Another strike for Nan Cheng Yao today. Honestly, just expect that as the norm for the first dozen+ chapters. On a happier note, our favorite little brother makes a return. For anyone interested in the write-up I previously mentioned about the significance behind Murong…
The following includes spoilers for Memories of a Graceful Reflection up to Chapter 5 as well as some of my thoughts on how these early chapters set the course for the narrative. For more information on the story and to read my translations, click…
Our two leads have yet to meet, but we’re already learning quite a bit about Nan Cheng Yao, albeit through third parties. Note how Shu Ying continues to refer to Murong Qing as “Young Miss” instead of the more appropriate “Wang fei.”
In novels about palace life, half the battle is figuring out how to deal with the help. Win them over, and life is good. Otherwise…good luck sis. In this chapter, we take a step back from Murong Qian’s thoughts and examine what’s in store…
In the opening line of this and a few subsequent chapters, Feng Ning Xue Wu will mention several times, Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers (霓裳羽衣舞歌 // ní chang yǔ yī wǔ gē). This is the commonly used version of the song title, but a…
This chapter delves a little deeper into Murong Qing’s relationship with one of my favorite characters in Memories, her younger brother, Murong Lian. When times are tough, our boy will always have his sister’s back.
Yesterday was the Lantern Festival, did anyone get a chance to eat some yuan xiao (aka tang yuan or glutinous rice balls)? I had some peanut filled ones with my family but I’m going to make some of the little ones tonight, too. The…
I wanted to go ahead and first share the prologue for Memories of a Graceful Reflection, which briefly introduces our male lead, Nan Cheng Yao. Because this story delves into heavier topics, I find it much more emotionally taxing to translate and edit compared…
Most heartbreaking are the green waters underneath the bridge, therein I saw her graceful figure once reflected. Shen Garden, Lu You (1125-1210) Taking a quick break from Peony’s Tavern today to share a different kind of novel, Memories of a Graceful Reflection (猶記驚鴻照影 //…
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