#Yongzheng

[susiecards]

3 of spades

Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty Pastel flower and bird pattern melon edge bottle

[colorclicks]

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[mydaylight]

Your Majesty put this pair of jade bracelets on my wrists yourself when I first entered the prince's manor. We were hoping that like those bracelets, we would see each other day and night. But now Your Majesty believes that I've done wrong, and perhaps doesn't wish to see me again. At that time, with these bracelets at hand, Your Majesty told me, that if I gave birth to a prince, the position of Fujin would be mine.

LEGEND OF ZHEN HUAN | Episode 72

[wangxianficrecs]

Follower Recs

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Hi! It's me and yes, it's a Time Travel rec...BUT hear me out! Sect Leader Yao saves the world. No. Really! Look. He worked REAAALLLY hard. Of COURSE, things were better since he SINGLE-HANDEDLY saved! SAVED!!! the cultivation world. It is just over 6k of pure joy... and Sect Leader Yao (who, as the tag describes is every overconfident underqualified middle-aged cishet man ever). @ck90

🔒 how Yao Yongzheng traveled back in time to save everyone

by ShippersList

T, 6k, Wangxian

Summary: ”You were a man who loved the sound of his own voice,” the shape says, voice drifting over to him like a half-forgotten scent. ”So, how about you put that voice to better use and show what good you actually are.” OR A story in which Fate challenges Sect Leader Yao to put his money where his mouth is and change everything better. Obviously, it should be easy and simple because Sect Leader Yao knows everything, right?

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(Please REBLOG as a signal boost for this hard-working author if you like – or think others might like – this story.)

[audreydoeskaren]

Abridged History of Qing Dynasty Han Women’s Fashion (Part 3: Late Kangxi & Yongzheng Eras)

Previous posts:

Late Ming & Shunzhi era

Kangxi era

As the 18th century progressed past the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Han women’s fashion experienced further shifts in trend. The last two decades of the Kangxi era and the subsequent reign of Emperor Yongzheng (1722-1735) formed one relatively distinct aesthetic continuity, which is why I consolidated them as one time period.

The “peony hair” pompadour hairstyle, which began to move toward the back of the head at the beginning of the century, was now smaller, lighter and more delicate instead of one solid mass. The drooping swallow tail at the back of the head was often omitted and began to fall out of fashion. The popularity of the headband mo’e persisted, now worn slightly higher than before to conceal the hairline at the front altogether.

In terms of clothing, the same garments popular at the end of the Kangxi era continued to be popular, including the robe with standing collar, mamian skirt and the pifeng jacket (both its sleeved and sleeveless variations). Sleeves of clothing became gradually narrower as the decades progressed. Cloud collars were occasionally worn as well. Pifeng of this era not only had decorative facings at the collar, but also at the cuffs. They were often closed by a single, large, circular clasp button. The sleeveless jackets with attached standing collars popular in the Kangxi era seemed to have been discarded in favor of jackets with an open front and parallel collar, which showed the layer underneath. Repetitive roundel patterns remained a common decorative layout for robes.

Painting from the renowned series 雍亲王美人图, estimated to be produced around the 1710s or 20s. You can see the large clasp button on the pifeng.

Early 18th century painting showing a fashionable Han woman and a man in stylized Han costume.

Painting showing a group of women musicians, ca. second quarter of the 18th century. We can see the transitional nature of this period, as the older style of peony hair with twin swallow tails is present on the woman with her back to us, and the others have a simpler hairstyle without swallow tails. We can also see examples of the cloud collar, the larger red collar worn by the woman to the far right (who also dons a robe with paddy field patterns), and the smaller gebin on the woman with her back to us. I like how this image shows a variety of clothing styles that were available at the time.

Painting dated to 1726. The circular or semi-circular motifs on the facing of the jacket worn by the lady to the left were a common decorative pattern for facings of this period.

Another painting from 雍亲王美人图, showing a new hairstyle with hair coiled and piled toward the front.

Early 18th century painting. The robe is translucent, hinting at a domestic setting.

Fashionable accessories of this period include gold bird-shaped hairpins, the mo’e headband from previous decades, flowers, various hairpins and the newly popularized 项圈 xiangquan, a stiff, round, gold necklace with a decorative piece at the center front. 

