(Many readers asked for a continuation, so here it is! This is the follow-up to Jinghe's special story, in which Shen Meizhuang killed Zhen Huan.) In a hazy dream, I seemed to return once more to that distant, unfamiliar world. I was the daughter of Shen Meizhuang and Imperial Physician Wen, and had lived alone in the deep palace since childhood. Though my status was noble, my fate was full of hardship. That year, turmoil swept through the Forty-Nine Mongol Tribes, and they petitioned the court for a princess to marry. I was forced to take Longyue's place and marry into the Ordos tribe. I resented having my life so casually arranged by others, but there was no one willing to intercede on my behalf. At the same time, I feared a Mongol rebellion
