The Willow by the Phoenix Palace Wall

The Emperor argued with the Noble Consort, and in a fit of anger, pointed at me as I crouched nearby picking up porcelain shards. "Take this girl to my chambers." After one night, I was inexplicably made a Lady, but afterward the Emperor forgot all about me.

Three years later, when the Emperor sent away the palace women who had fallen out of favor, I thought I could finally escape the imperial palace. But the Emperor pointed at me alone and said, "Take that... whoever she is, back to my chambers."