Screen from roughly the second quarter of the 18th century showing a group of women. The bird-shaped hairpin makes many appearances, as well as the mo’e. Two women are wearing the xiangquan.

For colder weather, the fur headpiece 卧兔 wotu or 昭君套 zhaojuntao was popularized. It resembled a length of fur worn around the head like a headband.

A wotu/zhaojuntao worn over a mo’e.

Painting from the series 燕寝怡情图册 showing a lady wearing wotu/zhaojuntao.

[chadlesbianjasontodd]

soapstone gu-form vase stained and carved in imitation of antique bronze, with patterns in low relief on background of imbricated engraved and gilt clouds. qing dynasty, ca. 1700-1750

[businesstycoon27]

what a great comparison xx

(from Jesuit Mission and Submission by Litian Swen)

[palaceoftears]

Uhm...like three times per episode?

[guzhuangheaven]

How exactly do consorts and concubines get the "names"? In Legend of Ruyi, we hear names like Xian, Yu, Jia, Shu, etc. Do these names have any specific meaning?

The names like Xian, Jia, Shu etc. are granted titles or fenghao 封号 given to consorts. Usually only those with the ranks of pin and up will have granted titles, because only ranks of pin and up 1) have formal ceremony (册封) to canonise their title and 2) only pin and up would be entitled to wear court attire and attend formal rites and ceremonies. 

Of course in dramas you will see concubines lower than the rank of pin have fenghao and it’s either just not explained (Yuyan as Jia Guiren) or passed off in the drama as at the discretion of the emperor (Zhen Huan as Wan Changzai). 

Anyway, fenghao are likely chosen by the Ministry of Rites 礼部. The meaning of each fenghao can have pretty broad interpretations because of the way Chinese works, one character’s will have a general meaning but the specific can change depending on when you pair that character with another, but generally characters used as fenghao would all carry auspicious meanings or highlight the virtues of consort. 

娴 xian - elegant. I’m reading way too much into this, but in the context of Legend of Ruyi, I wonder if there is also some subtle messaging considering part of the title contains the character 闲 which means idle, leisurely, unoccupied, which is basically the life that Ruyi wishes she has, for every to just leave her the hell alone and she’ll leave them alone, but never could have. Also another person who wishes for this and can’t have it is Fan Xian, whose name is actually is xian 闲. 

愉 yú - pleasant, pleased, delighted. Hailan was granted this title when she gave birth to Yongqi and Qianlong explained it was because she had pleased him by having a son. Not to be confused with 豫 yù which is Eyinzhu’s title which also means happy. 

慧 hui - intelligent. The Empress Dowager had a whole spiel about how this title for Xiyue is ironic because she really is…not. Which could just be Qianlong going I wish she would be more intelligent.

令 ling - The Chinese Wikipedia says that this title derives from the Manchurian word mergen which means intelligent and wise, so clearly Qing dynasty fenghao also take into consideration the Manchurian equivalent/meanings of the words. 

嘉 jia - blessing/praise; 純 chun - pure; 舒 shu - comfortable, leisurely

An aside re fenghao in Legend of Zhen Huan

It’s always so funny to me that when An Lingrong was made a consort, the officials initially prepared as one of the choices for her fenghao the character 丽 (meaning beautiful) and Yongzheng vetoed it because it the character 丽 is part of some saying that extols the harmony between husband and wife, and Lingrong can’t bear this title because she’s not his wife, and this is the reason Zhen Huan suggested modifying the title to 鹂, a type of bird, probably knowing that Lingrong would hate it. 

And I’m just…

WHO THE HELL IS THIS THEN??

Of course, the whole thing with Lingrong’s title is also just to highlight how precarious Lingrong’s situation then is and her promotion was a pity promotion because she was pregnant and she’s not actually that in favour. 

Anyway, other concubines of lower ranks would be called by title of address 称号 chenghao, which are usually a character from their surname, their father’s name or their own name. Hai Guiren comes from Hailan’s name, An Lingrong was called An Daying/Changzai/Guiren/Pin for a long time from her surname. 

[pwlanier]

A rare guan-glazed quadruple vase, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

Courtesy Alain Truong

[wangxianficfinder]

In the mood for...

