Word has it in Shengjing that Princess Zhaohua was imprisoned in a dark dungeon by a tyrant for ten years. Now that she has risen to power, no one dares get close to her. People curry favor with her, yet deeply fear her at the same time. After those ten years in captivity, her brother doted on her once he ascended the throne, and arranged for Su Muyan, the eldest legitimate son of the prime minister, to become her consort.
At first: “I am the prime minister’s legitimate son! How could I enter her residence as a consort?”
Later: “Nianci, I regret it...”
Later still: “Nianci did love someone, but she never gave her heart to anyone else...”
