In the first year of entering the palace, she was just a Lady of Talents.
In the fifth year of entering the palace, she became a Handsome Fairness.
In the tenth year of entering the palace, she aspired to become the Empress, since it was the only way she could hold onto everything dear to her, never to be taken away.
 She could protect herself, her children, and most importantly, be with him.
This was a path with no retreat; stepping back would be an irreversible calamity.
The bright yellow silk umbrella advanced, and the Emperor's procession slowly entered the city gate. The yellow silk umbrella, the sun-and-moon fan, the purple banner... At that moment, the sunlight dazzled the eyes. Empress Xie's phoenix carriage moved forward along the imperial road, meeting him halfway.

Empress Xie

Beauty Liang and Lady Liu of Talents were sitting in the pavilion with several others. The nearby sea of red plum blossoms attracted buzzing bees and butterflies.


When Selected Lady Sun was young, she was stung by a bee. Whenever she heard a buzz, would become afraid and always hold her folding fan in front of her face, fearing that a bee might accidentally fly into it.


While others said that one should go out more during spring to appreciate flowers and take walks, Selected Lady Sun didn't like going during this time when bees were particularly abundant. However, since Beauty Liang was hosting, and Lady Liu of Talents and others had come, Selected Lady Sun had no choice but to attend.


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