Apr 14th

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1. I'm in the mood for some new lighthearted time travel fics ^^

🔒 how Yao Yongzheng traveled back in time to save everyone by ShippersList (T, 6k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Time Travel Fix-It, Crack Treated Seriously, WWX is a Yao, Eventual WangXian, saving the world by accident, Genius WWX, Everyone Loves WWX) Sect Leader Yao saves the world. No really, he worked really super duper hard, too.

With Surgical Precision by metisket (T, 20k, WQ & WN, WQ & WWX, WangXian, Time Travel, Families of Choice, sibling bonding through murder, [PODFIC] With Surgical Precision by Gwogobo, With Surgical Precision [PODFIC] by Opalsong) And if you don't mind some lighthearted murder spree there's With Surgical Precision- All hail! Murder Queen, Wen Qing. (≧▽≦)

Practical Mythology by metisket (T, 17k, WangXian, Time Travel, YLLZ WWX, myths and legends, apparently the burial mounds has to fix everything itself, zombie farm collective, accidental deities, Families of Choice)

Sunset, Sunrise by Ariana Deralte (ArianaDeralte) (T, 23k, WRH & WWX, wangxian, WIP, Time Travel Fix-It, Crack, Temporary Character Death, sorry I killed a-Yuan for a few paragraphs before the time travel, WWX is a Wen, Genius WWX, WRH gets to rewatch the series as a treat, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, in this house we acknowledge that all the sects have flaws, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, WWX Has ADHD) enjoying this one (wrh "watches the series" after his death as a ghost and then he and wwx go back in time)

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2. some fics of lan qiren being a good uncle? thanks for ur hard work! <3

🧡 Stunted, Starving Juvenility by TomatenMark (E, 786k, WangXian, WIP, Fix-it of sorts, Talisman master WWX, Not JFM Friendly, Study Arc, Getting together, Fluff and Angst, Engagement) LQR is a great uncle & teacher in this

Righteous at a Cost by thunderwear (G, 21k, wangxian, LQR & WWX, Canon Divergence, Fix-It, no one dies, LQR finds out about WWX’s core, WWX and LQR are friends??, In My Fic?, its more likely than you think, LWJ in the bg like whats happening?, Fluff, WWX goes to Gusu, Mutual Pining, Golden Core Reveal) LQR persuades WWX to come to Gusu just to make LWJ stop pining

Lessons relearned by Iamnotawriter (T, 44k, WangXian, LQR & WWX, Not Madam Yu Friendly, Time Travel Fix-It, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Inventor WWX, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, No Golden Core Transfer, YZY Bashing) LQR time travels & becomes a good uncle in the process (to WWX as well as his actual nephews)

Discordant Rhapsody by nirejseki (T, 49k, LQR & WWX, wangxian, JC & WWX, WQ & WWX & WN, LWJ & LQR & LXC, canon divergence, fix-it, hurt/comfort, trauma, politics, protective LQR, protective LWJ, protective WWX, LQR centric, whump, angst)

💙 Holding shreds by barisan (T, 5k, WangXian, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, No Sunshot Campaign, Body Swap, Not for sexy shenanigans, Chronic Pain, Hurt WWX, Hurt LWJ, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Abusive YZY, Bad Parent YZY, Bad Parent JFM, Good Uncle LQR, Hurt/Comfort, Medical Inaccuracies, POV WWX, Angst with a Happy Ending, Jiāng Family Bashing, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Getting Together, Smart WWX)

藍色的花，紅色的蘭 {Lan se de hua, hongse de lan} by Admiranda, AshayaTReldai (M, 45k, WIP, WangXian, Orphan WWX, Friends to Lovers, Childhood Friends, wwx raised in the lan clan, softer lqr, Good Uncle LQR, Good lan clan, Good Older Sibling LXC)

safe here with me by xcourtney_chaoticx (G, 3k, WangXian, Family Feels, Good Uncle LQR, WWX Goes to Gusu, Fluff, Childhood Friends, Friends to Lovers, Food Issues, Endgame WangXian)

The stuffed bunny, the beautiful nephew, and other gifts from Lan Qiren by deliciousblizzardshark (G, 8k, LQR & WWX, wangxian, Modern, Single Parent WWX, Good Uncle LQR, Accidental Uncle Acquisition, Found Family, Fluff)

🔒 An Old Fool by StarClearWaters (Readoutloud) (T, 32k, Madam Lan & LXC & LWJ & QHJ & LQR, LQR & WWX, Madam Lan/QHJ, wangxian, LXC/WQ, WIP, Time Travel, Fix-It of Sorts, Memory Alteration, Temporary Character Death, Minor Character Death, Non-Consensual Drug Use, OOC, Twin Jades as kids, Mind Control, Manipulation, dafan wen, Slow To Update, a lot of original characters, Angst) time travel fix-it (LQR is the one who does the traveling). Sadly still a WIP but hope spring eternal

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3. Hello!

