The palace
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kissed_by_Winter
Complete, First published Jun 24, 2016
Mature
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Suddenly removed from her life of peace and tranquility, Nyang is tossed into the inner court, the birth home of schemes and manipulations.

Just as she tries to forget an old flame and reignite another, she is stabbed in the back when she least expects it and by who she never suspected.

Again, she finds herself in another cage, dishonored and disgraced. This time she has decided not to stay down, she has decided to rise and make those responsible atone for the past.  

"It's a battle of wits and survival. It's a battle of bloody politics, mischiefs and schemes, a battle where you have no ally, where you can trust only your self.
This is the palace, a place of grandeur and death"-
                    Park Sungnyang.
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Past The Silk Curtain

10 parts Ongoing

In the majestic courts of the Qing dynasty, a young noblewoman's life is forever changed when she is summoned to the palace as a potential concubine. Shen Xiao, a talented and beautiful young woman, must navigate the treacherous waters of palace politics, where one misstep can mean disaster. As she prepares to enter the emperor's harem, she must leave behind her family, her lover, and her own desires. But will she find a way to survive and even thrive in this new world, or will she become just another forgotten concubine

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