Plums in Pretense: Volume 1
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Ongoing1h 22m
Last published Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Disguised as a young man, Xiao has lived quietly for years, determined to stay unnoticed. After fleeing her village at age six, she found herself in Madame Ping's care, the sharp-minded but kind owner of the renowned Yiji house: The Whispering Fan House. There, she had abandoned her past identity to start anew-safe, silent, invisible. It wasn't until a persistent royal scholar who kept crossing her path dragged her into palace politics, a wrongful arrest, and a promise she can't escape.
And as the Mirror Rite approaches, Xiao's quiet life begins to unravel. For better... or for worse.
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