The Story of Saiunkoku
Saiunkoku Monogatari
Set in the medieval empire of Saiunkoku, the story follows Shuurei Kou, a young woman from a once-prominent noble family now struggling to get by. Her father works as a palace librarian—respectable work, but it doesn't pay much. Shuurei teaches at a temple school and takes whatever jobs she can find to help support her family, all while dreaming of passing the imperial exams and working in government. There's just one problem: women aren't allowed to hold those positions. Everything changes when the Emperor's Grand Advisor approaches her with an unusual proposition: spend six months as the young Emperor's consort and teach him how to actually be a decent ruler. If she pulls it off, the financial reward will set her family up for life. What follows is Shuurei's journey through the imperial court, where she builds unexpected bonds with the Emperor and other courtiers, navigates the cutthroat politics of the palace, and discovers her own power to create real change.
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The Story of Saiunkoku
Saiunkoku Monogatari
22vol
2003
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Set in the medieval empire of Saiunkoku, the story follows Shuurei Kou, a young woman from a once-prominent noble family now struggling to get by. Her father works as a palace librarian—respectable work, but it doesn't pay much. Shuurei teaches at a temple school and takes whatever jobs she can find to help support her family, all while dreaming of passing the imperial exams and working in government. There's just one problem: women aren't allowed to hold those positions. Everything changes when the Emperor's Grand Advisor approaches her with an unusual proposition: spend six months as the young Emperor's consort and teach him how to actually be a decent ruler. If she pulls it off, the financial reward will set her family up for life. What follows is Shuurei's journey through the imperial court, where she builds unexpected bonds with the Emperor and other courtiers, navigates the cutthroat politics of the palace, and discovers her own power to create real change.
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The Story of Saiunkoku
Saiunkoku Monogatari
Set in the medieval empire of Saiunkoku, the story follows Shuurei Kou, a young woman from a once-prominent noble family now struggling to get by. Her father works as a palace librarian—respectable work, but it doesn't pay much. Shuurei teaches at a temple school and takes whatever jobs she can find to help support her family, all while dreaming of passing the imperial exams and working in government. There's just one problem: women aren't allowed to hold those positions. Everything changes when the Emperor's Grand Advisor approaches her with an unusual proposition: spend six months as the young Emperor's consort and teach him how to actually be a decent ruler. If she pulls it off, the financial reward will set her family up for life. What follows is Shuurei's journey through the imperial court, where she builds unexpected bonds with the Emperor and other courtiers, navigates the cutthroat politics of the palace, and discovers her own power to create real change.
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The Story of Saiunkoku
Saiunkoku Monogatari
彩雲国物語
Colour Cloud Palace, Tale of the Land of Colored Clouds, The Story of Saiun Country, Tale of Saiunkoku, Tale of the Land of Many-Coloured Clouds