I think my old itmf requests got lost but I have more!!

Wwx centric fics!!

A) him raising a-yuan! Like- I've found lots of fic where Iwj is a great dad and I want great good bestest dad wwx fics.

B) also fics with a-yuan having lots of feelings about wwx saving him/being the reason he's alive and all that he did for wens. Tbh I want literally anyone to acknowledge all that he did for others for no reward!! Just because!!! He's a good man!!!

C) wwx having found family, preferably OCs

D) wwx and ghosts/burial mounds. I want his relationship with the dead to be the main focus!!!

Thank youuu !!!

3A)

the kite string and the anchor rope by fleurdeliser (M, 38k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, set after the yiling date, Sick Child, the illness never gets worse than it is in the first 1000 words) Sickfic where WWX brings a sick WY to Gusu & cares for him

as i stumble homewards by the_pretzel (T, 27k, wangxian, canonical character death, canon divergence, demonic cultivator LSZ, found family, food issues, canon-typical violence, LSZ pov, angst w/ happy ending, fluff) Ghost dad!WWX

3B)

Symmetry by Vir_Abelasan (M, 13k, WangXian, LSZ & WWX, One-Sided ChengXian, One-Sided ChengZhui, Canon Divergence, LSZ is raised by wwx, Wwx still dies sorry, Revenge, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Dark LSZ, Manipulation, Power Imbalance, Torture, Not JC Friendly, JC’s Canonical 13 Years Murder Spree, BAMF LSZ, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, LSZ Gets to Go Apeshit) Does it count if LSZ's feelings towards WWX come with desire for revenge against those who wronged his dad?

3C)

And They Have Escaped The Weight of Darkness by cosmicmilktea (T, 10k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Amnesia, Memory Loss, Grief/Mourning, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Screw the Cultivation world tbh, The Lan precepts deserves better, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Falling In Love, domestic life, Social justice boyfriends wangxian, Happy Ending)

🧡 the river brought you here by chilianxianzi (Not Rated, 11k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, POV Outsider, Amnesia, Past abuse, Strangulation, Found Family)

💙🔒Away from Trouble by Ilona22 (M, 15k, WangXian, Not JC Friendly, LWJ/WWX Get a Happy Ending)

3D)

A perfect empty space by LixyStrange (M, 16k, wangxian, WIP, Major Character Death, Demonic Possession, Dark Magic, there will be smut, There will be violence, There will be death, prepare yourself, Mind fuckery, eldritch horror, Suicide, Hand Jobs) might fit

to creep in those empty spaces by anonymous (E, 51k, wangxian, WIP, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Major Character Death, Mpreg, Miscarriage, Burial Mounds, Body Horror, Grief/Mourning, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, False Pregnancy, Discussion of Abortion, Medical Trauma, Ghosts, Recovery, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Eventual Happy Ending, Canon Divergence, Canonical Character Death, main pairing is consensual, Blood and Violence, Gore, Past Child Abuse, Demonic Cultivation, WWX Has PTSD, Sunshot Campaign, not for jc fans, not friendly to the cultivation world in general, Rewrite in progress!, this will stay up for posterity, discontinued) fits but is horror

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4. Hello! Thanks for your work.

I was reading this fic (Tragedy is Not the End) and I realized I was craving for more LWJ and LSZ stuff.

So are there any fics where LWJ is hurt and we get to see LSZ's reaction and/or fics where LSZ/A-Yuan is hurt and we see LWJ's reaction.

Just some Father-Son stuff.

Thank you again!

