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

Xie Ning had a pile of luggage, with several boxes just for clothes. She looked at the packed luggage of Qinghe and Qingmei and couldn't understand when she accumulated so many things. Besides, she was only going to stay for half a month, did she really need to bring so much stuff?


Her doubts couldn't help but be asked, and Qinghe looked at her with surprise, "There are so many things to do in the palace, such as strolling in the garden and admiring flowers for guests. Do you want to wear the same clothes every day when you meet people?"


According to Qinghe's words, she had to bring at least a dozen sets of clothes for meeting guests. No wonder she needed so many boxes to pack.


"This one is good, and so is this one." Qingmei looked at the two skirts in her hand with difficulty. One was duck egg blue with lotus flowers embroidered in the same color silk thread. The other was lotus root color, and the plain skirt was very elegant.


Leaving the Capital