Two Years in the Forbidden CityFront matterReading editionChapter navigation22 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFOREWORDINTRODUCTORYCHAPTER TWO—AT THE PALACECHAPTER THREE—A PLAY AT THE COURTCHAPTER FOUR—A LUNCHEON WITH THE EMPRESSCHAPTER FIVE—AN AUDIENCE WITH THE EMPRESSCHAPTER SIX—IN ATTENDANCE ON HER MAJESTYCHAPTER SEVEN—SOME INCIDENTS OF THE COURTCHAPTER EIGHT—THE COURT LADIESCHAPTER NINE—THE EMPEROR KWANG HSUCHAPTER TEN—THE YOUNG EMPRESSCHAPTER ELEVEN—OUR COSTUMESCHAPTER TWELVE—THE EMPRESS AND MRS. CONGERCHAPTER THIRTEEN—THE EMPRESS'S PORTRAITCHAPTER FOURTEEN—THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAYCHAPTER FIFTEEN—THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVALCHAPTER SIXTEEN—THE SUMMER PALACECHAPTER SEVENTEEN—THE AUDIENCE HALLCHAPTER EIGHTEEN—THE NEW YEAR FESTIVALSCHAPTER NINETEEN—THE SEA PALACECHAPTER TWENTY—CONCLUSIONBeginning of this editionNext chapter →FOREWORDAll chapters and sections (22)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFOREWORDINTRODUCTORYCHAPTER TWO—AT THE PALACECHAPTER THREE—A PLAY AT THE COURTCHAPTER FOUR—A LUNCHEON WITH THE EMPRESSCHAPTER FIVE—AN AUDIENCE WITH THE EMPRESSCHAPTER SIX—IN ATTENDANCE ON HER MAJESTYCHAPTER SEVEN—SOME INCIDENTS OF THE COURTCHAPTER EIGHT—THE COURT LADIESCHAPTER NINE—THE EMPEROR KWANG HSUCHAPTER TEN—THE YOUNG EMPRESSCHAPTER ELEVEN—OUR COSTUMESCHAPTER TWELVE—THE EMPRESS AND MRS. CONGERCHAPTER THIRTEEN—THE EMPRESS'S PORTRAITCHAPTER FOURTEEN—THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAYCHAPTER FIFTEEN—THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVALCHAPTER SIXTEEN—THE SUMMER PALACECHAPTER SEVENTEEN—THE AUDIENCE HALLCHAPTER EIGHTEEN—THE NEW YEAR FESTIVALSCHAPTER NINETEEN—THE SEA PALACECHAPTER TWENTY—CONCLUSIONFirst Lady In Waiting To The Empress DowagerTO MY BELOVED FATHER LORD YU KENGFOREWORD →