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5. A) Hi dont know if im asking in the right place or not but any Shameless!WWX fics preferably no modern au)

B) In the mood for a modern fic where WWX dresses in croptops/femboy type clothing and LZ just diesnt know how to handle it

C) In the mood for a modern fic where wangxian are just cute awkward teen highschoolsweethearts?? angst or fluff anythings ok im just a sucker for awkward teen wangxian @yesibest

5B)

please forgive my most passionate disruptions by pumpkinpaix (E, 65k, WangXian, Stripper/Exotic Dancer, Strippers & Strip Clubs, Modern with Magic, Modern: Still Have Powers, stripper!WWX, Graduate School)

reports of my heterosexuality may have been exaggerated by sysrae (E, 8k, wangxian, modern, college/university au, getting together, straight boy LWJ, disaster gay WWX, heteronormativity, hockey player WWX, little angst)

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6. hey there... jealous lwj fics? thanksss

Unavoidable by diamondbruise (T, 18k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Amnesia, Jealousy, lwj just is like that idk what to tell you, Misunderstandings, Falling In Love, Again, Happy Ending, it's that thing where they're married but lwj can't remember wwx and they meet again)

Marital Prospects by Vamillepudding (G, 18k, WangXian)

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7. hiii admins, looking for more fics like Joy In the Midst of These Things. basically wwx with babies :') thank uuu

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8. Any Ghost!WWX fics where he answers LWJ’s inquiry during the 13 years or something similar to that?

as i stumble homewards by the_pretzel (T, 27k, wangxian, canonical character death, canon divergence, demonic cultivator LSZ, found family, food issues, canon-typical violence, LSZ pov, angst w/ happy ending, fluff) link in #3A

🔒 Response by Aki_no_hikari (G, 12k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending, Family Feels, Love Confessions)

long is the way by queen_gee (Not Rated, 1k, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Angst with a Happy Ending,🔒long is the way by MissyPJ, [PODFIC] long is the way by flamingwell)

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9. hello! itmf more post canon fluff like a quest (for kisses) thankss <3

Deeper grows my longing by feyburner (T, 4k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Getting Together, First Kiss, Deeper grows my longing [podfic] by someplacelikebolivia)

How to Keep Your Diplomatic Asset Close (and Your Wei Ying Closer) by His Excellency by misscam (M, 4k, WangXian, Getting Together, Fluff, Smut, Humor, CQL!verse, some inspiration from the novel)

I hope that you will come and meet me by feyburner (M, 28k, WangXian , Post-Canon Getting Together Love Letters Emotional Hurt/Comfort Cuddling & Snuggling Literal Sleeping Together Intimacy CQL Compliant No Plot Just Feelings First Time, [Podfic of] I hope that you will come and meet me by exmanhater )

Of Pining, Obliviousness and Failed Seclusions (Or How Gusu Lan Sect Almost Got Eight New Sect Rules) by misscam (G, 3k, WangXian, Post-Canon, CQL and novel mix, Spoilers)

Rarely Pure and Never Simple by thunderwear (Not Rated, 3k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Truth Spells, Curses, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Post CQL, Getting Together)

with such a suffering, such a deadly life by cqlorphan (T, 7k, WangXian, Post-Canon, Getting Together, Curses, Curse Breaking, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Affection, Touch-Starved, Touch-Starved LWJ, Love Confessions, LWJ Whump, a bit, Cuddling & Snuggling)

You, Asleep and Dreaming by etymologyplayground (M, 9k, WangXian, LWJ POV, 5+1 Things, Literal Sleeping Together, Sharing a Bed, Cuddling & Snuggling, Intimacy, Getting Together, Fluff, Post-Canon, Undressing, wwx's 'angry lwj' kink)

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10. Hiiiiiii :D for the next itmf do you have any wangxian secret relationship recs? Bonus points if it’s from the Cloud Recesses Study Arc!!!! (And only happy ending please!)

