World of Hidden Phoenixes (Love Under the Floral Rain) 凤隐天下/ 一品废妻 ( 半城花雨伴君离) by 月出云 Yue Chu Yun (HE)

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• MV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln2hsQ5YBT0
  MV: http://www.56.com/u65/v_ODkyMDA0NjI.html

  Viet title: Phượng ẩn thiên hạ

  I started this some time ago but found it boring so I dropped it after a few chapters. Recently, I read a good review about it, except the reviewer said the story only picks up after the female lead hides her identity as an eunuch and meets the male lead again. I decided to skip a huge chunk of the beginning and began at chapter 68.

  Overall, I found this to be a good plot filled with many surprising twists and turns. Plus, there’s a lot of cute humor, particularly when the male lead thinks he’s gay because he’s attracted to the female lead in her eunuch disguise. Give this a try if you’re in the mood for a good ancient romance. I love the title because only after I finished the story did I realize how aptly the title fits with the plot. I plan to go back and read the beginning part I skipped when I have more time.

• Oh hey, I saw the chinese ebook for this some time ago, but didn't want to read it without a recommendation ( http://91baby.mama.cn/thread-918516-1-1.html ) ^u^;; I rely on you guys too much now ;~;

  Hmm chapter 68 eh? So should I read the beginning few chapters then skip to 68 or just skip directly? Gahh, I want to read so many books, so little time T_T

• I read the first few chapters, but that was a long time ago so when I picked it up again recently, I didn't remember what I had read. This time, I quickly skimmed through everything in a few minutes until I got to the part where the reviewer said the story would pick up so chapter 68 was where I really started reading carefully. Anything that happened up until that point is explained in the later chapters so I don't feel you'll miss much if you go straight to chapter 68. But if you don't want to miss anything, you can read everything from beginning to end if you want to give that a try.

  The important thing is don't get bogged down in the beginning and give up like I did because the story does get good from 68 onwards. Also, if you have any questions about the story, I'll try my best to answer as much as I can.

• hi lidge, am quite interested in the book. can you post a little more on the background description of the characters?

  thanks very much :D

• The story starts off with the wedding of the main couple. She is a daughter of an important political family while the male lead is a powerful court official who is admired by all the young ladies in the kingdom. On the wedding night, the female lead is tricked into drinking poison and is divorced by the male lead. She is then shipped to a kingdom in the North to be married to the Emperor there, I believe. I didn't read the beginning so not sure of the details but somehow she becomes a general and then mistaken as the Emperor's lost sister. During this time, her family back home is killed by the male lead. She returns home to seek revenge. By a strange twist of fate, she enters the palace as an eunuch and becomes the Crown Prince's trusted confidant. This is when she meets the male lead again and the story becomes interesting and quite funny. Everyone, especially the male lead, thinks badly of her because of her "shady" relationship with the Crown Prince, lol. However, the male lead slowly falls in love with her because of her intelligence, but he is tortured over this because he thinks is he gay, lol.

  There's a huge twist towards the end, and the hint is in the title. There's a reason why I specifically translated it as "Hidden Phoenixes" rather than just "Hidden Phoenix" hehe. Let's just say that the rebel is actually the legitimate heir, and the loyal supporter with a righteous cause is actually the rebel.

• Thanks lidge for the summary!

  To preserve the life of another beautiful woman, she is exploited and becomes a dispensable pawn. But she is not a weak person to be at anyone’s mercy. Her fate, she will control it herself. - who is the other woman in the story ?

  Is this a happy ending for the main couple ? In the mood for a funny story with a good ending :)

• may:
  who is the other woman in the story ?

  the supporting female

  Is this a happy ending for the main couple ? In the mood for a funny story with a good ending

  yes, happy ending......they had twins at the end, a boy and a girl, lol

• I was actually looking for a good ancient story to read, but then when I clicked on the link and saw 168 chapters..........holy moly! I like the introduction a lot, but I think I'm gonna have to leave this one for later.

• jadebunny9:
  I was actually looking for a good ancient story to read, but then when I clicked on the link and saw 168 chapters……….holy moly!I like the introduction a lot, but I think I’m gonna have to leave this one for later.

  If you start from chap 68 like I did, you only have 100 chapters :P

• I started reading the beginning. It was quite interesting that first part when she was in the Northern city. But then I got impatient and skipped here and there and then went right to the end just to find out what happened exactly.

  Many birth secrets and then some more hidden ones ! Now I understand what you meant about the title lidge.

  Am going to read the parts I missed to get a better sense of the story.

  Funny how it started with no one wanting her and then after that everyone wants a piece of her >.<