After I was sold into the palace, I stayed detached and unassuming, never fighting or competing, yet somehow became King Chu's woman. Once I became a favored consort, I neither sought his attention nor fawned on him, yet I became the moonlight in King Chu's heart, rising steadily through the ranks. After I had firmly secured the empress's throne, someone suddenly appeared to accuse me of bringing ruin to the kingdom and being unworthy of such supreme honor. I closed the memorial. "You gave me what I have, and now you want to take it back. Did you ask whether I agreed?"