Thank you! Hope you have a good day 💜

A Guide on How to (not) Have a Secret Relationship by Grapesey (YumGrapeJuice) (T, 6k, wangxian, Established Relationship, Secret Relationship, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Boys Kissing, they are horribly in love, WWX is a Little Shit, LWJ is So Whipped, WWX is obsessed with LWJ’s hair, JC is So Done)

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11. Hi!! This is for itmf. Is there any wangxian fic that involve noodleji? I don't care if it's dragonji transform to noodleji. Dragonji hides himself as noodleji as long as there noodleji involve. Thank you and have a great day😘 @chibiizzy

Coil Tightly by Thunderstruck (Blueyed_Impala) (T, 50k, WangXian, Dragon LWJ, Shifters, Modern with Magic, WWX is oblivious to magic, Slow Burn, Fluff, Attempt at Humor, References to Animal Abuse but the animal is LWJ, Hurt/Comfort, WWX Has Self-Esteem Issues, WWX has abandonment issues, Possessive LWJ, Clueless Flirting, OC Lan disciples for plot reasons)

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12. Hello There! I want some suggestions like these 2 fics Sunset, Sunrise by Ariana Deralte (ArianaDeralte) and To the Solitary Me, Who Loved You by gremlinweiying

like other sects head or someone with authority finds the potential in WWX and tries to support him with the help of their authority and not letting others defame him

I hope you can suggest me some like these

thank you in advance @vbhardwaj-reads

A Thousand Things by tickertape (M, 108k, wangxian, canon divergence, WWX not adopted by Jiangs, developing friendships, miscommunication, misunderstangings, nightmares, hurt/comfort, panic attacks, WWX’s fear of dogs, slow burn, cultivation world bureaucracy)

in the shadow of moonlit flowers by Reverie (cl410) (T, 56k, wangxian, LXC/NMJ, cloud recesses, NHS & LWJ friendship, developing relationship, LWJ pov, minor injuries, autistic LWJ, implied/referenced child abuse, aka YZY warning, genius WWX, light angst, hurt/comfort, WWX protection squad)

Just Say Yes by edenwolfie (T, 10k, WangXian, Matchmaking, Pining, Oblivious, Biting, Getting Together, Canon Divergence, POV Alternating, Fluff, First Kiss, Declarations Of Love, Humor, Cloud Recesses Study Arc, Good Uncle LQR)

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13. Hi. Can I get a fic where wwx was abandoned by his parents or other important figures in his life? I want to read him with abandonment issues. But I'd prefer the version where he acts more careless/indifferent about people instead of clinging to them. "they're going to leave anyway, why should I care about anyone" type of vibes. I just want to read a cold indifferent unsmily wwx. (I know it goes against his characterization but indulge a man please)

See Me, Feel Me (Listening to You) by Ghost_Honey (T, 29k, WangXian, POV WWX, WWX Needs a Hug, WWX’s Abyssmal Self-Esteem, Emotional Healing, Angst, The Juniors love their Senior Wei, Curses, WWX is an Unreliable Narrator, JC & WWX Reconciliation, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Platonic Cuddling) this may not be exactly what they're looking for but it sort of fits

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14. hi! do you happen to know any fics where wei wuxian cultivates his (mo xuanyu's, either slightly developed or yet undeveloped) golden core post-canon? even if that's not the main focus of the fic

The Twin Blades of Yunmeng by GhostySword & ofmindelans (T, 89k, JC & WWX, wangxian, JC/NHS, canon divergence, JC & WWX, reconciliation, BAMF JC, protective LWJ, golden core reveal, angst w/ happy ending, slow burn, sect leader QS)

call me home and I'll build you a throne by anaphoricae (E, 51k, wangxian, Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Cloud Recesses, Getting Together, Developing Relationship, Self-Indulgent, Gusu Lan Juniors Dynamics, Touch-Starved, Non-Sexual Intimacy... and then Sexual Intimacy, Lán Juniors Gossiping about Wangxian, as a treat, Nightmares, Hurt/Comfort, little hurt lots of comfort, Domestic Fluff, Fluff, WWX Has a New Golden Core, Farmer WWX, Chief Cultivator LWJ, Mutual Pining, Communication, Quietly Falling Into a Married Life, Light Angst, Wholesome, POV LWJ, POV WWX, LWJ in braids agenda, Sharing a Bed, WWX's Birthday, Semi-Public Sex, Cold Springs, Inventor WWX, Jealous WWX)

Continuation by thefaceofno (T, 13k, WangXian, Canon Continuation, wwx builds a lotus pond in cloud recesses, Hair Brushing, Angst with a Happy Ending, Light Angst, Pining, gay disaster lwj, Post-Canon Fix-It)

