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Title: 凤行 / Phoenix Walk / Walk of the Phoenix
Author: Mask Feast / Jia Mian De Sheng Yan / 假面的盛宴
SYNOPSIS
“When everyone scorned me because I was merely a woman, I kept convincing myself: ‘Actually, you can give it a try.’” – Fang Feng Sheng
…
There was a famous saying in officialdom: there is no yamen without Shaoxing.
She was the only descendant of the Fang family, the most prominent family of private advisors in Shaoxing.
A calamity broke the Fang family apart. Her father was implicated and put to death, and she cut her way through thistles and thorns to prove her name.
However, walking down this path, she discovered that there were things beyond her imagination.
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Zong Yue knows that he could marry Fang Feng Sheng because he had blocked all her paths of retreat. But it doesn’t matter—one day, the person will become his, and so will her heart.
Translator’s Review:
Mask Feast is one of my favorite authors. Her stories are very well-paced and have excellent characterization. You may recognize her from Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid. However, this one delves deep into the muddy waters of the imperial court, and the tone is quite serious. It’s mentioned in the synopsis that our FL’s father was implicated in a case and was put to death, and the first half of the plot involves heavily around that one. Our FL is very independent and smart, which I think is a plus for most c-novel readers out there. Although the romance is a bit slow, it’s still rewarding.
The world-building in this is outstanding, and there are certain themes and struggles ancient people experience that other novels don’t touch. I’m quite certain that the author is a huge history nut.
– marchmallow
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Character List
Updated as of November 28, 2020
FANG FAMILY
A literary family famous for their career as private advisors; residing in Yuyao.
- Fang Feng Sheng – female lead; her male persona is Fang Feng Fu
- Fang Yan – deceased; courtesy name, Fang Qi Zhi; Zhou Guang Rui’s advisor
Servants:
- Zhi Chun – one of Feng Sheng’s personal maidservants
- Zhi Qiu – one of Feng Sheng’s personal maidservants who was planted as a spy on Wang Yue’er’s side at the beginning of the story
- He mama – Feng Sheng’s nanny
- Uncle Yu – Fang family’s housekeeper; Fang Yan’s closes attendant
- Wang Er’s family – Feng Sheng’s dowry servants
- Dao Qi & Hu Si Niang – Uncle Yu’s friends from the jianghu that protected Feng Sheng in Yangzhou
Ancestral Home:
- Fang Cang – Feng Sheng’s Second Great Uncle
- Fang Mu Ran – Fang Cang’s son
- Liu-shi – Third Madam of the Fang ancestral home
IMPERIAL FAMILY
Ruling family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
- Jianping Emperor – monarch of the Great Zhou dynasty
- Consort Li – fourth consort; Zong Yue’s mother who used to be a thin horse from Yangzhou
- Zong Yue – male lead; third prince
- Empress Chen – Jianping Emperor’s legitimate wife
- Zong Duo – the crown prince
- Prince Wu – second prince, son of a noble consort
Servants:
- De Wang – Zong Yue’s personal eunuch
- De Cai – Zong Yue’s personal aide for gathering intelligence
- Eunuch Huo – a palace eunuch the Jianping Emperor sent to Haizhou to assist FFS and FJC in implementing the new policy
- De Quan – chief steward of the Wei Prince Manor
- Dong Mei – head maid by Feng Sheng’s side in the Wei Prince Manor
SUN FAMILY
Feng Sheng’s in-law family at the start of the story. A family of scholars in decline; residing in Shaoxing.
- Old Madam – Second wife of Old Master Sun (deceased)
- Wang Yue’er – orphaned grandchild of Old Madam from her deceased youngest daughter
Eldest Branch:
- Sun Qing Bin – Eldest Master of the Sun family; born of the Sun family’s deceased first wife and raised as a wastrel by Old Madam
- Huang-shi – Eldest Madam
- Sun Wen Mao – Third Young Master
- Hu-shi – Third Young Madam
- Sun Ru Hua – Third Miss; concubine-born daughter
Second Branch:
- Sun Qing Hua – Second Master; Old Madam’s legitimate son; Shaoxing Prefectural Magistrate
- Song-shi – Second Madam
- Sun Wen Cheng – Fourth Young Master; Feng Sheng’s ex-husband; took the provincial exam
- Sun Ru Yi – Fourth Miss; Wen Cheng’s legitimate sister
Servants:
- Chun Zhi – Old Madam’s first-rank maid
- Zhou mama – a nanny by Old Madam’s side and one of her trusted confidantes
- Fei Cui – Sun Ru Yi’s personal maidservant
- Granny Wang – a granny who does rough work at Autumn Hall
- Xiao Tao – one of Feng Sheng’s servant girls in Autumn Hall
- Xiao Die – one of Feng Sheng’s servant girls in Autumn Hall
- Qian Er – a manservant of the Sun family who claimed to have an affair with Feng Sheng
YANGZHOU
A prefectural city known to be a place of luxury and corruption.
- Uncle Hou – Fang Yan’s sworn brother and Feng Sheng’s teacher; advisor to Lord Du
- Du Ming Liang – Yangzhou prefectural magistrate
- Zhou Guang Rui – deceased; a salt distribution commissioner convicted for embezzling salt tax
- Huang Jin Fu – Yangzhou salt merchant
- Ninth Concubine – Huang Jin Fu’s outside mistress
- Nineteen / Huang Ying’er – Ninth Concubine and Huang Jin Fu’s daughter
- He Lun – Salt Distribution Commissioner of the Liang Huai Salt Administration
- Wei Tong Xin – Vice Prefect of the Salt Distribution Commission
- Advisor Ma – He Lun’s private advisor
- Jiang Fu – head merchant in Yangzhou; top salt merchant in Liang Huai
- Chen Family Head – one of the top ten salt merchants in Liang Huai
- Lu Zi Yue – FJC’s best friend
TAIZHOU
A county-level city where FJC took office as the county magistrate.
- Fan Jin Chuan – Taizhou county magistrate; Feng Sheng’s master (as of the moment); courtesy name Zi Jin; a tanhua and previous Left Admonisher of the Left Secretariat of the Heir Apparent
- Xiao Qi – Jin Chuan’s page boy
- Hu Nan Chun – Jin Chuan’s predecessor
- Assistant Magistrate Liu – assistant magistrate at the Taizhou yamen
- Gou Qing – Inspector of the Military Inspectorate in Taizhou
- Bao-shi – Fan Jin Chuan’s mother
- Man’er – Fan Jin Chuan’s betrothed
CAPITAL
- Court Elder Song – Zhou Guang Rui and Fan Jin Chuan’s mentor
- Sun Cheng Zhang – Vice Minister of Revenue
HAIZHOU
A county-level city in Huaibei where Feng Sheng pioneered the solar evaporation method for salt-making.
- Second Assistant Zou – Second Assistant Salt Controller of the Haizhou Division in Huaibei
- Old Wang – old farmer who used to be a water circuit official that helped Feng Sheng with the solar evaporation method
- Old Man Ma & Ma Xiao Hu – grandfather and grandson pair who work with Feng Sheng in the Haizhou solar evaporation salterns
- Aunt Hu – second assistant Zou’s wife