On the day when the imperial edict of the Northern Dynasty was issued, Xu Qing was giving his mother a newly bloomed magnolia hairpin.
"Female Qingqing as Princess Yong'an and marry the Kingdom of Wei." The eunuch's voice scraped across the bluestone.
When she kowtows, the tip of the hairpin pierces into the palm of her hand, and the blood drops wet the birds embroidered on her skirt.
At the palace banquet of the State of Wei, I first met Liu Nanting, the crown prince of Duke Zhen. He broke into the palace before taking off his black armor, and his sword pierced the wine cup in front of her case.
"A beauty sent from the Northern Dynasty?" He sneered, "I'm afraid it's not a meticulous work."
Later, when the Liu family was stained with blood on Chang'an Street, she opened the barrel carrying swill and said, "Follow me.