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15. Hi, im in the mood for angst and hnc, so any fics where wangxian fall out of love with each other? only one, or either is ok (they can get together in the end again, i dont mind, but if they dont i wont have any complaints either) @jawla-mukhi

Infidelity AU by Asmayi (E, 38k, wangxian, LWJ/MXY, WWX/WN, Hurt No Comfort, Sad WWX, Cheating, Infidelity, Emotional Infidelity, OOC, Modern, Professor LWJ, Engineer WWX, Student MXY, Teacher-Student Relationship, College/University, Don't Like Don't Read, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Heavy Angst, Married WangXian, Translation Available, Spanish Translation, Not LWJ Friendly, POV LWJ, Divorce, Mental Instability, Guilt, Break Up, Post-Divorce, Suicidal Thoughts, Mental Breakdown, Crying, Non-Linear Narrative, Retrospective, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Falling In Love, Second Chances, Fluff, Father-Son Relationship, Healing, Implied Sexual Content, WWX Gets a Hug, Cinnamon Roll WN, good kid A-yuan, Old Friends, Friends to Lovers, Remarriage, Fluff and Angst, LWJ is So Whipped for WWX, POV Alternating, What-If, Dorks in Love, Anal Sex, Tender Sex, Jealousy, Insecurity, Hurt/Comfort, Self-Esteem Issues, Dirty Talk, Protective LWJ, Not MXY friendly, Blow Jobs, Possessive Behavior, Body Worship, Angst with a Happy Ending, Feminization, Rough Sex, WWX Needs a Hug, LWJ Needs a Hug, Exhibitionism, Just for the Extra chapter, Angst and Feels, Family Fluff, Emotional Hurt, Married Couple, LSZ is a Wei, POV Multiple, Romance, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Non-Canon LWJ, Child LSZ) *Fabulous* and wrenching.

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16. Hellooo ;)

I was wondering if you had a fanfic in which wangxian and Wen Ning go to the past? Or any fanfic that explored Wen Ning's and Wei Wuxian's friendship

If not that's okay! This account is really helpful and makes it easy to find interesting fanfics ♡!

So Call Me a Pessimist, but I Don't Believe in It by Anonymous (Not Rated, 133k, WIP, WangXian, Food Issues, Family Feels, WWX is a music teacher, WN and WWX are Best Friends from the future, They use memes to talk covertly, Transmigrator WWX, transmigration au, Slow Burn)

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17. Good morning! I'd love to read more fics where the MDZS cast are some sort of mer!creature. Could you rec a few good ones?

🔒 the past drifts away with the waves by thelastdboy (E, 52k, wangxian, WWX & Wen remnants, LWJ & LSZ & WWX, graphic depictions of violence, major character death, canon divergence, fall of lotus pier, major characger undeath, YZY being an asshole, implied/referenced child abuse, minor character death, major character injury, amputation, loss of limbs, transformation, merpeople, fierce corpse WWX, kind of, merperson WWX, resentful creature WWX, undead WWX, riverspirit WWX, it gets worse before it gets better, heavy angst w happy ending, no sunshot, hurt/comfort, politics, not cultivation world friendly, slow burn, getting together, revenge, demonic cultivation, WWX pov, dark WWX, monsterfucker LWJ, wen remnants live, sect leader WQ, WIP) WWX dies in the fall of LP & becomes a resentful mer-creature

🔒 Bottom of the Deep Blue by mondengel (T, 20k, wangxian, mermaid au)

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[dangermousie]

I decided to sorta-rewatch Gong/Jade Palace Lock Heart which I am old fogey enough to have watched as it aired back in 2011.

The time travel/transmigration ban is thanks to the success of it and BBJX one-two punch combo. Tragic but almost worth it because two dramas are both huge huge faves. Where BBJX is a moody tragic masterpiece, this is just insanely addictive fun.

In the event you were not (1) watching cdramas back in 2011 (2) did not watch this since (3) weren't around when I posted about this before, JPLH centers around our awesome heroine Qing Chuan, who is a modern day owner of an antiques shop and a huge Emperor Yongzheng fangirl, who falls through time and ends up in the Qing Dynasty, during the time of Kang Xi's sons' fight for the throne, a fight that she knows and is happy Yongzheng eventually wins.

