and plot building needs more work, but it is a perfect tale of tragedy.
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The novel presents a desperate situation that did not get resolved till the end, a really sad circumstances that all the characters has to stick till the end and may make readers feel unsatisfied.

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gemmaskead
gemmaskead rated it
December 29, 2023
Status: Completed
this story is absolutely beautiful, I will admit at some parts I struggled to understand but the bitter sweet ending was just phenomenal. I probably won’t read again for my mental health but this story made me bawl my eyes out.
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yeriliene
yeriliene rated it
January 7, 2023
Status: Completed
This novel was a delightful breath of fresh air for me.
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The cute prologue lured me deeply into this novel and even if I was deeply hurt by the ending, I will have to say it is quite fitting for such a novel. And the MC deserves a rest from every unfortunate event in his life, too. However the fact that he will spend the rest of his days without Yu Li squeezes my heart.

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Beatable
Beatable
December 21, 2022
Status: --
This book was a delightful read. I have always been a fan of sad angsty books and this fit rightly in my description.

this story DOES NOT get a happy or supposedly cliche ending. The MC and the ML does not become a happy couple in the end. But I suppose there were reasons for the ML to reject the MC. Honestly I would have done the same if I were in his position. I adored the plot and the backstory. It was painful to read but logically beautiful at the... more>> same time. The author did a great about making it short, reasonable and sad. <<less
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HooliganReader
HooliganReader rated it
November 29, 2022
Status: Completed
I truly enjoyed this read. The only downside was that I came in seeking a heart wrenching angst novel but got light-ish angst instead which made me unable to fully immerse myself in the story as I was waiting for the other shoe to drop so that I can cry my heart out. Oops...

Aside from that, this was really a beautiful story. It was well written in a simple manner (does this even make sense) yet it carried so much emotions at the same time. I loved the development... more>> of the MC. From his tenacity and ability to hold on to the little things that allowed him to pull though and live on, to him slowly losing those one after another which led to the emptiness of his heart. That is what makes a good angst novel character. As for the ML, I don't think he was psycho enough tbh. Like, I felt that he wasn't pushed past his breaking point. That would have added to the angst.

I think the author gave them the perfect ending, both having the closest thing to happiness they can get yet living in pain at the same time (wow I sound so cruel). A great ending to an angst novel, not HE nor BE but a neutral ending. However, I would have also liked if the author puts the MC to sleep forever after achieving his lifelong dream of leaving the palace or after Xiao Bao left to indicate that he has finally let everything go and has nothing to tie him down, making him willing embrace the freedom and escape that death brings. And of course the ML will have to live with his death and only meet his love in his memories and dreams. Maybe let him make a stuffed doll out of the MC's corpse or something. Hehehe

Anyways, a total recommended read! <<less
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lilricegrain
lilricegrain rated it
December 31, 2021
Status: --
enjoyed reading this and I like this story so much at the beginning might give this 5/5 if they give us a better ending, I love MC so much he's so pure and kind, I just wanted to give him a warm hug and pat his head ;-; I ABSOLUTELY cried a lot reading this because why cant all the good things happen to him? I don't really like the ml..
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since he's too possessive AND DO YOU EXPECT SOMEONE TO FORGIVE YOU RIGHT AWAY WHEN YOU ARE THE REASON HES BLIND????

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Ichigo maru rated it
August 28, 2021
Status: --
My first review here (sorry my english is not good)

Firstly, I'm getting shocked by the ending.

I'm crying my eyes out, and it suddenly end? I need more explanation, because everything still questionable for me

Some characters, need their punishment and some need their happy end TvT

The characters are all good, they deserved a happy ending tbh TvT

Maybe if there's more chapter, I can give 5 stars, but for now 4 stars is enough for this beautiful story, worth to read.
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xxsaintngps
xxsaintngps
June 17, 2021
Status: Completed
I like it at first but I wasn’t satisfied about what happen in the end.
ps: Its only my opinion:)
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myjelly
myjelly rated it
March 19, 2021
Status: Completed
I felt the story was ok, the characters were kinda whatever to me (apart from the little prince who is an angel, and general with his master, who are just always good to see), but then the ending happened and made it really good. Really good. There is one thing that makes me angry about the ending - ... more>>
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the fact that despite thinking he did, Wen Mu Yan actually didn't get what he wished for. I think after all the mess he would deserve getting out of the palace for real and not being put in a pavilion and lied to. The Emperor doesn't deserve watching him - but at least he's hurting, I guess.

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It was all very on-brand for the character though, maybe that's why it's good even if it makes me mad. The last chapter (and the short epilogue) made it worth reading for sure. <<less
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Minjiaeng
Minjiaeng
February 15, 2021
Status: Completed
It took me a while even though it's short but now I am done and it was a good read to me. The writing style is quite lovely and I really liked how things were mostly described in a pretty soft way.
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Reyleisha
Reyleisha rated it
February 3, 2021
Status: Completed
Rating: 3/5- I dunno how to feel about this story.

I think it’s thought provoking and it’s definitely tragic but the ML was a very poorly written character. I don’t really agree with the ending either.

All in all, I felt like this was about one person’s irrational selfishness and another person’s misery. The MC certainly deserved a better ending.

The story is short so don’t expect much character growth. I dunno... I perhaps had an expectation from the high ratings and the tragedy tag- but instead I felt nothing really. Maybe some... more>> pity for the MC because he truly suffered, but I felt nothing else. This isn’t a romance at all and if that was the author’s intention then well done. If not, well then... <<less
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Evesneon
Evesneon rated it
October 13, 2020
Status: Completed
It was really really well written.

I had hoped for a happy ending but I realised that this suited them more.
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consulting_the_illustration
consulting_the_illustration rated it
October 10, 2020
Status: Completed
This story was Excruciatingly depressing, especially when you consider that historically speaking, this may have actually happened to people.

Not sure why I thought a story with a blind concubine and the tag "tragedy" would lead to a HE. But the writing and translation were good, so if you want a good cathartic cry, then I highly recommend.
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Amon
Amon
October 4, 2020
Status: Completed
I read this long time ago, and I know I was devastated at the ending. But now I reread it, and I'm kinda confused by some things. Especially what was written in first chapter:

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

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."

So... I think the whole novel is few months event. And then emperor basically makes a golden cage for him.

So where they have time to fondly reminisce about their past? Did MC forgive emperor in far far future or author forgot what kinda story he wanted to make?
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