Love In The Palace
ponytailedClaire
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  • Parts 65
  • Time 11h 15m
ponytailedClaire
Complete, First published Jun 11, 2015
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She was sold to a richer family, and then substituted their daughter to be a palace servant candidate at 15.

As news spread fast like the wind, she knows that a palace servant's life is not easy. She wishes for release as soon as she enters the palace.

A chameleon she wants to be, to blend in with the surroundings, attracting no attention. However, fate decides otherwise.

As everyday passes, she begins to witness, one by one, the scheming yet melancholic lives of people in the palace. She wants to leave such a place, only to find out later that she can never escape the tight grasp of cruel destiny.

This girl, her name is Jade Yeva/Yè Ān Yù. 

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•Sequel: Princess In The Palace (can be read as a standalone) 
•Full summary in summary chapter.
•This is actually a Historical Chinese-based story, with names tweaked into English to suit English readers too. Name translation will be provided at the end of chapters. 

***HIGHEST #5 in Historical Fiction.
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