She meets and has some epic interactions with hunky YZ, then merely the Fourth Prince (played deliciously by young Mickey He - as always with plenty of chemistry with Yang Mi; they were a tragic OTP in Schemes of Beauty some time before JPLH, the chemistry is still there.)

Today's censors would collectively immolate themselves rather than release this drama - Four is ruthless and scheming and fine with murdering his brothers (and others) on his path to the throne (so like the historical YZ.) There is no noble "I care for the people" from him or anyone, they just want power. He does develop a soft spot for our plucky FL and she has an epic crush on him but...wrinkle. Her endgame OTP is not this gentleman. It's this one:

The immature Eighth Prince, loser in the battle of the princes, her bete noir in the palace and one who is here confusing one of his brothers who does not understand that his bullying is a bizarro form of flirting that even he doesn't get, not a genuine desire to harm.

One of the things that this drama, bubblegum tho he is, ahistorical tho it is (QC teaches one of the concubines to get into Kang Xi's favor by rollerskating!) gets is how bloody and murder-happy that world is. None of these people blink at murdering, maiming or otherwise damaging others

Did I mention that JPLH is a Qing era AU of Boys Over Flowers, btw? With our FL as Makino, Eighth Prince as queued Domyouji and Four aka Yongzheng as an extremely homicidal Rui. I have said it before and said it again - this is the first BOF adaptation that actually makes sense to me in power and character dynamics because of course period absolute royals are gonna be insane, bloody, and get everyone to obey.

This drama has the old school cdrama delicious vibe (that Dashing Youth brought back) of starting light and then descending into hell. It's the best. I love how long it takes Eight to win her. I love the ship and angst and happy ending and why it makes sense for her to take so long to realize it's him she loves (look at his initial behavior, look at her being a time traveler etc.)

This was my first Qing era drama actually. When I looked at Feng Shao Feng not just with the queue but unbound loose hair (with the half shaved look) and went "you know, I don't know if it makes sense, he looks FUCKING HOT" I should have known I was a goner for period cdramas, if I wasn't before.

PS I am old enough to remember FSF and YM having hordes of RPShippers. Oooooold.

PPS Equivalent of Rui's violin:

[mydaylight]

A collection of Empresses in the Palace / Legend of Zhen Huan posters.

[rayan12sworld]

💙If I could go back, I'd do it all over with you again

By:MichelleFeather

Summary:

A year has passed since Lan Zhan and Wei Ying left the cultivation world, leaving everyone to think the worst.

In their absence, Lan Yongzheng has been improving his sect - implementing new wards, taking new security measures, making allies - all in an attempt to prevent the horrible future his son and son-in-law came from.

When he receives a letter from the pair, announcing they are to finally wed, the pair that have long been hidden and assumed dead by the cultivation world finally interact with those they have left behind.

Chapter:7/7

Words:24,001

Status:completed

“Yes, how dare Lan Zhan defend his husband from someone who was attempting to attack him.” Wei Ying took a step towards Jiang Wanyin. “How dare Lan Zhan punch someone who clearly held intent to cause harm? How dare you, Jiang Wanyin, to attack an heir to the Lan sect and his beloved. How dare you come into Yiling and treat those here with disrespect, treating them as if they should be feeling grateful to have you in their presence.” Wei YIng glared down at the Jiang. “I don’t understand what you mean when you say I wouldn’t be alive without you, that I owe this massive debt to Yunmeng Jiang for taking in a child from the streets and providing the bare minimum in terms of housing, food, education. Everything I have ever done within the walls of Lotus Pier has been due to my own strength, my own will. I owe you and your family nothing , I owe your mother nothing . Do not attempt to guilt me into feeling bad by stating I made Jiang Yanli cry. Do not try to convince me that I am supposed to feel indebted to people who took me in when I had been doing just fine by myself on the streets for five years. Jiang Wanyin, if your father truly cared about me, if he truly cared about my father, my mother, please do tell me why it took him such a long time to actually find me?”

[contremineur]

Copper-red decorated sanduo bowl with Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle (porcelain, Qing dynasty 1723-35)

from here

[chadlesbianjasontodd]

soapstone vase in the form of a pine trunk with bamboo and plum branches, circa 1700-1750