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Palace Shadows: The Diary of a Female Eunuch
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Table of Contents
#0 Intro
#1 "No one asked if I wanted to be a 'eunuch'."
#2 "He said I was like a blade—then asked if I would be his sword."
#3 "The first time I killed a man, it was to keep my 'eunuch's' life."
#4 That night, he pressed his fingers to my pulse point—
#5 Her fingers undid my collar with deliberate grace, lips curling as she murmured: "You’ve never been
#6 My betrothed had entered the palace—only to become the Empress's pawn.
#7 The first time I met the enemy general—a woman— —was in a storm of steel and snow.
#8 The palace's undercurrents raged—where every threat hid an opportunity, and every opportunity bled d
#9 On the Edge of Betrayal (A single drop of blood hovers above the chessboard— whose hand will tilt t
#10 Betrayal and Seduction: The Choosing Hour (Midnight’s blade offers two edges— loyalty’s cold kiss o
#11 The Abyss With No Return
#12 A Fractured Choice
#13 The Choosing of Fate
#14 Crimson Dawn
#15 Storm in the Palace
#16 Into the Lion's Den
#17 The Killing Stroke
#18 The Bargain
#19 The Confessional of Flesh
#20 Blood Testament
#21 First Blood with the Blademaster
#22 The Eastern Window Incident
#23 Killing with Borrowed Blades
#24 The Crow's Silent Cry
#25 The Fox in the Cold Palace
#26 The Secret Chessboard
#27 The Price of Betrayal
#28 Gambit in the Mist
#29 The Shadow of Xuanji
#30 Mother&amp Last Gambit
#31 The Hunt Begins
#32 Palace of Shadows
#33 The Mad Concubine's Secret
#34 Intimacy in the Mist (1)
#35 "Intimacy in the Mist (2)"
#36 "Intimacy in the Mist (3)"
#37 "Intimacy in the Mist (Finale)"
#38 "Fate's Choice"
#39 "Where the Mist Gathers"
#40 The Player
#41 Moonlit Labyrinth (1)
#42 Moonlit Labyrinth (2)
#43 The First Fracture
#44 Storm Beneath the Gilded Hall
#45 Verse and Vendetta
#46 First Blades Drawn: A Game of Verse, A Test of Wills
#47 Aftermath of the Banquet: Schemes Unveiled, Passions Stirred
#48 Storm Beyond the Palace Walls
#49 The Prince Severs the Thread
#50 Choices in the Dark
#51 Captive of the Enemy Kingdom
#52 Genesis of the Conspiracy
#53 The Crossroads of Destiny
#54 The Crossroads of Destiny
#55 The Prince's Pursuit and the Heroine's Resolve
#56 The Dilemma of Two Paths
#57 Choice in the Wind
#58 Silence Under the Moon
#59 Mist-Laden Dreams
#60 Reunion in the Mist
#61 Royal Rain, Healing Shadows
#62 Flower Shadows in the Mirror
#63 Old Dreams in a New Land: The Stranger's Return
#64 Snow falls upon the frontier— an old face, a heart remade.
#65 On the Brink of Life and Death, Fate Overturns
#66 "Rebirth"
#67 "The Choice Remade"
#68 《Reborn: The Phoenix Rises》
#69 《Rebirth of the Phoenix Heiress》
#70 "Dark tides rise and fall."
#71 Crimson Bargain
#72 Braving the Headwind
#73 The Toll of Dominion
#74 Inner Daemons and the Crossroads of Choice
#75 A Serendipitous Breeze
#76 The Academy's Tempest and the Gleam of Untried Steel
#77 Moonlit Morsels, a Tapestry of Mortal Life
#78 An Initial Foray into Officialdom, Her Eponym as a Female Official
#79 The Gathering Storm on the Peaks, A Path of Inquiry Unwinding
#80 Impeachment Under Fire, The Initial Fracturing of the Power Web
#81 A Midnight Pursuit, Where Mist Unveils the Truth
#82 A Shadowed Figure Within the Academy Walls
#83 The Gaze of the Crimson Emperor
#84 Suspicion Veiled in Moonlight
#85 A Forbidden Fleeting Glance
#86 The Granary's Veiled Truths
#87 A Retrospective Gaze into Bygone Days
#88 Intrigues Within the Palace Walls, Tears Etched in Crimson
#89 The Tangles of Affection Rewoven, Beneath Lies a Surging Undercurrent
#90 Truths Unveiling in Layers, A Collision of Souls
#91 Misconceptions Clouding the Path, A Gauntlet Laid Down
#92 An Intricate Tapestry of Political Stratagems, Where Intentions Intertwine Like Shadows
#93 The Granary's Concealed Secrets, The Genesis of a Clandestine Design
#94 The Ascendancy of Wisdom, Subterranean Currents Within the Palace
#95 A Calculated Advance, A Flawless Stratagem Unfolding
#96 The Victor Ascends to Kingship, Brick by Patient Brick, He Carves His Domain Under the Heavens
#97 A Nascent Court Awakens, The Sovereign Lady's Ascent
#98 Intrigue Unveiled, A Soul's Awakening
#99 A Resurgence from the Brink, A Phoenix Rising
#100 Gazing Back at Bygone Eras, A Heart Serene as Still Waters
#101 Echoes of Companions Past (The Final Chapter)
#102 Side Story I: Lost in the Labyrinth of Time
#103 Side Story II: Returning to the Confluence of Moments
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