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“Secluded girl Yu Pan trains to be a prince's mistress, then studies alongside him, questioning love for a stranger.”
Hua Qian
花縴
6.6
16,393 rank · 957 readers · 1 favorites
Shoujo
Historical
Romance
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Synopsis
Secluded girl Yu Pan trains to be a prince's mistress, then studies alongside him, questioning love for a stranger.
Deep in the palace, lives a girl named Yu Pan. Forbidden by her mother to go even to the outside, Yu Pan entertains herself by learning as many thing as possible to fit to be one of the Prince's mistress. Because of her such eagerness and overall talent, the emperor invites Yu Pan to study with the Prince. Can she love someone whom she's never even met...?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 3
σ 2.49
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 3.33
Running avg · Aug 2009 → Dec 2012
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Hua Qian features a refreshingly strong, intelligent heroine in Yu Pan and offers a surprisingly deep exploration of complex themes like social obligation and the true meaning of belonging. While...”
- 5 “There are no notable strengths to highlight in this manga. The story and character development are mediocre, featuring poorly explained motivations, an underdeveloped "instant" romance, and a...”
- 3 “While the art occasionally reaches moments of beauty, it is ultimately inconsistent and fails to compensate for the series' deep flaws. The plot is shallow and poorly paced, featuring nonexistent...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 67%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hua Qian begins and ends here.
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A Manhua Publication
- Format 8 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Source Manhua media type
- Ref. BS-M3804 catalog